The End of the 'Punishment Pass'?

[IroningMan]

WJNB said:

If some prat or multiple of prats in Lycra insist on cycling one third out from the curb then that's fine by me, just be aware I use the remaining two thirds for overtaking. No way am I going to cross the centre line in the face of other traffic, nor queue behind a Lycra backside.
Good luck to Plod actually policing this, it's not as though they don't have too much to do as it is.

Then you're a bit of a dick, frankly.

[IroningMan]

TSCfree said:

CMoose - Please show me where it says carriageways are designed exclusively for cars.

http://www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/ha/standards...

Yes, some roads have better provisions for taxi, bus, bicycles - It doesn't mean they shouldn't be there when the provision is lacking.

People have responsibilities to their fellow road users and the law is hopefully catching up with those people whose standards are falling short. I'm also quite surprised that on a main stream motoring site the polarised view from some posters, where you might expect a broader social responsibility for higher driving standards.

I agree - if supposed 'driving enthusiasts' hold views like some of those expressed here, what hope is there for all the 'white goods operators' out there?

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heebeegeetee said:

Please, watch this video and then tell me in all honesty that our school run is much better. Please? https://youtu.be/OrQ-d2PBUto?t=2m

That can't be right - where are all the fat kids?

[IroningMan]

I spend a chunk of each summer in France - I know how to spot my fellow countrymen...

Presumably the Dutch are going to die out in a generation from a terminal lack of cycle helmet wearing, though, so we won't be able to hold them up as an example for much longer.

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Ozzie Osmond said:

I own a bike but the self-righteous tw@ts in this thread have me thinking of selling....

I have it on the highest authority that there is no danger whatsoever of you being mistakenly identified as a tt.

Ride on.