Why shouldn't cyclists be able to use the motorway?

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I started giving civil replies to this troll thread.

Nothing to see here folks - move along.

Troll is obvious.
 
Cosimo said:
Just imagine we could get this...

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/shakes head in disbelief.

If that truck braked it would be "SPLAT" before it even registered in the cyclists head !

re: Cyclists on hard shoulder
Sometimes you need protecting from yourselves !!

I have seen cyclists on the A14 Eastbound near Bar Hill and shook my head in disbelief as well. YES they are legally allowed to do so but they must surely have serious mental issues ?

On that theme they are also allowed on our Parkway system which is lovely and smooth & level but obviously cyclists value their well being a bit more than other towns as you NEVER see a pushbike on them ?

The Hard Shoulder is an incredibly dangerous place. Not just because of passing vehicles but the debris that comes off them. (Stones / bolts etc)
 
scorza said:
motorways already have in-built cycle lanes called the hard shoulder. The only problem I see is that cyclists might not like to use the hard shoulder as it's full of crap that might pop their tyres
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That built in "cycle lane" namely the hard shoulder is IMO the most dangerous place you could be on our roads, not to mention (as already pointed out) the turbulence and suction a large high sided HGV produced around cars, never mind cyclists.

The crap on the hard shoulder and a puncture would be the least of the cyclists concerns.

I presume you either didn't think prior to posting your question OP or, your just a trollin'

I've read some crap on here but this is up there with the best of it!
 
Yup, was gonna add a constructive comment to this one but fml I can't see anything to say that isn't just troll food
 
To be fair it is legal in most other countries. I've spent the best part of the last two weeks cycling on hard shoulders of Turkish motorways, there's no other way to go.

From my experience it is actually a lot safer than riding on normal roads. On the hard shoulder you have 10 foot of clearance between yourself and passing traffic. On other roads you are relying purely on other drivers to overtake sensibly.

The main issue is navigating slip lanes which would be impossible on a busy motorway, luckily most here are quiet outside of rush-hour.
 
MickeyFinns said:
To be fair it is legal in most other countries. I've spent the best part of the last two weeks cycling on hard shoulders of Turkish motorways, there's no other way to go.

From my experience it is actually a lot safer than riding on normal roads. On the hard shoulder you have 10 foot of clearance between yourself and passing traffic. On other roads you are relying purely on other drivers to overtake sensibly.

The main issue is navigating slip lanes which would be impossible on a busy motorway, luckily most here are quiet outside of rush-hour.
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Surely it'd be the same as a slip road on a busy A road in this country i.e. the cyclist is required to keep left and travel along the exit slip road and re-join the main carriageway by proceeding on the the entry slip road.
 
scorza said:
Surely it'd be the same as a slip road on a busy A road in this country i.e. the cyclist is required to keep left and travel along the exit slip road and re-join the main carriageway by proceeding on the the entry slip road.
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Not always possible such as when it's a junction with another motorway. I just proceed done the slip road to the point where it is separate, wait for traffic to clear then ride across to the hard shoulder on the motorway.

Not been too bad to be honest. Although I did about 40km today on a motorway with no hard shoulder but everyone gives you loads of space so no problem. Long motorway tunnels (some upto 4km) are a bit tough too but again everyone gives a lot of space when they pass here.

Being frank cycling in central London is fair more dangerous than riding on a motorway.
 
scorza said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-26336618

So I read this article and it got me thinking; was it fair that the cyclist got a £50 for cycling on the M25 at rush hour? I mean, most cyclists pay road fund licence as they're also car owners, and motorways already have in-built cycle lanes called the hard shoulder. The only problem I see is that cyclists might not like to use the hard shoulder as it's full of crap that might pop their tyres, so they may want to use the left-hand lane instead. I don't get these arguments about safety - it's the motorists responsibility to overtake safely, leaving the same amount of room as you'd leave a car. I'm glad it took that woman 90 minutes to do her normal 40 minute journey (bet that's about one junction on the M25 lol) - she should switch to a more environmentally friendly method of transport and go on a cyclist awareness course - she might lose a bit of weight too!
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lol that's one of the best/funniest trolls I've ever read.

Or its one of the dumbest things I've ever read and this is GD :D
 
Tootle along in your car at 70mph on the inside lane, when you start to hear a rattle from your engine.

You think it'd be a good idea to pull over on the hard shoulder - Bam! straight into a cyclist who's doing 10mph that you weren't able to see due to the amount of traffic ahead of you.

It'd be like undertaking someone and that's lethal in a R/H drive car as you don't have the view to see.

So it's a daft idea OP and I think 99% of road users when asked about it would say the same as what the masses of GD have said.
 
wow, i had to click on this thread.

nothing gives you the true impression of 70-90mph traffic like standing over the fleet services bridge
or trying to merge from a standing start on a short slip road

this is probably the worst idea i have seen on here for a while

death for cyclists, misery for the drivers who hit them
 
Tbf I spent a summer cycling 17 miles each way on a US freeway to work (legally) so it's not that different surely? I believe the general rule is not being allowed to cycle but there are exceptions where the freeway is the only route such as the 101 stretch I was riding on.

*edit*

I now realize that it was only by sheer chance that I was not sucked up by the air passage of a big truck and deposited in a field 4 miles away. :p
 
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