I think the following quotes demonstrate either abuse, albeit a mild form, or sarcasm.
QUOTE (GrumblingAgain)
That's rubbish through isn't it.
QUOTE (GrumblingAgain)
well news for you but cars too don't get right of way at every junction
QUOTE (GrumblingAgain)
Utter cobblers
QUOTE (GrumblingAgain)
More hysterical nonsense.
You could have made your point just as successfully and not appeared so arrogant if you would have just used language like 'disagree', instead of insulting people with your opinion of their point of view. It is one of the big regrets of 'faceless' forums, the speed in which people are so readily rude. Often behaving in a way they wouldn't face to face with someone.
QUOTE (GrumblingAgain)
My main issues was the way GMR was stating that cycle paths were dangerous, strewn with glass etc and your comments that you have to stop at every left turn. When the comments become colourful with unnecessary exaggeration to make a point expect to get something similar back in return!
Putting it simply, GMR and myself did not get personal and while we
all might exaggerate to emphasize a point - a common trait amongst people - our points were based on fact. You dismissed ours and other people's similar points as 'rubbish', 'utter cobblers' and 'hysterical nonsense', I therefore have to question
who is really guilty of 'unnecessary exaggeration'?
While it might not be true that one does have to stop at
every turn (I corrected this in a subsequent post), one's progress
is hindered by them as one has to slow down in anticipation of a pedestrian, car or similar. On the road this is not such a problem and that was my substantive point.
At the end of the day, a number of cyclists have voiced their opinions of cycle paths and the majority of cyclists on here seem to agree about the problems of shared use paths. It is quite true that cyclists idling along when they could be using a cycle path instead, can be frustrating - I know because I also drive everyday - but there are so few cyclists on main routes, that I don't see it as a real problem.
Cyclists paying for paths? Not until pedestrians start coughing up as well!
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As for cycling on Hambridge Road (if ever a road needs a cycle lane it is that road), I know the path isn't a cycle route, but when it is clear to do so, I'll use the path out of courtesy for drivers and safety for me.