Kind'a confirms the point I have been making. There are a whole lot of very inconsiderate cyclists out there. Also, I hasten to add, a whole lot of inconsiderate drivers.
If a car is parked somwhere where parking is not permitted (cycle lane or not) then a ticket is not unreasonable. If it's not against the law to park in cycle lanes, then a bit difficult to hand out parking tickets.
I guess my reasoning is this:
- cars should use the roadway
- pedestrians should use the pavements if there is one
- cyclists should use the cycle path if there is one
If cyclists insist on using the roadway when there is a cycle path, then I guess it's equally OK for cars to drive on the cycle...
If there's one thing that annoys me (actually there are thousands of things that annoy me of which this is but one!), it is cyclists who insist in using the road when there is a perfectly good cycle path.
The cycle path is for cyclists (hence the name) so fricking use it when it's there and...