Sainsbury's Lorry

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[Markymark]

Piss poor infrastructure.

 

[cubey]

It's unfortunately part of everyday cycling, near misses. I blame the design of the roads, way to narrow even the newly constructed ones. And why the heck do road designers keep placing the drain covers in a cyclists path, integrate the drains into the kerb/pavements.........GGRRR

 

[Drago]

Which road safety expert at Sainsburys came out with that gem? It'll be Waitrose for me from now on when Fortnums is closed.

 

[Markymark]

[QUOTE 4751674, member: 259"]Yes, but piss-poor driving as well. I wouldn't have cycled in that awful 'lane' though.[/QUOTE]
Yes it is but piss poor infrastructure gives the excuse piss poor drivers look for.

Remove the stupid white lines, cyclists would cycle in a better position and drivers wouldn't feel so aggrieved and stupid fecking morons wouldn't come back with stupid replies suggesting all was right as everyone was in their own lane.

 

[Jody]

Where does the law stand on this as Sainsburys has a point that each person is in their respective lane. Do the lanes trump a close pass rule?

 

[alicat]

The comments in The Sun feature are a testament to the intellectual calibre of the average Sun reader.

 

[Profpointy]

And people on here argue for more cycle lanes

 

[The Brewer]

I'll argue all day for well designed cycle lanes, that looked awful. Some similar around this way and they give you a false confidence and suck you in to a very narrow gap

 

[Tiger10]

Those stupid cycle lanes encourage close passes, you not going to see a vehicle swerve out and give the space recommended in the highway code are you?

 

[Drago]

I'm presuming the response is not the official company line, but rather the opinion of an individual member of staff with no particular special qualifications or training in road safety matters?

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I'm presuming the response is not the official company line, but rather the opinion of an individual member of staff with no particular special qualifications or training in road safety matters?

You expect the official company line from a supermarket to be from someone with "particular special qualifications or training in road safety matters"?

 

[User6179]

Strange that the cycle lane goes through the pinch point , I have not seen that before , I have seen pinch points being erected and the white line for the cycle lane removed for about 10 metres either side of it so thought if there is a pinch point then you cant have the cycle lane as it obviously dangerous ..

 

[keithmac]

Can't add any more than what's been said already, cycle lane is too narrow to be of any use and why the lorry driver couldn't hang back for 20 seconds is anyones guess..

 

[Profpointy]

Strange that the cycle lane goes through the pinch point , I have not seen that before , I have seen pinch points being erected and the white line for the cycle lane removed for about 10 metres either side of it so thought if there is a pinch point then you cant have the cycle lane as it obviously dangerous ..

In cheltenham there was a quite wide, quiet road with a painted on cycle lane which had a couple of pinch points. Bothe the cycle lane and the road lane went through the pinch point at reduced width; both, quite literally, narrower than their respective vehicles. A perfectly safe nice cycle road turned into a death trap by addition of cycle lanes