Suicidal Cyclists

[Mich the Tester]

they quite obviously don't have a "right to walk side by side" with no consideration for others.

If it were two cyclists doing the same thing you would bemoan their behaviour.

If they wish to do so they should realise they are obstructing others and move out the way when required and with good grace.

I suggest we call them 'Pram Pratts'.

just as tottering pedestrians should be called 'wobbling weiners'.

Has the phenomenon of old people riding electric bicycles side by side arrived in Britain yet? Beware, because when it does, there will be much suffering and misery.

[vetran]

Has the phenomenon of old people riding electric bicycles side by side arrived in Britain yet? Beware, because when it does, there will be much suffering and misery.

no but we do have some 'gentleman' with a mobility scooter and no consideration about here. One of these days I'll bump into him and topple him.

[Mich the Tester]

no but we do have some 'gentleman' with a mobility scooter and no consideration about here. One of these days I'll bump into him and topple him.

The mobility scooter is a scourge, but the e-bike is a truly terrifying contraption. Old people who haven't cycled in years are suddenly propelled at 25km/h while their coordination levels have declined with the passing years to be effective at about 2.5km/h. Ring your bell to get past them and they rubberneck to see what's coming and of course lose all control of the heavy bicycle. Then they get angry and resort to internet fora where they bemoan the youth of today and demand legislation against lycra clad racing cyclists.

[cailin maith]

no but we do have some 'gentleman' with a mobility scooter and no consideration about here. One of these days I'll bump into him and topple him.

We have one of those near us and he's a proper menace. No consideration and zooms around with no regard fror anyone.

Annoying.

[Dallas]

yep

pack of 8 wobbly silver cyclists just south of frankfurt - didnt really know where they were going but adamant that they were going to overtake us, then stop, then overtake us ......

Seen one in East London, few more in the west. They're coming

[Mich the Tester]

yep

pack of 8 wobbly silver cyclists just south of frankfurt - didnt really know where they were going but adamant that they were going to overtake us, then stop, then overtake us ......

Seen one in East London, few more in the west. They're coming

It sounds rather like they are spreading out from their ancestral home in the Netherlands. Tell me if they reach Paris or Milan someday; I might want to watch that.

[darmstadt]

I'm going to get both an electric bike and a mobility scooter because I'm an anti-social bastard and just want to **** up everyone else. In fact there are some really cool ones around...

[Dallas]

on the cobbles of the Champs-Elysées the day before the final leg of the tour - i'd pay to see that final corner

[SueEllen]

I'm going to get both an electric bike and a mobility scooter because I'm an anti-social bastard and just want to **** up everyone else. In fact there are some really cool ones around...

There was a thing in the UK not sure which exact town where younger folk were getting mobility scooters as they were a cheap way of getting around.

[mudskipper]

My mother's got a scooter. She's bloody lethal on it - she goes fairly slowly but has zero awareness of what's going on around her. The police got her to do a 'test' on it - zig zagging through some cones. Never did quite suss out why, or what would have happened if she'd just mowed them all down. Perhaps it was just a slow day at the office.