7 cyclist....3 wide no wonder we are hated.

[Markymark]

Now i do give up

3 wide on a standard road with 7 cyclists plodding in cat69 opinion is a piss take...others disagree then thats cool.

Ok, I've asked around 4 times to give a reason as to why but you have not provided an answer

I can only assume:

You have not understood overtaking any number of bikes if in one lane makes no difference for the person overtaking

Edited heavily by mod!

 

[Mugshot]

Now i do give up

3 wide on a standard road with 7 cyclists plodding in cat69 opinion is a piss take...others disagree then thats cool.

Post a pic or a link to the bit of road where you were held up by the cyclists. How long do you think you were behind them, without exaggerating.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

Nice banter

 

[Mugshot]

Fo shizzle

 

[Markymark]

Don't worry, I assume the mods will delete the post shortly.

Mod: No they edited it leaving the sensible bit!

 

[Deleted member 35268]

For a bit of relief, head over to the "Cycling shorts, Ladies - help required!"

 

[jefmcg]

Was there room to safely pass a single cyclist at speed - with a 1.5 metre gap, without crossing the centre line, and without forcing the cyclist into the gutter?

 

[Lonestar]

We are only hated because of press bias.

 

[growingvegetables]

I give up!!! 3 wide on a standard road is a piss take and thats my view...if you think different thats fine.

Riding single file, with a bunch of short-tempered impatient idiots squeezing past with nary a touch on the brakes, nor a tweak of the steering .... now THAT is, at best a complacently dangerous DGAF "piss-take"; and at worst?

I trust it is not revealing that you had your rant, without (apparently) a few seconds' consideration of why the cyclists may have taken a defensive/protective road positioning?

I trust also that you don't actually mean to suggest cyclists deserve to be hated because of 7 individuals?

 

[coco69]

Yes banter is good.

 

[mjr]

If you were in a car, if they were riding in a space-saving domino formation (2-1-2-2 in this case - the front five look like the spots on a domino) then they could look as if they were 3 abreast when they weren't.

But then again, I'm with many of the others: if they were within a lane, then I don't see a problem because motorists should change lane to overtake. If a cycle or moto wants to overtake, pip the bell or horn and the back-marker should alert the others to single out. If they're not one group, they'll probably ride at different speeds and string out soon enough anyway.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

Or revisit the same subject here "https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/riding-several-abreast.79384//"

Highway code apparently says you "shouldn't" ride more than two abreast, but it is not illegal.

Personally I think its a bit SHITTY, that's all, a bit SELFISH. IMO

 

[coco69]

Highway code apparently says you"shouldn't" ride more than two abreast, but it is not illegal.

Game over!

 

[mjr]

Highway code apparently says you "shouldn't" ride more than two abreast, but it is not illegal.

Personally I think its a bit SHITTY, that's all, a bit SELFISH. IMO

But as they're likely to come off worst in a collision and far too many of my fellow motorists seem not to care enough to steer clear, then I'd like them to carry on being selfish, with my blessing. I'll wait a safe distance behind and I'm sure I'll be able to overtake soon enough. At least they're easier to pass than a tractor.

 

[oldfatfool]

So if there were 2 abreast but 2m apart but on the same side of the carriageway how would you react?