On/off road/pavement cycling
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Oh... never seen that one either. The strange thing is that LOTR and Star Wars are exactly the sort of films that I should love (Star Trek, Blakes Seven, Dr Who, Avatar, etc) and we've got them all on DVD.
I've just, well, never watched them.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Too scared?
I can find an emot which holds up a hand, and another which holds up a thumb, I'm still looking for one which holds up two fingers, though.Too scared?
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I went out this afternoon and i'm not embarrassed to admit that i used the pavement twice. The first time was when i came to a main roundabout that has junctions leading onto and off a motorway. No way would i go round it, i just don't trust motorists to signal correctly or give me time to swap lanes etc. To their credit the council have fitted lights with signs telling pedestrians AND CYCLISTS whether they can cross safely or not, so i presume that they expect cyclists to use the pavement and not the dangerous roundabout.
The other time was when i was approaching some lights after a knackering climb. I didn't have the stamina to get to the lights before they changed to green, so i was there trying to go straight ahead but the impatient idiot behind me was revving like mad, i didn't trust him so i pulled up onto the pavement where i got off my bike and used the "Safe to cross"lighting system.
I always assume that the fat, cyclist hating,couldn't ride a bike to save his life but thinks he's so macho because he has a big engine in his car, slob is not going to bother about my welfare, so i choose the safest way of crossing major junctions, which sometimes means having to use the pedestrian crossing.
The other time was when i was approaching some lights after a knackering climb. I didn't have the stamina to get to the lights before they changed to green, so i was there trying to go straight ahead but the impatient idiot behind me was revving like mad, i didn't trust him so i pulled up onto the pavement where i got off my bike and used the "Safe to cross"lighting system.
I always assume that the fat, cyclist hating,couldn't ride a bike to save his life but thinks he's so macho because he has a big engine in his car, slob is not going to bother about my welfare, so i choose the safest way of crossing major junctions, which sometimes means having to use the pedestrian crossing.
junglegusset
Veteran
- Location
- Wirral - The Insular Peninsula
I sometimes cycle on pavements, I am very careful which ones, and moderate my speed accordingly. So in some ways I'm glad it's not illegal. However I live in a terrace house which opens out onto a normal width pavement, the road is lined with cars of course, on both sides and there is only enough room for one car to pass through the middle. It is tempting for cyclists to ride down the pavement because it's always a little bit close for comfort passing between an oncoming car and the parked cars. So there have been quite a few times when myself or Mrs Junglegusset have stepped out of our front door without due care and attention and nearly been hit by a cyclist (and I use that term loosely) who is tonking down the pavement. Worse still is there are also some local adult individuals who insist on riding trikes (yes, trikes) down the pavement as well. If you are walking towards them they seem to expect that you will just get out of their way, which means stepping into the road between two parked cars. I've seen these ladies triking around the locality one of them NEVER RIDES ON THE ROAD. The capital letters hopefully signify to the reader that this irritates me somewhat. Now that I discover I can't citizens arrest her makes things even worse. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! 
junglegusset
Veteran
- Location
- Wirral - The Insular Peninsula
[QUOTE 1911948, member: 45"]......... instructed the police to only fine those who are causing a problem,[/quote]
I won't hold my breath.
I won't hold my breath.
MrJamie
Oaf on a Bike
This is pretty much the only footpath I ever cycle on http://goo.gl/maps/f8oP
Its probably not *that* bad, but because theres no turnings for 1.5 miles people go stupidly fast down there. Its also one of those roads where its too wide for drivers to need to slow to overtake you, that crosshatched "no overtake" area actually works really well to give drivers enough room to close pass you at 80mph if you try to ride in a decent secondary
The path is hardly ever used, except the very occasional walker or cyclist and visability is great, so it makes sense to me as long as im curtious ill take my chances with a fine.
Its probably not *that* bad, but because theres no turnings for 1.5 miles people go stupidly fast down there. Its also one of those roads where its too wide for drivers to need to slow to overtake you, that crosshatched "no overtake" area actually works really well to give drivers enough room to close pass you at 80mph if you try to ride in a decent secondary
The path is hardly ever used, except the very occasional walker or cyclist and visability is great, so it makes sense to me as long as im curtious ill take my chances with a fine.
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
[QUOTE 1913503, member: 45"]These are all different facilities....
This one is my favourite. It saves nine miles of normal road cycling. Why would anyone not be able to use this?...
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I am familiar with both of those cycle paths! And I'd much rather use those than the road alternative, I can't think of any good reason you'd want to ride on the road instead of the cycle path in both of those cases (outside of the obvious ones like it's not going where I want to go)..
This one is my favourite. It saves nine miles of normal road cycling. Why would anyone not be able to use this?...
I am familiar with both of those cycle paths! And I'd much rather use those than the road alternative, I can't think of any good reason you'd want to ride on the road instead of the cycle path in both of those cases (outside of the obvious ones like it's not going where I want to go)..
