Don't always blame the motorist.

[Markymark]

Do you drive?

No one is going to overtake when another car is coming that would be dangerous whether riders were in single file or riding two abreast.

The world isn't a binary place where there is always a right or wrong way to use the road. A bit of common sense from all road users makes like better for everyone if we ride/ drive to the conditions.

Happens all the time. Best way to mitigate is making it hard to overtake at places when it's dangerous.

 

[gavroche]

I don't always blame the motorist. But I do point the finger at the self-proclaimed cyclist with the motor-centric mindset.

In what way precisely was their riding dangerous?

The two cyclists should have used common sense and ride single file to let me pass more safely as I always try to give them plenty of space when overtaking. As I said in my original thread, even one of the motorbikes signalled them to ride single file.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Motorist and motorbike rider both wrong shocker

 

[screenman]

Happens all the time. Best way to mitigate is making it hard to overtake at places when it's dangerous.

Or making it easier when it is safer.

 

[oldfatfool]

I drive this road weekly and have cycled Bradford to Ingleton on occasion, and to be fair as a cyclist I would say it is 100% safer to ride 2 abreast forcing cars to wait for a safe point to overtake rather than giving them the chance to squeeze past. As a driver I wait until there is NO oncoming traffic and cross the white line the same I would if it was a tractor in the road even if it is only a solitary cyclist on this stretch of road in anycase.

 

[newfhouse]

Like others here, I'm confused by the OP and more so by some of the comments. If the road is only wide enough for a single car in each direction, why does it matter if the cyclists were two abreast? The overtaker should be on the 'wrong' side of the road, when safe to do so, in either case. If it's not safe, wait patiently. It sounds like singling out may have encouraged dangerous driving, perhaps not by @gavroche but by other drivers with less understanding of cycling.

 

[screenman]

Marmion and Adrian on same topic, this one could last.

 

[doog]

I refer to your comments about the forum. Given our views on the current state of CC are diametrically opposed, I doubt I am your friend.

agree you actually sound quite hostile..another willing to take a bite out of someone...

you fit in well

 

[pplpilot]

What did the police say when they got there?

 

[screenman]

I drive this road weekly and have cycled Bradford to Ingleton on occasion, and to be fair as a cyclist I would say it is 100% safer to ride 2 abreast forcing cars to wait for a safe point to overtake rather than giving them the chance to squeeze past. As a driver I wait until there is NO oncoming traffic and cross the white line the same I would if it was a tractor in the road even if it is only a solitary cyclist on this stretch of road in anycase.

How about riding two abreast until you see a safe place and then single file to give more space.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Marmion and Adrian on same topic, this one could last.

At least you'll get the right answers

 

[Mugshot]

even one of the motorbikes signalled them to ride single file

I'm not sure why you'd be surprised by the actions of the motorcyclist, I've had more than enough negative experiences with motorcyclists. Being on a motorcycle doesn't make someone any less likely to be a tosser.

 

[screenman]

At least you'll get the right answers

In your humble opinion of course.

 

[screenman]

I'm not sure why you'd be surprised by the actions of the motorcyclist, I've had more than enough negative experiences with motorcyclists. Being on a motorcycle doesn't make someone any less likely to be a tosser.

Or being on a cycle for that matter.

 

[Mugshot]

Or being on a cycle for that matter.

Or in a car