Soldato
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Cyclists in London are even worse
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Cyclists are stupid, motorists are stupid. Everyone is stupid.
The cyclist?.
Surely people aren't naive enough to believe that there are not other legal processes in place to afford motorists the ability to recover costs and damages to their vehicles?.![]()
We're on about cycling here though, which you're not allowed to do on the pavement.
Yes you are, as long as your sensible about it. I do every day and often bump into a police officer or pcso.
bikes scraping down the sides of cars, clipping wing mirrors etc. especially in cities like London.
So yes, clearly it's an insignificant problem![]()
We're on about cycling here though, which you're not allowed to do on the pavement.
We are talking about road users. My daughter is not old enough to safely ride on the road, she rides on the pavement with supervision, or on rural cycle routes. No parent with a shred of responsibility would allow young kids to ride on busy roads.
Yes you are, as long as your sensible about it. I do every day and often bump into a police officer or pcso.
The cyclist?.
Surely people aren't naive enough to believe that there are not other legal processes in place to afford motorists the ability to recover costs and damages to their vehicles?.![]()
Yes you are, as long as your sensible about it. I do every day and often bump into a police officer or pcso.
We are talking about road users. My daughter is not old enough to safely ride on the road, she rides on the pavement with supervision, or on rural cycle routes. No parent with a shred of responsibility would allow young kids to ride on busy roads.
Irrespective, I would happily pay for cycle insurance for her if it became mandatory even if she doesn't ride on the road yet. If other posters are correct and the risk really is negligible (which I'm pretty sure it isn't) then the premiums would also be very low.
I rife to and from from work and my 1 rule is :
If it's bigger than me, stay out of its way.
Look at the stats quoted in this article
Ms Cairns added: "If you ask most cyclists, when they jump red lights it is because it is the only safe thing to do. It is often safer to get in front of the [stationary] traffic and pull away ahead of it. When we make the laws and the roads safe, then we can start complaining."
I only mentioned it, because I nearly wiped out a CYCLING PROFICIENCY GROUP from the local school, at this four way, light controlled crossroad when about 20 kids suddenly flew out of the concealed road on the right (comes from a quite a steep hill), completely against the lights. Was terrifying!
I really despise the 'pro' cyclists who clearly aren't using the bike as their primary form of transport but actually get some sort of enjoyment out of cycling around on their expensive bike with motorists. Really takes you by surprise to go around a rural bend at a safe speed to find a guy in a sweat-drenched leotard wobbling about on the other side. Why don't these people go play in the woods or rural cycle path things rather than hold up people who actually have somewhere to be.
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