90% of London cyclists give the rest a bad name, no doubt about it. Either away with the fairies on a boris bike or acting like their in Le Tour trying to beat everything else home.
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Pedestrians don't care. They are enemy number one for me when I cycle.Originally posted by SueEllen View PostUnfortunately I have.
I also drive in London and occasionally across it.
Car drivers don't see me. Which is often good as when they do they try to run me down.
Taxi drivers are superb. So are bus drivers.
HGV have so little visibility. But why do they only kill women? I am perplexed. Usually it is men who are reckless.Comment
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Roads in London are clogged for cars. It is quicker by bike. Car drivers are jealous.Originally posted by LondonManc View Post90% of London cyclists give the rest a bad name, no doubt about it. Either away with the fairies on a boris bike or acting like their in Le Tour trying to beat everything else home.Comment
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It wasn't the Tour de France its a ride not a race.Originally posted by SueEllen View PostAnd no they can't take the gels with them.
One assumes they brought the Gels with them so they can take them home.Comment
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I tend not to drive in central London unless I have to. It's the cyclists from a pedestrians point of view. As big a p.i.t.a. as tourists.Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostRoads in London are clogged for cars. It is quicker by bike. Car drivers are jealous.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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I feel the same about pedestrians. They just jump in front of bikes assuming they will stop. Or without looking. When it is the cyclists right of way.Originally posted by LondonManc View PostI tend not to drive in central London unless I have to. It's the cyclists from a pedestrians point of view. As big a p.i.t.a. as tourists.
If a bike hits a pedestrian the cyclist will get hurt.Comment
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Have you ever ridden on Canary Wharf? Different breed on there.Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI feel the same about pedestrians. They just jump in front of bikes assuming they will stop. Or without looking. When it is the cyclists right of way.
If a bike hits a pedestrian the cyclist will get hurt.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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When I was at school everyone who cycled had to do the Cycle Proficiency Test (I even still have my badge and certificate somewhere.) Do schoolkids still have to do this: Home - Bikeability and maybe more adults should...“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Not on the tower! But I currently work at the wharf and commute by bike every day. I have worked in the city and Belgravia before and cycled to/from home to those.Originally posted by LondonManc View PostHave you ever ridden on Canary Wharf? Different breed on there.
I still have to get through Greenwich/Blackheath/Lee/A20 and that is dangerous.Comment
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WHSOriginally posted by BrilloPad View PostRoads in London are clogged for cars. It is quicker by bike. Car drivers are jealous.
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