Cyclist stabbed multiple times by gang who stole his bike

@aidanR You've never ridden a Kingcycle with body sock or a Lightning F-40 then? https://www.lightningbikes.com/f40/index.html If you'll admit "cycle" as opposed to "bike" you can definitely be "in the bike" (velomobile).

Pretty much nowhere /couldn't/ have provision for off-road parking, we just haven't prioritised it. It might involve people having to walk a little way to access their vehicle, which current car-oriented society finds it impossible to get it's collective head around.

Some years back a driver in Gloucestershire managed to open their door in front of a bus and got it ripped off, if they couldn't see a bus nothing else stands much chance. I have asked the safety group if they are aware of the law, or just trying to mislead drivers into thinking it isn't their resif they injure anyone.

To be fair, actors on TV shows hardly ever cycle or take part in any physical activity other than fighting or sexual intercourse. It always seems odd when soap characters, who have never shown any interest in sport, suddenly start having a kick around when the world cup is on

I think the suggestion is that everyone should look before they leap 🙈, it's not absolutely necessary to go dutch.

I think the suggestion is that everyone should look before they leap 🙈, it's not absolutely necessary to go dutch.

I think the suggestion is that everyone should look before they leap 🙈, it's not absolutely necessary to go dutch.

My main issue with only mentioning cyclists (rather than doing both at once) is the drivers who will argue its the riders fault (despite the law meaning they are liable regardless of best practice for riders) And the reality that you can't always allow 1m clearance. (1m clearance, both sides + width of bike = 2.6m minimum; Given margins of error, probably closer to 2.7-3m. And arguably should allow for a cargo bike that could be 1.5m wide.) Unless we start saying obstruction by illegal parking happens if there is less than 3.5m clear space, probably more it isn't always possible to allow 1m clearance from parked car doors. (Plenty of residential areas have tighter parking than this). We would also need to start prosecuting a good chunk of overtakes near parked cars to allow space to manouvre...

Unfortunately many drivers will just drive at you or force an overtake pushing you closer to parked cars. Much like the cyclists paradox of simultaneously riding like a speed crazed demon and being too slow, tgere is the paradox of riding too close to parked cars or the edge of the road and not being far enough over.

That example illustrated by the police (ie. 1.5m from centre of bike) is, & always has been, wrong. 🤬 The 0.75m from the car to centre of bike shown in the link is stupid, 0.75m from the kerb is also nonsense. The bike & rider are probably somewhere between 0.5 & 0.7m wide.