Near Miss of the Day 109: Double trouble for one Sussex cyclist

Kojima wrote:

Not a fan of that road past the pavilion, everyone's drag racing to get to the next red light. I can never understand why people get so desperate and break the speed limit to overtake, only to have to hit the brakes at the next red light fifty metres down the road.

Guess you are old and/or don't drive.

The problem with having a car in the UK is there are very few places where you can test how fast you can accelerate and brake, so as a young person take the opportunity to do this.

As you get older - some people have to get much older -, can afford more expensive cars and have driven on more roads you simply don't bother.

hirsute wrote:

Second one  - should result in a long ban but unlikely. Would be interesting to know the speed of the cyclist given it was a 20mph limit.

Speed of the cyclist doesn't matter.

There are old men and women e.g. people 80+ who cycle in my area it doesn't mean as a car driver you try and send them to the grave early just because they are going slowly.

Bluebug wrote:

hirsute wrote:

Second one  - should result in a long ban but unlikely. Would be interesting to know the speed of the cyclist given it was a 20mph limit.

Speed of the cyclist doesn't matter. There are old men and women e.g. people 80+ who cycle in my area it doesn't mean as a car driver you try and send them to the grave early just because they are going slowly.

I think hirsute probably meant that in a 20 mph zone, the cyclist is more likely to be going close to the speed limit of the road, making the overtake even less worthwhile for the motorist.

ts437 wrote:

Bluebug wrote:

hirsute wrote:

Second one  - should result in a long ban but unlikely. Would be interesting to know the speed of the cyclist given it was a 20mph limit.

Speed of the cyclist doesn't matter. There are old men and women e.g. people 80+ who cycle in my area it doesn't mean as a car driver you try and send them to the grave early just because they are going slowly.

 

I think hirsute probably meant that in a 20 mph zone, the cyclist is more likely to be going close to the speed limit of the road, making the overtake even less worthwhile for the motorist.

Yes that, and that would also suggest the driver was speeding.

LastBoyScout wrote:

I think I am going to get "Smile, you're on camera" printed on my rucksack cover in reflective lettering!

I've been thinking a hi-viz backpack cover with a speed camera sign, made out of yellow flashing LEDs might be quite a nice Kickstarter project.

andyeb wrote:

LastBoyScout wrote:

I think I am going to get "Smile, you're on camera" printed on my rucksack cover in reflective lettering!

 

I've been thinking a hi-viz backpack cover with a speed camera sign, made out of yellow flashing LEDs might be quite a nice Kickstarter project.

The race is on Andyeb! I'm on the lookout for a plain hi-viz vest on which to draw, as professionally as possible, a 'Speed Camera' logo as a mock-up.