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No lights, no Hi-Viz, Dark clothing, oh, and on the M1
You really wonder why the Highway Code is not compulsory learning and
implementation with regard to cyclists. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-shoulder.html |
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On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:44:49 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote: You really wonder why the Highway Code is not compulsory learning and implementation with regard to cyclists. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-shoulder.html What I find incredible is that cyclist so rarely break the rules of motorways that it makes headline news when they do. What percentage of motorists who break the rules of motorways, such as speed limits, make headline news? |
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"Bertie Wooster" wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:44:49 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote: You really wonder why the Highway Code is not compulsory learning and implementation with regard to cyclists. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-shoulder.html What I find incredible is that cyclist so rarely break the rules of motorways that it makes headline news when they do. What percentage of motorists who break the rules of motorways, such as speed limits, make headline news? Don't know, but it's off topic on a cycling NG |
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On 14/10/2013 09:36, Bertie Wooster wrote:
Mrcheerful wrote: You really wonder why the Highway Code is not compulsory learning and implementation with regard to cyclists. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-shoulder.html What I find incredible is that cyclist so rarely break the rules of motorways that it makes headline news when they do. It's not as rare as it should be. I have encountered cyclists on the motorway too. As far as I'm aware, they were not caught by the police. What percentage of motorists who break the rules of motorways, such as speed limits, make headline news? The motorway regulations (eg, "No cycling, not never, not no-how") do not include speed limits. Speed limits derive their existence from Road Traffic Acts. |
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On Monday, 14 October 2013 08:44:49 UTC+1, Mrcheerful wrote:
You really wonder why the Highway Code is not compulsory learning and implementation with regard to cyclists. It's not effective in preventing motorist idiocy, some of them even whinge about being caught: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/incoming/...y-zone-6181815 |
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On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 09:51:00 +0100, "Tarcap"
wrote: "Bertie Wooster" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:44:49 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote: You really wonder why the Highway Code is not compulsory learning and implementation with regard to cyclists. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-shoulder.html What I find incredible is that cyclist so rarely break the rules of motorways that it makes headline news when they do. What percentage of motorists who break the rules of motorways, such as speed limits, make headline news? Don't know, but it's off topic on a cycling NG Why would the scarcity of rule breaking cyclists be off-topic for a cycling newsgroup? |
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On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:03:49 +0100, JNugent
wrote: On 14/10/2013 09:36, Bertie Wooster wrote: Mrcheerful wrote: You really wonder why the Highway Code is not compulsory learning and implementation with regard to cyclists. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-shoulder.html What I find incredible is that cyclist so rarely break the rules of motorways that it makes headline news when they do. It's not as rare as it should be. I have encountered cyclists on the motorway too. As far as I'm aware, they were not caught by the police. What percentage of motorists who break the rules of motorways, such as speed limits, make headline news? The motorway regulations (eg, "No cycling, not never, not no-how") do not include speed limits. OK, then. What percentage of motorists using the motorway hard shoulder to make non emergency phone calls do you suppose make headline news? Speed limits derive their existence from Road Traffic Acts. |
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"Bertie Wooster" wrote in message ... The motorway regulations (eg, "No cycling, not never, not no-how") do not include speed limits. OK, then. What percentage of motorists using the motorway hard shoulder to make non emergency phone calls do you suppose make headline news? Wouldn't cars driving along off-road cycle paths be a better comparison? |
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On 14/10/2013 11:10, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:03:49 +0100, JNugent wrote: On 14/10/2013 09:36, Bertie Wooster wrote: Mrcheerful wrote: You really wonder why the Highway Code is not compulsory learning and implementation with regard to cyclists. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-shoulder.html What I find incredible is that cyclist so rarely break the rules of motorways that it makes headline news when they do. It's not as rare as it should be. I have encountered cyclists on the motorway too. As far as I'm aware, they were not caught by the police. What percentage of motorists who break the rules of motorways, such as speed limits, make headline news? The motorway regulations (eg, "No cycling, not never, not no-how") do not include speed limits. OK, then. What percentage of motorists using the motorway hard shoulder to make non emergency phone calls do you suppose make headline news? 100% of 0%, of course. Speed limits derive their existence from Road Traffic Acts. |
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On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:11:47 +0100, "Mentalguy2k8"
wrote: "Bertie Wooster" wrote in message .. . The motorway regulations (eg, "No cycling, not never, not no-how") do not include speed limits. OK, then. What percentage of motorists using the motorway hard shoulder to make non emergency phone calls do you suppose make headline news? Wouldn't cars driving along off-road cycle paths be a better comparison? What about pedestrian and cycle only bridges? http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1073...k_aunt/?ref=mr Just one of dozens of miscreant motorists made headline news. Oh - and even my mum fell foul of traffic regulations preventing motorists driving in bus/cycle lanes he http://goo.gl/maps/X5gan Caught by the anpr camera he http://goo.gl/maps/exIQl Neddless to say, she didn't make headline news. |
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