Cyclist vs Motorbike...... court case - interesting read

[Sunny Intervals]

Isn't one of the big selling points of cars the sound proofing and the low road noise levels in the cabin  :rollin

[edc]

I live in Cambridge.  And I can safely say that cyclists here are a f*cking nightmare!

Th combination of students, alcohol and a total disregard for the law are a fantastic combination!

[pitternator]

I have felt for some time now that as traffic gets heavier, cars faster , drivers less and less able, patient or caring ...that to cycle on any road  is highly risky. When you add in the "typical" cyclist mentality ( as amply illustrated by those here), of not giving a damn so long as they can keep going ...its no wonder there are accidents. I dont think any other road user  has such an arrogant single minded pomposity as the cyclist...spitting venom at all who offer any opinion ....

as a child we all took cycling proficiency tests, which may sound a bit parochial now, at least was some education on  how to be a responsible road user...I laugh at the notion that somehow being a cyclist is to be an outlaw, above all road regulations....then complain bitterly at how bad they get treated by other road users.

[Andy Clap]

ride on main roads in the dark without a rear light

I saw two a few weeks ago riding in the dark, twisty country road, no lights at all, dark clothes.... AND WEARING FOC'ING SUNGLASSES!!!  Luckily they were coming the other way.  Maybe the sunglasses meant they didn't know it had gone dark?  Or maybe they were just thick.

[Slaninar]

I dont think any other road user  has such an arrogant single minded pomposity as the cyclist...

:2fingers

[Slaninar]

Some car drivers are real pricks. But not all, not even half.

[dx408]

The witness suffered a broken collar bone which was broken in two places.”

  :rolleyes

[Grahamm]

I dont think any other road user  has such an arrogant single minded pomposity as the cyclist...spitting venom at all who offer any opinion ....

ROFLALALAL! Of course not, after all, it's them that complain because they "pay to use the roads" (oh, no, hang on, that's car drivers).

It's them who consider themselves to be "professional drivers" (oops, no, that's taxi drivers and white van man.

It's the cyclists who blast their horns at car drivers because the car driver is getting in their way and slowing them down as they race to the next traffic jam...

as a child we all took cycling proficiency tests, which may sound a bit parochial now, at least was some education on  how to be a responsible road user...

And drivers take a Driving Test and then consider that, because they've passed, they know everything that they need to know about driving and will do until the day they die, rather than realising that they've only achieved the *bare minimum* standard to be allowed out on the road in charge of a vehicle.

I laugh at the notion that somehow being a cyclist is to be an outlaw, above all road regulations....then complain bitterly at how bad they get treated by other road users.

Well I only complain about the other road users who use a massive brush to tar all cyclists with...

[pitternator]

read what I said, especially the bit about spitting venom at others....case proven .

I aint fans of horses on main roads, but at least they by and large do acknowledge drivers who give them courtesy .

[Grahamm]

read what I said, especially the bit about spitting venom at others....case proven .

I suggest you look up the word "irony"...

I aint fans of horses on main roads, but at least they by and large do acknowledge drivers who give them courtesy .

Well it's a bit more difficult to claim "Sorry, Mate, I Didn't See You" when someone's sitting on a bloody big horse.

[Tiberius Onklevaart]

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read what I said, especially the bit about spitting venom at others....case proven .

I suggest you look up the word "irony"...

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I suggest you look up the word "patter"