Cyclists

[Uhtred]

I've come in pretty late into this thread but just wanted to add my own personal comments. As a cyclist, motorcyclist and motorist what each one has in common is the lack of respect for other road users, including cyclists and motorists but for very different reasons.

When cycling, I tend to ride very defensively. I guess that's just my motorbike survival techniques on the road. I always adhere to road safety and respect it's laws at all times. There are a few exceptions however. 1. If I'm holding up traffic and there is a bus behind me and the path is clear then i will (rightly or wrongly) take the path to allow traffic to pass. 2. As I live in the depths of the country, there's one piece of road which is NSL when it shouldn't be. Blind bends and corners makes my visibility very difficult and there have been a number of fatal accidents in the past. Again, I'll use the pavement but only when it's clear which it is majority of the times. Other times, I stop at red lights, give clear signals and manoeuvre as I should.

I have seen just as many cars jump light, mount pavement and even park on crossings as they drop people off at the station. It always amazes me the number of decent cars on the road but they appear not have basic instruments, such as indicators.. It's all down to road user consideration, which there is a lack of. People are in too much of a rush to get here and there with all considerations void.

I've seen a fair number of cars etc go through red lights very late but I see cyclists skip red lights EVERY day and i'm always having to look out for them when crossing roads in London. It is honestly so dangerous, a green man means nothing.

I don't mind cyclists on the pavements if there is good reason but they have to give priority to pedestrians.

As a car driver i've never had a problem with a cyclist and i always give them plenty of room.

As with most things there are people that are fine but there are far too many which aren't. As more cyclists take to the road (which i'm in favour of) i do think there needs to be more structure to it, perhaps a test of some sort.

 

[JBuk]

I've seen a fair number of cars etc go through red lights very late but I see cyclists skip red lights EVERY day and i'm always having to look out for them when crossing roads in London. It is honestly so dangerous, a green man means nothing.

I don't mind cyclists on the pavements if there is good reason but they have to give priority to pedestrians.

As a car driver i've never had a problem with a cyclist and i always give them plenty of room.

As with most things there are people that are fine but there are far too many which aren't. As more cyclists take to the road (which i'm in favour of) i do think there needs to be more structure to it, perhaps a test of some sort.

what would a test achieve? motorists have to pass a test yet there's still many who drive dangerously, it's not that people don't know how to ride or drive, it's that they are selfish and don't give a **** about other road users

 

[VeNT]

That isn't designed by a brianless moran and in the door zone.

or gets parked over by stupid drivers.

 

[Judgeneo]

Lets talk about roundabouts

What do people think of cycling around them? My experience is that most motorists seem to forget a lane system even exists and will try and cut you up, MASSIVELY dangerous when your trying to speed up to stop getting run over, and indicating which exit your coming off while looking ahead to check if the cars turning in have noticed your presence. Then some knob hits their horn.

 

[Rameses]

Once, at a T junction waiting to pull out, I saw a cyclist coming from my right, I revved and jilted forward a little as he passed, he wobbled like a jellyfish.

It was quite amusing.

Thats how I feel about cyclists.

 

[leaskovski]

Ive been hit by a car whilst I was filtering through traffic whilst I was on a roundabout. Not nice.

 

[leaskovski]

Once, at a T junction waiting to pull out, I saw a cyclist coming from my right, I revved and jilted forward a little as he passed, he wobbled like a jellyfish.

It was quite amusing.

Thats how I feel about cyclists.

I saw a ManU fan walking down the street. I mounted the kerb and did my best to scare the poh out of him without actually killing him.

I laughed a lot.

Thats how I feel about Man U fans.

 

[Rameses]

I saw a ManU fan walking down the street. I mounted the kerb and did my best to scare the poh out of him without actually killing him.

I laughed a lot.

Thats how I feel about Man U fans.

 

[[DOD]Asprilla]

I've seen a fair number of cars etc go through red lights very late but I see cyclists skip red lights EVERY day and i'm always having to look out for them when crossing roads in London. It is honestly so dangerous, a green man means nothing.

I don't mind cyclists on the pavements if there is good reason but they have to give priority to pedestrians.

As a car driver i've never had a problem with a cyclist and i always give them plenty of room.

As with most things there are people that are fine but there are far too many which aren't. As more cyclists take to the road (which i'm in favour of) i do think there needs to be more structure to it, perhaps a test of some sort.

On the subject of anecdotal evidence, the only two offs I've had have been at pedestrian crossings when the pedestrians have either decided they can't be bothered to wait for the cyclist or they think that because the cars are stationary in one lane then it's safe to cross.

Pedestrians should be banned....

