Video: Reports of "chaos" caused by M25 cyclist "an exaggeration"

If anyone was delayed by this riders error. They should stop rubber necking and slowing down just to be down right nosey! !!!

An avoidable incident caused by an idiot relying on an electronic device instead of engaging his brain.
Luckily no drivers had to have accidentally hitting him on their conscience.

Said it before and I'll say it again - motorways are probably the safest place to cycle in the UK. Huge verges (with traffic prohibited in most cases) traffic in one direction only, wide lanes (so no squeezing of cyclists).

As others have pointed out, there are plenty of bike lanes in absolutely terrifying locations (like the tiny verge of the narrow 70mph A34) that seem to have been put in without a thought and as a sop to "facilitating cycling".

http://pedaller.org.uk/2013/10/14/on-cycling-along-motorways-and-a-roads/

Haha, why would it cause chaos? Not like anyone crashed because of it!

Its no wonder car drivers and the media have a go at us. £50 fine is woefully inadequatefor someone whose actions in crossing the slip carriageways could have caused untold chaos in addition to endangering his own life. He ought to be banned from cycling until he has taken a safety awareness course.

We were forced to ride on the hard shoulder of a motorway in Spain (typically, they closed a road and we were given no option).

We were very reluctant, but in the end it wasn't too bad at all. We missioned it for one junction, it was even enjoyable as we were a lot quicker than normal (on fully loaded touring bikes), and a hell of a lot safer than riding into Madrid.

I am sure that the press will correct their miss reporting and make certain that their correction will have equal prominence to their original story. Of course they will point out that not all cyclists are irresponsible etc
But, the big one, the question on the whole nations lips....... was he wearing a helmet??????

I work on the motorway and it isnt that uncommon to have someone cycling along the hardshoulder. Just normally tell them to carry on and get off at the next junction. Certainly no reason to cause any traffic "chaos"

Paul J makes a good point, I commute along the A303 everyday, it has no hard shoulder vehicles are regularly doing in excess of 70mph and yet you can legally ride along it. I have seen people cycle along it from small groups of road cyclists to commuters and even someone making their way to the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge.
Now not that I would want to cycle along it but in my mind it would be safer to cycle down the hard shoulder (and don't condone it) of the M25 than cycle down the A303

Thanks for following up on this road.cc.

I wonder is there any plausible basis to claims like the below? Maybe all the motorists were so busy tweeting and texting that they slowed down somewhere?:

Quote:

"One person caught up in the delays was Hannah Leonard, who tweeted:: "My usual 40 minute commute to work took an hour and a half due to a cyclist on the M25!"

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/cyclist-caused-chaos-after-t...

If he's a nutter for cycling on a 70 mph motorway, then what does that say about cycling on A-roads?

60 mph, single-lane A-roads are simply unavoidable in many parts, being the only roads in some areas (I can think of a good few examples in Scotland). Alternatives to 70 mph dual-carriageway A-roads in some places take very, very circuitous routes, leaving cyclists with an unpalatable choice. A 70mph dual-carriage really is little different to a motorway, from a cyclist's perspective. Indeed, the 70mph A-road is probably far more dangerous, as there is no requirement for a hard-shoulder on them.

Christ, what a nutter crossing the slip roads like that...

So you're telling me that the media lie??? Oh the horror