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Cars v Bicycles, Inconsiderate Motorists |
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Aug 18 2011, 09:26 AM
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Having nearly been knocked off my bicycle last Sunday by an apparent cyclist who informed me that I should be cycling on the pavement (CORRECTION YOU MUST NOT CYCLE ON THE PAVEMENT - unless it is a designated cycle or shared path), the road was neither) as is what she does, and if she was a cyclist as she said then she would not have been so close (mere inches), I was was visible, wearing a helmet and cycling a foot from the kerb and im a very experienced cyclist, that the rules of the road for cyclists as per the highway code listed on the uk.gov web site are Quote -
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Cycle Lanes. These are marked by a white line (which may be broken) along the carriageway (see Rule 140). Keep within the lane when practicable. When leaving a cycle lane check before pulling out that it is safe to do so and signal your intention clearly to other road users. Use of cycle lanes is not compulsory and will depend on your experience and skills, but they can make your journey safer.
Multi-lane carriageways (133-143)64 You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement.
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I am not saying that all cyclists are aware of other road users and they annoy me as much as incompetant drivers but there are more drivers than cyclists out there and the next time a driver sees a cyclist please bear in mind that you do not own the road and one day it maybe you that is on a bike on the road or one of your children and a careless inconsiderate driver comes too close.......
I did seek the advise of the police in this instance who told me that if it happens again to take down the number plate, and luckily for this particular driver I was too shaken to get her number plate. But if it happens again I will be taking down the number plate and reporting you as I have been advised to do.
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Aug 18 2011, 07:25 PM
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QUOTE (HeatherW @ Aug 18 2011, 08:24 PM) I just wish cyclist showed respect to us car drivers. If they don't, they find-out the hard way.
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Aug 18 2011, 07:56 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Aug 18 2011, 08:25 PM) If they don't, they find-out the hard way. That is all well and good but if you hit somebody it will be the car driver who will suffer (that is emotionally suffer). Then the police inquiries. It would be far better if the police cracked down on bad cyclists.
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Aug 18 2011, 09:09 PM
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QUOTE (HeatherW @ Aug 18 2011, 08:56 PM) That is all well and good but if you hit somebody it will be the car driver who will suffer (that is emotionally suffer). Then the police inquiries. It would be far better if the police cracked down on bad cyclists. I must live in a different town. I can't remember a time I have had a problem with a cyclist.
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Aug 18 2011, 09:22 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Aug 18 2011, 10:09 PM) I must live in a different town. I can't remember a time I have had a problem with a cyclist. I drive around Newbury and the surrounding villages a lot and I too have never had an incident with a cyclist "having no respect".
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Aug 18 2011, 10:24 PM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Aug 18 2011, 10:22 PM) I drive around Newbury and the surrounding villages a lot and I too have never had an incident with a cyclist "having no respect". Ditto.... Bikers on the other hand are often an accident looking for a place to happen.... "Think Once, Think Twice, Think BIKE" is all well and good but the buggers keep undertaking and zipping in and out of gaps in fast moving traffic. You get fed of those campaigns if the person you're meant to be looking out for doesn't give a stuff..........
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Aug 19 2011, 04:28 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Aug 18 2011, 10:09 PM) I must live in a different town. I can't remember a time I have had a problem with a cyclist. Exactly... I've never heard of a bad cyclist, plenty of bad car drivers; and I am both. Some people just love attacking us cyclists.
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Aug 19 2011, 06:00 PM
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QUOTE (spartacus @ Aug 18 2011, 11:24 PM) Ditto....
Bikers on the other hand are often an accident looking for a place to happen.... "Think Once, Think Twice, Think BIKE" is all well and good but the buggers keep undertaking and zipping in and out of gaps in fast moving traffic. You get fed of those campaigns if the person you're meant to be looking out for doesn't give a stuff.......... Well i suppose one does , ahem' are you Brewmaster in disguise by any chance ! Oh yes the original posting was about cyclists. I suggest if anyone has to drive regularly in London they know very well what it's like having to cope with the verging on suicidal antics of some of them .
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Aug 20 2011, 10:01 AM
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This one I keep for special occasions. ce
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Aug 20 2011, 08:45 PM
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QUOTE (GMR @ Aug 19 2011, 05:28 PM) I've never heard of a bad cyclist QUOTE (GMR) I've often seen cyclists ride dangerously while the police have been patrolling and totally ignored such antics Sure?Don't remember this?
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Aug 21 2011, 07:38 AM
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QUOTE (Rusty Bullet @ Aug 20 2011, 09:45 PM) I suppose the danger is situational. The incidents highlighted are where cyclists and pedestrians meet. What a silly idea - normal person would think of actually riding a bike through a department store, so why the authorities think its acceptable is beyond me.
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