Metro Rant against cyclists

[mr_cellophane]

You may wish to add your points of view

http://bmrbmedia.typepad.co.uk/urbanlife/2009/01/cyclists.html

 

[marinyork]

This is the kind of crap that deliberately tries to stoke up anti-cyclist feeling for the sake of a moan.

 

[tdr1nka]

Metro eh? Yesterday's News, Tomorrow!

I can see the words but all I read is, 'Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, etc.'

 

[yello]

Is there an article attached or just the question and an invitation to respond?

 

[skwerl]

it's not a rant. It's Metro asking a question and the responses are fairly 50:50.

I like A Massie's response

 

[marinyork]

It's as good as. It'll get a predictable response and for some motorists is just a chance to vent a bit and for some cyclists to feel guilty about it. A better question would be should we worry about it so much relative to say larger vehicles RLJing?

 

[yello]

it's not a rant. It's Metro asking a question and the responses are fairly 50:50.

Thanks. That's what I thought too. At first, I thought I might have missed a link or something that was the "rant" bit.

 

[hackbike 666]

Some of the quotes on there are funny though.

I always use caution when cycle ling witch is why I have only had 4 accidents.(mostly cars)

 

[Bokonon]

Is there an article attached or just the question and an invitation to respond?

That's what I was thinking. I didn't see a rant, just a question to which the answer is 'no.'

 

[downfader]

..well I've left a comment. I hate it when this stupid idea pops its head up, its the same as when certain motorists go on about "I should be able to drive at whatever speed I like because its after rush hour/midnight/the motorway"

 

[hackbike 666]

Eh? They do drive at whatever speed they want.That's why tonight commute was a nightmare,worst of the seven days.

 

[downfader]

Eh? They do drive at whatever speed they want.That's why tonight commute was a nightmare,worst of the seven days.

Have you never had that conversation with other motorists (friendly ones, like the guys at work, etc)? Sadly Clarkson, as much as I like the guy, did kind of start this ball rolling.

I know a few people who do speed and they do kind of see it as their "right"

 

[hackbike 666]

Yes and I may as well bang my head against a brick wall.

 

[BentMikey]

Bit like their "right" to park in front of dropped kerbs?

 

[downfader]

Bit like their "right" to park in front of dropped kerbs?

Or on any pavement for that matter. I heard an elderly bloke at work say he'd like to run the zipper of his coat down the side of their car and give it a good scratch, lol.