On 04/09/2011 07:51, Doug wrote:
On Saturday, September 3, 2011 12:39:20 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
On Sep 3, 5:39 am, Peter wrote:
which I find strange. In my experience bicycling on the footpath is much
more dangerous also for the bicyclist than bicycling on the road.


Same here - even if it was legal to do so, I'd never cycle on the
pavement as it is too slow and there are too many give way points.

Agreed but surely some people cycle on the pavements because they consider the roads and its drivers too dangerous and therefore are prepared to put up with the many inconveniences of pavement cycling?

Yes, and bugger the inconveniences to pedestrians.

Personally I disagree with them because pavement motoring also represents a danger to cyclists. Because of their vulnerability cyclists have to make difficult choices in an inequitable situation where drivers can kill them but they can't kill drivers.

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Lack of any mention of pedestrians in your post noted.

It's cyclists like you, who obviously do not care about pedestrians,
( you did not mention them at all in your anti care rant) that give
cycling a bad name