oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
This comes up regularly but is worth repeating.
On single track roads with passing places use the passing places to let other vehicles pass from both directions. Use the first available passing place tho' it would be excusable when climbing a steep hill to get to the top or the first convenient spot before stopping.
As a known cyclist I get regular complaints about cyclists refusing to pull over and allow overtaking and I have just had more about one group who would not pull over for about 3 miles this week.
On one memorable occasion some years ago a trike refused to pull over for a tail of at least 30 vehicles. I was about 17th in line and could not see the end behind me. Eventually a public spirited motorcyclist worked his way to the front and forced him into a passing place. He then had the gall to shake his fist at the vehicles passing who blew their horns at him.
This was all traffic from one ferry which is why they were bunched up.
For ferry traffic it is easier just to wait for 15 or 20 minutes and let them all past before moving on. The buses are usually last but there are often one or two terrified stragglers behind them.
On single track roads with passing places use the passing places to let other vehicles pass from both directions. Use the first available passing place tho' it would be excusable when climbing a steep hill to get to the top or the first convenient spot before stopping.
As a known cyclist I get regular complaints about cyclists refusing to pull over and allow overtaking and I have just had more about one group who would not pull over for about 3 miles this week.
On one memorable occasion some years ago a trike refused to pull over for a tail of at least 30 vehicles. I was about 17th in line and could not see the end behind me. Eventually a public spirited motorcyclist worked his way to the front and forced him into a passing place. He then had the gall to shake his fist at the vehicles passing who blew their horns at him.
This was all traffic from one ferry which is why they were bunched up.
For ferry traffic it is easier just to wait for 15 or 20 minutes and let them all past before moving on. The buses are usually last but there are often one or two terrified stragglers behind them.