There is nothing more frustrating in my car when doing 40 in a 30 and clipping a cyclist who doesn't have a helmet. Clearly he needs one if I'm going to not give him enough space under his peddle power doing a paltry 15mph. What does he expect? :moo:
Highway Code test refresher it is then. Here is the approach to the junction to the lock turning which is the right turn behind the blue car. Let's assume the cyclist is going faster than 10mph. Anything on the road that might indicate you shouldn't be overtaking any vehicle at this point...
Slammed on the brakes - it’s 30 through there isn’t it? You’d have been approaching a pedestrian crossing and a traffic light junction just another 100 yards on. Thou doth protest too much perhaps…
Most recreational cyclists on a road bike in lycra went to get out onto as quiet roads as they can find and look to do 15 to 60 miles generally. I say this from experience with a cycling club. Go out early as you can on a weekend morning and look to avoid any busy routes.
Trouble is car...
Safer roads, especially in our towns and cities without a shadow of doubt is one with less motor vehicles. More room for pedestrians, more room for cyclists and dedicated lanes, less congestion etc. etc.
Brighton and Hove could be transformed with some proper long term sustainable transport...
As said above, they'll be a percentage of dickheads on or in every vehicle you see. I'm walking the dog regularly and I see a car jump the OSR / Hangleton Road lights at pretty much every rotation of the lights. And equally I will see the same number of motorists texting or on their phones. This...
We are so far behind the curve on progressive thinking about sustainable transport as a real holistic approach across the board.
All this transformation to electric cars or whatever technology is going to be meaningless if we just swap motor vehicle for motor vehicle on our roads.....'but at...