Pedestrians Grrr

[hackbike 666]

Must admit I caught myself riding too close pass a bus shelter today, nothing happened though.

I can't believe you have sinned BM.

 

[Tynan]

I couold very easily have hit six different peds riding up Fenchurch Street on Friday

at all ponits of the width of the road, running across from the other side, a woman stepped off the curb into my path and then turned to walk stright towards me and still didn;t see me until I braked hard to as top in front of her, they plain and simple refuse to consider bikes, three of them absolutely leapt for it when they did see me, I had a maxx lights on full whack that day, so bloody bright

the only compensation that removes the risk of hitting one despite your best efforts is leaving the bike at home, that simple

 

[hackbike 666]

I know it's annoying sometimes but generally I have to compensate for peds doing this sort of thing.Don't really have too much trouble.

 

[Tynan]

the right one can set off from the curb and get you at any time, no way can you compensate for everything, I've proper hit two in twenty years but so many near misses and genuine frights it's not vaguely funny

 

[hackbike 666]

the right one can set off from the curb and get you at any time, no way can you compensate for everything, I've proper hit two in twenty years but so many near misses and genuine frights it's not vaguely funny

I've hit two yes...actually three.Tower Bridge 1991....Liverpool Street 1991 (2 weeks later)but we both got away with that but I clipped her and hit a car with my shoulder.Walthamstow 2006 strange one is three of them ran from the other side of the road and I didn't see them till too late.

Since then not too many problems.Horn fitted/read ahead/defensive cycling/experience.

Peds WILL NEVER CHANGE.

 

[Tynan]

hit the middle of three black ladies in dark clothes, in the dark, that ran out from behind a bus in stationary traffic on the other side of Essexroad, I was going quick, down hill, in primary and saw them but couldn;t avoid all three of them, spanked the middle one plumb and knocked her out I think, no more than a shed chain for me, it was a rather solid cheap mtb in those days

and not so long ago hit one of two men that ran out from behind a van as I was passing another bike, so nearer the centre line than primary, missed the first one but hit the second as he skipped away from the other bike, bent the front wheel double and nearly dislocated my left shoulder, still not right 18 months later, the bloke said he was sorry about a hundred times and then left leaving me howling in the road

but a near miss every single week, sometimes every single day, I suspect my route is about as bad as it gets, Fenchurch Street in both directions is simply insane, it's like there's something in the air that drives them out into the road as fast as they can manage, whenthey're not stepping out without looking, they're teetering about on the curb looking suspicious

 

[stowie]

but a near miss every single week, sometimes every single day, I suspect my route is about as bad as it gets, Fenchurch Street in both directions is simply insane, it's like there's something in the air that drives them out into the road as fast as they can manage, whenthey're not stepping out without looking, they're teetering about on the curb looking suspicious

Fenchurch street isn't nice for peds either. The pavements can be really narrow, there always seem to be parked vans around, and there aren't many crossings for such as busy pedestrian street.

 

[BentMikey]

I suppose the potential for damage to me is possibly lower on the recumbent - less far to fall and I'm going feet first behind the bottom bracket.

Anyone remember Betty Swallocks story about taking out a jogger at 30mph when the jogger simply jinked across the road at pace without looking? He was on his Challenge Hurricane and came off, just road rash IIRC. The jogger was thrown for a Burton and immensely surprised by the crash.

 

[Tynan]

Fenchurch street isn't nice for peds either. The pavements can be really narrow, there always seem to be parked vans around, and there aren't many crossings for such as busy pedestrian street.

sure and it gets very busy but none of that can possibly explain stepping out onto a busy London road in the rush hour without so much as looking to see what might be about to hit them if they do

there seems to a thing there about looking the wrong way too

 

[hackbike 666]

Those three peds in 2006 I was so close to getting through all three when they realised I was there and stopped dead in front of me thus leaving no gap.Had a car and bus behind me but luckily I was so skillfull the peds were not injured although I was slightly.I think I got off lightly.

I use the Fenchurch Street and (Lloyds Building Road) Bank route as well.

Oh yeah Tynan if you like fun with Peds go via Cannon Street in the rush hour.

 

[Tynan]

Oh yeah Tynan if you like fun with Peds go via Cannon Street in the rush hour.

I walked there a couple of times and fond it rather hectic

Suspect you and I must have passed at some point hack, your living dead shift pattern notwithstanding

I have a perpetual eye out for someone with a solid rear tyre, whatever that looks like

 

[hackbike 666]

I walked there a couple of times and fond it rather hectic

Suspect you and I must have passed at some point hack, your living dead shift pattern notwithstanding

I have a perpetual eye out for someone with a solid rear tyre, whatever that looks like

It's a grey tyre at the moment but I rode a red one at one time...also have a spare green and black one.People don't really realise unless I tell them or they notice the valve is missing.

Guess what...two joggers ignored that sign and ran in the cycle lane a few Sundays back.Of course I gave plenty of space hoping the motons behind would get the drift.

Blackfriars Bridge.

 

[brokenbetty]

Oh yeah Tynan if you like fun with Peds go via Cannon Street in the rush hour.

+1

I go down St Swithins Lane against the tide of peds from Cannon St every morning. It sounds like this:

ding
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dingding
dingdingding
SCUSEME!!SCUSEME!!!SCUSEME!!!!!!THANKS!!
(2 second break)
ding
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dingding
dingdingding
SCUSEME!!SCUSEME!!!SCUSEME!!!!!!THANKS!!

etc

And I just keep thinking "what part of walking in the middle of the road towards oncoming traffic with your head down and a walkman on seems like a good idea?"

 

[bauldbairn]

Welcome to the CC Forum Fly!

I saw one ped once on Princes St (Edinburgh, if any body knows it) suddenly decide to start running and ran off the pavement right into the side of a double decker bus

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I was in Edinburgh shopping(about ten years ago) and saw exactly the same thing, just off Princes St - and the bus was stationary in traffic, doh!

 

[Tynan]

'the roadway'? what bloody country do the council think we're in ffs