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Cycling On The Pavement, What's Your Excuse?
One of my bug bears I suppose but I'm old school, trained to cycle on the road properly and obey road rules etc. Anyway the other day I was walking home and some numpty on a bike got right up behind and rang his bell. I did not move at all and after a bit more ringing I turned around and pointed out the road about 2 feet to his left and said "get on the road, why are you on the pavement?" - Here's the good bit, he said and I kid ye not, it was less dangerous to pedestrians if he cycles on the pavement that it is to cyclists to cycle on the road - I've only just stopped ranting! How has it got to the stage now where most cyclists think that cycling on the pavement is ok? Dropping the kerbs at the corners hasn't helped here either.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I ride on the pavement and have no intention of stopping.
Sorry, but I would rather "annoy" a few pedestrians like yourself, than risk getting knocked down and potentially killed by some of the erratic drivers that are out there on the roads!
However, I would never go up behind someone and ring my bell to try and get them to get out of the way.
I'm well aware that I "shouldn't" be on the pavement, and if someone was walking in front of me and was 'in my way' then I would just drop down onto the road briefly and go around them. It's not difficult.
Sorry, but I would rather "annoy" a few pedestrians like yourself, than risk getting knocked down and potentially killed by some of the erratic drivers that are out there on the roads!
However, I would never go up behind someone and ring my bell to try and get them to get out of the way.
I'm well aware that I "shouldn't" be on the pavement, and if someone was walking in front of me and was 'in my way' then I would just drop down onto the road briefly and go around them. It's not difficult.
It is so annoying on one local road that I use most days where there are wide cycle lanes on both sides, and yet still the beggars use the pavement, even when they are riding in the same direction as the traffic on that side of the road so that they do not have to spend a few seconds crossing the road to get to the appropriate cycle lane. Is there a website where one can post photos of these people to try and shame them?
"Is there a website where one can post photos of these people to try and shame them?"
Lol. You cannot be serious, right? If someone started taking a photograph of me because I was riding on the pavement, I would snatch that camera straight out of their hands and smash it into pieces on the floor!
(Joke. I would just think they were a bit of a saddo)
Lol. You cannot be serious, right? If someone started taking a photograph of me because I was riding on the pavement, I would snatch that camera straight out of their hands and smash it into pieces on the floor!
(Joke. I would just think they were a bit of a saddo)
ok madmen/ummmm, so why don't you do some training to learn how to ride on the road with the grown ups?
Children: the general rule is that if they are old enough to be cycling from a to b rather than just cycling up and down for fun then they should do cycling proficiency training and ride on the road. I cycled on the road from the age of about 6. It was easier for one thing no kerbs to go up and down etc. This is a very subjective area so no doubt you will come up with 101 exceptions.
Children: the general rule is that if they are old enough to be cycling from a to b rather than just cycling up and down for fun then they should do cycling proficiency training and ride on the road. I cycled on the road from the age of about 6. It was easier for one thing no kerbs to go up and down etc. This is a very subjective area so no doubt you will come up with 101 exceptions.
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