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Cycling in West Berks, cycling casualties |
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Oct 25 2012, 05:10 PM
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QUOTE (JaneGibbs @ Oct 25 2012, 05:42 PM) Hi, there are some mad cyclists out there. I was in my car the other day when a cyclist swerved in front of me. Lucky nobody was hurt. I think cyclist should have tests like other road users. I cycle nearly every day & I'd say in the last week I have come close to being knocked off 4 times. It is almost a daily occurence. Drivers are particularly bad at anticipating a cycle's speed - 3 of these near misses in the last week have involved cars pulling out of drive ways / side streets areas where they have clearly seen me coming but decided 'oh hes on a bike & therefore slow' and have no patience when behind a cyclist & often overtake, only to then be turning L 10m infront.... Best one was a taxi driver who got annoyed because a car infront of me had stopped to ask me directions - I was talking to the driver of the car & the taxi squeezed past almost knocking me off with his wing mirror. Taxi driver was most surprised when I caught him up ( I can go faster in rush hour ) and tapped on his window to give his a reminder abour the highway code....
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Oct 26 2012, 09:41 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Oct 26 2012, 09:15 AM) Yes there are SOME good cyclists out there and I am sure you are one of them Dannyboy. But I suggest they are in a minority going by my observation. Only last night I was driving home and a approached a cyclist with NO light and only JUST saw them in time to avoid a nasty accident. And before anyone says it, yes I know there are many bad motorcyclists out there as well, but even those rarely ride without lights, ignore red lights and ride the wrong way down one way streets. It depends if I am in traffic or not. If I am a behave as if I was in a car & will sometimes use as much road as if I was in a car ( especially if approaching a roundabout & need to change lanes etc etc ). If I'm in a car free environment then I often won't wait at red lights obey road signs etc etc.
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Oct 26 2012, 09:43 AM
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QUOTE (Timbo @ Oct 25 2012, 11:02 PM) Oh give over. Nuff said really. A bit of a rather hypocritical post.....
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Oct 26 2012, 09:48 AM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Oct 26 2012, 10:43 AM) A bit of a rather hypocritical post..... Not at all. Considering that I have legal access to the path to exit my drive (hence the dropped down curb) and in addition a bicyclist should be using a cycle lane if provided. I checked down past the fence and then waited for around 10 seconds to allow any cyclists or people who were in the blind spot (10m long estimate) to emerge and this guy didn't. When there's a cycle path on a wide road I have no compassion. Nothing to do with failure to indicate or a lack of lights in the night.
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Oct 26 2012, 09:51 AM
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QUOTE (Timbo @ Oct 26 2012, 10:48 AM) Not at all. Considering that I have legal access to the path to exit my drive (hence the dropped down curb) and in addition a bicyclist should be using a cycle lane if provided. I checked down past the fence and then waited for around 10 seconds to allow any cyclists or people who were in the blind spot (10m long estimate) to emerge and this guy didn't. When there's a cycle path on a wide road I have no compassion. Nothing to do with failure to indicate or a lack of lights in the night. no this bit - Oh give over. Every time someone posts up anything about bad cyclists someone lycra-wearing do-gooder comes on saying "OH MY GOD CARS ARE HORRIBLEFollowed by a reciprocal rant.
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Oct 27 2012, 10:39 AM
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QUOTE (Timbo @ Oct 25 2012, 11:02 PM) And the other night I nearly smashed into a bicycle. I was edging out of my drive (which backs onto a main road, it has a fence so I can't see the path admittedly until 10 meters away). I'm patient here and waited for a sec incase there was something in the 10m blind spot. Around 10 seconds after this, I SLOWLY edged out forwards (as I reverse in, in accordance with the highway code) and a maniac on a bicycle came flying down the path. (A small brown chap). Nearly into the side of my car. Now sorry but I understand sometimes you'd want to cycle on the path (hambridge road etc) but the main road in question actually has a cycle lane on the road and is perfectly wide enough for bicycles and cars to happily co-exist... ................................................................................ ............................. Nuff said really. If your view of the road and path is obscured, you should be using a banksman to reverse out.
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Oct 27 2012, 10:50 AM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Oct 27 2012, 11:39 AM) If your view of the road and path is obscured, you should be using a banksman to reverse out. BanksPERSON!!
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Oct 27 2012, 11:34 AM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Oct 27 2012, 11:50 AM) BanksPERSON!! I wrote what I meant. Don't trust women with a man's job. Women should know their limits.
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Oct 27 2012, 11:37 AM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Oct 27 2012, 12:34 PM) I wrote what I meant. Don't trust women with a man's job. Women should know their limits. Car stuck in ditch, with irate male driver & sheepish loooking filly stood in the road.... 'I meant your left, darling'
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Oct 27 2012, 01:42 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Oct 27 2012, 11:39 AM) If your view of the road and path is obscured, you should be using a banksman to reverse out. Sorry, I'm driving out forwards... Hence in accordance with the highway code which states you should not reverse out onto a main road.
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