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Just got a £30 ticket!

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Isn't it odd that some people are perfectly capable of cycling on the road and going years without an accident, and others keep shouting "oh noes! it's a deathtrap! I'll go on the pavement instead!". I cycled to school for years down a busy high street, round university for three years and then to work for at least a year through the middle of London and I've yet to be hit by a car or in fact have any accident. I don't think that's luck....

If you're life is so at risk then walk, you can't cycle safely where you're meant to then don't cycle.
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This, right here, is correct. If you can't carry out an activity legally and safely, then find an alternative. Otherwise, why shouldn't I decide that roads were too dangerous to drive my car on, so I'll drive on the pavement instead? After all, thousands die in car accidents on the roads every year...
 
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Green-Peace said:
Pedal cyclist casualties fell from 16,648 in 2004 to 16,561, a drop of 1 per cent. The number of cyclists killed or seriously injured rose by 2 per cent overall to 2,360, and the number of fatalities increased 10 per cent from 134 to 148.

I think I'll stick too the pavement as my life is far more important than upsetting some unreasonable ****er!
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In 2006, the number of casualties among motorcycle users increased by 5% to 599. The all inclusive motorcycle casualty list for 2006 was 23,326 down 6%

I think I'll stick to the pavement too, it's still a bike afterall.
 
Serves you right to be honest, in fact it should've been double that amount! Cyclists should be on the road, dangerous or not, and not the pavement!
 
Haggisman said:
I think that's fair enough, but it's probably wise to remember that many cyclists carry several tools with them, alongside heavy d-locks... these hurt when you get hit with them, all self-defence of course :D
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Hmmm, I wonder if you could get a D-Lock round someones neck...?:p
 
Dutch Guy said:
No sympathy from me either :o

I can't believe you did not know that it is illegal to ride a bike on the pavement (sidewalk )

As Clarkson would say "All cyclists should be shot by snipers from bridges" :p
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Yeah but Clarkson's a bit of a **** sometimes.

To the OP: sounds harsh to have been given a ticket if there had been an accident and the road was congested already.
 
Green-Peace said:
Pedal cyclist casualties fell from 16,648 in 2004 to 16,561, a drop of 1 per cent. The number of cyclists killed or seriously injured rose by 2 per cent overall to 2,360, and the number of fatalities increased 10 per cent from 134 to 148.

I think I'll stick too the pavement as my life is far more important than upsetting some unreasonable ****er!
I would like to point out however that my experience is that the majority of pedestrians I come across are jolly nice chaps who on many occasions step into drives to allow me too pass more easily (Obviously I thank them)
A small amount moan and say get on the road, they get the finger and told too **** off !! Females or kids get a death stare instead :p
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I wonder if there are any statistics for the number of people injured and killed (:p) by cyclists riding on pavements? Would be interesting to see just how many people are killed by cyclists each year in comparison to cyclists killed by motorists...
 
Amp34 said:
Hmmm, I wonder if you could get a D-Lock round someones neck...?:p
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Yes, although they are better for short sharp blows to the temples, if you want a good garrote, then cable locks work much better. Depends if you are trying to restrain or injure the opponent.
 
Haggisman said:
Yes, although they are better for short sharp blows to the temples, if you want a good garrote, then cable locks work much better. Depends if you are trying to restrain or injure the opponent.
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Restrain obviously, preferably to a lamppost...:p
 
Amp34 said:
Restrain obviously, preferably to a lamppost...:p
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then use both

Long reach D for the neck, and wrap around the body and arms with a cable lock

leave the (wrong) key just out of reach

the reason it's the wrong key is in case of helpful passers by

Monkey Puzzle said:
That's not very nice of you.
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yeah... he can't spell his insults right either =S
 
raaa, raaa, raaa.. cyclists should be shot, blah blah blah.. i kick cyclists if their on the pavement

What total ****. If anyone ever attempted to hurt me for cycling, I would level them. No ifs, no buts.

You anti-cyclists really should just buy your selves a bike and give it a go.. or just carry on driving every tiny route you ever make, spending hours/days/weeks of your life in traffic conjection getting stressy, sounds great.

Obviously driving neeeds to be done on big journeys, but if the journey is only a few miles, then get on a bike! My 3 1/2 mile route to work can take 25 minutes some mornings by car, or 12 minutes by bike. Hmmm, decisions, decisions.

Fact is, theres a lot of lazy people out there. Shame really
 
At home I cycle everywhere but I still ****ing hate cyclists. I actually don't mind them running red lights and things as long as it's safe to do so, they occupy a part of the road where cars shouldn't be anyway. However, the number of times I've nearly been run over by cyclists crossing the road on a red light is getting stupid, out of all road users they should surely realise the benefit of using their eyes most.
 
Haggisman said:
Be interesting to see how many people's reactions here would change if their son/daughter was killed while cycling on the road?
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I wouldnt let them, I'd provide them with a car. Which emits loads of CO2, obviously. Probably a V8 infact. An X5 4.8iS, becuase that annoys absolutely all environmentalist lentilites be they anti 4x4 or anti co2 or whatever
 
AcidHell2 said:
yes and no, if pedestrians cross the road and there's a pedestrian crossing nearby. I'm pretty sure police can charge them with something. If there's an accident(I'm sure I seen them do it on one of these police programs).
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Causing an accident would possibly bring up other charges, but (according to Wiki, can't be bothered to look any further) jaywalking is not illegal in England (unless you do it on a motorway).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking
 
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