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alstorer 
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 Topic: Overtaking cyclistsPosted: 12 Jun 13 at 11:13am |
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actually, I'll bite. If you're driving your car, unless the road is an extra wide one that could be three lanes wide, if you're overtaking even a single cylist you need to be almost entirely straddling the centre line. period. Especially if they're doing 20-30 and you're doing rather more than that. If they've got any sense they'll not be hugging the gutter (that way drains, potholes etc lie) and they'd really, really appreciate it if it didn't seem as if your wing mirror nearly hit their elbow.
If, like when I was on my way to work this morning, there's someone farting about reversing their car on the other side of the road, taking up all of that lane, then wait a few seconds, rather than try to squeeze past and push me onto the verge. You utter 4r5e.
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Other cyclists: don't be tits. I appreciate it is a minority of you run red lights, cycle on pavements and don't use lights, but you're t055ers that aren't going to pay any heed to these pleas anyway, being very similar in attitude to the german car driving idiots that keep coming close to killing me on my way to and from work. For some reason your behaviour translates to what we "all" do on bikes, so I can confidently assert that everyone who drives a german luxury car is a speeding, red light jumping, cyclist squeezing moron I think?
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gordon1277
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Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 11:34am |
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Ok I'll bite as well.
when on my local road we have a cycle lane in the road on one side and an off road one which can be used in either direction on the other side why do cyclists insist on using the road avoiding the manhole covers about 4ft away from the kirb. Also should we not ban pensioners from shopping Saturdays, only a small attempt to take this off track like every other topic! |
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jeffers
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Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 11:40am |
We have a road near where I live. There is a perfectly good and brand new, smooth cycle path next to it. Clearly signed as a cycle path. Do cyclists use it? Hell no.... Did they kick up a stink when they put traffic calming on this road? Hell yes.... So the council put then special cut through lanes at each of the constrictions....talk about wasting money left right and centre.... Anyway rant off....I am a cyclist as well as a motorist I do try my best to give them plenty of room. Not easy when they decide they need to speak to their mate behind them and sit up and twist as they weave all over the road....
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transient
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Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 11:47am |
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Bikes and Motor vehicles sharing a road?
Cats and Dinghies sharing a course? Of course all parties deserve the respect we give fellow humans but is it practical these days? |
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 12:19pm |
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there are some good cycle lanes and some bad ones around us. I would use them personally, but I can understand why some road bikers don't use the one painted down the road I live on. I think it was painted there to fulfil some pro-cycling/go green Local Goverment agenda, it's on the most cambered, pot holed and poorly edged bit of road going...
as for cycling on the pavement- yes I do it, when I'm cycling with my kid. Do I stop when I encounter a pedestrian? yes, religiously, even if I don't need to 'stop'. I won't blast past them on the grass verge as that could be intimidating. So I stop. If there are lots of pedestrians, I stop and get off and push my bike. Should I be on the road... no. Not while there's an empty stretch of pavement, that is safer for me and my child. Period.
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catmandoo
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Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 1:13pm |
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At least cats when given their own course will sail it ! Majority of cyclists in glasgow run red lights ,
I too cycle whenn i can dig it out the boat jumble called a garage , funnily i use cyclepaths , well ive paid enough for them !!!! Stop at lights and the rest clad in lycra think im a space alien
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Ruscoe
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Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 2:09pm |
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Not the Majority, the Minority! Most of the road cyclists around me obey the road rules. But then i dont live in an area of massively busy roads or loads of traffic lights. i would suggest most of the bad press for cyclists comes from commuters.
i also wouldnt use a specific cycle path on my road bike (although use red cycle lanes) as cycle paths often have drop curbs, man hole covers pedestrians etc. etc. These are just unsafe on road bikes. I happily use cycle paths on my Mountain bike but i would be travelling slower, i have suspension and £500 worth of hoops designed to take the abuse.
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 3:28pm |
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if you've lived or worked in Lunnon town you might share a view with the director of Addison Lee about some cyclists.
I know I've seen city couriers squeezing the near side of buses and lorries on brakeless fixes.... it's trendy apparently, especially if you live in a 'pod' in Hoxton.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17792851 |
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iGRF
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Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 3:38pm |
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I was stuck behind a big old truck going down a mountain yesterday, he in turn was stuck behind some roadie determined to race him to the bottom and doing a fair job of winning, he, the truck did the decent thing and pulled over to let traffic pass, the roadie however continued to be a fecking nuisance putting himself at danger (it was snowing), I tried to clip him with the mirror as I passed (as is perfectly legal for downhill MTB riders to do when in a car overseas according to Grumpfs law) but failed as he baled down some slip road.
All roadies are cocks and as such deserve side swiping at every opportunity - it's written.  Edited by iGRF - 12 Jun 13 at 3:39pm |
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 4:32pm |
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