Cyclists...Does the Highway code not apply to them?
11 February 2004, 12:49 PM
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Cyclists...Does the Highway code not apply to them?
Having just had an argument with a cylist who almost ran me over whilst I was crossing at at set of light (the lights were red for traffic and green for pedestrians)
Why is it that they just ignore lights and dont get pulled up for it by the police?
Everyday is see them carrying straight on through red lights and then getting shirty if someone almost kills them?!
Is this just a London thing or does it happen elsewhere?
its starting to really P me off
J
Why is it that they just ignore lights and dont get pulled up for it by the police?
Everyday is see them carrying straight on through red lights and then getting shirty if someone almost kills them?!
Is this just a London thing or does it happen elsewhere?
its starting to really P me off
J
11 February 2004, 12:53 PM
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Portsmouth police had a crackdown on cyclists the other month. Even easier than catching 'criminal' motorists apparently. They are subject to the highway code, most just don't bother abiding by it. AFAIK you can also be done for speeding on a bike!! 
Like to see a Gatso sort that one out 
Like to see a Gatso sort that one out
11 February 2004, 12:55 PM
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Shame on them.....
I hate those that give us proper cyclists a bad name
I have actually caught up with a few red-lighters before and given them a piece of my mind. No need for it at all.........
I hate those that give us proper cyclists a bad name
I have actually caught up with a few red-lighters before and given them a piece of my mind. No need for it at all.........
11 February 2004, 12:56 PM
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Same thing happens in Lougborough - usually on a dark bike with a cyclist in dark clothes after dusk with no lights on. That accounts for about 90% of the cyclists in Loughborough.
11 February 2004, 12:58 PM
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Don't get me started on the no-lights brigade!! LED lights are SO cheap and last ages these days...no excuse.
Would you believe I got pulled-up for my front lights being TOO bright once on my bike....25W......not a cop, just an annoyed pedestrian on a cycle path! Apparently I was blinding him.
Would you believe I got pulled-up for my front lights being TOO bright once on my bike....25W......not a cop, just an annoyed pedestrian on a cycle path! Apparently I was blinding him.
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11 February 2004, 01:04 PM
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I hate these fekers with a passion and dont hesitate to air my views when one of them nearly takes me out at traffic lights/pedestrian crossing 
Where is their insurance? If they use the road they must be made to have insurance so that when they do these stupid things and either cause an rta or injure someone crossing the road they have financial cover to pay compensation to their victims. At the moment they get away scott free and they are always the victim
Where is their insurance? If they use the road they must be made to have insurance so that when they do these stupid things and either cause an rta or injure someone crossing the road they have financial cover to pay compensation to their victims. At the moment they get away scott free and they are always the victim
11 February 2004, 01:06 PM
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Cyclists seem to use the Code selectively. They take the parts they like and vehemently defend them and ignore all the other parts.
That seems to apply to moped riders in London too.
I was a split second away from wiping one out last night as he decided to undertake me where the inside gap turned into a big **** off London Routemaster bus.
That seems to apply to moped riders in London too.
I was a split second away from wiping one out last night as he decided to undertake me where the inside gap turned into a big **** off London Routemaster bus.
11 February 2004, 01:12 PM
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I think ALL new roads built/modified should have separate cycle paths (not at edge of road, but distinct paths) put in.
That way, we are are ALL happy!
1) It would reduce conflict between cars/cycles
2) It would encourage more to cycle as not as dangerous
That way, we are are ALL happy!
1) It would reduce conflict between cars/cycles
2) It would encourage more to cycle as not as dangerous
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11 February 2004, 01:12 PM
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A common one here is to weave through all the traffic (that has just had to overtake them) all the way to the front of the queue at the lights, then, in an effort to not have to put a foot down, they wobble around alarmingly at the front of the queue trying to stay upright whilst creeping out further and further past the lights and into the centre of the junction. Then when the lights change they are right in the way of all the cars again who catch them up in seconds!
11 February 2004, 01:13 PM
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You boys have it so easy. Cyclists are a law unto themselves over here in Holland: they don't stop at reds, ride without lights at night and the police do almost nothing about it.
Worst of all though is the law : for example, if I am driving legally along the road at night and hit a drunken cyclist with no lights who has just ridden through a red - Dutch law deems the accident to have been my fault. WTF???
