Thread: Cyclists.

Originally Posted by AndyG

Presumably a reader of this thread

Did he try to blame you?
Did you get his ID or did He she flee the scene

It's OK they have 12 months to go home and get it

Originally Posted by AndyG

Presumably a reader of this thread

Did he try to blame you?
Did you get his ID or did He she flee the scene

i went to check he was ok as he had gone over the handlebars, i have a lovely bruise on my leg
he refused to give me his name until a copper who was walking past and had seen it came over. i let the copper handle it.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Anyone silly enough to step off a kerb without looking both ways for loose nutters will surely get skittled one day. It's not hard, look both ways before crossing the street. We learnt that in grade 1.




Ya sure? I must tell that to the motorists, pedestrians and cyclists just about everywhere, esp. at the marion/daws rd bike crossings, plenty of them don't see a red as a mandatory stop. Seems like people just don't like obeying rules that slow them down.

i did look, he was 30m away when i stepped off. i stupidly expected him to stop.
in my day to day travels, 90% of red lights ran are by bikes, not cars.

Originally Posted by Eevo

he refused to give me his name until a copper who was walking past and had seen it came over. i let the copper handle it.

And this is why a cyclist needs some form of I.D. on public display, to be held accountable just like all other road users. Sometimes I think it's their anonymity that makes them behave as they do...

Re: the other comments in relation to my prior posts, I'm not wasting my breath or time replying to someone that won't take responsibility for their own actions or wellbeing. That's moronic. Please don't ride near me.

Originally Posted by Eevo

i went to check he was ok as he had gone over the handlebars, i have a lovely bruise on my leg
he refused to give me his name until a copper who was walking past and had seen it came over. i let the copper handle it.

Lucky you didn't break anything or lose a limb.

Originally Posted by Eevo

i did look, he was 30m away when i stepped off. i stupidly expected him to stop.
in my day to day travels, 90% of red lights ran are by bikes, not cars.

Well Eevo.
If it was me on the bike, and I knew it was you, I too would have mown you down.
You have a reputation amongst us sicklists.

But only if I knew I'd have stayed on and got away.

Would have stopped for anyone else.

Ron

I've stayed away from this thread because I didn't want to be "sucked in",...and I will not be, but as an occasional cyclist myself, & as wifey is a continual one, I have a few things to add.
We live in Beachside Melbourne, we are close to Beach Road. And I can tell you that we see far more offending cyclists than we do cars.
We see cyclists out of their bike lane impeding traffic, just going on their merry way, holding up the traffic, right out of the bike lane two abreast, holding up traffic,.....regularly. We see cyclists going through red lights,.....regularly, we see cyclists not keeping to their bike lane ,.....regularly.
I ain't saying motorists are "golden haired",....of course there are some that aren't, but we see MANY MANY more offending cyclists, who are risking their own lives by their riding habits. Don't tell me that motorists should look out for them,....I won't be, but I will certainly, as always be driving safely, and if all cylclists have the same respect for ALL road users as Wifey & I do, there would be no issues.
I say that cyclists have as much right to be on the road as motorists, but consequently should be subject to the same rules, and should therefore be able to be identified, the same as a motorist, by a registration plate.
Of course, I now am ready to be flamed.But before you do that, just drive up & down Beach Rd on a Sunday Morning.
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

I've stayed away from this thread because I didn't want to be "sucked in",...and I will not be, but as an occasional cyclist myself, & as wifey is a continual one, I have a few things to add.
We live in Beachside Melbourne, we are close to Beach Road. And I can tell you that we see far more offending cyclists than we do cars.
We see cyclists out of their bike lane impeding traffic, just going on their merry way, holding up the traffic, right out of the bike lane two abreast, holding up traffic,.....regularly. We see cyclists going through red lights,.....regularly, we see cyclists not keeping to their bike lane ,.....regularly.
I ain't saying motorists are "golden haired",....of course there are some that aren't, but we see MANY MANY more offending cyclists, who are risking their own lives by their riding habits. Don't tell me that motorists should look out for them,....I won't be, but I will certainly, as always be driving safely, and if all cylclists have the same respect for ALL road users as Wifey & I do, there would be no issues.
I say that cyclists have as much right to be on the road as motorists, but consequently should be subject to the same rules, and should therefore be able to be identified, the same as a motorist, by a registration plate.
Of course, I now am ready to be flamed.But before you do that, just drive up & down Beach Rd on a Sunday Morning.
Pickles.

Thankyou, Pickles, for your words of experience.
Yes. Beach Road is well known amongst many Melbourne residents. Do they still run that ride of death or whatever they called it?

Oh, Google an article in The Age in March 2015.
Beach Road cyclist left with fractured skull in wake of "Hell Ride"

Very interesting article. It goes to show the sort of cyclists we have to deal with here.