Pedestrians

[locker]

True. That doesn't mean they can or should jump into moving traffic though!

It does annoy me that we have come to the situation where pedestrians are expected to only cross at pedestrian crossings. They are there because it's the only way to force traffic to stop, not because that is the only place a pedestrian should cross.

I get it now, you`re a Pedestrian masquerading as a Cyclist

Feel free to cross the road anywhere you want, without looking (blickers on), but.......... what if you walked into a cyclist who in turn tries to avoid you & runs in front of a Bus & gets killed

Morally how would feel?

 

[locker]

Er yes I do mean priority. Slap on the wrist for me!

 

[benb]

I get it now, you`re a Pedestrian masquerading as a Cyclist

Feel free to cross the road anywhere you want, without looking (blickers on), but.......... what if you walked into a cyclist who in turn tries to avoid you & runs in front of a Bus & gets killed

Morally how would feel?

You seem to be entirely ignorant of the law, and the responsibility it places on people.

Yes, pedestrians have the right to cross where they want. But where did I say that meant they could wander into traffic without looking?

Your scenario above would never happen, as I don't do that.

 

[locker]

Indeed, but we managed to resist his bid for world domination!

However, nothing wrong with teaching the little darlings to be careful, as long as drivers (and cyclists) don't get the false impression that it absolves them of responsibility.

 

[locker]

Grow up.

Why?

 

[locker]

You say you were going slow. It does not look like it. Can the engine be disengaged from the bike? If so I suggest doing so whilst in areas such as that. Also you seem to have terrible bike control. Why did you fall over?

The fountain nearby was overflowing & the pavement was wet, I applied the brakes & as I was going slow enough I should have stopped almost instantly but the back wheel went from under me but I stopped in time. (on my side)
The motor was not engaged at the time as I had my brakes applied slightly (turns motor off)

I must admit this is an area that has not got enough signs warning that it is a shared pathway but in the summertime (like now) its better to walk or take a different route

 

[Angelfishsolo]

The fountain nearby was overflowing & the pavement was wet, I applied the brakes & as I was going slow enough I should have stopped almost instantly but the back wheel went from under me but I stopped in time. (on my side)
The motor was not engaged at the time as I had my brakes applied slightly (turns motor off)

I must admit this is an area that has not got enough signs warning that it is a shared pathway but in the summertime (like now) its better to walk or take a different route

Then a lesson well learned.

 

[benb]

The fountain nearby was overflowing & the pavement was wet, I applied the brakes & as I was going slow enough I should have stopped almost instantly but the back wheel went from under me but I stopped in time. (on my side)
The motor was not engaged at the time as I had my brakes applied slightly (turns motor off)

I must admit this is an area that has not got enough signs warning that it is a shared pathway but in the summertime (like now) its better to walk or take a different route

So don't you think you would have been better taking a wider line, so you could see round the corner more easily?

 

[locker]

You shouldn't have cut so close to the corner - you couldn't see properly round it. You were lucky no-one was hurt.

I was passing the Mother & other child (didn`t know she had two of them) on my right but I stopped (in time)

 

[locker]

So don't you think you would have been better taking a wider line, so you could see round the corner more easily?

ditto from the other post
I was passing the Mother & other child (didn`t know she had two of them) on my right but I stopped (in time)

 

[benb]

I was passing the Mother & other child (didn`t know she had two of them) on my right but I stopped (in time)

ditto from the other post
I was passing the Mother & other child (didn`t know she had two of them) on my right but I stopped (in time)

So why didn't you go to the right of them?

 

[locker]

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I'm guessing you put the bike down rather than fall off?

That pedestrian did nothing wrong. She certainly didn't run into you.

You should have taken a much wider path around that obstacle. Maybe to the right of the other two pedestrians, then you'd have had a better view around the bend.
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to the right of the mother & other child is a large pool & I can`t swim

 

[benb]

to the right of the mother & other child is a large pool & I can`t swim

Looks like there was just as much room to the right of them as the left.
If you really couldn't have gone to their right you should have stopped until they had gone past you, and then taken a wider line past the corner.

 

[locker]

So why didn't you go to the right of them?

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=bs1...6,-2.600155&cbp=12,0,,0,0&photoid=po-36321842

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Looks like there was just as much room to the right of them as the left.
If you really couldn't have gone to their right you should have stopped until they had gone past you, and then taken a wider line past the corner.

The one thing I will say is that the last line of Lockers post

I must admit this is an area that has not got enough signs warning that it is a shared pathway but in the summertime (like now) its better to walk or take a different route

does show a change of heart, however slight.