Zebra Crossings - Do you stop for Cyclists?
Discussion
Scenario: You're approaching a zebra crossing and a person riding a push bike is either riding (on the pavement) towards it looking to use it to stop you or he's astride the bike and waiting for you to stop so he can ride across the crossing...
Do you stop? (assuming you can drive on slowly over the crossing, attracting only his annoyance).
Do you stop? (assuming you can drive on slowly over the crossing, attracting only his annoyance).
Romanymagic said:
Olf said:
Scenario: You're approaching a zebra crossing and a person riding a push bike is either riding (on the pavement) towards it looking to use it to stop you or he's astride the bike and waiting for you to stop so he can ride across the crossing...
Do you stop? (assuming you can drive on slowly over the crossing, attracting only his annoyance).
Fascinating Olf, were they with horse and caravan as well? Were they "pikey's" trying to sell the crossing to you? Ah bless, just drive on old chap, you'll be alright in the end - six feet under, oops!Do you stop? (assuming you can drive on slowly over the crossing, attracting only his annoyance).
f@tboy" Target="_blank">class="forumQuoter">f@tboy said:
I'm a cyclist, and I frequently use a zebra crossing to get across a busy road to the cycle lane on the other side. I get off and push. I don't know if it's legal to ride across, but I get off because it's less provocative than riding across so no-one gets annoyed.
Likewise if I'm driving, I'd let a cyclist cross on the crossing. I don't know if it's legal to drive over him, but I stop as it's less provocative than hitting him so no-one gets maimed or banned.
Crash into a cyclist on a point of principle? Yeah sure you would. How about babies in prams?
There's always one.Likewise if I'm driving, I'd let a cyclist cross on the crossing. I don't know if it's legal to drive over him, but I stop as it's less provocative than hitting him so no-one gets maimed or banned.
Crash into a cyclist on a point of principle? Yeah sure you would. How about babies in prams?
Interesting set of replies. Seems most people don't view cyclist with same ignorance that I often see cyclist treating pedestrians with.
I'm a cyclist, a driver and a pedestrian and I think cyclist are a bloody liabilty on the pavements. Don't get me wrong I understand why they do it but in general after time they get arrogant and start thinking riding on the pavement is a right and hence start using facilities designed for pedestrians as their right.
Thats when they start to annoy me. Very similar to the motorbike who want to be given a car width when it suits him but two minutes later will filter or cut in front of you at a set of lights.
For the record, I do stop, but it's a grudging stop. Cyclists riding over pedestrian crossing are often a liability to themselves and pedestrians not least of all because of the obstacle course formed by road railings. They should at least get off and walk over.
I'm a cyclist, a driver and a pedestrian and I think cyclist are a bloody liabilty on the pavements. Don't get me wrong I understand why they do it but in general after time they get arrogant and start thinking riding on the pavement is a right and hence start using facilities designed for pedestrians as their right.
Thats when they start to annoy me. Very similar to the motorbike who want to be given a car width when it suits him but two minutes later will filter or cut in front of you at a set of lights.
For the record, I do stop, but it's a grudging stop. Cyclists riding over pedestrian crossing are often a liability to themselves and pedestrians not least of all because of the obstacle course formed by road railings. They should at least get off and walk over.
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