cd365
Guru
- Location
- Coventry, uk
Early teens
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Yet it appears that the police seem to think it's OK in certain cases, and so do I.
There's a number of long stretches of nice wide pavement alongside some of the main roads around these parts which I've always used instead of the road. Why? Because it's simply the safer place to be. In the last decade these particular stretches of pavement have become shared use paths... which means i was right all along.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
What about a parent cycling with their young child?
cd365
Guru
- Location
- Coventry, uk
Parent cycles on the road alongside the child, simples
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I had that situation, there was only a path one one side of the road, what would you do going back the other direction?
cd365
Guru
- Location
- Coventry, uk
Cycle on the road behind the child, how i was with my children
cd365
Guru
- Location
- Coventry, uk
[QUOTE 3116380, member: 45"]Why not?[/QUOTE]
Just a personal opinion, not one that everyone will agree with I know.
There are places to cycle off road if that is what you want to do.
Just a personal opinion, not one that everyone will agree with I know.
There are places to cycle off road if that is what you want to do.
sidevalve
Über Member
There seems to be 2 major problems here - 1- allowing people to cycle on the pavement gives the green light to ALL the d--k heads to say "oh it's ok" and choose to ride along whenever, where ever and however they choose. Also it seems it is a little odd that parking on a pavement is a big no no and a hanging offence [no matter what the circumstances] whereas a full grown adult riding a bicycle is fine. Iam often a pedestrian and sorry but no I will not move over for a cyclist on the FOOTpath.
It seems the very few rules that apply to cyclists as usual are ok to flout as and when it suits but EVERYBODY else must obey the rules.
Keep it up boys and girls - now we know why another reason why people hate cyclists.
It seems the very few rules that apply to cyclists as usual are ok to flout as and when it suits but EVERYBODY else must obey the rules.
Keep it up boys and girls - now we know why another reason why people hate cyclists.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
This was before I really returned to cycling, in a city, with two young children, and one of them had a very delayed road sense, the sort that meant they were accompanied when walking even in their early teens. With the youngest I did cycle but some roads in a city can be a bit too busy for primary age children.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
my take on it is.people.riding like dickeads probably don't care.if it's legal (or.tollerated) or not, so a change in law (or enforcement policy) only really allows sensible (and law abiding) to ride on pavements.
A bit like dog control rules / bans / clamp downs only affect responsible owners - the irresponsible who actually cause the problem will ignore the rule anyway.
for the record I don't ride on pavements and get mildly cross when I see grown men doing so - and why are they always on full suspension mountain bikes with the saddle far to low
glenn forger
Guest
Who argued that?
Profpointy
Legendary Member
that's official policy - do keep up.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
all i can see is misconceptions here.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
When I started on my return to cycling about 7 years ago, I was living in a city and scared to ride on the road. I did on very quiet back roads, but get to a main road and I was on the path, carefully, slowly and giving way to pedestrians. I gradually built up my confidence and found advice on the internet, (thank you the nice people who were on the old C++ site). I remember the time I plucked up the courage to try cycling tSt James Barton roundabout (it made it onto a list of worst places to cycle at one point), following another cyclist onto the roundabout. I had quite a sense of accomplishment!
As a result of my reintroduction to cycling I don't have a problem with adult cyclists on the pavement because they are scared if they are cycling at a sensible pace, giving way to pedestrians. I now don't feel comfortable doing it myself generally. But I would rather the scared got onto a bike on the pavement than remained in their cars.
As a result of my reintroduction to cycling I don't have a problem with adult cyclists on the pavement because they are scared if they are cycling at a sensible pace, giving way to pedestrians. I now don't feel comfortable doing it myself generally. But I would rather the scared got onto a bike on the pavement than remained in their cars.
Learnincurve
Senior Member
- Location
- Chesterfield
My lad is in a chair, we have to see which side of the road has the the least cars parked on the pavement and go out into the road and go round them. As you can imagine on a busy road this can take quite some time.
I'm a learner cyclist, if I didn't cycle on the pavement for certain parts of the roads near me I would be dead. There is absolutely no question of this. Don't forget that you were a learner too at some point and it's mostly fear of cars that stop people from putting down their 2 tons of metal and picking up a bike. As it happens learner or not the roads near my house are utterly insane. Main roads, roundabouts, duel carriageways you name them they are betwixt me and town less than a mile away, one particular section down the bottom has some form of accident at least once a day. You sometimes see cyclists going up or down the big hill but I have never ever seen one on the roundabout from hell, they all get off the road and cycle on the pavement under the footbridge no matter if they have been cycling a day or 50 years. I'm reading that our local cycle groups are working on it but the most likely outcome will be that the bits of the pavement we already cycle on will just have a bike lane marked on it.
Also @sidevalve Where do you live that has cars that don't park on pavements? Town/city centres yes sure but there are four outside my house right now on the pavement and I own none of them.
