supercooper
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Hull
Rules for cyclists
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All the one's with MUST or MUST NOT.
pepecat
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Dodging the Buzes in Brum
Helmet - yes.
Appropriate clothes..... ?? Well I don't cycle in a long flowing skirt or flares, if that's what they mean, so yeah, guess so!
Light clothing - no, not always. I have been known to go out clad in black (shock horror).
Reflective clothing in the dark - no. I have lights on the bike. But i hardly ever cycle in the dark anyway.
Lights / rear reflector - yes. Pedal reflectors, yes at the moment (i think), but no when i go clipless in few weeks.
Cycle tracks -no. The surface of them (the one i'm thinking of) is crap and bumpy and full of gritty bits, and is murder on the bum. So i cycle on the road next to the track. Or the newly built one, which is full of all the poles for street signs and lamps.....yeah, i'm going to play pole dodge by choice, aren't i? Nope, road again. Cycle tracks in bham are rubbish anyway!
I don't cycle on pavements. That is one thing i'm quite good about.
What, both hands on the handlebars unless i'm signalling? Can't i have a drink or something to eat or wipe my nose? cheek!
And both feet on the pedals? Even when i've got cramp in my foot or want to stretch my leg a bit?
I don't think so.......
Show me a cyclist who doesn't look ahead for drains / pot holes etc....Gees, anyone would think we wanted an accident!
Um.....have cycled drunk once. Was on the pavement with no lights...... wouldn't do it again.....
I don't go through red lights either - another pet hate of mine. You're on the ROAD, obey the road signs / lights.
The rest seems kinda like common sense to me......
Appropriate clothes..... ?? Well I don't cycle in a long flowing skirt or flares, if that's what they mean, so yeah, guess so!
Light clothing - no, not always. I have been known to go out clad in black (shock horror).
Reflective clothing in the dark - no. I have lights on the bike. But i hardly ever cycle in the dark anyway.
Lights / rear reflector - yes. Pedal reflectors, yes at the moment (i think), but no when i go clipless in few weeks.
Cycle tracks -no. The surface of them (the one i'm thinking of) is crap and bumpy and full of gritty bits, and is murder on the bum. So i cycle on the road next to the track. Or the newly built one, which is full of all the poles for street signs and lamps.....yeah, i'm going to play pole dodge by choice, aren't i? Nope, road again. Cycle tracks in bham are rubbish anyway!
I don't cycle on pavements. That is one thing i'm quite good about.
What, both hands on the handlebars unless i'm signalling? Can't i have a drink or something to eat or wipe my nose? cheek!
And both feet on the pedals? Even when i've got cramp in my foot or want to stretch my leg a bit?
I don't think so.......
Show me a cyclist who doesn't look ahead for drains / pot holes etc....Gees, anyone would think we wanted an accident!
Um.....have cycled drunk once. Was on the pavement with no lights...... wouldn't do it again.....
I don't go through red lights either - another pet hate of mine. You're on the ROAD, obey the road signs / lights.
The rest seems kinda like common sense to me......
Rhythm Thief
Legendary Member
- Location
- Ross on Wye
I have reflectors on one of my bikes, because my B&M dynamo lights have them built in. No pedal reflectors though. I never use cycle paths. I cheerfully cycle when drunk, or at least I would if I didn't usually walk to the pub. And if I could afford to go to the pub at all.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
yeah I do all of that 
Midnight
New Member
- Location
- On the coast
Yep.
Pretty much follow all those rules, though I don't make a point of wearing light-coloured clothing in daylight - I might have light-coloured clothing or I might not. I always have something reflective in the dark, and lights, of course.
Ooh, err... #81 Cycle-only crossings. Cycle tracks on opposite sides of the road may be linked by signalled crossings. You may ride across but you MUST NOT cross until the green cycle symbol is showing. ...
There's one I use when going to the supermarket. It has an island in the middle of the road, and if there's no traffic I'll cross on a red signal, but I look very carefully before crossing. Does this make me a lycra lout?
Pretty much follow all those rules, though I don't make a point of wearing light-coloured clothing in daylight - I might have light-coloured clothing or I might not. I always have something reflective in the dark, and lights, of course.
Ooh, err... #81 Cycle-only crossings. Cycle tracks on opposite sides of the road may be linked by signalled crossings. You may ride across but you MUST NOT cross until the green cycle symbol is showing. ...
There's one I use when going to the supermarket. It has an island in the middle of the road, and if there's no traffic I'll cross on a red signal, but I look very carefully before crossing. Does this make me a lycra lout?
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
All the must/must nots, some of the shoulds. I only wear reflective clothing if it's cold enough to need a jacket. By my reasoning, that tends to mean it's gloomy, which means I need extra visibility anyway. If that makes sense.
martynjc1977
Veteran
I obey most of the rules of the road i.e signelling, lights ect. i dont use off road or most on road cycle tracks due to their poor design, I dont use a helmet, and i listen to music using noise cancelling earphones while riding.
on the road
Über Member
danphoto
New Member
- Location
- East Sussex
All the must and must nots, and most of the shoulds apart from wearing a helmet.
