Cyclists... mini rant :)

Yeh, then hit the kill switch and watch them wobble

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Balky001

Also would help to keep people fit!

Shovelling sh*t?

Cure unemployment too...

[Balky001]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Shovelling sh*t?

Cure unemployment too...

hah, didn't think of that benefit. I think there's some mileage in this, Clegg would love it

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by Balky001

I think there is a lack of peace and love on the road (that and pig mindedness, arrogance and little empathy).

This.

I ride my bicycle on the pavement in some places as it is a lot safer than the road, but I go at walking pace and always give way to pedestrians. Giving horses, cycles, other slower road users plenty of space and consideration, as I would want others to do to me, is only fair.

Bring back Public Information Films about the Green Cross Code (perhaps using someone a bit more "now" than Alvin Stardust or Dave "Darth Vader" Rowse), cycling proficiency tests and Tufty! Younger users will have to use something called YouTube to look these up...

Ignorant bottom feeders will not remember the Highway Code unless reminded on a regular basis, no matter what form of transport they use. Sad really.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Sir Trev

I ride my bicycle on the pavement in some places as it is a lot safer than the road

Ignorant bottom feeders will not remember the Highway Code unless reminded on a regular basis, no matter what form of transport they use. Sad really.

Doesn't the Highway code say not to cycle on Pavements?

Get off and push

If the highway code told you to jump off a cliff would you do it?

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Spank86

If the highway code told you to jump off a cliff would you do it?

And the point of that comment is?

That just because the highway code suggests you do something doesnt mean you should.

Riding slowly along pavements is a reasonable action in many circumstances as long as you're careful and considerate.


One thing I dont get with cyclists is a lot of theim seem to insist on riding the wrong way up one way streets.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Spank86

That just because the highway code suggests you do something doesnt mean you should.

Riding slowly along pavements is a reasonable action in many circumstances as long as you're careful and considerate.

If its too dangerous to ride properly as described in the Highway Code, then simple, don't ride in that area.

Pavements are not for bicycles, so they should not be on them, end of.

My point was the person I replied to went from "I ride on the pavement" to "other cyclists should read the Highway Code"

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

If its too dangerous to ride properly as described in the Highway Code, then simple, don't ride in that area.

Well that rules out England, Im struggling to plan a route to work that doesnt involve it though.

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Pavements are not for bicycles, so they should not be on them, end of.

Only if the pavement's a footway, and the difference between a footway and a cycle track is what the planners or local government decide. The home office itself says cyclists should only be prosecuted where their riding endangers others.

The stats suggest if cyclists rode on pavements all the time deaths would fall overall. There'd be a few more pedestrian injuries and deaths but a lot less cyclist ones

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

My point was the person I replied to went from "I ride on the pavement" to "other cyclists should read the Highway Code"

Good point, I was skim reading.