A Peloton of Knobs
Out today in the car when I caught up with a bunch of cyclists riding two abreast on a quite B road. About twenty-thirty in number - with the necessity to overtake them all in one go as they were inconsiderate enough to leave no gaps between themselves. There was quite a build up of traffic as they waited/tried to overtake them. Of course when I overtook them I found it necessary to wash my windscreen: it really is a pity the windscreen washers are so badly aligned. I would guess that something like 80% of them got their mandatory sun-shades splattered |
A Peloton of Knobs
"Judith" wrote in message
... Out today in the car when I caught up with a bunch of cyclists riding two abreast on a quite B road. About twenty-thirty in number - with the necessity to overtake them all in one go as they were inconsiderate enough to leave no gaps between themselves. There was quite a build up of traffic as they waited/tried to overtake them. Of course when I overtook them I found it necessary to wash my windscreen: it really is a pity the windscreen washers are so badly aligned. I would guess that something like 80% of them got their mandatory sun-shades splattered I passed a bunch of the ****s early this afternoon riding in exactly the same way. They were doing their best to occupy as much of the width of the road as possible Again there were probably around 20+ of them. Fortunately, I was travelling in the opposite direction so I wasn't delayed but there was quite a tailback of traffic behind them. Why don't they stop to allow faster traffic to pass? Don't they ever think about the inconvenience caused to other people wanting to use the road? They are nothing more that a moving roadblock. I was thinking after I passed them that they were doing considerable harm to the reputation of cyclists. This was on a minor road. |
A Peloton of Knobs
On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 19:55:52 +0100, "John Benn"
wrote: "Judith" wrote in message .. . Out today in the car when I caught up with a bunch of cyclists riding two abreast on a quite B road. About twenty-thirty in number - with the necessity to overtake them all in one go as they were inconsiderate enough to leave no gaps between themselves. There was quite a build up of traffic as they waited/tried to overtake them. Of course when I overtook them I found it necessary to wash my windscreen: it really is a pity the windscreen washers are so badly aligned. I would guess that something like 80% of them got their mandatory sun-shades splattered I passed a bunch of the ****s early this afternoon riding in exactly the same way. They were doing their best to occupy as much of the width of the road as possible Again there were probably around 20+ of them. Fortunately, I was travelling in the opposite direction so I wasn't delayed but there was quite a tailback of traffic behind them. Why don't they stop to allow faster traffic to pass? Don't they ever think about the inconvenience caused to other people wanting to use the road? They are nothing more that a moving roadblock. I was thinking after I passed them that they were doing considerable harm to the reputation of cyclists. This was on a minor road. Extraordinary... I too had need to drive today, and went to Royal Tonbridge Wells. I saw no peloton of cyclists, and although I had to wait behind a cyclist for a short while while it was too dangerous to overtake, it didn't affect my journey time in any way as I was later delayed in traffic. The cyclist, on the other hand, didn't appear to experience any delay whatsoever, and sailed past a queue of fuming cars and their drivers and passengers. |
A Peloton of Knobs
"Bertie Wooster" wrote in message
... On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 19:55:52 +0100, "John Benn" wrote: "Judith" wrote in message . .. Out today in the car when I caught up with a bunch of cyclists riding two abreast on a quite B road. About twenty-thirty in number - with the necessity to overtake them all in one go as they were inconsiderate enough to leave no gaps between themselves. There was quite a build up of traffic as they waited/tried to overtake them. Of course when I overtook them I found it necessary to wash my windscreen: it really is a pity the windscreen washers are so badly aligned. I would guess that something like 80% of them got their mandatory sun-shades splattered I passed a bunch of the ****s early this afternoon riding in exactly the same way. They were doing their best to occupy as much of the width of the road as possible Again there were probably around 20+ of them. Fortunately, I was travelling in the opposite direction so I wasn't delayed but there was quite a tailback of traffic behind them. Why don't they stop to allow faster traffic to pass? Don't they ever think about the inconvenience caused to other people wanting to use the road? They are nothing more that a moving roadblock. I was thinking after I passed them that they were doing considerable harm to the reputation of cyclists. This was on a minor road. Extraordinary... I too had need to drive today, and went to Royal Tonbridge Wells. I saw no peloton of cyclists, and although I had to wait behind a cyclist for a short while while it was too dangerous to overtake, it didn't affect my journey time in any way as I was later delayed in traffic. The cyclist, on the other hand, didn't appear to experience any delay whatsoever, and sailed past a queue of fuming cars and their drivers and passengers. Please excuse me then, I must have been mistaken. Maybe it was all a dream and I was asleep in bed all Sunday afternoon. |
A Peloton of Knobs
On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:15:15 +0100, "John Benn"
