arsegrapes 12:32 Sun Jan 30
Cyclists new highway code changes
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Nothing against cyclists but...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10454809/Cyclists-middle-road-drivers-POWERLESS-stop-new-Highway-Code.html
Under the new rules, cyclists are now advised to ride in the centre of lanes on quieter roads, in slower-moving traffic, and when approaching junctions, to make themselves as visible as possible.
Can see the cycle lanes remaining empty? Just seems another anti driving rule and will cause accidents with impatient drivers overtaking.
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On The Ball
12:35 Sun Jan 30
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I'd say it's 'pro-cyclist' rather than 'anti-driving'.
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Lee Trundle
12:39 Sun Jan 30
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I'd say it's idiotic.
I unfortunately live in an area where the weekend lycra lot are in abundance.
You speak to pretty much any other road user, and they can't stand the lycra cyclists.
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arsegrapes
12:43 Sun Jan 30
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On the ball, maybe, but there's a lot of selfish idiot people on the roads both drivers and cyclists, this won't end well with plenty of YouTube road rage and accident's imho.
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wd40
12:48 Sun Jan 30
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Here we go again drivers complaining while driving a 2 ton vehicle all up in arms on loosing a second or two on their so important trip.
Be jealous due to the bike might be worth more then your car or thinking is this it! -stuck in a vehicle with the wife talking and kids screaming while others are enjoying life is no excuse.
Oh dear the cyclists in front is making me slow down and think that do I really want to risk putting some one in wheelchair for life or ever worst is such a burden!
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master
12:54 Sun Jan 30
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Cyclists should pay road tax, only fair.
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Side of Ham
12:56 Sun Jan 30
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Bit stupid really as the cyclists will be approaching bends on windy roads often with farm machinery on them thinking they have rights to be there. I’ve seen plenty of incidents where being on the sides of the road has prevented them being wiped out as much of this stuff can’t fit on one side of the road.
But still, it’s down to jealousy apparently….
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Lee Trundle
12:58 Sun Jan 30
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As I said, it's not just car drivers that dislike your lycra mob, wd40.
Lorries drivers dislike them.
Most motorcyclists I know dislike them.
Horse riders dislike them.
Your casual cyclist pretty much dislikes them.
If you wear lycra and cycle in a group whilst perving over your mates arse, then I can pretty much everyone who is in the road with you wishes you weren't there.
This new rule will only bring on more accidents, I reckon. But at least it'll make a few out there feel all smug about themselves as they selfishly take up more of the road.
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arsegrapes
12:59 Sun Jan 30
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Cyclists also encouraged to cycle two abreast in the middle of the road.
I have a bike btw, can see all the Boris bike twats taking the piss, they're already gloating on twatter, as said will end in tears and plenty of soiled lycra.
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Percy Dalton
1:10 Sun Jan 30
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Let them go on motorways within six months they're won't be any cyclists left to worry about
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El Scorchio
1:22 Sun Jan 30
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I sometimes cycle and I can see the sense in riding in the road ‘proper’ in traffic where it’s no faster than the bike- especially when needing to turn right- as it’s probably going to stop a few accidents but in reality traffic is always faster or it’s stopped so it’s just not going to be practical. And lots of cyclists will now just take the piss more than they do already.
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Blossom
1:29 Sun Jan 30
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I think there is a certain amount of misinterpretation, some of it wilful. The new code states
"You can ride two abreast and it can be safer to do so, particularly in larger groups or when accompanying children or less experienced riders. Be aware of drivers behind you and allow them to overtake (for example, by moving into single file or stopping) when you feel it is safe to let them do so."
So cyclists are not advised to ride two abreast, but now may do so where it could be safer, but when faster vehicles approach from behind should allow safe overtaking.bu e.g. reverting to single file.
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only1billybonds
1:34 Sun Jan 30
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Pedestrians
Cyclists
Horse riders
Motor cyclists
Other (car,van,lorry etc).
This is the so called table of vulnerability.
Only one if the above group pay to use the roads.
And no,i dont suggest that you pay to cross the road.
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PwoperNaughtyButNot
1:37 Sun Jan 30
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If a grown man wears a full football kit he is a full kit wanker
Why do grown men buy all the full kit for their favourite bicycle team?
This is not a comment on cyclists but on cyclists weird fashion. I don’t believe 16stone Geoff shaves 0.00000127 seconds off his PB by wearing all the gear.
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⚒️
1:39 Sun Jan 30
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Will be interesting to see what gay, pikey cyclist Vexed has to say about this.
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Westside
2:04 Sun Jan 30
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Under the new rules, cyclists are now advised to ride in the centre of lanes on quieter roads, in slower-moving traffic,
Given cyclists own self importance, ignoring red lights, going the wrong way down one way streets, not using lights at night, cycling on pavements and in pedestrian areas, they will take "quieter roads" to be all roads,
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joyo
2:14 Sun Jan 30
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Ha ha all the fatties in their 4x4 coming back from McDonald's with their Sunday dinner getting the hump with a cyclist because they are delayed by a few seconds
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ornchurch ammer
2:23 Sun Jan 30
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How much money has been spent across the country in recent years installing cycle lanes ?
Now cyclists are being told that they don’t have to use them if they don’t fancy and can ride basically where they like.
Can we have all the cycle lanes removed then?
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riosleftsock
2:27 Sun Jan 30
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I imagine these rule changes are a pre-requisite of self driving cars that nobody voted for.
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joyo
3:25 Sun Jan 30
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Any cyclists that doesn't use a cycle lane and gets hit will get very little sympathy from me.,but generally accidents involving cars and bikes is down to the car driver Accidents with lorries/coachs tend to be the cyclists fault
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zico
3:56 Sun Jan 30
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Are cyclists still allowed to ride through red lights? Well obviously they aren't meant to but they do!
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