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Signed. Worth a go, innit?
signed
Signed.
But post 2016, compassion and consideration for others is no longer in fashion, I'm afraid.
Done.
It really shouldn't be too much to ask, should, to just remind people that aggression using a 2 ton weapon towards someone completely unprotected is not really on....
Signed - because why wouldn't you.
It really shouldn’t be too much to ask, should, to just remind people that aggression using a 2 ton weapon towards someone completely unprotected is not really on….
Totally. When they've mown someone down and (if really 'unlucky') end up in court the contrition and tears flow freely - some genuine, some fake. But that is irrelevant to the poor ****er they killed through their aggression.
Signed.
Done.
I will sign it, as that takes a moment. But I dont think it will make any difference, sadly. To change behaviour the recipients for this campaign will have to hear and see it and have empathy for it.
Its the lack of hearing, seeing and empathy for cyclists that is the problem.
Perhaps forcing drivers to spend a week commuting to work on a bike once every few years would help.
Its the lack of hearing, seeing and empathy for cyclists that is the problem.
Perhaps forcing drivers to spend a week commuting to work on a bike once every few years would help.
This.
Perhaps forcing drivers to spend a day commuting to work on a bike once a week would help.
FTFY
Signed
Signed.
A public awareness campaign not to be a dick?
Your 60 seconds signing the petition would be better spent firing an email to your PCC asking why enforcement is not a priority - most of the behaviour is against the law. Former Police Scotland Chief Constable made it a priority to focus on road traffic because it was far more likely that you'd be killed on the roads than murdered.
Your 60 seconds signing the petition would be better spent firing an email to your PCC asking why enforcement is not a priority – most of the behaviour is against the law. Former Police Scotland Chief Constable made it a priority to focus on road traffic because it was far more likely that you’d be killed on the roads than murdered.
Not against the petition for awareness, but I agree, if we all pestered our PCCs we'd see better results
Signed.
Done
Me too.
Done.
Thanks for sharing.
👍🏻
Had a close pass like that myself last week in almost identical circumstances but on a narrower road. The guy was speeding too, and I knew what he was going to do because I didn't hear him throttle off the gas as a car on the other side blocked his clean overtake. I found myself about 6 inches from the curb as my preservation instinct kicked in. Worse than reckless from the driver, almost like they want to harm you. Beware young men in hatches.
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That close pass up there is positively cuddly alongside the one I got yesterday from some **** in a hired Luton Van thing. Probably six inches away from my bar end and not much more from the car coming the other way.
If I could have dragged the toe rag out of the van and beaten the shit out of him I would have. Happily.
But post 2016
As late as that?
Signed though.
But post 2016
Around 24th June I seem to recall.
I was thinking more around 2010. But in reality, probably a long time before that!
Signed, and hoping more do the same as the numbers are pretty low.
It all helps.
most of the behaviour is against the law.
Sort of irrelevant though if there is nobody to catch them. Of all the close passes, overtaking on blind bends and then pulling in and other shitty driving I have never once seen a police man anywhere near them and even if I did I doubt they would get pulled over anyway.
Sort of irrelevant though if there is nobody to catch them.
Hence the suggestion that we need to pressure PCCs to review their priorities.
Hence the suggestion that we need to pressure PCCs to review their priorities.
It is unrealistic though isn't it. There are never going to be enough police just knocking about watching drivers who are driving badly or aggressively (towards cyclists or other cars drivers). Priorities within the finite number of people available are not going to get far.
Done.
I hope it all works out but I have my doubts :o(
Nothing will change if we don't try and change it.
Done. Almost at 10,000...
Signed. For all the good it will do. Until the cps make it super easy to prosecute with helmet cam evidence, a mere close pass that does not lead to injury wil always be low priority.
Your close pass is nothing! When you've heard this rumbling next to you before a 90degree bend....
It's usually not the aggression, but the stupidity that causes the issues. But hey, we can address the former. The latter... good luck.
Signed.
But post 2016, compassion and consideration for others is no longer in fashion, I’m afraid.
On both sides of the fence.
10k+ signatures now. Up from less than 5k yesterday lunchtime, it’s growing. Slowly..
Done 😉
I'm kinda used to it now, which really shouldn't be the case.
Signed and shared
You'd think drivers wouldn't need reminding not to drink and drive, or speed, but there we are....
I agree drivers that properly have a go at cyclists won't take any notice of a government ad campaign. Not because of their hatred of cyclists, but because they have proper anger issues that need addressing.
I'd just like a campaign to be backed up by enforcement.
Yeah, and I didn’t believe in Black Lives Matter , cos All live matter don’t they*
Just cos somone has a Twitter account, doesn’t make them any kind of authority.
* sarcasm, in case anyone’s confused
Thread resurrection.
I'm assuming all of us who signed have had the two emailed government responses and found it all a bit unimpressive?
I know it's no more than was really expected, but still having had the initial response kicked back by the Commons Petitions Committee, they've given pretty much the same shitty "We're looking at the highway code again" response:
The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Run a public awareness campaign to address driver aggression toward cyclists”.
Government responded:
The Department for Transport is already reviewing The Highway Code to improve cyclist safety and doesn’t consider that a campaign along the lines specifically requested by this petition is necessary.
The Government is focused on making cycling and walking safer and easier. To that end the Department for Transport undertook a major cycling and walking safety review in 2018. Following an extensive public consultation, the Department published its full response and a detailed two-year action plan on 22 November 2018 ( https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/governments-response-to-the-cycling-walking-investment-strategy-safety-review).
One of the actions identified was to review The Highway Code to create a new and improved Highway Code, to keep vulnerable road users - including cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders - safe on the roads and make sure they are at the forefront of motorists’ minds when they are traveling. For example, the proposed changes highlight how to avoid the dangers of close passing, and encourage people to adopt the ‘Dutch reach’, a method of opening a car door with the hand furthest from the handle, to force drivers to look over their shoulder for passing traffic.
On the 28 July 2020, the Prime Minister launched ambitious plans to boost cycling and walking (Gear Change: a bold vision for cycling and walking: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycling-and-walking-plan-for-england) and the consultation on changes to The Highway Code was published at the same time as part of a much broader plan into Cycling and Walking. The proposed changes should lead to a new and improved Highway Code, to keep vulnerable road users safe on the roads.
The consultation closed on 28 October 2020; over 20,000 responses were received, and we are currently undertaking a full analysis of all replies. A summary of responses, including the next steps, will be published shortly.
The Department for Transport recognises the important role education has in keeping vulnerable road users safe on the roads and the Department’s THINK! campaign aims to change the attitudes and behaviours behind key road safety issues, via marketing campaigns, online resources ( https://www.think.gov.uk/) and THINK! social media channels. THINK! will be developing a behavioural change campaign to support implementation of these changes to The Highway Code and the overarching aims of these changes.
Department for Transport
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The Department for Transport is already reviewing The Highway Code to improve cyclist safety and doesn’t consider that a campaign along the lines specifically requested by this petition is necessary.
Doesn’t consider necessary? Surely that’s exactly why people are signing the petition, the government doesn’t consider it as a problem so the people are trying to get them to do so
That said, if you expected a different outcome you were always going to be disappointed
To be fair I took part in the online survey about the changes to the highway code, it does look like there is a substantial increased emphasis on cyclist safety.
Whether that's actually worth anything given much of the Highway Code is routinely ignored is a different matter