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Inevitable Cycle Fiasco
It was obviously going to happen. All the mob who suddenly leapt onto
pedal bikes after the 7th July, are now being a menace to themselves and anyone else who gets near them. I regularly see them going through red lights, treating the pavement and roadway and equally appropriate places to hurtle along...etc. The sad thing is that they're probably thousands of times more likely to get maimed riding a cycle than using the tube or bus. Surely it's time for cycles to be registered and insured ? I'm not suggesting mandatory training. To be honest I think they all know the correct way to drive, but they just don't care. Put a traceable registration number on the back and it'll give them an incentive not to ride like lunatics. Plus it might help reduce the number stolen each year. -- Edward Cowling London UK |
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On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:13:38 +0100, Edward Cowling London UK
wrote: Surely it's time for cycles to be registered and insured ? I may have just fed the troll, but surely it's time for nothing of the sort. Surely it's time for more police, out on the streets and visible, issuing fixed penalty tickets for cycling infringements as well as ticketing motorists for dangerous driving (can't do that with a camera), deterring other crime and assisting the public where required? Cameras, CCTV and the likes, while useful, are no substitute for proper policing on the front line. Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK When replying please use neil at the above domain 'wensleydale' is a spam trap and is not read. |
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In message , Neil Williams
writes I may have just fed the troll, but surely it's time for nothing of the sort. Surely it's time for more police, out on the streets and visible, issuing fixed penalty tickets for cycling infringements as well as ticketing motorists for dangerous driving (can't do that with a camera), deterring other crime and assisting the public where required? Possibly they already are - a friend of mine got an on-the-spot £30 fine for riding his bike on the (wide) pavement of Bayswater Road last week. Apparently he rode straight towards the policeman - foolish man! -- Paul Terry |
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In message , Paul Terry
writes Possibly they already are - a friend of mine got an on-the-spot £30 fine for riding his bike on the (wide) pavement of Bayswater Road last week. Apparently he rode straight towards the policeman - foolish man! If he knows it's stupid to ride towards a policeman, then he knows it's wrong at all times. -- Clive |
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Clive wrote: In message , Paul Terry writes Possibly they already are - a friend of mine got an on-the-spot £30 fine for riding his bike on the (wide) pavement of Bayswater Road last week. Apparently he rode straight towards the policeman - foolish man! If he knows it's stupid to ride towards a policeman, then he knows it's wrong at all times. -- It's not ideal, but certainly there are some parts of the road where it's not safe to cycle on the road, leaving the pavement as the only safe option. I've cycled slowly on the pavement when carrying a child on the back. In this instance I'd rather risk a fine than an accident. If local authorities made descent provision for cyclists like they do in Holland and Germany, then this wouldn't be an issue. Certainly Tunbridge Wells is purely car focused, and makes no consideration for cyclists, apart from throwing some paint on to the road. (There's one road with about 4,000 school children, the majority of whom are driven to school, partly because its a dangerous road with no cycle path. As a result its blocked with cars during school run time) |
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In message , Clive
writes If he knows it's stupid to ride towards a policeman, then he knows it's wrong at all times. Indeed he does, and has paid the £30 as a result. But similar flouting of the law is extremely widespread. I live close to the South Circular and see perhaps as many as 1 driver in 3 using a mobile phone at the wheel - only yesterday I was almost knocked down on our nearest pedestrian crossing by someone who was so engrossed in her phone conversation that she not only failed to observe that she was approaching a pedestrian crossing but that also three people were already halfway across. The law needs to be applied vigorously to everyone who flouts their responsibilities to others - not just "easy targets" such as cyclists. -- Paul Terry |
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In message , Paul Terry
writes The law needs to be applied vigorously to everyone who flouts their responsibilities to others - not just "easy targets" such as cyclists. Yes I agree, but it needs to be easier to enforce the law by having cyclists registered and carrying plates as mopeds have to do. -- Clive |
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