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?
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Permalink Reply by Malc B on
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If the video will show some bikes run red lights, then no need. My experience is perhaps 5-10% of bikes and cars do (especially on the junction by the Harringay station, which is a particular bugbear of mine). But if your video indicates it approaches 50% (and that cars don't do the same), then that would change my perspective in respect of how cyclists create a risk.
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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This thread is about how some cyclists behave. It's not a comparison between cars and bikes. Just because drivers break the law doesn't excuse cyclists doing it. That's clouding the issue.
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Permalink Reply by Nick on
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Spiderman, there's nothing risk free about jumping a red light, be it a car or bike. Cross the line when the light is red and the law is broken - it's also a strict liability offence.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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I'm afraid I don't agree about it being trivial. I've only one place I am allowed to walk, the pavement, and I'd like to keep it for pedestrians.
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You're right, it's not trivial, and it's unsafe. It's right to call out this particular cyclist.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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You know bicycles existed before cars?
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Spider-Man, that not a particularly logical argument. Get stabbed is worse than being slapped in the face but I don't want either to happen to me.
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Permalink Reply by Lisa on
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I'm sure I read somewhere that technically bikes are allowed in the passage, but happy to be corrected.
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Permalink Reply by Ed Butler on
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I'm not making up anything - this happened when it was raining yesterday afternoon - were you there, Spiderman? The tip of one of the metal ribs on her umbrella prodded me on the side of my face as she was passing - I don't regard that as trivial.
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Permalink Reply by Katie K on
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If it had been a person walking with an umbrella that had nearly poked you in the face, as has happened to all of us umpteen times, would you have bothered to post?
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Permalink Reply by michaela rourke on
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Whole family doing it on Muswell Hill Broadway this morning...
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