So I commute into London and part of my journey includes the Embankment stretch from Tower Bridge down to Trav. Square which has been horrendous recently with all the palava of building cycle lanes - which I'm totally for in this part of London by the way.
Down this particular stretch over the last year, I've seen many heated arguments between cyclist and Motorist's, the tension seems to be getting worse as the road works come to an end - I was nearly run down by a baffooon of a motorcyclist revving down the (soon to be replaced) cycle lane today who was hurling abuse at me for being 'in the road' and not in the unfinished cycle lane...
He passed me dangerously through the traffic, I caught up to him at the traffic lights (he got so far ahead...) only for another argument to break out which is when I was told that it was my (I'm assuming he meant cyclists) fault there was traffic and that the cycle lane is for both Cyclists and Motorbikes to 'filter' through (is that not undertaking on his part!?) he then began to get more personal about me being female which I won't even begin to go in to - scowling my face as I write this! I'm pretty certain his argument is null and void however after searching numerous forums I can't see anywhere that states motorbikes are definitly not allowed in the cycle lanes? Does anyone know the answer to this? I know the liklihood of seeing the same guy again is close to never however I'll take some satisfaction in knowing that I was right and won the argument!
Down this particular stretch over the last year, I've seen many heated arguments between cyclist and Motorist's, the tension seems to be getting worse as the road works come to an end - I was nearly run down by a baffooon of a motorcyclist revving down the (soon to be replaced) cycle lane today who was hurling abuse at me for being 'in the road' and not in the unfinished cycle lane...
He passed me dangerously through the traffic, I caught up to him at the traffic lights (he got so far ahead...) only for another argument to break out which is when I was told that it was my (I'm assuming he meant cyclists) fault there was traffic and that the cycle lane is for both Cyclists and Motorbikes to 'filter' through (is that not undertaking on his part!?) he then began to get more personal about me being female which I won't even begin to go in to - scowling my face as I write this! I'm pretty certain his argument is null and void however after searching numerous forums I can't see anywhere that states motorbikes are definitly not allowed in the cycle lanes? Does anyone know the answer to this? I know the liklihood of seeing the same guy again is close to never however I'll take some satisfaction in knowing that I was right and won the argument!
