stui magpie wrote:1061 wrote:John Wren wrote:
many people have no awareness or cognisance of how fast a car may be traveling. they cannot adjust their speed accordingly.
Replace Cycle with Car and re-read what you posted.
Maybe it's time for a speed limit for Bikes in high Traffic/Pedestrian areas. If bike cannot stop because they are going to fast the obvious fix is too slow them down!
If cycles were subjected to the same safety tests as cars, they'd fail.
People pay thousands for fancy road racing bikes that are designed to be used in a closed environment, not on a road with traffic. The cyclist is basically a meat bomb waiting to explode, one minor problem and BANG. Those things can get up to impressive speeds but can't stop or dodge without the rider going flying.
And if their feet are clipped into the bike, when they go flying the bike will go with them.
I her Europe used as an example a lot but every time I see video or pics of people cycling in European cities, they're on slow cycles, not racing bikes.
Not quite. The cleats click in but come out under pressure/ force usually needs to have a little sideway movement. You can have them very tight or degrees of looseness. Mine are pretty loose but fit in snugly. They're not concrete shoes
A cyclist is only a meat bomb waiting to explode if a car or truck or a taxi & their passengers do not obey the road rules, have no sense of respect or notion of sharing & are aggressive idiots or a combination of these.
With respect to said woman, she is in the legal right, the taxi driver & the passenger is clearly in he legal wrong.
However, what type of idiot wold ride there like that. Why take the risk?
I've nearly been doored by folks getting out of the drivers side onto a bike lane. I'd say about every fe days it's an issue, every month or more its a significant issue for me riding.
As had been said before, it's why cyclists should ride to the right edge of the white line when riding in the cycle lane.
If there is little room & one lane only & in the city then as a cyclist use up the lane & do not allow cars to go through. Cars are like gasses & liquids. They take up all available space allowed to them. If you don't allow space for cars in a narrow confined area then don't you don't get run over. For me it's not a difficult equation.
I'm referring to the city to be clear. When I do take Collins street (rarely) or Flinders Street (also rarely) it is only for part of a block & like adolescent sex it only lasts for a short while
I've seen cyclists drive in Queen Road & Kings way FFS - why TF would you do that?
Dooring is about the single most common reason for bicycle accident presentations to the Emergency Department. Driver distraction is also another common reason.
Having said that let me say this: pedestrians with ear phones, mobile phones are a huge menace to cars & bike riders. It makes the changes to Swanston Street a double edged sword.
While slamming bad drivers or unaware drivers etc I'll invariably acknowledge / praise drivers doing the right thing - such as not parking over the little rectangle painted at intersections with the bike symbol in it. Ignorant & selfish drivers tend to park over that & it gets in my craw, stuck in my goat & makes me mad as hell
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