Initially I took it to be High Holborn heading west, at the j/o Kingsway/Southampton Row, but the buses don’t look right either, plus there’s no right turn from Kingsway into High Holborn, they’d have to go to the next lights and turn right into Theobalds Road, then right into Drake Street, carry on into Procter Street, then left into High Holborn.
Cyclists apopletic about law being applied to them
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Initially I took it to be High Holborn heading west, at the j/o Kingsway/Southampton Row, but the buses don’t look right either, plus there’s no right turn from Kingsway into High Holborn, they’d have to go to the next lights and turn right into Theobalds Road, then right into Drake Street, carry on into Procter Street, then left into High Holborn.
Ah.
So cyclists are kicking off again because they've been told the rules apply to them once again.
This time, the A57 Snake Pass has been closed to all traffic until further notice due to landslides.
Cyclists are kicking off and calling it 'anti-cyclist mandate dressed up as health and safety'
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So cyclists are kicking off again because they've been told the rules apply to them once again.
This time, the A57 Snake Pass has been closed to all traffic until further notice due to landslides.
Cyclists are kicking off and calling it 'anti-cyclist mandate dressed up as health and safety'
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Soldato
I think the gripe about landslides is that it’s unsafe for motor vehicles (it didn’t stop some, drivers still drove on the road despite the closure) because of their weight whereas there isn’t an issue with bicycles. If there is genuinely an issue with the road giving way with bicycles on it then I don’t see an issue with closing the road completely, although I don’t believe that is the case
As far as I am aware the road was still open to people walking and cycling
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The issue is that authorities said those cylists that use the route to commute would be allowed to ride the road, pedestrians included.
Instead cyclists just looking to ride for leisure kept turning up in droves and the risk increased.
There were very few commuter cyclists so the chance of an accident happening was tiny.
With higher numbers that risk increased. In the event of an accident, a known blackspot for phone reception and no emergency phones meant getting help was difficult. Getting help to them was a risk. Rescue vehicles would need to get to the casualty and that posed a risk to rescue crews. The authorties chose to err on the side of caution and remove the risk entirely & now the road is closed to all.
Caporegime
Saw a cyclist get nailed by a car last week. He was ok but absolutely his fault. I'd been stuck behind him for a couple of miles when he cut across traffic in the opposite lane to try and cut the corner at a junction. Only problem is there was a car approaching the junction with vision obscured due to a building. The cyclist was lucky not to get hit by an oncoming car which jammed its brakes on but instead got t-boned by the car at the junction. Utter moron. He got up so wasn't seriously injured but hopefully learns a valuable lesson.
Soldato
You lot are turning into "all about me" when getting in your cars, just like in the USA.
Man of Honour
Just wait until they have to get cycles when petrol is £10 a litre
Loads of people now making enquiries especially for eBikes.
Soldato
Just wait until they have to get cycles when petrol is £10 a litre
Loads of people now making enquiries especially for eBikes.
Gold.
Soldato
Reclaim the streets and the pavements 
you're witness statement wasn't necessary -agree irresponsible cyclists should be off the road.
so that will be more money in China's pockets - Boris needs to fund some green UK companies (apart from Brompton ?)
Local school, Cambridge, seem complicit in the use of escooters - daily I see a teenager on the pavement, intimidating pedestrians, must be on the way to school where it is parked.
Probably worried about it collapsing and a car or lorry falling on a cyclist. Which would delay the repairs.