tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post1119489092728867020..comments2024-03-19T09:19:39.539+00:00Comments on Constantly Furious: Bloody cyclistsConstantly Furioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010139518958428871noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-57362747528894404032009-12-17T14:51:16.194+00:002009-12-17T14:51:16.194+00:00As for 20 MPH speed limits in cities - bring it on...As for 20 MPH speed limits in cities - bring it on. Then you guys can get even more pissed off when I overtake you and run through the speed cameras without setting them off.Giles Bradshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017910657064131367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-22952242332998177962009-12-17T14:46:54.992+00:002009-12-17T14:46:54.992+00:00Good to know that not only is cycling lowering my ...Good to know that not only is cycling lowering my blood pressure but it's also having the opposite effect on the car drivers.<br /><br />Chances are unless he mows me down I will outlast the infuriated SUV driver gunning his engine behind me cos he can't get past me at some traffic lights :) :)Giles Bradshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017910657064131367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-53970342168717755082009-12-15T17:59:37.883+00:002009-12-15T17:59:37.883+00:00Thank for acknowledging that there are responsible...Thank for acknowledging that there are responsible cyclists (unfortunately that sounds like a sarcastic comment - it's not intended as such).<br /><br />I'm surprised that you advocate a compulsory test for cyclists and a compulsory annual safety test for bicycles. I would have thought that this is just the kind of quangoid government action that you deplore. It's also an example of Martin Buddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660694900865071529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-63947067879302103292009-12-13T20:53:21.068+00:002009-12-13T20:53:21.068+00:00Martin & Mr Wallis ..
I accept & apprecia...Martin & Mr Wallis ..<br /><br />I accept & appreciate that you're both responsible cyclists with a realistic approach to road sense ..<br /><br />However, I must say that the abysmal standard of cycle use in Cambridge extends well beyond the students .. you are just as likely to be mown down (in pedestrianised areas) by an elderly lady as by a youngster ..<br /><br />They seem eitherCaptain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-27310401320509633902009-12-13T18:23:35.545+00:002009-12-13T18:23:35.545+00:00Unfortunately when you spend time in an area where...Unfortunately when you spend time in an area where students may be, you will encounter idiot cyclists. Unfortunately I am one of those. At uni I do not follow the highway code when riding my bike, yet I do not endanger others or do anything that would make a driver have to take action to avoid me etc. <br /><br />Cycling is such an excellent way to get around, but if I had to act as if I was a Mr Wallisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-82429809889470241482009-12-12T17:08:04.310+00:002009-12-12T17:08:04.310+00:00There is a chronic shortage of spare parts, maybe ...There is a chronic shortage of spare parts, maybe this is an initiative to tacle the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-347053591173900892009-12-12T10:38:33.265+00:002009-12-12T10:38:33.265+00:00I am a cyclist. I have cycled to work for over 20 ...I am a cyclist. I have cycled to work for over 20 years. I obey the highway code. I don't ride on the pavement. I stop at red lights and zebra crossings.<br /><br />In London, where I do most of my cycling, there are, of course, cyclists who don't obey the highway code. I don't appreciate being lumped in with them and tarred with the same brush.<br /><br />In defense of cyclists in Martin Buddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660694900865071529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-830280055813342282009-12-11T20:19:29.222+00:002009-12-11T20:19:29.222+00:00Having just spent a week near Cambridge, looking a...Having just spent a week near Cambridge, looking after my G/Friend (who's been in hospital) & having been into the City Centre a number of times, I know just what you mean CF ..<br /><br />Still, as "Rab" says .. Darwin rules .. and I drive a 4 x 4 .. PMSLCaptain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-73557342930750685842009-12-11T20:09:53.481+00:002009-12-11T20:09:53.481+00:00The cunts are a pain in the arse cycling to work i...The cunts are a pain in the arse cycling to work in the dark as well. To be fair though some thoughtfully have lights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-65556999048469538402009-12-11T14:43:44.809+00:002009-12-11T14:43:44.809+00:00@ JuliaM - of course not! It's probably all p...@ JuliaM - of course not! It's probably all part of a nationwide traffic calming plan. Get motorists so scared of being fined that they all crawl along at 10mph. <br /><br />If you think I'm being cynical, there have been many complaints about parking on a busy road near me. But strangely the Highway Authority won't introduce restrictions, because the current situation is slowing themicrodavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-64493191291038750342009-12-11T13:10:29.087+00:002009-12-11T13:10:29.087+00:00And is this goinG to be repealed when (if) we adop...And is this goinG to be repealed when (if) we adopt the continental approach of 'bigger vehicle is to blame<br /> regardless', I wonder..?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652557843713412263.post-66085605091186162582009-12-11T13:09:39.846+00:002009-12-11T13:09:39.846+00:00About three stone ago, I used to cycle to work. I...About three stone ago, I used to cycle to work. In all weathers. And I used to always obey the rules of the road. Because I didn't want to be mown down by a car driver.<br /><br />It's simple really. The Darwin theory will sort 'em out eventually.RantinRabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557178651491442917noreply@blogger.com