Riding in bus lanes

[mitzy]

Just watching BBC London

And some mamby pamby cyclist going on that she does not want to share the bus lanes with bikers!

What a load of rubbish!

They dont pay road tax and insurance so they should feck off. Saying that bikers are dangerous.

Dont you want to slap them!

[hiccy]

mitzy said:

They dont pay road tax and insurance so they should feck off.

[711]

This type of cyclist really hacks me off. It's nothing to do with 'safety' and everything to do with trying to be as difficult as possible towards motor vehicles of any type.

Jenny Jones of the Green Party will be the one presenting this ill informed, scaremongering petition, and that tell me everything I need to know about the real motives.

I'm more worried about TFLs lies and statistics manipulation than I am about bikes and bus lanes.

The real danger comes from eco wr cyclists who I see riding recklessly on a daily basis.

The saddest thing is that I might actually choose to cycle for some of my journeys, but I don't want to be seen supporting such a bunch of s

[ec1 eex]

Riding through red lights, wobbling all over the place, no insurance, no driving test or even "cycling proficiency test", riding down the inside of lorries turning left, putting 2 year old kids in a little seat attached to the back, already sharing lanes with double decker buses, not having any lights on at night and riding across the pavement.

Surely it's about time cyclists started to think of safety!

[Rocket Pepper]

Clarckson had it right in todays paper. Why stop at motorcycles? Let cars in bus lanes too.

[freddytin]

No, no, no, cars have always been happiest hogging the outer lanes, leave them be whilst we make steady progress in the bus lanes.

[m3psm]

Rocket Pepper said:

Clarckson had it right in todays paper. Why stop at motorcycles? Let cars in bus lanes too.

Then the cars clog up the bus lanes and they're just as dangerous as the rest of the roads.

The bus lanes are a safe and car free haven where steady progress can be made. Add cars and it'll just be gridlock for all vehicles.

Car driver can always swith to pushbikes or motorbikes if they want to get around quicker

[ec1 eex]

Rocket Pepper said:

Clarckson had it right in todays paper. Why stop at motorcycles? Let cars in bus lanes too.

That's a brilliant idea. You could double the capacity of half of London's roads in one swoop!

[Rocket Pepper]

I think Clarkson's point "let cars in bus lanes" is his inimitable way of saying "get rid of bus lanes altogether". That gets my vote.

Have you noticed how many dual carriageways are single lane with bicycle lanes and parking space? Have you noticed how solid white lines are stretching ever further across open countryside?

This countries transport policy is hell bent on slowing down road traffic, putting it in single file, disallowing overtaking, and making it crawl over lumps and bumps and raised paint circles in the middle of the road. Our legislators publish bullst safety figures. Promote anti-speeding agendas. All in an effort to make the larger percentage of road users, Mr and Mrs Average Joe and Joanne, turn evil on us when we overtake safely to make steady progress rather than sit religiously at a steady 26mph (indicated 30ish) behind then in a 40 zone in the middle of nowhere anymore hazardous than a 60 zone somewhere else. What you will get if you overtake sensibly is a mirror full off flashed lights and hand gestures you can do without. But the powers that be get the support for their road safety legislation's because Mr and Mrs J bought into the lie that driving above 30, or overtaking, kills people as sure as eggs. And they do so because we overtook them yesterday whilst they were tootling along to the garden centre.

Solution? Drive fast, ride fast, like Roadrunner. Beep beep. Never been caught..................................