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Sentence is NOT long enough.
Cyclist, have this feeling that they can use the roads, and pathways as they like. This will be the second death caused by an accident in the last six weeks. And before cyclists start slagging me off. I ride a cycle each day - I wear head gear, high vis jackets and cycles. And ride only on the road. And have front and rear brakes. Some cyclists are a menace |
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I'd love to see a selfie of you wearing those cycles Arthur!
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If you neither give or take, there isnt much left to do :erm:
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At least he will know what brakes are after that :) |
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We definitely need something more up to date than a 150+ year old law intended for controlling badly driven horse drawn carriages. |
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He may not have been riding a horse, but the principle was the same! |
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Prevention will always work better than arse-backwards 'cure'. We'll all be cyclists soon anyway :D |
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“Neither a borrower nor a lender be. For loan oft loses both itself and friend.” Act 1 Scene III Polonius to Laertes. |
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The best hope we can have is that new developments should be required to aspire to this ideal and we will get there over time. |
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Our old infrastructure could do with some furious and wanton improvement. Quote:
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It is a dream, a dream of a Kurskesque Utopia that will never happen. Cost is a big problem and given the current state of our infrastructure, let alone the economy, your 'solution' will not be realised. If you want to pursue your dream against all the odds, you'd better start making a business case for it, which includes the small problem of where the money will come from. |
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Sooner or later the law is going to catch up with our two wheeled miscreants:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41346237 It'll happen because they won't change their ways, will continue on in denial about the problems they cause, will continue taking liberties and will be responsible for an increasing number of serious accidents/fatalities on our roads. They'll whine on about dodgy car/van/lorry/bus/taxi drivers as usual whilst doing their very best to emulate the behaviour of the worst of those groups. Ultimately they'll be subject to the same laws and on the receiving end of the same punishments. |
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My solution involves compromise but much less cost because the infrastructure already exists: create cycle networks from exsting B roads, ratruns and streets not sutable for heavy traffic. This will segregate road users and be safer for learner cyclists/children. Cycle networks can serve schools and comprise dedicated inner city routes. All that's needed is the willpower and signage and perhaps an extension of the resident permits system. It won't be without problems but then that's what happens when huge messes have to be resolved. Quote:
New law has, for example, hoplessly failed to impact upon mobile phone usage at the wheel. People who flout the law will flout the law; you'll still be stuck with millions of law-abiding irritants on the roads because motorists don't only object to cyclists who break the law, they object to all cyclists. |
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And that 99.9%! I am frequently driving and observe cyclists jumping red lights and cycling recklessly. If it was 99.9%, such occurrences would be notable exceptions rather than the norm. 9% is more like it. |
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As for the percentage I agree it is not factual but was meant as a representative comment; in the same spirit, I'd say a very high percentage of motorists are ill-equipped to drive. There are now millions of cyclists and I believe more would give it a go if cycling was safer. That needs something more radical than splashing paint around to bolt on cycle lanes as an afterthought. |
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I suppose when we don't want to see something, we don't try. Sigh :sleep:. Besides: Quote:
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The barstewards. |
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Cyclists kill or maim two pedestrians every week, according to statistics
Over the past seven years there have been 25 pedestrians killed in accidents with bikes and another 700 seriously injured – meaning roughly two people every week are being killed or badly hurt in crashes with bikes. The Department of Transport data, which does not state who is at fault in the accidents, shows three pedestrians were killed in crashes with bikes last year and another 112 were seriously injured. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/863...ans-every-week |
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Another example of a cyclist that yells people he crashes into
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...ned_buffer_f_m |
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Something just has to be done. I suggest cyclists have the same rules applied to them as those of mobility scooter drivers (who cause fatalities and accidents all the time).
So, just like mobility scooters which are always on the pavement causing mayhem, cyclists should have no licence, no MOT, no 'road tax', no registration plate and no insurance. |
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http://www.factoryoutletscooters.co....lity-scooters/ It's clear that something must be done with these reckless individuals!! First cement lorries, now mobility scooters I can't wait to see what examples you bring up next. |
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I see the way forward - we ban all pedestrians and car/van/lorry/milk float/mobility scooter drivers from the streets so that cyclists can roam free and only kill and injure themselves. I dare say that some of them will still find a way to blame other people though... :spin:
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Congratulations to the fat, Chris Froome wannabe cycling across the new Mersey Gateway bridge this morning. Apart from the fact that it's a motorway regulation road all the way across, all of the approach roads are too. It's this element of the lycra fraternity and the fixie hipsters who need a good kicking and locking up.
