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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Let me prove a point regarding cycling. I ride my cycle 8 HOURS PER DAY in my job, to look after the vulnerable.
I abide by the 'rule's
1) I wear a Helmet
2) I wear High Vis
3) at night l use lights
4) l don't go through RED LIGHTS
5) I don't under any circumstances ride on the pavement OR go between Lorries or Vans
and l read what's on the backs of Lorries.
Cycling is healthy for you, BUT, there are other traffic on the road. Instead of stupid Boris and his Cycling Commissioner wasting OUR money on supplying lanes in MOST cyclist wont even use them
Cyclist just need exams like when new drivers are on the road. At the end of the day, IF you cant be seen, either by Vans, Lorries, Cars or Buses. Then you are risking your life.
Some Lorry companies are spending thousands on gadgets for the vehicles - but we still have cyclist maimed or killed - when will it stop
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May I ask you a question Arthur, I know you will answer honestly. Have you ever had formal cycle training and have you ever sat a proficiency test?
I suspect the answer is no to both aspects of that question and yet, here you are, alive! So am I and I've never had cycle training or a cycle test either. I don't have, and have never needed, cycle insurance, I go through red lights when I judge it safe to do so, I wear hi-vis and use lights, I ride on the pavement if it is safer than the road and with deference to pedestrians, I don't generally go between lorries or vans.
And here I am, alive.
It beggars belief eh? Either I have the luck of the Irish or cycling is not about rules, it's about riding defensively on dangerous roads.