[Closed] Is This Right or Sexist (also contains an interesting article on cycling safety)

It may be sexist to assume that women are more likely to look after kids and do the shopping, but it's also probably still true.

None of the people who ride to work here get a shower when they arrive, including the women. I often go shopping on my way home by bike. When i'm looking after the kids, I drop them at school/nursery by bike.

Having seen the way cyclists ride in London, I'm not surprised many are involved in accidents. They ride without lights after dark, ignore traffic lights and ride aggressively as if they own the road. Apparently that is how the LCC want it in parts of London - pedestrians and cyclists only (and I'm sure they would prefer not to have pedestrians in their way as they cycle along the pavement).
Iain, Scotland

well done iain, Scotland, you have highlighted yourself as a top twit.

in London TFL are encouraging many non cyclists to get on a bike and commute, they have not provided training, their website lacks critical info, they don't advocate use of helmets and they are not creating safe areas within the road system to cycle plus they are doing nothing (except reap the rewards of an ineffective congestion charge) to reduce volume and size of traffic on the streets

its also fair to say that many cyclists do not take the time to perform little tasks (lifesaver, no ipod, anticipation) that could prevent accidents and potentially save their life

i think that in London (and other cities) we are approaching a need to ban HGV and similar from the streets between certain hours unless they are equipped with the highest category of mirrors, rear camera etc

Confident female cyclists like Jane Hornsby, 49, from Oxford, says it's not just safety that puts some women off getting on two wheels.

Practical issues like changing facilities and bringing a spare outfit also play a part.

Women may also have less time than men, she says, because they tend to have the responsibility of looking after children before and after work, and are often carrying shopping.

Women are allowed to say sexist rubbish though, it's only bad if men do it. 😉

get proactive:

http://www.seemesaveme.com

I'm proactive enough thanks, its the lazy ****ers behind the wheel that need to get proactive.

in London TFL are encouraging many non cyclists to get on a bike and commute, they have not provided training, their website lacks critical info, they don't advocate use of helmets and they are not creating safe areas within the road system to cycle plus they are doing nothing (except reap the rewards of an ineffective congestion charge) to reduce volume and size of traffic on the streets

I'm with you on the rest, but advocating helmet use [i]discourages[/i] people from cycling.

[i]Compulsory[/i] helmet use discourages cycling.

Being a lazy fat fvck discourages cycling.

Compulsory helmet use discourages cycling.

Even just [i]encouraging[/i] it gives the impression that cycling is dangerous.

Olly - Member

Having seen the way cyclists ride in London, I'm not surprised many are involved in accidents. They ride without lights after dark, ignore traffic lights and ride aggressively as if they own the road. Apparently that is how the LCC want it in parts of London - pedestrians and cyclists only (and I'm sure they would prefer not to have pedestrians in their way as they cycle along the pavement).
Iain, Scotland

well done iain, Scotland, you have highlighted yourself as a top twit.

It's seems a fair enough assessment of how a lot of cyclist behave in London. On the last couple of times I've been down there in a van I've had people cut up the inside of me whilst turning left and it's shocking how much worse the general standard of riding is than in Leeds or York. Red light jumping just seems to be endemic in London.

qwerty - Member

in London TFL are encouraging many non cyclists to get on a bike and commute, they have not provided training, their website lacks critical info, they don't advocate use of helmets and they are not creating safe areas within the road system to cycle plus they are doing nothing (except reap the rewards of an ineffective congestion charge) to reduce volume and size of traffic on the streets

its also fair to say that many cyclists do not take the time to perform little tasks (lifesaver, no ipod, anticipation) that could prevent accidents and potentially save their life

i think that in London (and other cities) we are approaching a need to ban HGV and similar from the streets between certain hours unless they are equipped with the highest category of mirrors, rear camera etc