On Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 10:13:58 AM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
On 28/04/18 00:38, Simon Jester wrote:
Why does this work in Germany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRoG2HrYx8k
But we are told it would be suicide for UK cyclists.
There is a culture in the rest of Europe and USA completely missing in
Britain. To give way when turning. British authorities don't help to do
anything to change this when they have been setting vehicle/pedestrian
phases on traffic lights incorrectly and painting give way lines on
residential roads in the wrong place for several decades.
Also, in other places, if a collision between motor and cycle takes
place in a cycle lane, the driver is bound to be at fault. Here the only
point of a cycle lane is to allow a bureaucrat to go home with a warm
fuzzy feeling after ticking a "sustainable transport" box.
Watching that video again it is all about mutual respect rather than them and us. They were all road users, the mode of transport did not matter. Notice at 1:27 where the cyclist waves at the motorist to say go ahead even though we have priority.
We need to change social attitudes towards cycling in this country. Lycra Warriors and Mr Pounders not not help.