 

[grudas]

Once, at a T junction waiting to pull out, I saw a cyclist coming from my right, I revved and jilted forward a little as he passed, he wobbled like a jellyfish.

It was quite amusing.

Thats how I feel about cyclists.

saw a guy walking with his iphone out.. he was near a puddle so i rode over that with my bike.. he was all wet so was his iphone.. no worries for me tho i was wet already

win win

 

[Fuzz]

Nothing ceases to amaze me any more, bike rider or car driver.
Having already posted a few short pieces in this thread it was in my mind, when this evening, leaving work, I pulled up at a T junction at the red traffic lights.
Lights go green and I'm day dreaming just slightly, by that I mean I wasn't "ready for the change" as per normal.
Anyway, I engage 1st, just start to let the clutch out and
woooooosh, some blue Polo looking thing goes across the T junction at full NSL.
If I'd have been on my bike and had leaned on the pedals the second the lights went green I wouldn't be typing this now.
****ing unbelievable what some people risk doing day in day out.
I really should start recording my drives / cycles..

 

[mufc802]

If there weren't so many cars on the road then the traffic would flow much more smoothly so I can't understand drivers who complain about cyclists who hold them up. I wish the roads were designed better to compensate cyclists as well as motor vehicles but it would have been difficult to predict there would be so many cars now when they built the roads so many years ago. As someone who has cycled and driven a car, I can say that there is a mixture of excellent drivers who give you plenty of room along with some terrible, impatient drivers who don't give a sod about anyone's safety. There's also some shocking cyclists but since they don't have to pay insurance maybe some cyclists don't see themselves as official road users who have to obey the rules of the road.

 

[[DOD]Asprilla]

If you read my post again - you will see it did happen to me....

Your point?

Do I know you? No. My point was that everyone says cyclists should be insured, but I've never actually seen a cyclists cause damage and leave the scene and I don't know anyone it has happened to.

Whenever the subject of cycling comes up there are loads of calls for insurance and licence plates, but unfortunately it's not going to help the situation. Insurance is only any good if you stop (I'm insured, but not yet had to use it) and licencing has never worked anywhere it has been tried.

 

[Kazz]

I quite enjoy these.

3:20 - 4:30
Wow, your just tempting fate riding like that, insane. Sadly this is what most cyclists I meet on the road (or pavement) are like in my town, no clue whatsoever.
Tesco £99 bike shaped object with dual suspension, red light jumping, pavement hopping, lol wouldn't been seen wearing any form of protection pillocks...

They give me and the other 3 competent cyclists in my area such a crap name. But hey ho, all fun and games ey?

 

[fidget]

Whenever the subject of cycling comes up there are loads of calls for insurance and licence plates, but unfortunately it's not going to help the situation. Insurance is only any good if you stop (I'm insured, but not yet had to use it) and licencing has never worked anywhere it has been tried.

So from the same mentality, cars shouldn't need to have insurance either?

Why would making a cyclist wear/display a licence plate not help identify them in the case of incident? At least if one smacks your door mirror off and pedals off, you can get a note of his number. At present, they get off scott free as there is no reasonable chance to ID them.

A cyclist can cause expensive damage, so why should they be exempt?

 

[[DOD]Asprilla]

You've obviously not read my previous posts.

You have to pay insurance for your car because it in an accident it is likely that you could do more damage than you could reasonably afford and possibly more than the total cost of all your worldly belongings. It is unlikely that a cyclist will do such damage, therefore insurance isn't mandatory.

The cost of implementing and maintaining a licencing system will be substantially more each year than the current cost of cycling without licences.

Cyclists can get off scot free, but then who can't? Don't tell me you've never had a parking rub or door scratch in a supermarket car park and no-one has left a note? Are you going to campaign for more CCTV?

 

[SDK^]

Cycling to work is great

• I get there quicker
• I feel motivated to work when I get there
• I can eat what I like without getting fat
• The costs are significantly lower than driving

Seriously - all you cyclist haters should get out of your Euro boxes on wheels and try it !!

P.S - Don't hate me; I have public liability insurance

 

[franco_22]

I'll stop jumping to the pavement when you stop driving 2 inches next to me at 70 miles per hour okay?

 

[Participant]

• I feel motivated to work when I get there
• I can eat what I like without getting fat
• The costs are significantly lower than driving

All of these hold very true for me, those and it really is fun and invigorating. The fresh air and sunshine (when it's out) is pleasant and makes your skin look healthier too.

 

[[DOD]Asprilla]

I save about 40 minutes a day cycling instead of taking public transport. God knows how much I save over driving, probably over an hour.