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Convert - I doubt that. I have been cycling for 40 years and [b]don't own a car[/b].
Er..I think we guessed that "fact".
fair enough - but I suspect what you think is safe and what the highway code thinks is safe is a different thing - I would want 70 cm at least from the kerb / road edge and 1m + between the car and me if I was letting them by.Is this ok with you?
that is amateur mileage convert seriously MTFU
perhaps I can just go in a straight line better than you 😉
It depends on the road i generally ride PP but there a few places where there is no need to do this tbh so I dont and I take up less room to let cars past.
gwj72 - MemberOh I get it. So you just basically take as much of the road up as you can?
No - I adopt the primary position as suggested by the IAM and others.
Convert- at a guess a hundred thousand miles or two - 50 miles a week average for 40 years-
I know, clearly much still to learn 😉
No - I adopt the primary position as suggested by the IAM and others.
What do they know? Just because they make my cats dinner does not make them an expert on road safety!
You have a cat?
I thought you were a steely eyed dealer of death 😀
You must now redeem yourself by purchasing the meanest dog available pronto!
PP is what I use almost all the time but there are times when all it does it anger other road users.
Karma .... be nice to cars and they may be nicer to us all.
You have a cat?
I thought you were a steely eyed dealer of death
You must now redeem yourself by purchasing the meanest dog available pronto!
I've got a cat and kitten, a cockerel, 4 hens and 2 'ickle chicks. A man needs balance in his life 😀
I do let cars past when its safe to do so - but its on my terms not the car drivers.
That was a great little blast to the shop. I came up behind a gentlemen's cycling club on a perambulate around the villages. Leaving barely room to twiddle a moustache I accelerated into the pack leaving them picking spokes from their beards at the side of the road! It felt good in my tummy that.
So, I'm off out again to Oldham tomorrow. If anyone is thinking of acting like a cyclist in those parts tomorrow, then know this... I am specifically targeting Hi-Vis garments and cycle clips. Anybody seen consulting the highway code after the incident will be reversed over. This is my only warning > |
@OP - You started something now Martin
Can't believe this thread is so long - its quite obvious that what Martin is refering to is against the Rules
[url= http://www.itsnotarace.org/scr-rules/ ]The Rules[/url]
Hey, and lets face it, if your not playing The Game, should you even be out there ?
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2 or 3 feet clearance between a cycle and a passing car is not enough - nor is it enough when passing another car
I dunno, I'd be happy with that tbh. Maybe I'm judging my distances wrong but I'd say that's more than you get normally in either form of transport. It's the people that give you about 6 inches that are the problem. Or those that give you no room at all 👿
Quite often ride two abreast, it's the easiest way to have a chat whilst cycling. Which is a friendly, fun activity for me 🙂 At some point in the past roads were a pleasant place to be and not simply a way to get from A to B as quickly as possible. Would be good if more people remembered those days...
Sorry, I can't be bothered in reading every single post...
But, there are two types of people who ride bicycles on the road...
A) Cyclists - People who have some idea of safe riding. They have bikes which are in roadworthy condition, they know where to look, they know how and where to position their bike. Some ride like assholes, but they generally can take care of themselves...
B) Bike owners - These are people who have a bike, so point it in the direction of their destination and start mashing "those angled bits you put your feet on" until they get there. They have no interest in the finer art of bike control or looking after their bike. They often have no helmet, no proper clothing and certainly have no concept of concentrating on their surroundings... Rolling liabilities! I have seen these people ride through red lights without even looking to see if there is anything coming, people riding on flat tyres, forks fitted backwards, bikes with no brakes, over-extended stems and/or seatposts (usually because it's a kids bike). Morons.
I even saw a guy (wearing black from head to toe) riding in the dark at winter no lights, helmet etc riding with both hands in his jeans pockets (presumably because his bare hands were cold) whilst listening to his ipod or whatever... Total fuc*tard!
The number of times i've heard people say "No, brake blocks are too expensive, I won't bother"
The whole problem with group B is compounded with Cycle To Work Scheme as many are buying bikes [i]only[/i] because they are cheap (or atleast they think they will be)...
I have worked in bike shops for 11 years (but not any more), and I can safely say that aforementioned group B need a slap across the back of the head. Should have been wearing a helmet... 🙄
You've worked in bike shops for 11 years but only discerned 2 types of cyclist? I don't usually do this, but... 🙄
dp
Also I see as much bad riding from the lycra clad helmet wearers as I do from those who don't wear all the gear
This thread is awesome to the power rad
This thread is a bit like reading the Guardian Bike Blog