Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Cyclists on pavements
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?
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Hugh on
-
"so many cyclists" - really? I've seen a few but not many. Strangely, I noticed this phenomenon was much more prevalent in the otherwise very civilised Kyoto.
-
Permalink Reply by Ed Butler on
-
Sorry, I've deleted my previous ungrammatical sentence - meant to say that I don't regard all cyclists with contempt, as I think somone has implied in the replies with a ludicrous analogy to the "I'm not a racist but..." line of rhetoric - how could I, when I cycle myself?
-
-
That's no excuse - if she doesn't feel comfortable on the road she shouldn't be cycling in the first place.
-
Permalink Reply by Mavic Starfish on
-
But was she wearing Lycra and riding a road bike, in whe case you could have addressed her with your favourite 4 letter Anglo Saxon expletive
-
Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
-
The purpose of being a racist is to drive the intended target away. Starting off conversations with "I'm not a racist but" and "I have black friends myself" were rightly called out as horseshit. The increasingly common "I own a bicycle but" and "I had a friend killed cycling but" are just another side of this pernicious coin. The attitude that every cyclist needs to be perfectly well behaved before they can be allowed any protective legislation is wrong. The intention of this kind of posting is to have fewer cyclists around.
-
-
Lori a quick bit of googling will help you with understanding why cyclists are not required to wear license plates, I suspect you're asking the question as an accusation though.
1. Those young men on stolen mopeds have licence plates.
2. Nobody can remember the huge big licence plates that cars have on them, even if they get a good look at them either.
-
Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
-
Come on Spiderman, you know it happens and we all see it. But John's right, because some do is not a reason to brand all.
-
Permalink Reply by John D on
-
Sorry, Spiderman, but that's nonsense. 50% of cyclists approaching a red light go straight through. It's so prevalent that a cyclist stopping at a red light or a zebra crossing is occasion for surprise.
Not all cyclists break the law but many do, not " a very small proportion "
-
-
Where did you see that stat? I have a desk with a window looking over the Woormwood St/Bishopsgate junction in the city and at the end of every phase some cars go through on the red. Some cycling sets, sometimes go through.
© 2025 Created by Hugh.
Powered by