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Now, as far as I can tell one of the main objectives of the project was to encourage the increased use of cycling and walking - did this not come about? If not, why not as the project is government (taxpayer) funded and cyclists/pedestrians pay taxes you know. |
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[QUOTE=Kursk;35920209]Oh do calm down Uncle Peter, you probably couldn't kick your way out of a wet Liverpool Echo :rolleyes:
Now, as far as I can tell one of the main objectives of the project was to encourage the increased use of cycling and walking - did this not come about? If not, why not as the project is government (taxpayer) funded and cyclists/pedestrians pay taxes you know.[/QUOTE] yes them lycra fairy suits don't come cheap |
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The old bridge is closed for refurbishment but still open for cycle and foot traffic. While it’s now a relatively safe and traffic free route over the river the roads it connects to, like most of the roads in this country are not suitable enough for cars and cycles to co-exist safely.
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Don't you think that it might have been an idea to incorporate a cycle/walk way so that everyone who has contributed toward the cost of the project could enjoy the same benefits as motorists? I hope local cyclists regularly disrupt traffic flow by way of protest :p:. |
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sounds like a Bull Bar moment |
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Bull bar or just bull? :D
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My oh my you girls are having fun :D.
Doesn't change the fact that a major project with a stated main objective of encouraging cycling, which as far as I can tell, does nothing of the sort. But then, that's the uncomfortable fact you're trying to drown out of the discussion. Quote:
This will mean the lardy lazy amongst you will be housebound which is the safest place for you. |
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The old (Silver Jubilee) bridge is being refurbished to accommodate local road traffic, dedicated cycle path and pedestrian footpath. While this is now closed to vehicles during the refurbishment it is still open to pedestrians and cycles. When it re-opens fully the bridge will be tolled for motor vehicles and free for pedestrians and bicycles. |
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All road configurations can be changed though; before long the new bridge will be a cycle super highway :). |
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http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news...emony-13765625
Things are getting desperate when cyclists need the church to give them protection. |
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The local route over the Silver Jubilee Bridge allows people from the South end of Widnes for example to cycle or walk across to Runcorn station in order to pick up the West Coast Mainline. |
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For anyone that has seen the new bridge or it's connecting roads they will understand why he's an idiot http://www.merseygateway.co.uk/ http://www.merseygateway.co.uk/down-...ateway-bridge/ |
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Correct. To be more precise: An attention seeking idiot with a GoPro trying to be "cool" just like those who make their bikes unsafe by removing some of the brakes.... And just like the fools who were caught trying to cycle across before it opened when it was still a building site.
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The line between banter and insults is repeatedly being crossed lately - please desist before the Infraction System is invoked.
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Should the cyclist be using the greasy surface caused by falling leaves at this time of the year? But, regardless, use of cycle lanes is not compulsory; how would you do a right turn or negotiate a roundabout? You seem to have limited road craft, should you be driving? |
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I'm not a fan of the uber keen cyclists in their ridiculous lycra; they look silly and deserve to be ridiculed, particularly the OAPs ! They also need to made to obey the highway code and not look down their noses at any more leisurely cyclists out with their kids who aren't part of 'lycra club'.
However, how many people have cyclists killed, and how many have cars killed ? There are more deadly individuals on the roads out there (they mostly seem to be middle aged men driving Audi's/BMWs for some reason....) |
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I had to risk answering your 'trick' question because you seem genuinely to not know the highway code and that could be dangerous for other road users unless it was made clear for you :dunce:. |
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Now, might I suggest that in your new law it is specified too that pedestrians only use the facilities provided for them i.e. pavements (no jaywalking allowed) and that vehicles must not park on or enter cycle lanes and that maintaining cycle lanes is properly funded and that all road and bridge schemes incorprate facilities for cycling and walking? You're mental aren't you? ;) |
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I saw a combined phone zombie and footpath cyclist just hurtle across a road junction. If a car had been coming to that junction he would be dead or very seriously injured as the driver would have had absolutely no chance of stopping as the malefactor was screened by a wall until the last moment.
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I'm sensing we might have problems setting up a Cable Forum cycling club !
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Put my name down as well |
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