On 07/12/2011 11:39, NorthWalesYorkie wrote:

On Dec 5, 5:26 pm, wrote:
On 05/12/2011 16:53, Bertie Wooster wrote:

A well thought out article.
http://aseasyasridingabike.wordpress...ling-on-the-pa...

Disingenuous, rather than well thought-out (though I don't deny that some
thought went into it).

Actually, it's very well thought out, you're making the fundamental
error of criticising from a driver's and pedestrian's point of view.

Looking at it from the point of view of the vast majority who expect some
effort to comply with the law (especially law to protect pedestrians on
footways), you mean?

I'm not familiar with Horsham but similar layouts are found in dozens
of small towns, where the road network was redesigned in the sixties/
seventies to cater for increased volumes of motor traffic and the core
streets later pedestrianised. The combination marginalises the cyclist
who has to choose between a circuitous, unpleasant and possibly
dangerous road, and coming into conflict with pedestrians.

"Conflict with pedestrians" could mean almost anything (so it means nothing).

Cycling on the footway, or the wrong way along a one-way street, is an
offence, which is conflict with the law and an affront to the civilised norms
of society.

Be wary of admitting to uncivilised behaviour.

And it's not as though you can do it inadvertently.