Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Comparing Sara to an old car 'over a certain age'.... brave.Cars over a certain age don't require indicators.....
Comparing Sara to an old car 'over a certain age'.... brave.Cars over a certain age don't require indicators.....
Absolutely no point. We did the road tax. Difference between her and the other party was that she listened and understood - saw a little bit of realisation dawn in her.Just make sure you put her straight on the 'road tax' thing; it doesn't exist. The roads are funded from council tax. Motor vehicles pay 'vehicle excise duty', which doesn't pay for, or entitle the user, to use the public highway any more than pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders, skateboarders etc. etc.
Also point out that on a day to day basis, when motoring, we're more likely to be inconvenienced by other motorists than by cyclists.
BMWs don't have indicators either.
And Italian cars don't have rear view mirrors - nothing that's behind matters to Italian-style drivers.
Cyclists are advised to take a prominent position in the road well ahead of any manoeuvre to ensure
they are in the right place at the right time. If they ride in the middle of the road it is probably not to
obstruct your path, but to ensure that they are seen by you and by other motorists.
Cyclists often ride at some distance from the kerb to avoid drains and potholes and to discourage motorists from
squeezing them on narrow roads. It is not in their interest to delay motorists deliberately.
You're a saint Pat, if I had to engage with folks like this frequently I think my head would explode?Never mind @Sara_H I get this all the time
On a parallel note, today I was cycling on a shared path, actually it is the busiest shared path in town, going by the riverside, plenty of signs stating it is a shared path, when a woman (walking towards me 3 abreast, hehe!) shouted "cyclist should not use the pavements, they should use the roads" ...
Now, it was tea time, lots of cyclist coming and going, I can image her being very irritated
How does one person walk three abreast?Never mind @Sara_H I get this all the time
On a parallel note, today I was cycling on a shared path, actually it is the busiest shared path in town, going by the riverside, plenty of signs stating it is a shared path, when a woman (walking towards me 3 abreast, hehe!) shouted "cyclist should not use the pavements, they should use the roads" ...
Now, it was tea time, lots of cyclist coming and going, I can image her being very irritated
It was three of them, taking all the width of the path.How does one person walk three abreast?
Fair enough.It was three of them, taking all the width of the path.
Only one complained about me being there.
Cars over a certain age don't require indicators.....