Capri2.8i wrote:
Until yesterday I was very indifferent towards cyclists but the other day was very much an eye-opener. There were 2 occasions which shocked me. The first was on the A574 heading towards Blackburn where I rounded the corner and found a group of about 25 cyclists riding 3/4 abreast
Sounds like a "critical mass" gathering. These militants see it as pedla power - I see it as deliberate obstruction - und withoout BiB permission - would imagine to be agains law. Perhaps IG or Ian may comment on this point?
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. Now I don't particularly like it when cyclist ride abreast, but normally its no problem, I just treat them like a car and overtake were I can. However, this group positioned themselves, perhaps on purpose but I'll say accidentally to give them the benefit of the doubt, in a way that meant their total length was about 1 and half times the length of a HGV. They were spaced out, but as they were 3/4 abreast there was no way you could pull back in if you tried to overtake individually. Effectively they created a rolling road block, doing 10mph at best up the hills
sound very much like a critical mass type "protest" They had cheek to criticise M4 protest too
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. Now I can appriciate tractors and the like doing this, as they are earning a living and pay tax but to do so as a leisure activity seems to me to be a bit anti-social. I'm not saying people shouldn't enjoy cycling, but the militants give it a bad name who seem to enjoy holding people up.
definitely sound like our muesli munchers.
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The second occasion was someone who was riding close to the pavement, then suddenly, without a hand signal, a sholder check, or even positioning himself to the centre, turned right, immidiatly in front of me. I was planning, and could so no reason why I couldn't, to overtake him
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A very dangerous thing to do. Always indicate and give the over shoulder look. I do so on push bike und on motor bike.
It ist co-operation with other road use and on bike in particular - we make eye contact with others and smile. It work wonders.
There are some very unpleasant individuals on bicycles same as some unpleasant drivers. Ist thos police should concentrate on but
- we have not enough officer to do this..