wrote: "Bertie Wooster" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 19:55:52 +0100, "John Benn" wrote: "Judith" wrote in message ... Out today in the car when I caught up with a bunch of cyclists riding two abreast on a quite B road. About twenty-thirty in number - with the necessity to overtake them all in one go as they were inconsiderate enough to leave no gaps between themselves. There was quite a build up of traffic as they waited/tried to overtake them. Of course when I overtook them I found it necessary to wash my windscreen: it really is a pity the windscreen washers are so badly aligned. I would guess that something like 80% of them got their mandatory sun-shades splattered I passed a bunch of the ****s early this afternoon riding in exactly the same way. They were doing their best to occupy as much of the width of the road as possible Again there were probably around 20+ of them. Fortunately, I was travelling in the opposite direction so I wasn't delayed but there was quite a tailback of traffic behind them. Why don't they stop to allow faster traffic to pass? Don't they ever think about the inconvenience caused to other people wanting to use the road? They are nothing more that a moving roadblock. I was thinking after I passed them that they were doing considerable harm to the reputation of cyclists. This was on a minor road. Extraordinary... I too had need to drive today, and went to Royal Tonbridge Wells. I saw no peloton of cyclists, and although I had to wait behind a cyclist for a short while while it was too dangerous to overtake, it didn't affect my journey time in any way as I was later delayed in traffic. The cyclist, on the other hand, didn't appear to experience any delay whatsoever, and sailed past a queue of fuming cars and their drivers and passengers. Please excuse me then, I must have been mistaken. Maybe it was all a dream and I was asleep in bed all Sunday afternoon. That would be a plausible explanation. |
A Peloton of Knobs
On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:04:59 +0100, Bertie Wooster
wrote: The cyclist, on the other hand, didn't appear to experience any delay whatsoever, and sailed past a queue of fuming cars and their drivers and passengers. There was extensive discussion recently in a national paper about the danger caused by cyclists overtaking horses and how best it could be done (shouting, blowing horns, ringing bells etc). Despite their enthusiasm for impeding other road users by "taking the lane" (In the interests of safety of course) not a single cyclist suggested that cyclists should wait behind the horse and rider until it was safe to pass. |
A Peloton of Knobs
On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:06:29 +0100, Peter Parry
wrote: On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:04:59 +0100, Bertie Wooster wrote: The cyclist, on the other hand, didn't appear to experience any delay whatsoever, and sailed past a queue of fuming cars and their drivers and passengers. There was extensive discussion recently in a national paper about the danger caused by cyclists overtaking horses and how best it could be done (shouting, blowing horns, ringing bells etc). Despite their enthusiasm for impeding other road users by "taking the lane" (In the interests of safety of course) not a single cyclist suggested that cyclists should wait behind the horse and rider until it was safe to pass. Presumably because waiting behind until it is safe to pass is assumed as a given. Waiting until it is dangerous to pass, and then overtaking, is simply daft. Did the article indicate the scale of the problem, i.e. how many equestrians are killed as a result of dangerous overtaking by cyclists each year. |
A Peloton of Knobs
On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:52:38 +0100, Bertie Wooster
wrote: On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:06:29 +0100, Peter Parry wrote: There was extensive discussion recently in a national paper about the danger caused by cyclists overtaking horses and how best it could be done (shouting, blowing horns, ringing bells etc). Despite their enthusiasm for impeding other road users by "taking the lane" (In the interests of safety of course) not a single cyclist suggested that cyclists should wait behind the horse and rider until it was safe to pass. Presumably because waiting behind until it is safe to pass is assumed as a given. One would assume so but apparently following cyclecrafts mantra of "maintain momentum at all costs" being able to travel without the push bike user ever having to slow down or wait for a horse was considered to be far more important than the safety of the horse or rider. Some bicycling correspondents questioned whether horses should be allowed on roads if they got in the way of push bikes, especlally in situations where they had the potential to disrupt essential bicycling activities such as road racing (time trials) or club training runs. Did the article indicate the scale of the problem, i.e. how many equestrians are killed as a result of dangerous overtaking by cyclists each year. Do only those killed count? |
A Peloton of Knobs
On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:06:29 +0100, Peter Parry wrote:
On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:04:59 +0100, Bertie Wooster wrote: The cyclist, on the other hand, didn't appear to experience any delay whatsoever, and sailed past a queue of fuming cars and their drivers and passengers. There was extensive discussion recently in a national paper about the danger caused by cyclists overtaking horses and how best it could be done (shouting, blowing horns, ringing bells etc). Despite their enthusiasm for impeding other road users by "taking the lane" (In the interests of safety of course) not a single cyclist suggested that cyclists should wait behind the horse and rider until it was safe to pass. I normally ring a bell while I am still well behind the horse and rider. Even if the rider does not hear it the horse always seems to, and is therefore much less likely to be "spooked." Then of course I wait, trundling along at a safe distance behind the horse, until it is safe to pass, giving a wide berth. |
A Peloton of Knobs
On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:41:30 +0100, Peter Parry wrote:
One would assume so but apparently following cyclecrafts mantra of "maintain momentum at all costs" being able to travel without the push bike user ever having to slow down or wait for a horse was considered to be far more important than the safety of the horse or rider. Some bicycling correspondents questioned whether horses should be allowed on roads if they got in the way of push bikes, especlally in situations where they had the potential to disrupt essential bicycling activities such as road racing (time trials) or club training runs. Umm who was using roads or paths first? Horses or bikes? |
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