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idiot cyclist!
To idiotgirl who tried to run me down in Kensington Gardens this
morning... 1. When turning right, try not to cut straight across the path of some poor old dear on her bike. If her hair wasn't white already... 2. Also, when turning right, do not turn into the path of another cyclist and try to force them off their line. Doing it accidentally is one thing, but doing it deliberately is both rude and dangerous. 3. If you are going to tell people to "keep to the left", at least have the courtesy to learn the difference between right and left. And then apply that knowledge to yourself. And acknowledge that said person is already on the left (not that the rules of the highway apply to shared-use foot/cycle-paths anyway, but that's another matter). I don't know... I suppose there's no point being angry, especially as no Actual Harm was done, but I was Slightly Cross at the time. Still, I got to work it off with some hardcore courier-style weaving through the traffic on Ken High St, which was fun. On a more practical note, perhaps it would be helpful if the Powers That Be painted a few more white lines and give way signs in Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park for the benefit of my new friend and her like. And put up a few signs with messages in Very Large Type, such as "Give way to pedestrians, you morons" or "Only ride on the bits where it doesn't say No Cycling, you sodding mentalist". Another good one would be "Keep that ****ing dog on a lead, you ****". (I got chased by a whippet the other day - I have never accelerated so hard in my life.) d. |
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davek wrote:
(not that the rules of the highway apply to shared-use foot/cycle-paths anyway, but that's another matter). but it seems sensible to apply the same keep left rule by convention pk |
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p.k. wrote:
but it seems sensible to apply the same keep left rule by convention Yes and no... On the stretch through Hyde Park (where the path is quite wide) peds and cyclists are "separated" by a thick white line. Here, "keep left" does seem to be the de facto rule and it mostly works quite well. But on the stretch through Kensington Gardens (where the path is not so wide), there is no separation of peds and cyclists so it is really a case of riding a little more cautiously, and choosing whichever side of the path is safest at that time - and definitely not being dogmatic about which side of the path you pass on. A little courtesy is all it takes to keep everyone running smoothly and safely. In my encounter this morning, it was the idiotic behaviour of one rogue cyclist that caused a problem, not whether or not I was on the left or right side of the path. (The fact that I /was/ on the left is irrelevant.) All that said, I'd be happy for "keep left" to be made an official rule, as long as it could be enforced, and as long as it also applied to pedestrians. d. |
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On 16 May 2005 02:24:20 -0700, "davek"
wrote: Another good one would be "Keep that ****ing dog on a lead, you ****". Also "keep yourself and your dog on the same side of the bike, surely even you must realise that trailing a dog lead in front of a bike is a Bad Idea you half wit" |
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On 16 May 2005 02:24:20 -0700, davek wrote:
Another good one would be "Keep that ****ing dog on a lead, you ****". (I got chased by a whippet the other day - I have never accelerated so hard in my life.) Try slamming on your brakes from full tilt. The local dog that ran into my back wheel hasn't ever chased me since. -- Trevor Barton |
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Trevor Barton wrote:
On 16 May 2005 02:24:20 -0700, davek wrote: Another good one would be "Keep that ****ing dog on a lead, you ****". (I got chased by a whippet the other day - I have never accelerated so hard in my life.) Try slamming on your brakes from full tilt. The local dog that ran into my back wheel hasn't ever chased me since. Sounds good; but I'd guess there dog breeds for which this technique is contra-indicated. -- Joe * If I cannot be free I'll be cheap |
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