BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
Lots of pedestrians, however, killed or seriously injured by motor vehicles on the pavement.
andyg9053 said:As a traffic cop for 18 years i have seen too many dead cyclists killed by cars and lorries on the road. None were on the pavement and no pedestrians killed by cyclists on the pavement.
If you are not inconveniencing the pedestrians, ie riding on the pavement in a busy high st and are riding at a sensible speed then what is the harm. Apart from it being illegal in this nanny state.
Certainly nothing to be ashamed of.summerdays said:I confess - I used one yesterday... I cycled along the road on the way to pick my son up ... and realised what I was cycling through ... trying to dodge the offensive lumps on the road, whilst dealing with cars who maybe didn't realise why I wasn't cycling in a straight line... - so after picking him up I told him to cycle on the pavement ... we just cycled slowly behind the people but avoided putting our feet down. Came home and then washed the bikes.
We both went back on the road one we were past the offensive bit!!!
victor said:over here, as a cyclist at least 12 years of age may only legally cycle on the footpath if supervising another cyclist younger than 12.
I predict a deliberate mudding of the waters on this.
In Birmingham, many wide pavements that have recently been re-signed now carry shared use signs. These appear and disappear at random, so it's often not clear whether or not pavement cycling is permitted or not. And in places like the city centre, many of the pedestrianised streets are shared use, with no signage to indicate this at all.
And in the main, people mix quite happily and no-one has a problem.
What I think does introduce a level of "you shouldn't be here" is when lines are painted on pavements, and I thing we're better off without these facilities. Pedestrians often wander into cycle lanes and cyclist have to move out of them because of street furniture etc, and then people get aggrieved at someone being where they shouldn't.
Are you one of these people who must have their tea stirred 36.5 times, their egg boiled for 3.76 minutes and their peas must be on the left hand side of their plate or their day is ruined?beanzontoast said:Pavements are for pedestrians.
Where there is no designated cycle path, cyclists should not cycle on the pavement.
Where there's a shared (line delineated) facility, people need to stick to their own side.
tordis said:I see lots of pavement cyclists on my way to work, some of them looking completely amateur (a mum and 2 kids riding at a slow pace), others more experienced (gear, speed etc.), and sometimes I honestly feel like stopping and talking to them. There are some countries where cycling on pavements is perfectly legal. There are also those where cycling on the road is pretty much suicide (Poland is a great example). It could be that they're not aware they can - and should - be on the roads.
On the other hand, it could be sheer I-don't-give-a-monkey's attitude.