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View Poll Results: Cyclists 2 abreast on busy country roads (see post)?
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Inconsiderate. 11 44.00%
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Old 02-06-20, 03:41 PM   #51
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I was meaning more just a group of randoms walking down a road taking up the whole lane. Not crossing over the road, walking along it. Motor vehicles 100% take priority over pedestrians in that hypothetical.
It terms of self-preservation, sure. If I'm walking down a road, I'll step to the side if a car approaches me from behind. I'd also turn to look at them and wait ...

But in law (as I understand it, please correct me if wrong) I'm a road user and as I was using that carriageway first (I didn't just step into it) I absolutely have right of way.
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Old 02-06-20, 03:48 PM   #52
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A busy country road with traffic being held up by a group of pedestrians blocking the road? No way. Police will move them on for sure
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Old 02-06-20, 03:49 PM   #53
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do most bikers ride CHiPs style... ermm no so why do cyclists. why cant cyclists leave a car gap between each other.. i'll tell you why, so you can gab like old women while pleasuring themselves with those pointy saddles.



i think we should have a national purge day for lycra clad cyclists.
Because they're out for a social ride, and a chat, not something bikers can do wearing a full face helmet, simples. Drafting saves energy, so we don't leave a gap, some cnut in a car would always try and squeeze in a car size gap.

Same old Daily Hail,Daily Hate, ToryGraph,Scum vitriol coming out as usual on cycling topic's, just add road tax, insurance, number plates, helmets,hiviz to the poll, and you'd have a full house

If it was blacks versus whites or whites versus blacks it'd be called racism, but as that's not allowed.
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Old 02-06-20, 04:09 PM   #54
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Only if it's going slower than 10mph (which is very rare) and it's not hatched......
the 10MPH refers to overtaking slow moving Highway maintenance vehicles, not unpowered ones such as Cyclists, horses, pedestrians etc.

And you can ride/drive in Hatched areas if it safe to do so, unless there is. aSolid white line (which applies to all solid white lines)

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Areas of white diagonal stripes or chevrons painted on the road. These are to separate traffic lanes or to protect traffic turning right.
If the area is bordered by a broken white line, you should not enter the area unless it is necessary and you can see that it is safe to do so.
If the area is marked with chevrons and bordered by solid white lines you MUST NOT enter it except in an emergency.
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It terms of self-preservation, sure. If I'm walking down a road, I'll step to the side if a car approaches me from behind. I'd also turn to look at them and wait ...

But in law (as I understand it, please correct me if wrong) I'm a road user and as I was using that carriageway first (I didn't just step into it) I absolutely have right of way.
As far as i understand it, users of the road that do not use have an engine have right of way for their own protection. Imagine if all of a sudden bikes, Horses & Pedestrians had to give way to Cars, Trucks, Vans etc . . . . there would be chaos and a load more road injuries.
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Old 02-06-20, 05:44 PM   #56
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We should stop talking about cyclists, they must be listening. There were bloody loads of them on my way home.
I think they are breeding out of spite, ruining the swooping corners for everyone who can go faster than them.
Shellfish that's what they are.


It wasn't that bad really, yes there were loads of cyclists, but I got over it.
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We should stop talking about cyclists, they must be listening. There were bloody loads of them on my way home. I think they are breeding out of spite, ruining the swooping corners for everyone who can go faster than them.
Shellfish that's what they are.
It wasn't that bad really, yes there were loads of cyclists, but I got over it.
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20+ years ago cyclists were not a problem. i fully blame the tour de frog programs and insurance premiums. why is it 99% of the riders i see are male? maybe they are not getting their hole...... and thats why they are so pent up.
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20+ years ago cyclists were not a problem. i fully blame the tour de frog programs and insurance premiums. why is it 99% of the riders i see are male? maybe they are not getting their hole...... and thats why they are so pent up.
20+ years ago there was also less vehicle traffic too . . . . less houses, less people, less roads. . . . . .
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20+ years ago there was also less vehicle traffic too . . . . less houses, less people, less roads. . . . . .
Amen

Plus less road rage and less people who didn't get in a tizzy over being held up for a few seconds in their sad little life, by people riding for pleasure, which is what most people on this forum ride for...... pleasure.

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