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I feel the government have excelled once again with a well thought out response.
It was an ill thought out petition to begin with - I really couldn't see what the petitioners hoped to gain with it
Good.
No surprise there. Really poor idea to start with.
They worded that petition so poorly it was a complete waste of everyones time.
Response seems fine to me.
I like the subtle subtext of
GO BUY THE HIGHWAY CODE YOU IDIOTS!!!!
🙂
It is implicit in the response either (a) that they do not think there is a problem or (b) that they do not think the petition offers the appropriate solution.
While it is probably a bit of a big ask, I would quite like it to be explicit in the response which of (a) or (b) is behind the stated fact that the government has no plans to introduce such legislation.
These petitions are [b]all[/b] a waste of tiem though.
Those petitions are a total waste of space. They are a total sap, designed to give the illusion that us "little people" are [i]involved[/i] somehow. They're pointless.
it was a bollox idea anyway
the response of just give as much room as youd give a car like it already says in the code is fine
after all how can you tell if a driver is 2 ft 11 inces or the full 36 inches away from you which raises the point wtf is still measuring things in feet and inches apart from my dad
yep, its all cock.
[b]The Highway Code advises drivers to give cyclists at least as much room as a car when overtaking and to give them plenty of room and pay attention to any sudden change they may have to make[/b].
cycle lane, pavement, Rupp, motorway, its all fair game really. tea anyone?
Give as much room as you would a horse or your own kid is the way I see it.
So I was right to punch to Audi's side window this morning?
If you were able to reach, then yes, they were obviously too close. Unless you are Mr Tickle.
When was that ever wrong ❓
I’m tempted to start my own useless petition asking the government to define once and for all, clearly, just how long a piece of string actually is…
Stupid unworkable idea gets reasonable response. What's the issue?
The Highway Code advises drivers to give cyclists at least as much room as a car when overtaking and to give them plenty of room and pay attention to any sudden change they may have to make.
Do you go as far over to the other side of the road as you would for a car, or leave the same gap as you would between the cars?
Do you go as far over to the other side of the road as you would for a car, or leave the same gap as you would between the cars?
I give as much room as I can [within reason] for all overtaking
Probably a minimum of 4' & a maximum of 10' - bike or car
The problem really is about motorists' ignorance but can't legislate for that.
The problem really is about motorists' ignorance but can't legislate for that.
But the government could have said they were planning to address the obvious ignorance? but they didn't. The petition was badly worded but did raise the point that drivers don't give room when overtaking. The person who responded has chosen to brush it aside with little though about how to enforce the rules that exist.
[i]The problem really is about motorists' ignorance but can't legislate for that. [/i]
If you could the roads would be a LOT quieter!
As others have said - rubbish idea in the first place, it's got the response it deserves.
mudshark - Member
The problem really is about motorists' ignorance but can't legislate for that.
I'd say it's about peoples' ignorance rather than motorists'
Road safety would be improved if airbags were replaced with spikes.