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
I don't have reflectors on my bike and only wear hi-vis gear at night. My cycling rucksack does have a reflective disk attached to it however. Other than that I would say I abide by all the rules and laws mentioned in the link.
cycle helmet - no
appropriate clothes - yes
light-cloured clothes - not consciously
reflective clothing - unless it's too warm
lights - yes
rear reflector - no
pedal reflector - yes
keep to segregated side of cycle tracks - not really, as the pedestrians don't and it's more logical to queitly go around them than head straight for them screaming 'you're on the wrong side of the segregated path'
cycle on pavement - I have done this when riding with my son; the parents you see riding in the road with the child on the pavement look very silly IMO. In my area a lot of pavement is now legal for cycling anyway.
pass on left side of bus - never
keep both hands on handlebars except when signalling or changing gears - or adjusting lights, GPS, drinking, or various other things
never ride more than two abreast - true
not ride close behind another vehicle - except when stopped at traffic lights
not carry anything which will affect balance - once or twice I have done, and then I keep off the main roads
ride under the influence of drink - not sure exactly what this means, but I don't really get drunk
obey traffic signs and traffic lights - most of the time, not always though. I ignored the 'no right turn' sign here once: http://maps.google.c...,333.68,,0,9.38 (note how the right turn is actually a signed cycle route, and cyclists are supposed to dismount, cross the road,when it makes more sense to just turn right) Also generally ignore 'cyclists dismount' signs, although these have no legal force.
cross the stop line when the traffic light is red - I've gone through empty pelican crossings a few times, after the pedestrians have crossed (this does seem to wind car drivers up), but also it makes sense to cross the stop line when the ASL box is full or if there isn't one - the space between the stop line and the bumps marking the pedestrian crossing are a good place to stop.
Do not ride across a pelican, puffin or zebra crossing. Dismount and wheel your cycle across. - I have ridden across pelican crossings a few times, it seems a bit silly to have 'shared use' pavement on both sides and then dismount on the crossing.
From what I've seen I'm less lawless than average - I don't really ride on the pavement or go through red lights, but then the enforcement of these issues varies from area to area. In London things are a bit different, I am more careful there, although I was riding somewhere near Waterloo Bridge, pulled up at a red light which three motorists proceeded to go through, and then thought 'sod it', and went with them....
appropriate clothes - yes
light-cloured clothes - not consciously
reflective clothing - unless it's too warm
lights - yes
rear reflector - no
pedal reflector - yes
keep to segregated side of cycle tracks - not really, as the pedestrians don't and it's more logical to queitly go around them than head straight for them screaming 'you're on the wrong side of the segregated path'
cycle on pavement - I have done this when riding with my son; the parents you see riding in the road with the child on the pavement look very silly IMO. In my area a lot of pavement is now legal for cycling anyway.
pass on left side of bus - never
keep both hands on handlebars except when signalling or changing gears - or adjusting lights, GPS, drinking, or various other things
never ride more than two abreast - true
not ride close behind another vehicle - except when stopped at traffic lights
not carry anything which will affect balance - once or twice I have done, and then I keep off the main roads
ride under the influence of drink - not sure exactly what this means, but I don't really get drunk
obey traffic signs and traffic lights - most of the time, not always though. I ignored the 'no right turn' sign here once: http://maps.google.c...,333.68,,0,9.38 (note how the right turn is actually a signed cycle route, and cyclists are supposed to dismount, cross the road,when it makes more sense to just turn right) Also generally ignore 'cyclists dismount' signs, although these have no legal force.
cross the stop line when the traffic light is red - I've gone through empty pelican crossings a few times, after the pedestrians have crossed (this does seem to wind car drivers up), but also it makes sense to cross the stop line when the ASL box is full or if there isn't one - the space between the stop line and the bumps marking the pedestrian crossing are a good place to stop.
Do not ride across a pelican, puffin or zebra crossing. Dismount and wheel your cycle across. - I have ridden across pelican crossings a few times, it seems a bit silly to have 'shared use' pavement on both sides and then dismount on the crossing.
From what I've seen I'm less lawless than average - I don't really ride on the pavement or go through red lights, but then the enforcement of these issues varies from area to area. In London things are a bit different, I am more careful there, although I was riding somewhere near Waterloo Bridge, pulled up at a red light which three motorists proceeded to go through, and then thought 'sod it', and went with them....
a cycle helmet which conforms to current regulations, is the correct size and securely fastened
I usually wear one; not always.
<LI>reflective clothing and/or accessories (belt, arm or ankle bands) in the dark.
I wear bright clothing, but don't have any of those zappy reflective cuffs - although I do have two rear lights...
(and amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85).
None of the pedals on any of my bicycles has those, nor any of those on my children's bicycles. All have various forms of clipless pedal and if they did come with clip-on reflectors they have long since been tossed away... Oops.
Otherwise, I'm pretty much straight down the line....
I usually wear one; not always.
<LI>reflective clothing and/or accessories (belt, arm or ankle bands) in the dark.
I wear bright clothing, but don't have any of those zappy reflective cuffs - although I do have two rear lights...
(and amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85).
None of the pedals on any of my bicycles has those, nor any of those on my children's bicycles. All have various forms of clipless pedal and if they did come with clip-on reflectors they have long since been tossed away... Oops.
Otherwise, I'm pretty much straight down the line....
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I mostly obey the law - on or off a bicycle.
I ignore all fashion advice - on or off a bicycle.
I won't be told where or where not I should be - on or off a bicylce.
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I mostly obey the law - on or off a bicycle.
I ignore all fashion advice - on or off a bicycle.
I won't be told where or where not I should be - on or off a bicylce.
