Some people think it's pefectly legal to run lights on a bike.

Wolfe777 said:
Just another reason for my opinion that a hard-tail mountain bike is the ultimate and most versatile form of self propelled transport.
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+1. Giant XTC with slicks rider here and on some of the roads I go on, a road bike would get mangled wheels in no time.
 
Ascendancy said:
Because the law doesn't say we have to. Why don't pedestrians that cross the road, horse riders and joggers that run on the road pay insurance?
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Because walking, jogging and horse riding does not involve using a vehicle. Before you say a horse is a vehicle, it's not, it is a form of transport. A bicycle however, is a vehicle and the is no reason why they shouldn't be insured other than they aren't registered for road use like cars or motorcycles.
 
sammo62 said:
As for cyclists being dangerous - have you ever tried to cycle in a busy pedestrian area? They love to just walk out in front of you for no reason. Cars love to run lights and are far more dangerous than cyclists.
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To be fair, the clue is in the zoning: Pedestrian. Get off your bike and walk it.
 
arctine said:
Because walking, jogging and horse riding does not involve using a vehicle. Before you say a horse is a vehicle, it's not, it is a form of transport. A bicycle however, is a vehicle and the is no reason why they shouldn't be insured other than they aren't registered for road use like cars or motorcycles.
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I wouldn't mind paying insurance for my bike to be honest. Can't see how it would work in a practical sense though.
 
Ascendancy said:
I wouldn't mind paying insurance for my bike to be honest. Can't see how it would work in a practical sense though.
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I already do, as do several cyclists I know. Given the amount of uninsured drivers about, and how much my bike(s) cost, I can't afford to be in an accident with one and have to buy a new bike without insurance.
 
arctine said:
That guy has the most Annoying voice I've ever heard and I honestly don't understand why anyone wants to watch that tripe. Is it supposed to be funny? Give people a sense of superiority in the cycling world? What?
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Yes, that's exactly why he makes the videos.
 
arctine said:
That guy has the most Annoying voice I've ever heard and I honestly don't understand why anyone wants to watch that tripe. Is it supposed to be funny? Give people a sense of superiority in the cycling world? What?
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All about awareness, showing people how not to cycle.
 
I cycled a lot over the summer, trust me, motorist are more of a danger to the public than cyclists, every week I would have 2 or 3 close calls from cars pulling out or not even looking at junctions/lanes. I never jumped red lights, I have seen loads of cyclists do it but seen cars do it as well.

Plenty of bad cyclists out there but many more bad motorists out there.
 
platypus said:
I already do, as do several cyclists I know. Given the amount of uninsured drivers about, and how much my bike(s) cost, I can't afford to be in an accident with one and have to buy a new bike without insurance.
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Yeah I know a few who are self-insured. If you run into a car and damage it can the motorist claim off your insurance though? As that's what I think they're all harping on about.
 
Ascendancy said:
Yeah I know a few who are self-insured. If you run into a car and damage it can the motorist claim off your insurance though? As that's what I think they're all harping on about.
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My insurance covers public liability and third party insurance, which means they can claim off it, yes.
 
koolpc said:
Got to pop out now and mow down a few cyclicts before lunch. BRB. lol
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lol








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I nearly got run into by a cyclist coming round a corner on the pavement this morning. He looked utterly perplexed that he had to stop suddenly. Idiot.
 
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