Idiots on bikes

[snorri]

How does one go about finding the end of a bell anyway?

 

[Justinslow]

Legally, you don't have sufficient lights either, brightly-coloured isn't required and the opening post didn't mention reflectors.

Listen, my lights are fine.


White van? Why aren't you driving something brightly-coloured and ensuring others see you? Do you want other road users to crash into you?
White being errrr White, tends to stand out against the winter vegetation and gloom, and being a panel can means there's plenty of errrrr White.


No, but most people on here don't use legal lights, so it seemed worth a quick search to see if you had admitted to being one of them and therefore being a bit hypocritical by complaining about others without sufficient lighting).

Without ANY lighting.

 

[Tim Hall]

How does one go about finding the end of a bell anyway?

Manually, apparently.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Aurally?

How long before that becomes ASJT?

GC

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Has this thread not collapsed into a Black Hole under the mass of its internal contradictions yet?

 

[winjim]

Has this thread not collapsed into a Black Hole under the mass of its internal contradictions yet?

If it had, would it still be visible?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

No of course not, but it happens. With a well lit and bright cyclist/ pedestrian whatever, at least they may be more visible further away and stand more chance of being seen earlier not just in the few seconds where the vehicle is almost on top of them?

Nonsense.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

If it had, would it still be visible?

The very Ninja of ninja threads....?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Yep I saw him quite well, dodery old grandad with his failing eye sight may not have done......

Never been hit by one of those yet. A fair few young fit drivers have put my life at risk though.

 

[Markymark]

Thread of the week, no question.

Do you mean we have an identical thread every fecking week during the winter?

 

[Red17]

I was in the park the other day and I saw a tree with quite dark bark and it wasn't wearing any hi-viz or lights and definitely no reflectors, so I've written to the council to complain. I mean, how are we expected to know it's there? It's a health and safety nightmare I tell you. And a park bench.

Round here there are more and more trees wearing high viz, multiple lights and even some bells. Never seen it so much in the summer though - seems to be a December thing

 

[outlash]

Do you mean we have an identical thread every fecking week during the winter?

I thought we usually did, but I'm open to suggestions for others

 

[Justinslow]

Nonsense.

Really?

 

[mjr]

White being errrr White, tends to stand out against the winter vegetation and gloom, and being a panel can means there's plenty of errrrr White.

You really think that white stands out against the light grey winter sky, the white fog, white frost and (once it finally gets this far south) white snow?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Really?

Yes. Really.