You could have made sure I was okay you mean git!

[the reluctant cyclist]

I was riding home last night and as I was going under the five ways island in birmingham - using the shared cycle paths - another cyclist came tearing down the path coming straight at me!

He was going far too fast and I had to swerve to avoid him...

... this next bit's my own fault ...

I swerved a bit too far on a new, unfamiliar bike with rubbish tyres and the bike slipped out from under me and I was off!

Mr Too Fast looked back and saw me on the floor but just cycled on!

Result is that I now look like a 6 year old with two grazed knees!!!!

Not much to write home about but how rude not to even stop and make sure I was okay?

Note to self - get new, better tyres!!!!

 

[fossyant]

There is another reason not to use cycle paths !

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I was riding home last night and as I was going under the five ways island in birmingham - using the shared cycle paths - another cyclist came tearing down the path coming straight at me!

He was going far too fast and I had to swerve to avoid him...

... this next bit's my own fault ...

I swerved a bit too far on a new, unfamiliar bike with rubbish tyres and the bike slipped out from under me and I was off!

Mr Too Fast looked back and saw me on the floor but just cycled on!

Result is that I now look like a 6 year old with two grazed knees!!!!

Not much to write home about but how rude not to even stop and make sure I was okay?

Note to self - get new, better tyres!!!!

Are you OK?

 

[akb]

... this next bit's my own fault ...

Really? I wouldnt be blaming my self for swerving out of the way of an inconsiderate prick on a SHARED use path!

Hope you are ok. Do you have Winnie the Pooh plasters on....

 

[the reluctant cyclist]

Oh I wish I had winnie the pooh plasters!!!

Nah - I have no plasters on 'cos I'm hard!!!!!!!

(well, sort of! )

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Oh I wish I had winnie the pooh plasters!!!

Nah - I have no plasters on 'cos I'm hard!!!!!!!

(well, sort of! )

It's 'cos you cry when they are taken off init

 

[the reluctant cyclist]

It's 'cos you cry when they are taken off init

They only hurt when pulled off if I haven't shaved my legs!!!

 

[the snail]

Nah - I have no plasters on 'cos I'm hard!!!!!!!

Perhaps that's why he didn't stop, he thought you might hit him!

 

[BentMikey]

Oh shame, TRC, have a hug!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

They only hurt when pulled off if I haven't shaved my legs!!!

 

[Digital_Cowboy]

Knock on wood, so far I haven't gone down but I've had a few close calls with just those types of cyclists. To add "insult to injury" most of them are also of the "ninja" variety.

I'm also engaged in conversation with a block on this side of the pond who thinks it's "okay" to disobey the law because in his "judgement" that it's safer to do so, and no on is being hurt.

He refuses to accept that his actions do reflect poorly on cycling as a whole, and adds fuel to the "cyclists should be licensed, registered, and insured just like cars. He likewise refuses to believe that it his actions that are making the roads more dangerous for cyclists not safer, as motorists who see cyclists not stopping for red lights and stop signs will come to expect that all cyclists won't stop for said red lights or stop signs and when they encounter one who does they'll be taken by surprise and hit them.