Thread: Cyclist aware drivers... are you one?

MiniTheMoocha wrote,...

That's all well and good to say you have viewed footage of unsafe cyclists being the cause of the majority of accidents with heavy vehicles but what about the many cyclists killed by regular cars that do not record this evidence.

I used to cycle three times a week to work and I can say nearly everyday I had a close call. Drivers are basically half asleep on the way to work!

Two abreast is recognised as improving the visibility of riders and on multi lane roads I am fine with it. I admit on single winding roads two abreast is not very considerate. But most cyclists I know wouldn't do this.

Regularly I now ride my motorbike and its pretty much the same. The difference is I can travel faster and have noisy exhaust pipes that make my presence known. But the amount of times that cars have just veered into my path or pull out in front of me is unbelievable. And this despite me blowing my horn (which is a car horn) but they happily continue into my path oblivious to the the life threatening situation they are putting me in and I am forced to veer or brake suddenly.

All I can say is all road users should both have to ride a push bike, ride a motorbike and even drive a truck for that matter, to understand just how important it is to cater to the different needs of all vehicles and their drivers.

You can say what you like about cyclists/riders not obeying road laws and the like but most are just riding to survive!

This is very true indeed. No appreciation or respect for anyone else. I see it all the time too. This is not a problem in Europe, so clearly it is an attitude of people in this Country.

Ron.

Originally Posted by Chad

I have a DRAG car and I like RACING too..

Would you see a problem if I didn't use the designated areas DESIGNED for me and USED public road because IT SUITS ME BETTER...

Drag Strips are there for Drag cars

Bike PATHS are there for Cyclists/Bikes...

Get the picture??

And you wonder why after a comment like that, theres so much anomosity...

That's a pretty weak argument Chad.

To ride bike paths would take me 3hrs to get to work. Riding on a road that is for "all" road going vehicles takes 30minutes. Half the time you can't ride on bike paths because of walkers that won't use the walking path! So cyclists just can't win.

Drag cars are purpose built for ultimate speed over a short distance. Getting to work riding on the road is not just because it suits me better.

Like I said. Ride a bike for a while (after you lose your license say after using your drag car on the road! :-) and then I think you will appreciate the need for all road users.

Enjoy the drag strip.

Im sorry but this could go round and round for ever....

Unfortuantely people with different opinions will never agree.

Personally I take it as an INSULT that my tax paying dollars, that build Bike paths aren't good enough? Why bother then? Honestly how is it different, a DRAG car built for SPEED goes to a DRAG STRIP??

A Road racing car built for ROAD racings goes to a Circuit track?

A road RACING bike goes ON a PUBLIC ROAD, 2 abreast because the BIKE PATHS aren't good enough for them?? Come on, If I argued that it takes me 3 hours to get to the track to race, so therefore as I live on a straight road I should be able to just DRAG along there??

Theres always 2 sides to every argument.

At the END of the day, it has been SUMED up previously, THE BIKE PATHS DON'T SUIT most ROAD riders because, of pedestrainas, lengths of routes, whatever it may be??

So therefore even though they CHOOSE TO RIDE to WORK, they cannot use the appropriate paths because it doesn't SUIT THEM??

I believe that after these comments, REGO could be paid by these ROAD users, that have the INFRASTRUCTURE in place, in there area, and CHOOSE not to use it BECAUSE IT DOESN'T suit them..?? Sorry i forgot, IGNORANCE IS BLISS...


If they WERE riding to Survive they wouldn't be riding $10k bikes with Bulge Revealing LYCRA and posing like a ******..

I have NO problems with the Person, getting from A - B on there Push bike...

If it truly were for FITNESS, etc..

By a ****ing Exercise bike??

Or go ride at a TRACk designed for it??

Leave the PUBLIC roads, for the PUBLIC, using them to do what they are designed for,

Chad wrote,...

I have a DRAG car and I like RACING too..

Would you see a problem if I didn't use the designated areas DESIGNED for me and USED public road because IT SUITS ME BETTER...

Drag Strips are there for Drag cars

Bike PATHS are there for Cyclists/Bikes...

Get the picture??

And you wonder why after a comment like that, theres so much anomosity...

Sorry Chad, with a comment like that, I know that there is sadly no hope.

Ron.

Chad wrote,...

If they WERE riding to Survive they wouldn't be riding $10k bikes with Bulge Revealing LYCRA and posing like a ******..

I have NO problems with the Person, getting from A - B on there Push bike...

If it truly were for FITNESS, etc..

By a ****ing Exercise bike??

Or go ride at a TRACk designed for it??

Leave the PUBLIC roads, for the PUBLIC, using them to do what they are designed for,

You belong in a zoo pal,..what a moron.

Ron.

Originally Posted by Chad

If they WERE riding to Survive they wouldn't be riding $10k bikes with Bulge Revealing LYCRA and posing like a ******..

I have NO problems with the Person, getting from A - B on there Push bike...

If it truly were for FITNESS, etc..

By a ****ing Exercise bike??

Or go ride at a TRACk designed for it??

Leave the PUBLIC roads, for the PUBLIC, using them to do what they are designed for,

Your comments have highlighted just how narrow minded people can be.

Next you'll be on about motorbike riders in the bush and that the tracks are only for four wheel drives!

For me the argument ends.

Enjoy whatever it is you do.

Motorcycles that ride in the BUSh don't PAY REGO...

Motorcycles on the road do???

Get the picture??

Drag cars OFF the Public road don't pay rego, Cars that are REGISTERED and Compete occasionally at the drag pay REGO...

And rover p6 whatever.... you are a typical cycylist... I bet after that personal attack on me you will now be able to PUT A FEW MORE SOCKS down your LYCRA PANTS....

Unfortunately it don't bother me, cause i won't be the ****WIT who gets RUN over...

Ride away, you ******, just don't push your weight around too much, cause you will end up LOSING...And to be honest if you did i would have not ONE BIT of sympathy for you, especially since you have SOMEWHERE safe to ride AND CHOOSE NOT TOO!

Just remember that next time you have a close call on a public road.

Bit late when your in heaven cause you were RUN OVER and you say, BUT I WAS ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THE MIDDLE of a single lane road,

Good luck

And stay safe

Ok Gentleman lets calm it down a little.......

Leave out the personal attacks please. By all means debate the issues but please keep it civil.