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3 year old mown down on the pavement
On Saturday, 6 June 2015 10:23:56 UTC+2, Adia wrote:
It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. In the same way that many drivers believe it is acceptable to drive along the footpath until they find a nice parking spot which will then restrict access for pedestrians, prams and disabled carriages. Luckily, spot fines are a good deterrent for these law breakers. |
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3 year old mown down on the pavement
On 06/06/2015 09:53, Alycidon wrote:
On Saturday, 6 June 2015 10:23:56 UTC+2, Adia wrote: It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. In the same way that many drivers believe it is acceptable to drive along the footpath until they find a nice parking spot which will then restrict access for pedestrians, prams and disabled carriages. Luckily, spot fines are a good deterrent for these law breakers. Try to stay on topic, this is a cycling group. |
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3 year old mown down on the pavement
On 06/06/2015 10:27, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 06/06/2015 09:53, Alycidon wrote: On Saturday, 6 June 2015 10:23:56 UTC+2, Adia wrote: It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. In the same way that many drivers believe it is acceptable to drive along the footpath until they find a nice parking spot which will then restrict access for pedestrians, prams and disabled carriages. Luckily, spot fines are a good deterrent for these law breakers. Try to stay on topic, this is a cycling group. Wrong ! This is an Anti - Cycling Group! |
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3 year old mown down on the pavement
On 06/06/2015 10:32, colwyn wrote:
On 06/06/2015 10:27, Mrcheerful wrote: On 06/06/2015 09:53, Alycidon wrote: On Saturday, 6 June 2015 10:23:56 UTC+2, Adia wrote: It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. In the same way that many drivers believe it is acceptable to drive along the footpath until they find a nice parking spot which will then restrict access for pedestrians, prams and disabled carriages. Luckily, spot fines are a good deterrent for these law breakers. Try to stay on topic, this is a cycling group. Wrong ! This is an Anti - Cycling Group! The basis should still be cycling. |
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3 year old mown down on the pavement
"Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... On 06/06/2015 09:53, Alycidon wrote: On Saturday, 6 June 2015 10:23:56 UTC+2, Adia wrote: It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. In the same way that many drivers believe it is acceptable to drive along the footpath until they find a nice parking spot which will then restrict access for pedestrians, prams and disabled carriages. Luckily, spot fines are a good deterrent for these law breakers. Try to stay on topic, this is a cycling group. They just can't help it. It's the cyclist's SOP. Attempting to deflect any bad behaviour by cyclists towards motorists is all they can do. They should be pitied, not pilloried, |
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3 year old mown down on the pavement
On 06/06/2015 10:46, Tarcap wrote:
"Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... On 06/06/2015 09:53, Alycidon wrote: On Saturday, 6 June 2015 10:23:56 UTC+2, Adia wrote: It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. In the same way that many drivers believe it is acceptable to drive along the footpath until they find a nice parking spot which will then restrict access for pedestrians, prams and disabled carriages. Luckily, spot fines are a good deterrent for these law breakers. Try to stay on topic, this is a cycling group. They just can't help it. It's the cyclist's SOP. Attempting to deflect any bad behaviour by cyclists towards motorists is all they can do. They should be pitied, not pilloried, It just shows that although Simon has been away for a couple of years, he has learnt nothing. |
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3 year old mown down on the pavement
On 06/06/2015 09:23, Adia wrote:
Rob Morley wrote: Mrcheerful wrote: What is particularly incredible is the claim that he did not know that it was illegal to ride on the footway. Indeed - what an idiot. But many people seem to think it's OK, or at least preferable to using the road. It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. I don't think they appreciate how serious an issue this can become, especially if they are involved in an accident with a pedestrian. You think they don't appreciate how serious it is. I say they just don't care. |
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3 year old mown down on the pavement
On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 09:23:57 +0100
Adia wrote: It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, The only way they can be sure of doing that is to ride at walking pace and stop whenever there is any chance that they might inconvenience a pedestrian. They might as well get off and push, at least they'd be legal then (although they'll take up more space on the pavement than if they were astride the bike). and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. I don't think they appreciate how serious an issue this can become, especially if they are involved in an accident with a pedestrian. Indeed. I suggest that slow careful pavement riding might be acceptable at the start or end of a journey, or as an alternative where the road route is too cycle-unfriendly, but for normal use it's a non-starter as it's just too slow and hazardous compared to using the road. |
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3 year old mown down on the pavement
On Saturday, 6 June 2015 11:27:54 UTC+2, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 06/06/2015 09:53, Alycidon wrote: On Saturday, 6 June 2015 10:23:56 UTC+2, Adia wrote: It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. In the same way that many drivers believe it is acceptable to drive along the footpath until they find a nice parking spot which will then restrict access for pedestrians, prams and disabled carriages. Luckily, spot fines are a good deterrent for these law breakers. Try to stay on topic, this is a cycling group. Where EXACTLY in the *UK* was your "taking the lane fail" clip filmed as they were driving on the right? If it was not in the UK, it was off topic, so please mark it as such. |
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3 year old mown down on the pavement
On 06/06/2015 14:38, Alycidon wrote:
On Saturday, 6 June 2015 11:27:54 UTC+2, Mrcheerful wrote: On 06/06/2015 09:53, Alycidon wrote: On Saturday, 6 June 2015 10:23:56 UTC+2, Adia wrote: It could be that quite a few cyclists are still of the opinion that they may ride on the footway provided they do so considerately, and feel that in such circumstances police officers should exercise their discretion. In the same way that many drivers believe it is acceptable to drive along the footpath until they find a nice parking spot which will then restrict access for pedestrians, prams and disabled carriages. Luckily, spot fines are a good deterrent for these law breakers. Try to stay on topic, this is a cycling group. Where EXACTLY in the *UK* was your "taking the lane fail" clip filmed as they were driving on the right? If it was not in the UK, it was off topic, so please mark it as such. at least it was about cycling ! |
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