CS crash footage

Tashman

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/recreational-cycling/horrific-cycling-crash-shows-danger-of-overtaking-on-capacity-su/
Hope everyone was alright in this. Goes to show that some cyclists are just as impatient as the drivers we lambast too. If anything we should be even more careful around each other as the differences in speed/skill can be enormous

rick_chasey

http://www.bikeradar.com/commuting/gear ... l+feeds%29

From Rick Chasey: With regard to the cycling super highway proposals, have they taken into account that, unlike vehicular traffic, there are significant speed differences between users, and so necessary space needs to be created for passing?

AG: Yes, the new cycling superhighways are going to have four-metre wide lanes for two-way traffic; two metres in each direction, which is going to be enough for faster cyclists to overtake slower ones. Obviously if faster cyclists get stuck behind slower ones then they probably won’t use the lanes, and we’re aware of that. That’s why we’re making them suitable for both speeds of cyclists.

Clearly not.

iPete

Firstly, 3 cameras, the guy has THREE cameras.

Secondly, this is brilliant... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4K8AjNIVPA

Tashman

iPete wrote:

Firstly, 3 cameras, the guy has THREE cameras.

Secondly, this is brilliant... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4K8AjNIVPA

Saw that the other day, did make me chuckle and fair play to the ped IMO

slowbike

Rick Chasey wrote:

http://www.bikeradar.com/commuting/gear/article/bikeradar-readers-quiz-londons-cycling-commissioner-43881/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+BikeRadar/feeds+(BikeRadar:+All+feeds)

From Rick Chasey: With regard to the cycling super highway proposals, have they taken into account that, unlike vehicular traffic, there are significant speed differences between users, and so necessary space needs to be created for passing?

AG: Yes, the new cycling superhighways are going to have four-metre wide lanes for two-way traffic; two metres in each direction, which is going to be enough for faster cyclists to overtake slower ones. Obviously if faster cyclists get stuck behind slower ones then they probably won’t use the lanes, and we’re aware of that. That’s why we’re making them suitable for both speeds of cyclists.

Clearly not.

TBF - whilst that lane may not have been 4 meters wide - the faster rider was trying to overtake someone else who was already riding in the middle with space on the near side - she tried to squeeze through - impatient? Probably.

The Rookie

She was impatient and negligent, the chap on the Boris could have given her more room perhaps (may not have been aware of her approaching from behind) but it was wholly her fault, overtaking on a CS laid out like that should be treated no differently to a car overtaking on an A-road.

kingstongraham

It's traffic, isn't it? You can't always go at the speed you want in traffic.

fat daddy

KingstonGraham wrote:

It's traffic, isn't it? You can't always go at the speed you want in traffic.

Its odd isn't it, people wouldn't think of driving like that, you go at the speed of the person infront, until you get to a dual carriageway or the road opens up to a out of town A-road

but so many cyclists just stick to there speed and what ever is in front they pull out to go around, oblivious to cars behind them, oncoming bikes in the CS lanes .. its the same mentality that gives us shoaling ...... I wonder if it will always be like this, .... is it inexperience, or lack of dedicated rules like there is with road driving ?

The Rookie

Ironically its the same behaviour that we complain about with drivers who see a bike and 'must overtake' regardless of whether its safe or even makes any sense.