£12k speed limit signs.. for cyclists
Spider-Man creator Stan Lee is mourned
FLASHING speed limit signs for cyclists have gone up at a busy promenade.
The bike-activated signs spot riders going above 10mph and flash up the limit in a bid to cut accidents with pedestrians.
Three of the £3,000-atime devices on Bournemouth’s seven-mile seafront have been paid for by the local council.
The fourth is funded by the beach hut owners’ group which said some riders “absolutely fly by”.
The council said: “The signs help ensure the promenade is safe for all.”
But charity Cycling UK said the cash would be better spent tackling a few troublemakers “rather than vilifying all cyclists”.
Stan & Chris Hemsworth, who played title role
Stan and Spider-Man, his character With Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds His characters and publications have captivated generations worldwide MARVEL Comics legend Stan Lee who created Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man and Thor, has died in hospital aged 95.
He had been rushed there from his home in the Hollywood Hills yesterday following a series of illnesses in the last few years.
His daughter, actress and producer daughter JC Lee, said: “My father loved all of his fans. He was the greatest, most decent man.”
Lou Ferrigno, 67, who played The Hulk in the
1970s TV series, said: “Not enough kind words to post about my dear friend Stan
Lee. My life wouldn’t be the same without his incredible talent as a creator, storyteller and friend.”
Ryan Reynolds, 42, who plays the title character in the Deadpool films, said: “RIP Stan. Thanks for everything.”
Lee once said: “I used to think what I did was not very important. But I’ve come to realise entertainment is not easily dismissed.” He liked to make appearances in his characters’ film franchises, often greeted by cheers from young audiences.
Born Stanley Lieber in New York in 1922, his dress-cutter dad struggled for work after the Depression and the family lived in a one-bed flat in the Bronx. Stanley went to work as an assistant at Timely Comics in 1939. By the time he entered the US Army in 1942 he was interim editor. After the war he wrote romance, Westerns, sci-fi and horror for the firm, but in the late 1950s he was asked to create a superhero team in response to rival DC Comics’ Justice League of America.
He and artist Jack Kirby came up with the Fanastic Four, leading to the creation of the characters still loved today. The firm became Marvel, and Lee became publisher in 1972. But their relationship would later falter. A year after he started POW! Entertainment in 2001, he sued Marvel for royalties he said he was owed for the first Spider-Man movie. He settled for £7.8million.
Last year he was accused of sexual misconduct by massage therapist Maria Carballo, who said he “began to fondle himself ” when she was sent to his hotel room in Chicago in April last year. He denied her allegations.
Joan, his wife of 69 years, died aged 95 in July last year of complications following a stroke. Stan in 1975