F%&*&$g CYCLISTS!!! ARRGGGHHH!!!

Originally Posted by simesb

It's what I do. Live in the gutter and half the time they won't even see you. Another foot or so out and you (generally) don't have a problem.

I'd rather not take my chances with an 11 ton bus if it's all the same with you.

In NI there are sections of the pavement set aside for cyclists on some routes, but one section of my cycle to work is suicidal on a pushbike if you stay on the road, you have a bus lane ending and merging with another lane, several cyclists have been badly hurt there in the past few years.

Don't ride like a tool on the bits you have to use the pavement for and you should be ok, I see plenty of pushbike cops doing it.

Originally Posted by Bedhead

Don't ride like a tool on the bits you have to use the pavement for and you should be ok, I see plenty of pushbike cops doing it.

Well that makes it alright then

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

So they guy who collided with the OP; was he wise to ride on the footpath until somebody emerged from an alleyway, and then became a fool when he hit them? Or is it just .orgers who can be wise enough to weigh up the risks?

[yorkie_chris]

Seemed to be taking a foolish risk in that pedestrians are not obliged to look that the pavement is clear before emerging, and don't.

A pointless and poorly leading question TBH. 1/10.

Originally Posted by simesb

Well that makes it alright then ?

In my eyes, yes, it's a stupid and potentially dangerous one sided law that's so far wide of the mark it's laughable, there are already laws that cover riding like a muppet on the pavement without a blanket ban.

And seriously, you're coming across like a blinkered old fart.

Sell your bike and buy a mobility scooter, as you obviously don't need anything that will break the speed limit.

Serious question, have you ever broken the law, including speed limits?

Simple yes or no.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Bedhead

Serious question, have you ever broken the law, including speed limits?

Oh but those are different...

The guy who skittled the OP could be found guilty of "reckless cycling" most likely, charging across a pedestrian zone at 20mph is equally bad, but hopping up on a footpath to avoid a dangerous stretch of road and riding SLOWLY, seriously, where's the danger in that?

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Bedhead

The guy who skittled the OP could be found guilty of "reckless cycling" most likely, charging across a pedestrian zone at 20mph is equally bad, but hopping up on a footpath to avoid a dangerous stretch of road and riding SLOWLY, seriously, where's the danger in that?

But it's AGAINST THE RULES!!!!!eleven!!!111

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

But it's AGAINST THE RULES!!!!!eleven!!!111

I'm deeply ashamed, I'll go home and immediately put the baffle back in my endcan as pennance!

[yorkie_chris]

F*** it I'd best part the bike out on eBay and buy a nissan micra, I'd best restrict it to 70mph too in case it ever falls off a cliff with a tailwind too...

Actually, I just remembered that I have no horn on my pushbike, I must go out and buy one of those air horns that you get at the footy, so instead of a cheery "excuse me" when I come across granny with her poodle on the local greenway, I can give her 110Db of noise! All legal!