Was the cyclist doing 40 mph and what were the injuries to the pedestrian?
Reports were never clear beyond both parties being seriously injured but it was a village at the foot of a long decent.
Was the cyclist doing 40 mph and what were the injuries to the pedestrian?
So nothing then.
I was responding to a post regarding the zebra crossing.
Well it was your post I quoted, so I don’t understand how you could miss it.
You responded to my post, which had no mention of a zebra crossing.
Fair point. I lost track of what I was responding to, thought it was the one about the zebra crossing.
And for the avoiudance of doubt, I fully accept that people are likely to cross at other places. I still think that in this particular case, visibility was clear enough that nobody would have suddenly appeared as they started to cross.
It isn't "incredibly rare".
Fairly uncommon, particularly in built up areas, but not that exceptional.
I'm by no means a fast cyclist, but most of my rides have points where I exceed 30mph. Today my maximum according to Strava was 39.6mph (My wahoo had it as 44, but I never believed that).
True. There are only two places I can think of where I regularly get over 30 that are in 30mph zones, both wioth very good visibility and few pedestrians.How many of those points coincide with 30mph zones? Not many I wager.
And remember, most cyclists just pootle around. We on Cyclechat are more committed and even a slow-coach like me is probably faster than average. And I doubt I've ever exceeded a speed limit on the bike. Not because I'm a good citizen, just because it never happens.
If I look at my last long ride I see that I hit 60kmh/just under 40mph, going down a long straight hill which was national speed limits. But in speed restricted areas you tend not to have the long unobstructed downhill sections with no road hazards to build up speed. They do exist (I can think of only one) but they are atypical.
Maybe "incredibly rare" was an overstatement, but if not that it's certainly rare enough to warrant a news story about it.
I've yet to see one that can teleport.
Ever heard of folk running?
The relevant services have set the standard which is why it isn't stated in law. They also train, or arrange the training, and testing of their drivers.I think both points above are slightly wrong:
1. Speed limits do not apply to "any vehicle on an occasion when it is being used for fire and rescue authority, for ambulance purposes or police purposes, if the observance of that provision would be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for which it is being used on that occasion." (Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 section 87). This is slightly different to cycles and horses, in that there is a specific exemption, rather than the law being written so it wouldn't apply to them.
2. This exemption is only allowed if the vehicle is "being driven by a person who has been trained in driving vehicles at high speeds" or is being used to train them. It's a requirement for exceeding the speed limits, not the reason. The reason isn't stated in the law and I've not checked the parliamentary record but I suspect it's because the benefits of faster arrival of the emergency services is considered to outweigh the risk of letting their trained drivers exceed limits.
The relevant services have set the standard which is why it isn't stated in law. They also train, or arrange the training, and testing of their drivers.
Move usually expressed as you shouldn't go so fast that you can't stop in the distance you can see ahead.A wise man once said that you shouldn’t go faster than you are capable of stopping safely at, for the given road conditions.
Move usually expressed as you shouldn't go so fast that you can't stop in the distance you can see ahead.
The most common place that I know of is going round Richmond Park where there are some fast steepish downhills (or killer uphills if going the other direction). The speed limit there is 20mph and it has long been a bone of contention for motorists that cyclists often exceed 20mph going down those hills - even the pootlers. The Parks Police used to enforce it for bikes as well (it's private land so owners rules apply), but then they stopped, and now they have started again (apparently):-True. There are only two places I can think of where I regularly get over 30 that are in 30mph zones, both wioth very good visibility and few pedestrians.