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This is rather mysterious, but here are a couple of inputs. I have been hit by nine at-fault motor vehicles, all in the US. Never hit during two years in Northern Nigeria or during several decades in Europe and the UK. My biking has been stopped by a fall on a steep uphill when my chain broke in January 20 16. Produced a traumatic brain injury, NPH. David Gordon (Dave) Wilson Email: [log in to unmask]; 21 Winthrop Street WINCHESTER MA 01890-2851, USA; Ph.: 781 729 2203 On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 7:40 AM, John Meudell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dave > > > > > > Interesting….and bizarre! And, the mention of “ethics”, and worse > “ethical approval”, is more than a bit insulting: > > > > - there’s no mention of context; MSc, PhD, commissioned research, > etc., etc? > > > > - no information on researcher and their affiliation/institution; > > > > - no information on programme, is it short term project or longer term > programme, and who it is commissioned by; > > > > - no research question or terms of reference; > > > > > > Furthermore: > > > > > > - location; limited to SE participants (so automatic bias)? > > > > - no format information; > > > > - no purpose. People are being asked to give up a day without a > research justification and only a vague promise of some sort of “gift”; > > > > - vague aims for the days, with participation uncontrolled and > self-selecting (and, given the lack of publicity, it may be inferred as > “de-selecting”); > > > > - short notice, its next week, so hasn’t been advertised; > > > > - no time frames. > > > > > > Whoever is responsible. Including at participating organizations, seems to > know little about, and how to organize, balanced and objective, and > ethical, social research. > > > > Cheers > > > > John Meudell > > C.Eng, MIMechE > > > > > > > > *From:* Dave H <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* 06 August 2018 00:10 > *To:* [log in to unmask]; Cycling and Society Research Group > discussion list <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Cycling-safety-focus-group-guildford-13 & 14 August > > > > Noting this - especially looking for : > > As part of a research study on the safety of vulnerable road users, I am > holding focus groups with cyclists to discuss why we cycle, how safe (or > otherwise) we feel, what can make us feel safer, and the role of the law in > promoting safety. > > I hope to organise groups with a range of cycling experiences, but I am > particularly interested in hearing from occasional or social cyclists. > > (More likely to be non-CUK members, but could be people we know?) > > The small print. Ethical approval has been granted for the research. > Funding has also been secured, so a small incentive will be offered to > anyone who participates (the amount and form has yet to be decided). You do > not need to have been involved in an accident/incident; we are seeking > views on perceptions of safety, not necessarily on actual > incidents/prosecutions. Finally, when the research is published, > participants will not be named; your anonymity is guaranteed. > > https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cycling-safety-focus-group- > guildford-13-august-tickets-47017339127?aff=ebdssbdestsearch > > https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cycling-safety-focus-group- > guildford-14-august-tickets..... ? > > Dave > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the CYCLING-AND-SOCIETY list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CYCLING-AND-SOCIETY&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CYCLING-AND-SOCIETY list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CYCLING-AND-SOCIETY&A=1