Live blog: Aussie cyclists call for mobile phones to be blocked in cars, London paper runs licensing of cyclists poll, drive-thrus in Portland now have to serve cyclists and more
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Wed, May 30, 2018 14:01
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imajez 4 hours ago
It's far less about finding challenging trails, it's about finding trails full stop. Only around 22% of paths in UK are bridleways and thus legal to ride. Here in Sheffield/Peak District, only 11% of paths are bike legal. So you either ride footpaths or ride on road. Seeing that the biggest benefit of off road riding is no dangerous drivers, roads are often not a real option. Plus, most of the distinctions as to what is a footpath and what is a bridleway is purely arbitrary. Particularly as most paths to most places would have been used by by folk on horseback.
Clem Fandango 4 hours ago
No my friend you are, as usual, picking & choosing arguments to suit your current jab & forgetting to retain the receipts. How are we supposed to take you seriously Nigel when your alter egos and posts are riddled with such glaring inconsistencies? Meaningful Journeys? Saw them at the Astoria back in '97. They were supporting Contrarian Troll & blew them off the stage.
galibiervelo 5 hours ago
JUST Awful. Rest in Peace
galibiervelo 5 hours ago
JUST Awful. Rest in Peace.
chrisonabike 6 hours ago
Clearly "but priorities", but the poor granularity of some of the stats is another thing which works against improving transport safety.
chrisonabike 6 hours ago
Was this a Fifa-style offer eg. "We're planning to come and make money * anyway, but if you make it official you get a cut"? * Probably from venture capital but at any rate mostly not from people directly paying for a ride. Point being: the priorities don't align well with "contributing to the good of the place".
chrisonabike 6 hours ago
It was a lane, and indeed a "mandatory" one, and does have intermittent blocks and wands, although I'm pretty sure those don't make a cycle track unless continuous? (I admit that I'm hazy on the exact Uk definitions but I suspect the definitions are hazy also)? As you note lanes are out, but cycle tracks may be in, if you're in class 2 or 3. So the chap was out of order, but I am more inclined to blame the lack of provision first and then the rules. This was in a part of town where there's a massive space between buildings, not even filled by what was 2 lanes in each direction, with median...
Rendel Harris 7 hours ago
@belugabob Much of it down to effectively bribery I'm afraid, with no overall authority for controlling them London's councils struck individual deals - £1.3M with Forest bikes in Richmond, a staggering £93M over five years with Lime and Voi in Haringey, for example. Can't kill the golden egg goose!
Surreyrider 7 hours ago
This is beyond sad. Condolences to all who knew him.
10 thoughts on “Live blog: Aussie cyclists call for mobile phones to be blocked in cars, London paper runs licensing of cyclists poll, drive-thrus in Portland now have to serve cyclists and more”
Riders aren’t robots
Riders aren’t robots
I think I’ve just found a way of not cramming pockets full of food, pump, tools and inner tubes – get the mini-Terminator to carry it all and follow you!
“I need your clothes, your boots and your bicycle…”
Re Brighton. It’s official, cars are more important than human beings.
It’s possible the brick-paved
It’s possible the brick-paved area on the left (in the Brighton photo) is behind the official building line, therefore legally private land not part of the road. But judging by the even more chaotic parking on the other side, it might just be a tolerated free for all.
“Aw, you poor bugger, aw mate
“Aw, you poor bugger, aw mate.”
Could he be any more Aussie?
Good to see that there were
Good to see that there were some strategically placed mattresses on that descent.
#SafetyFirst
So, how do the cars get in
So, how do the cars get in and out without driving in the pedestrian lane?
Also, the Great British cycle lanes tweet contains a picture of a bus stop in Ireland.
The crazy ones, or just the
The crazy ones, or just the only one to survive?
That robot still has some way
That robot still has some way to go before it gets the ‘wanker!’ gesture right.
Why wasn’t the roo wearing a
Why wasn’t the roo wearing a helmet and hi-viz?
“must now serve customers
“must now serve customers using modes other than a vehicle”
Surely a bicycle _is_ a vehicle? Or do the Americans define vehicle differently?
I’d be happy to take a
I’d be happy to take a cycling test, yearly if needs be.
Perhaps get drivers to do the same as they do seem forgetful. In fact, any infringements in the year then just ban them…