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One More Kilometre and We're in the Showers by Tim Hilton and BT-RICHARDS BICYCLE BOOK by Richard Ballantine
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One More Kilometre and We're in the Showers by Tim Hilton and BT-RICHARDS BICYCLE BOOK by Richard Ballantine
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Is the first book a homesexual novel? Not interested!
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I cycle nearly every day, sometimes taking a few "chances" but generally obeying the law and certainly not putting anyone at risk.
I've been knocked off my bike in both UK capitals and it's always been vehicles turning. Either overtaking you at speed just so they can cut across you whilst turning left, or turning right, literally right into me. I've ended up on the bonnets of car drivers that "just didn't see me" despite there being no other traffic and bright daylight.
One time snapping my lovely carbon frame, which resulted in a hefty insurance claim for the poor woman.
I do have full legal cover too, which is a good threat against insurance companies as they know if you use it, the cost will be at least £5K just to cover their fees!
No my rants are....
Why is there a need to pass a cyclist as quickly as possible, usually putting the car, the on-comming vehicle and the cyclist all at risk?
Why are cars allowed to park in cycle lanes, the same cycle lane that is usually un-rideable as there's weeks worth of crap or massive sunken ironwork holes, or a transit parked in it?
Something to remember, most cyclists own one or many cars.
Cycling in Europe is just a different experience, car owners are far more curtious and considerate (to cyclists at least - to each other they drive like lunitics).
Right....best do some work.
I've been knocked off my bike in both UK capitals and it's always been vehicles turning. Either overtaking you at speed just so they can cut across you whilst turning left, or turning right, literally right into me. I've ended up on the bonnets of car drivers that "just didn't see me" despite there being no other traffic and bright daylight.
One time snapping my lovely carbon frame, which resulted in a hefty insurance claim for the poor woman.
I do have full legal cover too, which is a good threat against insurance companies as they know if you use it, the cost will be at least £5K just to cover their fees!
No my rants are....
Why is there a need to pass a cyclist as quickly as possible, usually putting the car, the on-comming vehicle and the cyclist all at risk?
Why are cars allowed to park in cycle lanes, the same cycle lane that is usually un-rideable as there's weeks worth of crap or massive sunken ironwork holes, or a transit parked in it?
Something to remember, most cyclists own one or many cars.
Cycling in Europe is just a different experience, car owners are far more curtious and considerate (to cyclists at least - to each other they drive like lunitics).
Right....best do some work.
I think they want revenge for passing them. Motorists resent being in a queue of traffic while cyclists go sailing past.
I have wondered that. I think the usual reason in London is that car parking is very limited. But it is still annoying.
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Because slowing down to the speed of a cyclist is damn near impossible. Passing should still be done safely though.
Cycle lanes are somewhat of an afterthought in the UK. They have been pushed in to the most unsuitable places just for Government to claim to be doing something.
Many countries on the mainland have legislation that makes it an offence to cause a collision with a cyclist. Cyclists have right of way in all cases.
Many cycle lanes are separated from the main carriageway which makes them much safer.
The UK needs a rethink and remodel of its cycle routes. It also needs an attitude shift by drivers and cyclists alike.
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I got close to hitting a cyclist last night.
The cyclist was riding in the opposite direction on an unlit part of a very narrow lane, he was dressed in black and had no lights, his outline was even darker than the trees. I braked once my lights picked him out. He just rode by as though everything was normal
The cyclist was riding in the opposite direction on an unlit part of a very narrow lane, he was dressed in black and had no lights, his outline was even darker than the trees. I braked once my lights picked him out. He just rode by as though everything was normal
