I came across a real darwin award cyclist yesterday (if I can call him that).
The Strand area of Chelt on the High St, is pedestrianised, and cyclists are instructed to dismount. At the East entrance to this area the towns ring road (which is double lane and one way) comes to this paved entrance and then does a 90 degree turning away from it (in the sat image). This is a busy part of the ringroad, and always a bit of a scrum to get around the corner.
I'm in the left hand lane following the traffic around the corner, and the said darwin rider (about 20-25, so old enough to know better) who is already riding illegally in the ped area of the strand come straight off the end of the pavement and cycles against the traffic right up the middle of the road between the 2 lines of vehicles
After letting him know I think he is a twat I follow around the corner and he carries on riding against the traffic in the one way system
Boils my piss really because a good few who has seen him ride in such a dangerous manner now thinks that cyclists are a lawless bunch of cocks
The Strand area of Chelt on the High St, is pedestrianised, and cyclists are instructed to dismount. At the East entrance to this area the towns ring road (which is double lane and one way) comes to this paved entrance and then does a 90 degree turning away from it (in the sat image). This is a busy part of the ringroad, and always a bit of a scrum to get around the corner.
I'm in the left hand lane following the traffic around the corner, and the said darwin rider (about 20-25, so old enough to know better) who is already riding illegally in the ped area of the strand come straight off the end of the pavement and cycles against the traffic right up the middle of the road between the 2 lines of vehicles
After letting him know I think he is a twat I follow around the corner and he carries on riding against the traffic in the one way system
Boils my piss really because a good few who has seen him ride in such a dangerous manner now thinks that cyclists are a lawless bunch of cocks