Cyclists on Pavements
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Has Cycling on Pavements suddenly become acceptable?
Just had one c0ckend of a cyclist tell me to be more aware and get out of the way otherwise he might hit me next time...but then I called him a brainless fool and to grow some balls and cycle on the road...This was after he brushed past me at speed whilst I was walking ON THE PAVENEMT....
How was I at fault?
What are you expected to do, grow a pair of eyes on the back of your head or constantly look round as if you are expecting a stalker or Jabba the Hut behind you?
I am a cyclist and use the road, so why can't everyone else?
Just had one c0ckend of a cyclist tell me to be more aware and get out of the way otherwise he might hit me next time...but then I called him a brainless fool and to grow some balls and cycle on the road...This was after he brushed past me at speed whilst I was walking ON THE PAVENEMT....
How was I at fault?
What are you expected to do, grow a pair of eyes on the back of your head or constantly look round as if you are expecting a stalker or Jabba the Hut behind you?
I am a cyclist and use the road, so why can't everyone else?
Rags said:
Has Cycling on Pavements suddenly become acceptable?
Just had one c0ckend of a cyclist tell me to be more aware and get out of the way otherwise he might hit me next time...but then I called him a brainless fool and to grow some balls and cycle on the road...This was after he brushed past me at speed whilst I was walking ON THE PAVENEMT....
How was I at fault?
What are you expected to do, grow a pair of eyes on the back of your head or constantly look round as if you are expecting a stalker or Jabba the Hut behind you?
I am a cyclist and use the road, so why can't everyone else?
Why is it with cycling that if people see one example of bad behaviour, they immediately apply it to all cyclists? Just had one c0ckend of a cyclist tell me to be more aware and get out of the way otherwise he might hit me next time...but then I called him a brainless fool and to grow some balls and cycle on the road...This was after he brushed past me at speed whilst I was walking ON THE PAVENEMT....
How was I at fault?
What are you expected to do, grow a pair of eyes on the back of your head or constantly look round as if you are expecting a stalker or Jabba the Hut behind you?
I am a cyclist and use the road, so why can't everyone else?
Clearly this particular cyclist was a cock. So unless you have seen a number of similar cocks on the pavement, I suggest that it hasn't become acceptable and you were just unlucky. Either that or perhaps you were not on the pavement after all?
Here in London, in my experience, cycling on the pavement is very rare and frowned upon.
It is actually illegal to ride on the pavement........
"Cycling on footways (a pavement at the side of a carriageway) is prohibited by Section 72 of the Highway Act 1835, amended by Section 85(1) of the Local Government Act 1888. This is punishable by a fixed penalty notice of £30 under Section 51 and Schedule 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
Cyclists have no right to cycle on a footpath away from the road but only commit an offence where local by-laws or traffic regulation orders create such an offence."
I'm a bus driver...settle!..and the amount of stupidity I see regarding cyclists is escalating. Red lights mean nothing to them and the frequency that they go through them into traffic with the right of way scares me. At night the amount that have no lights, wear dark clothing, and don't check to see what's behind them when moving to overtake parked cars/change lanes has also risen in my experience.
If you are going to use the road use it correctly as you are extremely vulnerable!
"Cycling on footways (a pavement at the side of a carriageway) is prohibited by Section 72 of the Highway Act 1835, amended by Section 85(1) of the Local Government Act 1888. This is punishable by a fixed penalty notice of £30 under Section 51 and Schedule 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
Cyclists have no right to cycle on a footpath away from the road but only commit an offence where local by-laws or traffic regulation orders create such an offence."
I'm a bus driver...settle!..and the amount of stupidity I see regarding cyclists is escalating. Red lights mean nothing to them and the frequency that they go through them into traffic with the right of way scares me. At night the amount that have no lights, wear dark clothing, and don't check to see what's behind them when moving to overtake parked cars/change lanes has also risen in my experience.
If you are going to use the road use it correctly as you are extremely vulnerable!
Edited by Hypermonkey on Wednesday 4th March 09:32
Justin_Tvr said:
My favourite is trying to walk into cyclists that seem to think they have the right by going through red lights, I seem to think I might come off worse though enjoy proving a point.
This is so annoying. Some even just breeze through as if there were no lights there at all. They obviously don't think the rules of the road apply to them.Hypermonkey said:
It is actually illegal to ride on the pavement........
