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Reply | Bikes in London
at 15:30 31 May 2024
No one is debating the positives of taking up cycling. It's the poor riding habits in London that was brought into question by the OP. I encourage anyone to take up cycling but do so responsibly and don't act entitled expecting the world to give way. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 15:13 31 May 2024
I wondered how long it would take radical lefties to pin the blame for poor cycling behaviour on the Tories. Laughable theory. No mention, of course, of the weight of immigration in London coupled with the lack of assimilation resulting in road users (motorists and cyclists alike) not understanding the rules, let alone obeying them. [Post edited 31 May 15:16]
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 15:01 31 May 2024
Keep banging that drum. With any luck the message will seep in that they're entitled to nothing and should learn to take responsibility rather than just expect others to make adjustments. [Post edited 31 May 15:18]
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 14:57 31 May 2024
"Nowhere in the world that I know of regulates cycling in the way some on here are asking for, it simply isn't practical, and all it would do is stop people cycling, which we are trying to increase."
Japan does and they have the second highest number of cyclists. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 14:56 31 May 2024
Nope. That's the penalty for careless driving, not a "close pass". |
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Reply | Marti Contract??
at 18:26 30 May 2024
Personally I'm pleased that others are coveting our manager. It means the club finally got an managerial appointment right and he's doing a good job. My concern is around the club's strategy of not disclosing contract lengths. Not knowing the duration of his contract fuels social media speculation. |
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Reply | OMG
at 18:20 30 May 2024
Makes sense given he was Kompany's assistant. Provides some continuity whilst Burnley search for a permanent replacement. With any luck he'll do a reasonable job and Burnley won't come sniffing around Marti. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 18:16 30 May 2024
Indeed. Italian roads are bonkers. I once drove to the Italian coast on a single-lane carriageway which motorists turned into a dual carriageway. There was a constant stream of motorists on both sides overtaking with their indicator permanently switched on. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 18:13 30 May 2024
Spot on. The switch of burden of responsibility in recent years makes little practical sense as those down the chain are now acting entitled and taking chances. It should revert back to the more vulnerable you are, the more care and attention you should pay. Moral arguments are of little use when you're 6 foot under. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 18:00 30 May 2024
I can't remember the last time I heard the Green Cross Code. When did the emphasis shift away from folk taking care of themselves rather than expecting the rest of the world to make way? In the Netherlands, one city introduced an orange line to combat the issue of people walking into the road whilst staring at their mobile phone. The theory is that typically folk look down at their phones so as they wander into the road they'll notice the orange line and stop. Needless to say, it wasn't a roaring success. Can we not just go back to teaching people to pay attention (whether drivers, cyclists or pedestrians)? |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 17:53 30 May 2024
It's an utter joke in Turnham Green and has ruined Chiswick High Road. Despite having another road running parallel, they decided to take away one car lane on the main road for cyclists. This is causing chaos at the junction with Turham Green Terrace, where motorists wishing to continue straight ahead have to wait for anyone wishing to turn right. You can spend 30 minutes waiting at those lights alone. Whilst I'm all for cycle lanes, they should be properly designed in a manner which safeguards cyclists and pedestrians without penalising motorists or increasing congestion and pollution. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 17:44 30 May 2024
All daily occurrences (as confirmed by others on the thread). They may not be offences but neither is passing close to a cyclist, something which you immediately jumped on. As you yourself put it, "do the rules or the road/Highway Code we’ve heard so much about not apply in such instances?" It works both ways, sweet cheeks. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 11:21 30 May 2024
All the more reason to make it compulsory. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 11:11 30 May 2024
Whilst I agree that more needs to be done to assimilate immigrants, in this instance I think they have right in Romania. The fact is in a collision with a motor vehicle, a cyclist or pedestrian is liable to come off worse. Therefore, it's in their interest to give way. The number of cyclists I've come across on a kamikaze mission astonishes me. Some just signal and/or manoeuvre without even looking. When I cycle I give way for reasons of self-preservation. Similarly when I drive my car, I don't take chances with lorries as I'm liable to come off worse. Simple common sense. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 10:57 30 May 2024
If police review footage and establish that a cyclist passed too close, cut across a junction, ran a red light, rode on the pavement, ran into pedestrians, slipstreamed motor vehicles, was checking their mobile phone whilst riding without holding the handlebars, stole a mobile phone or handbag from an unsuspecting pedestrian, etc., what do they do then? |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 10:41 30 May 2024
Your "trigger" was a pedestrian protecting his son from yet another rogue cyclist ignoring red lights. Nothing to do with drivers yet you respond by declaring them all "unhinged". You were right about one thing, though. It is much deeper than cyclists v. drivers, so why take it there? [Post edited 30 May 18:00]
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 10:15 30 May 2024
Funny how it is cyclists who see this as a backward step. Sorry, but if cyclists continue to flagrantly break the rules, some form of registration will come in (particularly for delivery riders and e-bikes). It will help combat this anti-social behaviour as well as help police reunite people with bikes that were stolen and have been recovered. As for road tax, it does add up. It needn't be much but at least contribute towards the cost of cycle lanes. Any cyclist who already pays road tax for a car would be exempt. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 09:55 30 May 2024
No, it wasn't. Prior to your comment no comparisons were being made with motorists. You took it there presumably because you can't handle the criticism. Nor is it a discussion on deaths in London. This thread is purely about bikes in London and the sheer volume of bikers not following the rules. Stick to the subject. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 22:31 28 May 2024
Oh, quelle surprise. Professional cyclist sticks up for cycling community using fake statistics. I wonder how many accidents were caused by cyclists who rode away into the sunset leaving carnage behind them (such as the example I just cited above). As cyclists do not have to register their bikes or themselves, they are untraceable and unaccountable. Consequently, the statistics that Boardman is relying on simply do not exist. |
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Reply | Bikes in London
at 22:20 28 May 2024
The delivery community in general (whether van or bike) are on another level and warrant a separate conversation.
Last week I was waiting at a red light at the East Acton junction of the A40, heading towards HQ. When the lights turned to green an Uber cyclist suddenly cut across everyone, causing absolute mayhem. He proceeded to cut across the entire junction, riding through on-coming traffic before mounting the pavement by Lidl and disappearing into the flats behind.
I had to hit the brakes to avoid him, resulting in the lady behind rear ending my vehicle. I was left to sort out an insurance claim in the middle of a super busy junction whilst that twit disappeared into the sunset to deliver a peperoni pizza. Carry on like that and he'll soon be a pavement pizza. |
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