Speeding on a bicycle

CF93 · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:00

AcidHell2 said:
ok heres the laws on cyclists, which have to be followedl, not advisory.

At night your cycle MUST have front and rear lights lit.
It MUST also be fitted with a red rear reflector
When using segregated tracks you MUST keep to the side intended for cyclists.
You MUST obey all traffic signs and traffic light signals.

You MUST NOT

* carry a passenger unless your cycle has been built or adapted to carry one
* hold on to a moving vehicle or trailer
* ride in a dangerous, careless or inconsiderate manner
* ride when under the influence of drink or drugs.

You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement
You MUST NOT cross the stop line when the traffic lights are red

cant find out what laws you break if you do this though, does refer to
Laws RTA 1988 sect 36, TSRGD reg 10(1) but can't find it..

What AcidHell2 said.

If there's one thing that really gets on my nerves its cyclists on the pavement. So I deliberately NEVER move out of the way....

Richand · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:06

He just admitted he was lying after my mass e-mails around the office and us having a joke about helecopters chasing him and police spikes in the road.

Was very funny and he then walked out of the office....LOL

AMD643000+H · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:08

Im a cyclist.. and I get complained at if I go on the road.. and if im on the pavement.. So I mainly stick to the pavement as people vs bike I win. but bike vs car i dont

hehe

And for those of you who dont move... I dont budge either

Jonny69 · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:12

Acid, I did my cycling proficiency as a kid and I think I remember if your bike has wheels below a certain size (15" springs to mind) you can ride it on the pavement. Above that and it's on the road or not at all like you said.

Richand · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:15

I cycled as a teenager and reaching speeds of 30mph was a hard thing to do never mind with people walking around you!! like this guy said, His argument then turned to "dangerous cycling" after abit of google

crashuk · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:16

AMD643000+H said:
Im a cyclist.. and I get complained at if I go on the road.. and if im on the pavement.. So I mainly stick to the pavement as people vs bike I win. but bike vs car i dont hehe

And for those of you who dont move... I dont budge either

lol ive rammed a few for not moving on my bike,

cheets64 · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:16

I can easily hit 30mph + but I cant see police stopping me for it, you can only reach 30mph + going down a hill.

benjo plz. · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:20

cheets64 said:
you can only reach 30mph + going down a hill.

Not true. I've seen people using cleats do over 30 on flats

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Richand · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:22

But this guy says he did this on a mountain bike on a pavement on a busy high street!

no cleats here

Amp34 · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:26

AMD643000+H said:
And for those of you who dont move... I dont budge either

Precisely what i do if people are walking on a cycle track, usually followed by a hand in the face or nicking their cap and throwing it on the floor as i go past!

I wouldnt do that on a pavement though as technically i shouldnt be there.

30mph on a MTB on the flat is quite possible but in a busy high street. :eek:

****** comes to mind. Thats why cyclists aregetting a bad name!

Glaucus · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:27

Jonny69 said:
Acid, I did my cycling proficiency as a kid and I think I remember if your bike has wheels below a certain size (15" springs to mind) you can ride it on the pavement. Above that and it's on the road or not at all like you said.

I just copied and pasted it from the highway code..

benjo plz. · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:29

Amp34 said:
30mph on a MTB on the flat is quite possible but in a busy high street.

Yeh, sounds like BS.

Trifid · 5 Jun 2006 at 17:36

I can go just over 30mph on my bike, with flat land - but sadly not fast enough to get my picture taken for free.

As said, it is illegal but they will unlikly be able to track you down.

Down fill I have ridden my bike at a speed where it is unstable due to wind hitting you/it. No speed camera's there though and it was very steep so the reading will not be very accurate probally.

Angel · 5 Jun 2006 at 19:01

I can get up to about 20mph on the flat. A friend of mine was going down hill towards a speed trap. The policeman was egging him on to reach 30 probally to book him, but as he went through the it clocked in at 28 mph he knows this because the copper shouted you did 28 at him.

basmic · 5 Jun 2006 at 19:08

AFAIK, if you have a means of monitoring your speed (ie: speedometer) and you exceed the speed limit, then you can be done.

But I have to be giving my bike some welly to hit 20-25mph, never mind 30mph. 30mph is usually only reachable when going downhill.

Mikey1280 · 5 Jun 2006 at 19:11

You MUST NOT cycle on a pavement

Me got done for that

it was a one way street what do they expect

DiG · 5 Jun 2006 at 19:18

You can do 30 on a flat on a MTB, hard to maintain for very long though, downhill I recon I could get a speed camera to go off, hhaven't tried it, I did speed once, went 35mph in a 30kmph zone in france

Uhtred · 5 Jun 2006 at 19:19

AMD643000+H said:
Im a cyclist.. and I get complained at if I go on the road.. and if im on the pavement.. So I mainly stick to the pavement as people vs bike I win. but bike vs car i dont hehe

And for those of you who dont move... I dont budge either

I'm fine about bikes on the pavements but they must give way, not only is it dangerous but bikes shouldn't be there so pedestrians get right of way.

benjo plz. · 5 Jun 2006 at 19:20

DiG said:
downhill I recon I could get a speed camera to go off

Tomac did 60mph on Kamikaze... does that count?

danielj315 · 5 Jun 2006 at 19:48

28.5 mph is fastest i've gone on the road in since i got my speedo (1 week)

On a straight 25 for a minute or two then im knackered

I want to try a road bike now

(

can tell i run outta gears)

Speeding on a bicycle

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