"Cycling on footways (a pavement at the side of a carriageway) is prohibited by Section 72 of the Highway Act 1835, amended by Section 85(1) of the Local Government Act 1888. This is punishable by a fixed penalty notice of £30 under Section 51 and Schedule 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
Cyclists have no right to cycle on a footpath away from the road but only commit an offence where local by-laws or traffic regulation orders create such an offence."
I'm a bus driver...settle!..and the amount of stupidity I see regarding cyclists is escalating. Red lights mean nothing to them and the frequency that they go through them into traffic with the right of way scares me. At night the amount that have no lights, wear dark clothing, and don't check to see what's behind them when moving to overtake parked cars/change lanes has also risen in my experience.
If you are going to use the road use it correctly as you are extremely vulnerable!
Well this only applies to people who have no road knowledge."Cycling on footways (a pavement at the side of a carriageway) is prohibited by Section 72 of the Highway Act 1835, amended by Section 85(1) of the Local Government Act 1888. This is punishable by a fixed penalty notice of £30 under Section 51 and Schedule 3 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
Cyclists have no right to cycle on a footpath away from the road but only commit an offence where local by-laws or traffic regulation orders create such an offence."
I'm a bus driver...settle!..and the amount of stupidity I see regarding cyclists is escalating. Red lights mean nothing to them and the frequency that they go through them into traffic with the right of way scares me. At night the amount that have no lights, wear dark clothing, and don't check to see what's behind them when moving to overtake parked cars/change lanes has also risen in my experience.
If you are going to use the road use it correctly as you are extremely vulnerable!
Edited by Hypermonkey on Wednesday 4th March 09:32
I usually just don't bother moving, they're not going to hit you at speed if you don't move because they've slowed down to pass you!!Hypermonkey said:
At night the amount that have no lights, wear dark clothing, and don't check to see what's behind them when moving to overtake parked cars/change lanes has also risen in my experience.
If you are going to use the road use it correctly as you are extremely vulnerable!
Your right with what you say, apart from shouldn't the person who's overtaking the cyclist assume the cyclist is going to go past the parked cars anyway and make allowances? After all they are the one overtaking the cyclist? If you were following a car wouldn't you assume is going to go round parked cars and not overtake them as they are doing it? Why is it any different for a cyclist?If you are going to use the road use it correctly as you are extremely vulnerable!
Edited by Hypermonkey on Wednesday 4th March 09:32
Edited by silent k on Wednesday 4th March 09:55
I think the rights and wrongs of cycling on the pavement depend on the location (regardless of what the highway code says).
Riding on the pavement besides a busy dual carriageway say is safer, and more considerate for road users. While riding on the pavement through a busy high street is a definite no no.
Riding on the pavement besides a busy dual carriageway say is safer, and more considerate for road users. While riding on the pavement through a busy high street is a definite no no.
silent k said:
Your right with what you say, apart from shouldn't the person who's overtaking the cyclist assume the cyclist is going to go past the parked cars anyway and make allowances? After all they are the one overtaking the cyclist? If you were following a car wouldn't you assume is going to go round parked cars and not overtake them as they are doing it? Why is it any different for a cyclist?
I personally do assume they are going to overtake parked vehicles but have seen cyclists in the left of the road just turn right to enter a side road/get to the shop etc. I do also feel that drivers should be more aware as you mentioned. Bring back the old 'cycling proficiency test' I say 
DrTre said:
In vague defence of cyclists (not that this was the case here) but where cycle lanes are marked on pavements it does seem that pedestrians really haven't a clue of their presence.
ETA some peds, not all. I'm not generalising.
Indeed. Many years ago I was cruising down a cycle lane when an elderly lady stepped out in front of me. I did everything in my power to avoid hitting her, which basically meant throwing myself down the tarmac. And as I lay there, she berated me for cycling on the pavement.ETA some peds, not all. I'm not generalising.
She was standing on the big white "bike" symbol painted on the floor at the time...
silent k said:
Hypermonkey said:
At night the amount that have no lights, wear dark clothing, and don't check to see what's behind them when moving to overtake parked cars/change lanes has also risen in my experience.
Your right with what you say, apart from shouldn't the person who's overtaking the cyclist assume the cyclist is going to go past the parked cars anyway and make allowances? Gassing Station | The Pie & Piston Archive | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff