TalkSport Phone-In Tonight About "Menace Cyclists"

[ufkacbln]

I trust that you have pointed this out to him.

Frequently, but .....

1. Apparently cars "have to" park on pavements, but cyclists don't have to cycle on them
2. Parking on the pavement is considerate to other road users as it leaves the road free, and a stationary vehicle does not endanger people whereas a moving cycle is lethal

 

[Misusawa]

Frequently, but .....

1. Apparently cars "have to" park on pavements, but cyclists don't have to cycle on them
2. Parking on the pavement is considerate to other road users as it leaves the road free, and a stationary vehicle does not endanger people whereas a moving cycle is lethal

It is inconsiderate to pedestrians, especially when its a narrow pavement, and i'm pretty sure its illegal to put a car on a pavement as its not a designated highway.

 

[ec4cycle]

I regularly commute from EC4 to my work in Dagenham ling cycle Superhighway 3. I am currently in bed with a serious injury as a result of being hit by another cyclist. They were just simply not looking where they were going. It was an off road section and I could see what was going to happen. I am not surprised, I regularly cycle in London as it is the best way to get about, I also drive a car and have an HGV Class 1. The biggest risk to me cycling is other cyclists who overtake in front of me, go through red (cycle) lights and cycle too fast.

It is time that those talk about safety in its full context and include dangerous cyclists. Me, I will be driving for the next few weeks whilst I recovery from my injuries caused by a cyclist.

 

[Primal Scream]

If it is the raised section that runs parralel to the Highway then I am not suprised you had an accident and I doubt you will be the last.

I like to hammer it at times but that stretch is not suitable yet some treat it as a race track.

 

[ufkacbln]

It is inconsiderate to pedestrians, especially when its a narrow pavement, and i'm pretty sure its illegal to put a car on a pavement as its not a designated highway.

This is the problem - it isn't illegal to park on a pavement, just to drive on it.

Even more bizarrely neither the Police or Council will a car being prked on teh pavement as proof thatthe vehicle was driven along or on to it in the first place.

It then gets even sillier....

Parking is decriminalised and is no longer a Police matter so needs to be dealt with by the Council - the Police can do nothing

The Council can only act if there is a specific prohibiiton such as a double yellow line so can do nothing

If it is an obstruction or "unsafe" such as on a corner then the Police jurisdiction again exceeds that ofteh Council so they have to act, but can't as perking is decriminalised.

Basically a big loop of people who can't be bothered.

We have a car boot sale here every week and you cannot move for illegally and antisocially parked vehicles, yet can do nothing.

The only positive action was to prevent planning permission for a Saturday boot sale due to the nuisance caused to the local community

 

[Glow worm]

Luckily, around here, we can hardly pick up Radio Cockney at all as the signal's so crap.

 

[Hip Priest]

Fight the good fight on all platforms. No-one is below engagement. Thats what being an ambassador for change is about.

Talk Sport is definitely below engagement.

Their whole schtick is "Listen to my outrageous opinion, then ring our premium rate phone line and tell me why I'm wrong."

 

[jarlrmai]

There was once a car park completely across a pavement outside my office I mean all wheels on the pavement, blocking the path totally, this was at a hospital, 2 people in wheelchairs had to back up find a place with sloping kerbs and go on to the road to go around it. As there was another car parked close behind it, when the person returned to their vehicle, I took the opportunity to read a book sat on the pavement in front of the car.