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You see its about taking care of the people who are vulnerable, not just
"I'm in a car and roads are made for cars". When you're driving a car you are driving a lethal object, as you always told me. Roads are made for everyone to use, as a driver AND a cyclists I drive around cyclists as I would like other people to drive near me. As a non-cyclist you have forgotten what its like to have 2 tons of BMW hurtling at you 2ft from your elbow. Section "Road users requiring extra care" [by motorists] Rule 213: Motorcyclists and cyclists may suddenly need to avoid uneven road surfaces and obstacles such as drain covers or oily, wet or icy patches on the road. Give them plenty of room and pay particular attention to any sudden change of direction they may have to make. Rule 163 (Note example picture) "...give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car (see Rules 211-215)" http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAn...code/DG_070314 As for overtaking cyclists with double white lines, rule 129, note the exemption for cases of cyclists and horses traveling 10mph: Double white lines where the line nearest you is solid. This means you MUST NOT cross or straddle it unless it is safe and you need to enter adjoining premises or a side road. You may cross the line if necessary, provided the road is clear, to pass a stationary vehicle, or overtake a pedal cycle, horse or road maintenance vehicle, if they are travelling at 10 mph (16 km/h) or less. Hence if they are going 10mph you MUST stay behind them. Like it or not, its the law by which you will be judged |
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Hmmm, that whole email thing again.
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On 20 Nov, 12:41, Coyoteboy wrote:
Hmmm, that whole email thing again. OK, now that you've woken us up, you can't leave us dangling. Prey tell us to whom you were intending to write, and what they did to require correction. David Lloyd |
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David Lloyd wrote:
On 20 Nov, 12:41, Coyoteboy wrote: Hmmm, that whole email thing again. OK, now that you've woken us up, you can't leave us dangling. Prey tell us to whom you were intending to write, and what they did to require correction. David Lloyd Father Was moaning about cyclist wobbling when stood up pedaling. Escalated into an argument about highway code quotations as he didn't believe me. To be fair they didn't say exactly what I thought they did but they point in the same general direction. It was one of those times where we both come out with a comment and then refuse to back down lol. |
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On 20 Nov, 15:15, Coyoteboy wrote:
Father Was moaning about cyclist wobbling when stood up pedaling. A cyclist is entitled to wobble. I'm sure I read that a judge ruled that many years ago, but I can't find a reference. Anybody? |
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On 20 Nov, 16:57, POHB wrote:
On 20 Nov, 15:15, Coyoteboy wrote: Father Was moaning about cyclist wobbling when stood up pedaling. A cyclist is entitled to wobble. I'm sure I read that a judge ruled that many years ago, but I can't find a reference. Anybody? Close, ISTR that a cyclist cannot do anything but wobble, we proceed by a series of swerves. |
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LSMike wrote:
On 20 Nov, 16:57, POHB wrote: On 20 Nov, 15:15, Coyoteboy wrote: Father Was moaning about cyclist wobbling when stood up pedaling. A cyclist is entitled to wobble. I'm sure I read that a judge ruled that many years ago, but I can't find a reference. Anybody? Close, ISTR that a cyclist cannot do anything but wobble, we proceed by a series of swerves. If sat down I'm fairly sure that I can proceed without wobbling, but its hard work. I think his original point was that standing up and thrashing like the guy was (was on a dual slalom on the road with a 36 tooth ring going uphill) wobbling in about 1ft magnitude waves and that that was unnecessary. I argued the point but it got a tad heated and ended up arguing about the rights and wrongs of bikes being treated differently to cars on the road. |
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On Nov 20, 5:44 pm, Coyoteboy wrote:
If sat down I'm fairly sure that I can proceed without wobbling, but its hard work. This comes up from time to time. It's impossible to ride in a dead straight line. With a skillful rider at speed the curves are so slight they are imperceptible but they are there. If you doubt this try to ride with your headset locked. -- Dave... |
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dkahn400 wrote:
On Nov 20, 5:44 pm, Coyoteboy wrote: If sat down I'm fairly sure that I can proceed without wobbling, but its hard work. This comes up from time to time. It's impossible to ride in a dead straight line. With a skillful rider at speed the curves are so slight they are imperceptible but they are there. If you doubt this try to ride with your headset locked. -- Dave... True, considering roads aren't dead straight either I wouldnt expect it to be practicable |
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On Nov 20, 4:57 pm, POHB wrote:
A cyclist is entitled to wobble. I'm sure I read that a judge ruled that many years ago, but I can't find a reference. Anybody? I heard that years ago. There are a few unauthoritative references to its being a ruling but I'be never been able to find a good reference to it. -- Dave... |
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