BC road safety article

rockmonkeysc

Education should be the answer but it seems that drivers just don't care if they hit you off.
I ride 34 miles a day on a mix of urban and country roads and it's obvious that the safety of cyclists is a lower priority to most people than getting home quickly. Wearing more lights and high viz kit makes absolutely no difference.
Judging by what I see every day you would have to be retarded to ride on the road without a helmet.
It does seem to be hipster students on fixies who are most commonly not wearing helmets and the world could use a few less of them so maybe helmets shouldn't be compulsory.

Briggo

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Education should be the answer but it seems that drivers just don't care if they hit you off.
I ride 34 miles a day on a mix of urban and country roads and it's obvious that the safety of cyclists is a lower priority to most people than getting home quickly. Wearing more lights and high viz kit makes absolutely no difference.
Judging by what I see every day you would have to be retarded to ride on the road without a helmet.
It does seem to be hipster students on fixies who are most commonly not wearing helmets and the world could use a few less of them so maybe helmets shouldn't be compulsory.

Judging by what I see most days it seems drivers are scared sh*tless of cyclists on the back roads, they sit behind a cyclist at 10mph waiting before a 1/2 mile stretch is available for an overtake, and by overtake I mean on the otherside of the road and almost into the ditch kind of affair.

So many useless drivers are unable to judge the amount of width available on a road and that it's perfectly safe to overtake a cyclist in safety while other cars are coming the other way.

rockmonkeysc

I seem to get overtaken on the way in to blind bends or with about 2 inches space in to oncoming traffic.

Briggo

RockmonkeySC wrote:

I seem to get overtaken on the way in to blind bends or with about 2 inches space in to oncoming traffic.

You're still alive arnt you?

Kowalski675

RockmonkeySC wrote:

I seem to get overtaken on the way in to blind bends or with about 2 inches space in to oncoming traffic.

How much room do you need, lol?

rockmonkeysc

Kowalski675 wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

I seem to get overtaken on the way in to blind bends or with about 2 inches space in to oncoming traffic.

How much room do you need, lol?

I this weather, 15-20 feet would be useful.

Kowalski675

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

I seem to get overtaken on the way in to blind bends or with about 2 inches space in to oncoming traffic.

How much room do you need, lol?

I this weather, 15-20 feet would be useful.

So the driver's supposed to go onto the wrong side of the road, through the hedge and into the adjoining field? I can't see that being very practical...