Pedal bikes on the road

[PyroUK]

Bit of a long shot but....
Perhaps if the gov subsidised cyclin proficiency courses with the sale of push bikes that may help?

Really needs to be for everyone Pyro so everybody grows up at least some knowledge. Could always make it part of the driving test or something of the sort.

[Dipper]

Originally Posted by ophic

They're normally not hard to pass on a motorbike, but I can see how it can be frustrating for a car to have to pass the same cyclist(s) many times because they filter past at every traffic light and then get in the way on the straights.

Surely though around town the cyclist is making progress faster than the cars in this situation, they're not getting in the way just slowing the motorist's progress to the next inevitable queue of traffic so not affecting the journey time for the motorist. Perhaps the frustration for the motorist comes from not seeing further than what is directly in front of him/her...

Cyclists aren't the problem but the answer to traffic problems in cities, imagine the traffic problems if all those cycle journeys in London were made by car.

To be fair in London banning cars completely would probably solve a lot of the congestion problems. Only buses, emergency vehicles and cyclists allowed. Imagine that, and the inevitable uproar.

With regards to slow moving cyclists holding up traffic and their legal right to ride two abreast or whatever.

Rule 169... Pull over.

https://www.gov.uk/using-the-road-15...ing-162-to-169

[PyroUK]

Originally Posted by EssexDave

To be fair in London banning cars completely would probably solve a lot of the congestion problems. Only buses, emergency vehicles and cyclists allowed. Imagine that, and the inevitable uproar.

To be fair, if the tube wasn't such a nightmare I would happily travel in London more that way.

As it stands I hate driving in London and I hate taking public transport as it's so horrendous.

But then I'm used to less packed buses and not too much human traffic (still too much for my liking but no where near the scale of London etc)

I could happily support banning like you describe, although maybe m/c's and delivery vans should be allowed

[ophic]

Originally Posted by Dipper

Perhaps the frustration for the motorist comes from not seeing further than what is directly in front of him/her...

Yeah I don't disagree with that. A little patience goes a long way. And if the cyclists are in bus lanes, they cause no issues at all.

[PyroUK]

Originally Posted by EssexDave

Really needs to be for everyone Pyro so everybody grows up at least some knowledge. Could always make it part of the driving test or something of the sort.

Yeah that's a fair point, but you have to start somewhere and that's the easiest option I can think of.

Just consider everytime anyone suggests changes to the driving tests how much of a stink is kicked up

[ophic]

Originally Posted by PyroUK

I could happily support banning like you describe, although maybe m/c's and delivery vans should be allowed

That's kinda what we have, with an added exception for the rich who can afford congestion & parking charges.

[PyroUK]

Originally Posted by ophic

That's kinda what we have, with an added exception for the rich who can afford congestion & parking charges.

Haha or the odd supercar "taxi"