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Originally Posted by Matt D
Ah, obnoxious & dangerous cyclists...
There have been plenty of times I've seen cyclists shoot through red lights at pedestrian crossings (whether clear of pedestrians or not), and plenty of times I've seen cyclists cut people up (including myself) on pedestrian-only pavements.
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Reminds me of one I saw the other day. He was approaching a red light. He *could* have stopped safely, but didn't. Instead, he cycled through the red light, only avoiding being hit by a VW Golf thanks to the quick reactions of the Golf driver, and even that was only by a few centimetres.
As for cycle lanes, well, after Ken Livingstone's push to get people cycling, we have two cycle sheds (each with room for 3 cycles), neither of which has ever seen a cycle AFAIK, on one of our main roads. We also have (on another main road), a cycle lane at the edge of the road, painted green leading to a cycle priority "box" (I don't know what they are called, but they allow cyclists to sit between the cars and the lights at traffic lights), which only seems to serve the function of confusing car drivers.