Something To Think About (bicyclists)

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  1. BATEBY45

    BATEBY45 Well-Known Member

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    The Highway Code rule 1 and 2 pedestrians, walk facing oncoming traffic on the path or pavement.
    This must be for reasons of safety as the speed difference between pedestrians and powered vehicles makes collisions painful, ( been there, got the scars )
    Would it not be an idea for cyclists to ride on the right also ? I am thinking of the slower ones that cause tailbacks on narrow roads and hills, if they were on the right there would be no queues trying to pass them, they would require as much care from other road users as now but passing could be achieved much more quickly.
    Give this some consideration before jumping in, could it work? if not why not? it would require legislation and education obviously.
     
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  2. Tallpaul

    Tallpaul Noble Member

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    Give up the magic mushrooms.............
     
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  3. swampy61

    swampy61 Well-Known Member

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    It is bad enough getting blinded by the 180mega watt front lights and helmet lights they now use when they are on the other side of the road but on the same side blinded drivers would be mowing them down in their hundreds.
     
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  4. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Just BAN The feckers :mad:
    Problem solved :cool:
     
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  5. andyc1

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  6. Sprinter

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    It would work.
    Cos when they have cycled for a few miles and watched these cars coming towards them at 60mph they will realise how fing stupid they have been, and never go on busy roads again.Hard headed muppets.
     
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  7. Octoberon

    Octoberon Crème de la Crème

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    #7 Octoberon, Jan 4, 2021
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    Cyclists and motorcyclists are not exclusively different people. :)
     
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  8. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Doesn’t matter :mad:
    Ban the bastids :)
     
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  9. DCS222

    DCS222 Guest

    Watch that slippery slope dude, motorbikes evolved from pushbikes... they ban us... they ban us next!
     
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  10. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Meh :p
    Let’s start with Feckin cyclists first :mad:
    Then take it from there :p
     
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  11. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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  12. Octoberon

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  13. Tricky-Dicky

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    It would make them easier to hit.;):p
     
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  14. Timothy Peters

    Timothy Peters Senior Member

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    I am a Bi cyclist , if it has two wheels I ride it. DSC00778.jpeg can't we just all get a long? 04_Hollister_Nat[1] (2).jpeg
     
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  15. DCS222

    DCS222 Guest

    Don’t think I would use that emphasis, would kinda give the wrong impression in my case.
     
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  16. Sprinter

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    I'm a bus driver and can I ask when you last read the headline, " Bicycle collides with Bus". You have obviously decided that the risk is worth it. Have you considered the mental health of the driver who wipes out a cyclist, Every Day for the rest of his life he wakes up and says " I killed a guy". Peace.
     
  17. Tricky-Dicky

    Tricky-Dicky Crème de la Crème

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    Like most things/people all groups are let down by the (hopefully minority) of morons who pursue the hobby and these are used as the example for the hobby and the rest suffer for it.
     
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  18. Gyp

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    I've often thought that motor racing could be made more exciting if half the drivers went clockwise and half the drivers went anti-clockwise...

    Even if your idea were adopted, it would arguably make things worse as the bikes and motorised vehicles would regularly have to stop facing each other if it were not possible for the motorised vehicle to pull out to pass. Now the motorised vehicle simply has to slow down and be patient.
     
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  19. Red Thunder

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    Just sayin
     
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