ASL - and a little story

[LLB]

A few years ago (when ASLs were just introduced and nobody really understood what they were for) I was riding into the town centre on my m/cycle. Not really understanding the significance of them, I rode into it and stopped next to a cyclist (who I have recognised many times since as he doesn't live that far from me).

He remonstrated with me at the time for doing it rightly stating that the ASL was a cycling provision, and I said 'Oh OK, you live and learn'.

Anyway, I nipped into town yesterday on my cycle and on the way back got caught on a junction so sat in the ASL for a minute waiting for the lights to change and got chatting to a lady also waiting (about RLJing).

On the far side of the road, I spotted this guy on foot waiting to cross the ped crossing (the cyclist who remonstrated with me all those years ago), and as our lights changed, he decided to run across on a 'red man' into my path as I moved across the junction.

I of course remonstrated with him (told him he was an experienced cyclist who should have known better ) , and he stepped back onto the pavement looking a bit flushed.

The moral of the story is .........................

 

[Funtboy]

Never swim after you've eaten?

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Don't run with scissors?

 

[gavintc]

The moral is; pedestrians can RLJ.

 

[LLB]

The moral is; pedestrians can RLJ.

So where would that have left me if he had knocked me flying by steppig in front of me and caused me serious injury ?

 

[Twenty Inch]

The moral is; pedestrians can RLJ.

Hope he was wearing a helmet

 

[joebe]

Beer on Wine make you fine.....

 

[yenrod]

A few years ago (when ASLs were just introduced and nobody really understood what they were for) I was riding into the town centre on my m/cycle. Not really understanding the significance of them, I rode into it and stopped next to a cyclist (who I have recognised many times since as he doesn't live that far from me).

He remonstrated with me at the time for doing it rightly stating that the ASL was a cycling provision, and I said 'Oh OK, you live and learn'.

Anyway, I nipped into town yesterday on my cycle and on the way back got caught on a junction so sat in the ASL for a minute waiting for the lights to change and got chatting to a lady also waiting (about RLJing).

On the far side of the road, I spotted this guy on foot waiting to cross the ped crossing (the cyclist who remonstrated with me all those years ago), and as our lights changed, he decided to run across on a 'red man' into my path as I moved across the junction.

I of course remonstrated with him (told him he was an experienced cyclist who should have known better ) , and he stepped back onto the pavement looking a bit flushed.

The moral of the story is .........................

..the moral being anticipation

 

[MartinC]

The moral is that a green light means that you can proceed if the way is clear.

The other one is the old 'let him who hasn't sinned cast the first stone'. Bet it must've made you smile.

 

[ChrisKH]

In theory, even though your light was green and his red, the Highway Code obliges you to give way to pedestrians.

 

[LLB]

The moral is that a green light means that you can proceed if the way is clear.

The other one is the old 'let him who hasn't sinned cast the first stone'. Bet it must've made you smile.

I was grinning like a cheshire cat as I rode away