Fury over speed bumps for bikes

[dellzeqq]

a small boy was run over by a cyclist on the pavement in Essex Road today. The police are stopping cyclists and questioning them.

 

[downfader]

a small boy was run over by a cyclist on the pavement in Essex Road today. The police are stopping cyclists and questioning them.

Nasty.

What makes it worse is how people turn a blind eye when something does happen. I hope someone DOES come forward with info.

 

[GrasB]

Well that isn't a appropriate for high speed cycling & something I'd rather avoid. And with all seriousness, though the thought was there it's a real non-starter. I personally can't see why cyclist are complaining about that. I've seen far worse cycle paths without any 'traffic calming' on them. I ride on stuff worse than that for s**t n' giggles.

I think this is a case of something has to be done & really it needs Police officers to randomly patrol that area, however with the police force in such a mess you can't really do anything like that.

 

[andyfromotley]

seems a good idea, i assume that there was a problem with people cycling too fast, this will probably cure it.

 

[GrasB]

seems a good idea, i assume that there was a problem with people cycling too fast, this will probably cure it.

For the unskilled it'd slow them down but for a skilled cyclist, usually the fast ones, it's not an issue. Not that I would or condone it but if I was in the mood I could use it as a use it as a high speed flip-flop course with free air on the spesh or I could just ride down flat out with very little problem. On the Marin honking in a high gear with good timing & +18mph no problems.

 

[andyfromotley]

But most skilled cyclists tend to be sensible with pedestrians in my experience. Clearly the ones bombing down here werent, i still think it'll stop nearly all of em.

 

[2Loose]

I don't know how long this path is, but wouldn't it have been more effective to have a spring loaded gate at each end, perhaps in the middle also?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Apologies dellzeqq, didn't spot your original posting on this subject

Whilst commuting cyclist will likely avoid this stretch, it's likely to become a mecca for the local BMX/Cheap full susser chav brigade to hurtle up and down. Apart from the likely greater inconvenience to pedestrians etc. as already mentioned, Islington planners have played an absolute blinder here.

 

[XmisterIS]

Hey, I love speed bumps on my mountain bike! If you pelt towards them as fast as possible, hit 'em just right and bunny-hop at just the right moment you can do huge jumps off 'em!

They also make a fun slalom course.

 

[Crankarm]

Hey, I love speed bumps on my mountain bike! If you pelt towards them as fast as possible, hit 'em just right and bunny-hop at just the right moment you can do huge jumps off 'em!

They also make a fun slalom course.

Danny McCaskill...........heheheheee.

I think it looks like Islington's contribution for the 2012 Games .

It won't be long before some one slips, falls or crashes, sustaining a serious injury then sues, at which point, they will be removed sharpish.

 

[gaz]

Hey, I love speed bumps on my mountain bike! If you pelt towards them as fast as possible, hit 'em just right and bunny-hop at just the right moment you can do huge jumps off 'em!

They also make a fun slalom course.

i hit one at near 30mph on my hardtail, the landing wasn't pretty and the wreckage of it is still evident in my basement!

 

[paddy01]

Ah, what would a day be without the Daily Fail.

Although this raised a smirk... note the contributors name.


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- Dr Richard Shitcock, Tunbridge Wells, England, 24/9/2009 21:41

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[gavintc]

What a bummer to have a name like that.

 

[XmisterIS]

i hit one at near 30mph on my hardtail, the landing wasn't pretty and the wreckage of it is still evident in my basement!

Ah! I have a hard-tail too ... sounds like you should have lifted the front more and thrown the bike forwards into the jump - that way you would have flown in a flatter arc and popped it down gently(ish!) on both wheels

 

[brokenbetty]

One of the foaming-mouth rants inspired me to find (and post) stats on pedestrian deaths by vehicle type. I thought I'd add it here as well, as a handy cut-n-paste reference when the next time that old chestnut about rampaging cyclists slaughtering pedestrains comes up again.

Pedestrian deaths in 2008 from collision with a single vehicle:

Pedal Cycle .........................1
Motor cycle under 50cc..........0
Motor cycle over 50cc..........15
Car..................................332
Bus or coach.......................35
LGV...................................27
HGV...................................62
Other.................................17


http://www.dft.gov.uk/adobepdf/162469/221412/221549/227755/rrcgb2008.pdf

Liz