I've just almost had an eye taken out by an old lady cycling on the busy pavement at Crouch End Broadway with an umbrella up - there are so may cyclists dangerously weaving in and out of startled pedestrians everywhere totally unchecked that it's become ridiculous, but what to do about it?
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Wonderful example being set by the parents then.
Cyclists and motor cyclists should realise they are one-dimensional; in other words, they are not easily seen by pedestrians crossing the road. They ride as if they can and should be easily avoided and that is not the case.
What to do? Give the old lady a safe place to cycle (like a separated cycle lane) in Crouch End and she probably wouldn't feel inclined to cycle on the pavement.
I agree cycling with brolly is daft though.
Getting really fed up of these anti cycling rants on here.
Katie
Perhaps I'll start a thread every time a person walks into the road right in front of me without looking when I'm on my bike, or somebody drives their car directly at me at great speed in a narrow street with a 20mph limit, or when somebody in a vehicle passes me with 1 inch to spare, or shouts at me because I'm not cycling right by the kerb, or runs a red light while I'm waiting at one, or passes me at speed and turns left immediately in front of me. I'll be posting dozens of times a week.
Won't wear a helmet.
So no camera.
Negative capability.
"aghast at what it means"? What does it mean, John?
I had a potentially serious accident (my own fault, trying to do a quick start on a wet road, standing on the pedal) where my bike slipped sideways from under me, taking my legs with it, while my head went straight down to the ground. The side of my helmet was flattened—I shudder to think what would have happened to my head had I not been wearing one.
Do like the drone idea, though. Rather than all of us doing that, maybe one day traffic will be officially monitored by drones.
Wearing a helmet "may" be beneficial for the individual (there is actually no evidence for this, just anecdotes like yours) but is bad for cycling (see below). It means that cycling is seen as dangerous and that helmets mitigate that danger. You may well have fallen over without the bicycle and hence without a helmet (they're only rated at 14mph which is the speed your head was going when it hit the ground) so shouldn't pedestrians wear them too? That would be great for helmet manufacturers if you could convince people. The problem is that motorists see a cyclist with a helmet and think "they're alright" and behave more dangerously around them (fact/data).
Perhaps aghast is a little strong but look what compulsory helmet wearing has done in New Zealand.
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