fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Same here - don't ride in parks, or if you do it's very slowly.
Peds take priority, the guy is a plonker.
In light of the B2B pedestrian collision video....
- Thread starter BentMikey
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Same here - don't ride in parks, or if you do it's very slowly.
Peds take priority, the guy is a plonker.
BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
Oh, I couldn't agree with that. Although this is in a park, it's still an active road, and many hundreds of cyclists get a lot of pleasure riding here.
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
As mikey said, this is a road but is closed off to general traffic.
When the sun is shining it's a lovely place to be, full with pedestrians, cyclists and quite a handful of rollerbladers.
This behaviour is appalling and is a reason why some people should not have bells!
When the sun is shining it's a lovely place to be, full with pedestrians, cyclists and quite a handful of rollerbladers.
This behaviour is appalling and is a reason why some people should not have bells!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
If I want to get from somewhere without obstacle I'll avoid places like that (which is actually most of the time ;-) ) but I don't think cycling in them should be banned altogether just common sense needs to be enforced, why should Johnny/ Jane X who are too scared to cycle on the road miss out on a little exercise; is it better that they suffer from obesity.
wiggydiggy
Legendary Member
Its just common sense really, if you want to cycle fast get on the road. If your going to use a shared facility (with people not cars!) then be prepared to lower your speed.
Hell does anyone feel like we're preaching to the choir here
Hell does anyone feel like we're preaching to the choir here
Also there is not a lot of pleasant alternatives on the roads round Hyde Park. Park Lane, Hyde Park Corner and Kensington are not pleasant places to cycle so the park becomes the de facto cycle route for all cyclists in the area. Which is a bit of a problem as you are mixing commuter cyclists with pedestrians rather than just leisure cyclists.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
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That's why British Waterways recommend "two dings". One can sound aggressive. Two, for some reason, is a lot friendlier. I use mine every time I approach someone on the towpath from behind. From a distance, politely, and always accompanied by a greeting or thanks on passing.
Bells are useful and don't have to be aggressive.
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thats what I do, what my kids have been taught to do too. I follow up with a "bike behind" and have had good responses back
That's why British Waterways recommend "two dings". One can sound aggressive. Two, for some reason, is a lot friendlier. I use mine every time I approach someone on the towpath from behind. From a distance, politely, and always accompanied by a greeting or thanks on passing.
Bells are useful and don't have to be aggressive.
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thats what I do, what my kids have been taught to do too. I follow up with a "bike behind" and have had good responses back
