Pavement

[MontyVeda]

is someone in a shouty mood again?

 

[DrLex]

[...] You'll get your collar felt.[...]

No need; my tailor does that on request.
Luckily, when PoPo is rushing out on a shout or back in with the kettle cooling, I'm obviously not worth a tug...

 

[Roadrider48]

[QUOTE 2949634, member: 45"]Sloblock[/quote]
Are you Polish?

 

[Roadrider48]

[QUOTE 2949649, member: 45"]http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2014/jan/20/police-cycling-pavements[/quote]
So you like pavement cycling, so what?

 

[Roadrider48]

[QUOTE 2949684, member: 45"]No. Are you an activist?[/quote]
I've played a few roles in the past.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Neither are you, and so is yours!
You are just one of the few cyclists who want it all their own way. Cycling on the pavement is dangerous, if you can't see that you should stick to walking everywhere.
People like you want equal rights on the road, but think it's ok to to cycle where you like when it suits you.
And don't bang on about some rule# whatever! that was thought of by some overweight quaffing politician who has never cycled. Pavement cycling is a dangerous and stupid occupation.

How the hell can you compare cycling on the pavement to carrying shopping?

 

[Roadrider48]

[QUOTE 2949697, member: 45"]Oooh, I wish I had time for you to tell me all about it, but I need to pick bits of sock fluff from beneath my toenails.[/quote]
Ha ha ha!

 

[Roadrider48]

[QUOTE 2949694, member: 45"]So considerate pavement cycling is possible and is not at all dangerous.[/quote]
No it isn't!

 

[Roadrider48]

Says it all really....

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Says it all really....

Indeed. It does.

 

[buggi]

its a good thing the cycle lanes aren't carried through the junction as you should be in primary position when going through the junction and a cycle lane would only give drivers the impression you should be in it.

 

[Roadrider48]

[QUOTE 2949737, member: 45"]At the moment that's your opinion. If you want it to become anything else then you need to provide some evidence.[/quote]
Not only my opinion. Many others here have said as much.

 

[Roadrider48]

[QUOTE 2949737, member: 45"]At the moment that's your opinion. If you want it to become anything else then you need to provide some evidence.[/quote]
What evidence do you want? I dunno....parents and pushchairs on the pavement, old people, disabled people, small children, people leaving shops or their houses. These are all groups of society that you wouldn't normally find walking in the road; that's why they use the pavement, where they can go about their business confident in the fact that they probably won't get run over....unless they're in your town of course!

 

[Roadrider48]

[QUOTE 2949833, member: 45"]No, they haven't. Many disagree with pavement cycling. I've yet to see anyone else claim that considerate pavement cycling is not possible and that it's dangerous.

Anyway, my aunt thinks that cycling without a helmet is really really dangerous. She said she knows a lot of people who also think this.[/quote]
Considerate pavement cycling is some bulls*** that only exists in your head. There is no such thing!

 

[Roadrider48]

[QUOTE 2949862, member: 45"]Evidence to support your claim that considerate pavement cycling is dangerous. Let's think... maybe some figures, or examples of incidents. That's the normal stuff that people use to justify their claims...[/quote]
I'm not normal, I only ride my bike on the road. Ha ha ha....oh dear!