MissTillyFlop
Evil communist dictator, lover of gerbils & Pope.
Mimed someone drinking out of bottle, smashing bottle - then pointed to the floor.
Cycle lane...do i have to use it
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Mimed someone drinking out of bottle, smashing bottle - then pointed to the floor.
naffa
Active Member
- Location
- Tipton, West Midlands
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
I have a mental image of white gloves, white face and a flower in her hat......
Mugshot
Cracking a solo.
I like that, mind I have seen that done with props as a invitation to a scrap!
MissTillyFlop
Evil communist dictator, lover of gerbils & Pope.
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
I was traveling down this road filtering past a long queue of traffic down the middle lane (not really a lane). I got to the front of the traffic and some construction work traffic lights changed. I decided to slot in the traffic just behind a Fiesta and in front of a bus. I kept up with the traffic up to this pinch point, where I started to loose the fiesta. The bus tailgated me through the pinch point and then overtook me closely whilst pointing to the path to then get stopped by these traffic lights. I pulled up to the bus driver's window and said straight away "I would happily go on the cycle path but the law states that when you are traveling over 15mph, you must be on the road". The bus driver said "That is a load of rubbish, you shouldn't be on the road at all". I then cycled ahead (accidentally went through a red light which I didn't notice which the bus driver wasn't too happy about), the bus overtook me (a bit better this time) and continued on.
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
I was thinking....holding your nose in attempt to avoid breathing in the smell of broken glass.
IGMC
Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
The law states nothing of the sort I'm afraid. Neither does the highway code.
Have a read of this.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069837
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Source?
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
I think it comes from a proposed "Code of Conduct" for cyclists using shared paths, produced by the DfT;
"* * Ride at a sensible speed for the situation and ensure you can stop in time.[font="'Lucida Grande"] [/font]As a general rule, if you want to cycle quickly, say in excess of 18 mph/30 kph, then you should be riding on the road."
http://webarchive.nationalarchives....e/2004/ltnwc/annexdcodeofconductnoticefor1688
It's the sort of common sense stuff one wishes didn't have to be spelt out to people, mostly.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
It's not law, so the bus driver was right to tell the OP he was talking rubbish.
I agree, it is common sense stuff but was gently hinting to the OP that if you feel you want to debate things with drivers you really should be careful to know what you are talking about before you start.
