Cyclists on pavements
Discussion
I can't stand walking down shopping streets, its bad enough with people dordling along, suddenly stopping to gawp aimlessly in windows, prams, push chairs etc etc so when I see some numpty riding towards me on the pavement I made no effort to get out of the way.
He clipped me and swerved a bit and had to stop to which I got a "wknaer"
To which I replied "don't ride on the Fing pavement then, tw*t"
He was a "proper" cyclist as well with helmet etc.
Why should I step into the road just because he doesn't want to ride in the road, pavements are for walking on IMO.
Was I wrong?
He clipped me and swerved a bit and had to stop to which I got a "wknaer"
To which I replied "don't ride on the Fing pavement then, tw*t"
He was a "proper" cyclist as well with helmet etc.
Why should I step into the road just because he doesn't want to ride in the road, pavements are for walking on IMO.
Was I wrong?
Slightly O/T, but I could not believe the attitude of a pedestrian today. He stepped off the pavement into my path without looking. Fortunately for him I predicted he would do it, slowed down and stopped. Cheeky devil gave me such a look. I was in a good mood today so I didn't wind down the window and give him a lecture on the combined hazard of being stupid and wearing a big hood that clearly muffled the sounds of cars and meant that he could not see where he was going.
There are bad cyclists as there are bad drivers and pedestrians who have no brains.
Lets not get into another cyclists vs car thread. Just to say that I cycle to work 3/4 times a day and everytme have at least 1 near miss involving a car. Most of the time its the driver who doesn't see me but sometimes I cycle like an idiot. I am not perfect, I acknowledge when I am at fault and swear and hurl abuse when its the drivers fault. Sometimes they say sorry, sometimes they just do not realise they have done anything wrong.
None of us are perfect and they will always be prats on the road.
Right I'm off to wind up some commuters stuck in Sheffield's rush hour.
Lets not get into another cyclists vs car thread. Just to say that I cycle to work 3/4 times a day and everytme have at least 1 near miss involving a car. Most of the time its the driver who doesn't see me but sometimes I cycle like an idiot. I am not perfect, I acknowledge when I am at fault and swear and hurl abuse when its the drivers fault. Sometimes they say sorry, sometimes they just do not realise they have done anything wrong.
None of us are perfect and they will always be prats on the road.
Right I'm off to wind up some commuters stuck in Sheffield's rush hour.
mybrainhurts said:Not sure it was ever illegal. Public pavements are considered dual use, i.e. for pedestrians and cyclists, unless they have these signs...
I heard cycling on the footpath as now been legalised. Is this true..?
...if it were illegal on all pavements, there should be no reason to have a sign saying so.
As an aside, I don't think cyclists should have to have 3rd party insurance, etc., and I think it would be quite retarded for anybody to suggest it...so don't
Jaglover said:
In a town, cycle on the roads, out of town away from pedestrians hop onto the pavement, it makes everyones life so much easier....
Just simply common sense; if it's a busy shopping centre the cyclist
should be on the road. If the pavement is empty they can use it.
- I'll cycle on pavements out in the country if there are no pedestrians and it creates more room for cars ( and I'm less likely to be run down ). I'd never cycle on a crowded pavement, or on pavements in town >> Edited by alfaman on Friday 24th February 17:45
Saddle bum said:
He was a "proper" cyclist as well with helmet etc.
Hardly definition that would stand up to scrutiny.
What do you mean by "proper cyclist"?
A good ready reckoner is they usually have a sense of humour that is inversely proportional to the amount of lycra they wear BliarOut said:
A good ready reckoner is they usually have a sense of humour that is inversely proportional to the amount of lycra they wear
The reliability of any article written, in English, about anything cycling, is inversely proportional to number of times the word "Lycra" is expressed.
Saddle bum said:Does the same rule apply to "beard" and "sandals"?
A good ready reckoner is they usually have a sense of humour that is inversely proportional to the amount of lycra they wear
The reliability of any article written, in English, about anything cycling, is inversely proportional to number of times the word "Lycra" is expressed.
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