It makes sense in any situation on the road, path or shared path that one makes allowances for the most vulnerable road user whoever that may be. I don't know if this is the official highway code approach but I seem to remember it's something along those lines.I agree, Cyclopathic, and I'd repeat that many allow their cycling blinkers to obscure the basic fact that pedestrians and animals should be given priority on shared paths.
Because whatever you might think it is still wrong to categorise everybody in the same way because of how they look.I don't see why you're defending them? Unless maybe you're one yourself?
It makes sense in any situation on the road, path or shared path that one makes allowances for the most vulnerable road user whoever that may be. I don't know if this is the official highway code approach but I seem to remember it's something along those lines.
I ride the same roads as everyone else and I think the biggest factor in my enjoyment and to a large extent my safety is my own attitude and behaviour. Pedestrians should look where they are going for sure but it can be easy to forget that bikes are fairly silent. Despite being a cyclist for 30 years I have walked out and nearly been hit by a bike and I don't think it does anybody any good to get all bolshy about it. It's just counter productive.
I am pleased that the general opinion on this thread seems to come down quite conclusively on the side of trying to be tolerant and understanding. We are all aware that this is not always easy and that it is made even harder by the fact that we are always a bit edgy from the adrenaline of being constantly alert (hopefully) but it is still important that we don't act like the people we complain about.
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I tend to shout "lookout" or give my bell a ring if I see someone wandering blindly towards the road.
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A video to show how some pedestrians should watch where they're walking....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzFY_eGHtqg
My driving instructor called his one man firm Tufty. I only knew roughly what it was because I'd heard my grandparents mention it and that was 20 years ago. There can't be many people who would get the reference. Funny though.I tend to shout "Tufty Club" as most of the peds who step out without looking are old enough to have been a member and old enough to know better.
Bonjour. What about them?Murdoch....sorry SkyRide and British Cycling for quietly shaftig grass roots and community cycling organisations just to boost their membership numbers.
My driving instructor called his one man firm Tufty. I only knew roughly what it was because...
I'd heard my grandparents mention it
...and that was 20 years ago. There can't be many people who would get the reference. Funny though.
The child knows no better. However I was too old for the Tufty club but my little sister was one of its first members.How old do i feel now?
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S & I got thanked for pinging our bell to warn some hikers on a quiet road not so long ago. That backs up what others have posted about good manners not being universal!