Mind the gap - cycling
27 May 2011, 06:30 PM
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Also I would read carefully about the speeding laws, cyclists can be done for speeding, note it also says this in the highway code, though its astrixed and states all "traffic", id not expect many cyclists could do 60mph though but 30mph is easily achievable on a good sports cycle.
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Also I would read carefully about the speeding laws, cyclists can be done for speeding, note it also says this in the highway code, though its astrixed and states all "traffic", id not expect many cyclists could do 60mph though but 30mph is easily achievable on a good sports cycle.
Tony
And I think it's a law that's still in force. What parameters define it though, not sure...
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27 May 2011, 07:42 PM
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That first bit must be a bit difficult to do, maybe you did not write that as well as you might have! I am sure you will explain it away.
You say traffic which is slow moving or stopped-well I covered all that in my previous post. I think you are suffering from an attack of the green eyes, do you also feel the same about cars which overtake you?
Well I hardly ever see bikers behaving in the way you describe. There probably are some like that, we see the same sort of thing in cars sometimes too! As I said in my previous post, clowns like that usually wind up being commemorated with bunches of flowers tied to a tree!
Your point about wishing for a remote device for opening your passenger door, doubtless in a deliberate attempt to cause a biker to crash, demonstrates to us all how your mind works, and that is nothing to write home about!
Les
You say traffic which is slow moving or stopped-well I covered all that in my previous post. I think you are suffering from an attack of the green eyes, do you also feel the same about cars which overtake you?
Well I hardly ever see bikers behaving in the way you describe. There probably are some like that, we see the same sort of thing in cars sometimes too! As I said in my previous post, clowns like that usually wind up being commemorated with bunches of flowers tied to a tree!
Your point about wishing for a remote device for opening your passenger door, doubtless in a deliberate attempt to cause a biker to crash, demonstrates to us all how your mind works, and that is nothing to write home about!
Les
Not all are like that, I agree, but the majority I encounter are.Oh and I never get overtaken
27 May 2011, 08:26 PM
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Agreed that the guy in this video was a kamikaze nutter!
I commute by roadbike into Edinburgh a couple of days a week and reckon the standard of riding is generally ok up'ere. I push hard but follow the road rules. Maybe I'm on the sensible route!
What kind of stuff are you seeing?
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27 May 2011, 08:49 PM
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27 May 2011, 08:52 PM
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The standards round London and anywhere inside the M25 is generally appalling - it annoys me as I've been cycling for years and I hate getting tarred with the same brush. I nearly got knocked over twice today by cyclists as I ran into work along the footpath
28 May 2011, 12:43 PM
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It`s not difficult at all. If I`m in the outside lane of a motorway and stationary or stopped and one undertakes me, they are also overtaking traffic in the middle lane...hence overtaking and undertaking at the same time Not all are like that, I agree, but the majority I encounter are.
Oh and I never get overtaken
Not all are like that, I agree, but the majority I encounter are.Oh and I never get overtaken
Your final sentence tells us all we need to know anyway!
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28 May 2011, 02:31 PM
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I wouldn't call these people cyclist though, more like idiots with bikes.
30 May 2011, 01:22 PM
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Hi SiPie,
Agreed that the guy in this video was a kamikaze nutter!
I commute by roadbike into Edinburgh a couple of days a week and reckon the standard of riding is generally ok up'ere. I push hard but follow the road rules. Maybe I'm on the sensible route!
What kind of stuff are you seeing?
Andy
Agreed that the guy in this video was a kamikaze nutter!
I commute by roadbike into Edinburgh a couple of days a week and reckon the standard of riding is generally ok up'ere. I push hard but follow the road rules. Maybe I'm on the sensible route!
What kind of stuff are you seeing?
Andy
Always much worse in the summer. The all year cyclists tend to be a bit better behaved
30 May 2011, 01:58 PM
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Pass parked buses on the outside or not at all - sometimes I just wait for them rather than play tag!
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