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Not bullshit at all. :) I am not suggesting that our road system is as intrinsically safe as that in the Netherlands. I am pointing out that cyclists don't tend to need helmets if they are not knocked off their bikes. Throughout Europe the casualty rates are lower than they are here, and that...

Yep, I say this in another post. And Boardman wears one when he is "road cycling" too.

So wait, and overtake him when it is safe. FFS, these divots and potholes are lethal to cyclists. Of course he was going round them. Those traffic restrictions are designed to slow you down, and this cyclist would have been going at close to the speed that you could safely and sensibly drive...

You wait for a moment where it is safe, and give the cyclist plenty of room. Your journey will be delayed by, at most, thirty seconds. Live and let live.

I'm not making it up. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/5334208.stm This has been repeatedly reported.

Have you read all the thread? The bit about how making it compulsory in Australia has had such a negative effect on cycling? You are right that too many motorists don't give cyclists enough room. But this is even more the case when cyclists are wearing helmets. Drivers seem to think that this...

Whooooosh.

Found it on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/SafeCyclingAustralia/videos/866367293410675/?pnref=story

Oi! Yeah, that video was excellent - an Australian journalist appealing for more care and consideration from ALL road users, with humour and clarity. Shame it's gone.

I think I look fantastic in Lycra! :) Most serious cyclists wear helmets, including me, and including him. The speeds involved make them both desirable and sensible, and I would feel naked without one. But for people who just want to nip down to the shops, or the beach, park etc, and who don't...

30 yard volley into the top corner...

He is quite evangelical about the fact that helmets are not a very important issue when talking about cycle safety. Holland, for instance, has a huge amount of cyclists, a negligible amount of helmet wearers, and the lowest rate of injury/death per mile cycled in Western Europe...

Like most cyclists, I cycle that route often. This danger you talk about...well, obviously you have to be careful, have to ride sensibly and be aware of what is around you. But I can't remember a single incident involving a cyclist being reported on that road. Cycling is safer than most...

Don't they know what a one way street is?