Who's right of way on the pavement ?

[danielf]

What European law on cycle paths?

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Some pavements are shared use.

Isn't that irrelevant, I thought the weaker party always has right of way, hence bikes have right of way over cars, cars over vans, vans over lorrys etc

[Taf]

A friend of mine now carries a rolled-up brolley in all weathers after being hit once too often by cyclists. If one gets too close now he readies himself to thrust the brolley through one of their wheels, and makes it obvious that this is what he intends to do.


Cyclists now avoid him.

Originally Posted by Taf

A friend of mine now carries a rolled-up brolley in all weathers after being hit once too often by cyclists. If one gets too close now he readies himself to thrust the brolley through one of their wheels, and makes it obvious that this is what he intends to do.


Cyclists now avoid him.

Excellent!

[LondonRoad]

I regulary commute by bike and I'm all in favour of there being some system of testing cyclists before they're allowed on the road. I'm not talking about the cycling proficiency test when you're 8 or 9.

The cyclists many of you refer to give the rest of cyclists a bad name. They're a danger to themselves and to other road users.

This is the time of year you see most of them appear. The weather improves, the waistline has expanded over the winter, the summer holiday in Benidorm is soon...... I'll get the bike out of the shed and endanger my own and other lives!!!

[jb66]

Originally Posted by Tuftus

Excellent!

Untill he does it to the wrong person, then it will be wrapped round his neck.

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I consider myself a pedestrian when I'm a cyclist, I am powering the bike myself!

[ZrByte]

Just FYI there are exceptions for cycling on pavements, Posties are one. I don't know if there are others. Or at least thats what we have been told though I notice there is no mention in Dereks link so I have my doubts now.
Though there are obvious exceptions and rules which we are supposed to follow e.g. right of way, maximum speed and maximum distance to destination etc.

Originally Posted by jb66

Untill he does it to the wrong person, then it will be wrapped round his neck.

Once it's been mangled by the spokes I do not think that will be an issue.

[danielf]

Originally Posted by ZrByte

Just FYI there are exceptions for cycling on pavements, Posties are one. I don't know if there are others. Or at least thats what we have been told though I notice there is no mention in Dereks link so I have my doubts now.
Though there are obvious exceptions and rules which we are supposed to follow e.g. right of way, maximum speed and maximum distance to destination etc.

What is the maximum speed on the pavement for a postie on a bike?

I'll admit to riding on the pavement occasionally (100 yards of pavement vs. 800 yards of 1-way system). Not much faster than 10 mph though, and more like 5mph when there are pedestrians around.

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Originally Posted by Tuftus

Once it's been mangled by the spokes I do not think that will be an issue.

The missing fingers might be...

Originally Posted by danielf

The missing fingers might be...

You are holding on too long if you have that issue...

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Tuftus

You are holding on too long if you have that issue...

I think you're more likely to have the thing thrown in your face as the spokes spit it out.

Originally Posted by danielf

I think you're more likely to have the thing thrown in your face as the spokes spit it out.

It never happens like that in the movies though?

[ZrByte]

Originally Posted by danielf

What is the maximum speed on the pavement for a postie on a bike?

I'll admit to riding on the pavement occasionally (100 yards of pavement vs. 800 yards of 1-way system). Not much faster than 10 mph though, and more like 5mph when there are pedestrians around.

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The missing fingers might be...

Never been given an actual number for the speed limit but i suppose thats because we dont have speedometers on the bikes. Have always just been told to be sensible and use our judgement.

[Stuart]

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.

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.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Another common occurrence in Cambridge (in addition to many cyclists jumping red lights, or cycling on pavements) is to cycle with no lights when it's dark... dangerous for themselves *and* for others (especially combined with the red light jumping or the pavement cycling).