Roundabouts and other driving pet peeves

[BrokenWing]

It is. It's a "must" under rule 60 of the HWC. Are police stopping cyclists at night currently?

Can't see them can they.

I go for a run at half five in the mornings and I'm safer running in the road with my chest lights on than dodging the constant flow of bikes and e-scooters with no lights tearing along the pavements.

 

[AlRums]

Moment mountain biker slams into gate but is miraculously unharmed

Lloyd Bennett, 14, and his father Terry caught their dramatic escapade on camera while riding the One Giant Leap track near Llangollen, North Wales, on January 25.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Stupid and potentially dangerous cyclist

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Can't see them can they.

I go for a run at half five in the mornings and I'm safer running in the road with my chest lights on than dodging the constant flow of bikes and e-scooters with no lights tearing along the pavements.

I don't ride at nights. It's suicidal on the roads even with lights. But these new laws won't change much without proper enforcement. It's just political gesturing IMO.

Moment mountain biker slams into gate but is miraculously unharmed

Lloyd Bennett, 14, and his father Terry caught their dramatic escapade on camera while riding the One Giant Leap track near Llangollen, North Wales, on January 25.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Stupid and potentially dangerous cyclist

Yes, but he walked away from it. And at least it was on mountain bike trail and not in an urban area.

Here's another Daily Fail article from last year, along with the Torygraph that's very anti cyclist:

Cyclists kill or seriously injure 1,400 pedestrians since 2013

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has vowed to close a loophole which can see cyclists who kill or injure pedestrians escape prosecution as they cannot be held to account, pictured, Brian Fitzpatrick.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Not once does it put into context that vehicles seriously injure or kill around 30k per year. Whipping up the culture wars on the roads even.

 

[AlRums]

Here's another Daily Fail article from last year, along with the Torygraph that's very anti cyclist:

Cyclists kill or seriously injure 1,400 pedestrians since 2013

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has vowed to close a loophole which can see cyclists who kill or injure pedestrians escape prosecution as they cannot be held to account, pictured, Brian Fitzpatrick.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Not once does it put into context that vehicles seriously injure or kill around 30k per year. Whipping up the culture wars on the roads even.

There is no context needed, car drivers and their insurance is held accountable by law.

Cyclists as pointed out in the article aren't held accountable at all as very much itemised in the article with two specific cases. That's 30 dead people with no responsibility at all.

The laws must be changed and registration, insurance and if need be a tax has to be levied/mandated to protect those who are injured or killed by cyclists in the same way drivers are.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

There is no context needed, car drivers and their insurance is held accountable by law.

well, there is when the numbers killed and seriously injured are disproportionately larger than cyclists.

Cyclists as pointed out in the article aren't held accountable at all as very much itemised in the article with two specific cases. That's 30 dead people with no responsibility at all.

I hold insurance as a cyclist. I am also a car driver as are a lot of cyclists. It's not a simple case of segregating cyclists, drivers, pedestrians.

The laws must be changed and registration, insurance and if need be a tax has to be levied/mandated to protect those who are injured or killed by cyclists in the same way drivers are.

It's too complex and costly to register and force insurance on cyclists. Those who do, choose to do so mainly for anti- theft purposes, which is another issue for cyclists.

It's been said by DOT many times and not worth it for the benefits cycling provides. As above the number of cases of cyclists killing a pedestrian is minute compared to cars/vehicles which for the most part are deadly weapons, driven by people for convenience.

Where is the protected cycling infrastructure and which is well maintained? That's the real issue in our urban areas without the right throwing up their arms. Giving up road space for cycling and dare I say it microbililty where there is regulation of the batteries.

More LTNs - which have been proven to work and be effective. More employers willing to set up work places closer to where peeps live so they can walk/cycle more instead of in major cities forcing workers to drive being crammed onto smelly trains wasting hours of their day and money commuting or frustrated being stuck in traffic jams.