"Use the cycle path"

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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    ChrisLS wrote:
    also shouting at strangers is a sign of very low intelligence...

    :oops:
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  • Cunobelin
    Cunobelin Posts: 11,792
    Be supportive and helpful!

    We had a classic - Thousands of pounds spent on cycle track, yet cyclists dice with death editorial a few years ago in the local rag

    A polite letter was sent explaining that there were some 20 pieces of furniture on the track making ittoo narrow in places, a dangerous blind turning at the end where it met another track, and that with its designed use for schools 20 mph was inappropriate.

    Next thing is an article explaining why cycle paths are not always the answer!

    One journailst regularly writes articles about the poor design and state of cycle facilities in Portsmouth - including a two page spread recently on "frustrating and dangerous" cycle paths.


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  • whome
    whome Posts: 167
    Am I right in thinking that the law allows cyclists to ride only on the one side, but pedestrians on both

    That is what I believe, yes. Or at least most will be like that and you can't tell. So pedestrians aren't doing anything wrong but it can be annoying. On the other hand as a pedestrian it is all pavement and there is no reason you should have to be aware of which side is which. As a cyclist, if the other side is free the easiest solution is to cross to the side you aren't supposed to be.

    That's one of the reasons that shared use (and separated use) is so rubbish for most situations.

    Get out of the -ing road should do it!
    Is the wrong thing to say IMHO. It might imply you think pedestrians don't have a right to be on the road. Which they do! And is the same thinking that car drivers seem to have of cyclists. Something like "watch out" if they have put themselves in danger seems more appropriate.
    Training, highway design and increasing cycle numbers are important to safety. Helmets are just a red herring.
  • joew4ll
    joew4ll Posts: 43
    I have to regularly explain to my colleagues that cycle paths are crap around here (Exeter) in the most part for a commuting cyclist. I can only use a few of them. Not had too many problems really over the years but have my response of glass, crap and pedestrians going round my head like a mantra just in case!
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  • blorg
    blorg Posts: 1,169
    Toshmund wrote:
    Also, runners who run in the gutter/in the road towards oncoming traffic, when there is a decent pavement...oh don't get me started on those numpty's :x :?
    In fairness they tend to do this because running on tarmac is a lot easier on the knees than concrete. Better to run towards the traffic than in the same direction as it so you can see it. Having said that some runners are more considerate than others in terms of enabling easy passing.
  • NGale
    NGale Posts: 1,866
    joew4ll wrote:
    I have to regularly explain to my colleagues that cycle paths are crap around here (Exeter) in the most part for a commuting cyclist. I can only use a few of them. Not had too many problems really over the years but have my response of glass, crap and pedestrians going round my head like a mantra just in case!

    I have found with the paths around Exeter is they they do just that....go around anywhere but where you want them to go. If you want to go along the river fine, they are well kept and nice to ride. But if you commute through the town the paths suddenly stop, are full of road debris or dog poo. If your like me and have to cycle at night because of shift work, then the best route by the river just isn't a safe one!
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  • Parkey
    Parkey Posts: 303
    Does anybody else feel that the term "national cycle network" is a bit of a misnomer?

    Cycling may have been the intention, but in my experience it would be more accurate to call it the "national dog walker's network".
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  • R25 Flyer
    R25 Flyer Posts: 47
    The cycle lanes for me are more like a bottle recycling centre that is rapidly filling up. Somedays it looks more like a war zone - I occasionally look up to see if a crashing helecopter is about to land on me
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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Parkey wrote:
    Does anybody else feel that the term "national cycle network" is a bit of a misnomer?

    Cycling may have been the intention, but in my experience it would be more accurate to call it the "national dog walker's network".

    Got moaned at today on a shared pedestrian and cycle path in the Common. :lol: I came up out of a tunnel (clearly marked with cycle signs) and slowed down as there was an old couple walking. I was just about to say "excuse me" when the old dear turned and saw me and went "OI!! Watchit!!" :shock:

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