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Worst of all though is the law : for example, if I am driving legally along the road at night and hit a drunken cyclist with no lights who has just ridden through a red - Dutch law deems the accident to have been my fault. WTF???
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11 February 2004, 01:18 PM
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I hate the ones who use the pavement where there is no cycle lane. Unless I'm very mistaken, it's still illegal!
Some grown-up t0sser on his mountain bike nearly knocked my wife over the other day - I told him to get off the pavement and he shouted back "mind your own fecking business". Hello, you nearly run my wife over and it is my fecking business!
That said, I'd move out the way for a kid who's a bit too small to use the road
Some grown-up t0sser on his mountain bike nearly knocked my wife over the other day - I told him to get off the pavement and he shouted back "mind your own fecking business". Hello, you nearly run my wife over and it is my fecking business!
That said, I'd move out the way for a kid who's a bit too small to use the road
11 February 2004, 01:20 PM
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Cyclists do tend to have the law favour them. Unbelievable, I know, but it's illegal to
a) push them off cliffs
b) attach lighted fireworks to their seats
c) chase them down the street, dressed as a giant banana, whilst pelting them with lumps of mashed potato.
Just unfair!
a) push them off cliffs
b) attach lighted fireworks to their seats
c) chase them down the street, dressed as a giant banana, whilst pelting them with lumps of mashed potato.
Just unfair!
11 February 2004, 02:53 PM
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When you've been nearly squashed 20 times by ignorant motorists who wont give you a little space when they overtake you. Or trawl along 2 foot from your rear bumper.
I think I have a right to get the ****
I think I have a right to get the ****
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11 February 2004, 03:59 PM
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Blame cycle couriers
Rest assured, pedal cyclists were riding like that long before they turned up.
I used to ride on pavements etc when I were a lad, just never stopped when I grew up - sure its the same for 1000s
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Cyclists can obtain 3rd party insurance. However, quite often, General Household insurance plans cover 3rd party injury in the case of an accident with a cyclist. You/they may not realise it at the time but worth knowing about/thinking of.
If injured, always seek the advice of a specialist personal injury lawyer if thinking about making a claim.
11 February 2004, 04:01 PM
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If injured, always seek the advice of a specialist personal injury lawyer if thinking about making a claim.
11 February 2004, 04:08 PM
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I'll see how may times I can get mowed down while walking back to the station tonight
Thing is Puff I bet that insurance doesn't cover them for rta's that they may cause. Then its the motorist who has to stump up for their own repairs unless they can get hold of the cyclist before he cycles off and take civil action against him.
They should be forced to be made legally responsible for their actions
Thing is Puff I bet that insurance doesn't cover them for rta's that they may cause. Then its the motorist who has to stump up for their own repairs unless they can get hold of the cyclist before he cycles off and take civil action against him.
They should be forced to be made legally responsible for their actions
11 February 2004, 04:48 PM
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Most people's Household Insurance covers them for 3rd party injury/loss as a result of the policyholder's fault.
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11 February 2004, 04:51 PM
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Suresh - been to Holland, pretty much the same as Cambridge, in many ways! Or Lincolnshire - even more similarities. In Lincolnshire you are supposed to know where all the cyclists live and that at 3.00 on a Wednesday afternoon they always go to their aunty May's and so will turn right in to that road and so they don't need to bother signalling.
11 February 2004, 04:51 PM
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Totaly fed up with these bunch of new age eco warrior morons on pushbikes who fly through Red Lights. Had a couple skid to a stop when I dared to cross the road when it was my turn. Looked at me as if I was in the wrong. The look on my face made sure that they knew they were in trouble if they said a word. Steel Toecap boots are verrrryy good at hurting people.
The only good thing is London does have coppers on MTB's policing the roads. When a bike is stopped I feel like giving the copper a pat on the back and poking the eco muppet in the eyes. Hollier than thou @rse holes. Yes I did ride a bike when younger and I stuck to the rules of the road as I didn't want to get squashed.
The only good thing is London does have coppers on MTB's policing the roads. When a bike is stopped I feel like giving the copper a pat on the back and poking the eco muppet in the eyes. Hollier than thou @rse holes. Yes I did ride a bike when younger and I stuck to the rules of the road as I didn't want to get squashed.
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