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What does she know, eh?
the factors that make a "bad road" for cyclists include the lack of cycle
lanes, narrow roads with heavy traffic, lots of parked cars, potholes, and pedestrians crossing at odd places because the road does not have obvious crossing points. Poppy Brett, director of Life Cycle - a Bristol-based charity that helps people take up cycling by offering training and workshops - said: "But all of this can be counteracted if you know how to cycle on the streets," she said. "If you make sure you can be seen and signal clearly, and are aware of what is going on around you at all times, you will be safer." She should post here and read what the 'real cyclists' say. That would open her eyes. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Welco...ail/story.html |
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What does she know, eh?
On 20/03/2012 09:23, Paul - xxx wrote:
Mrcheerful wrote: "But all of this can be counteracted if you know how to cycle on the streets," she said. "If you make sure you can be seen and signal clearly, and are aware of what is going on around you at all times, you will be safer." She should post here and read what the 'real cyclists' say. That would open her eyes. She's quite right, and if you read properly you'd see that that's _exactly_ what many cyclists say .. which might include taking the lane so you're right in the eye-line of other road users .. I agree, what tends to make roads safer from a cycling perspective is narrow roads, and the absence of cycle lanes. Pot holes can generally be avoided so long as you ride a safe distance from the kerb to allow for dodging. The same applies to errant pedestrians. What tends to make roads less safe is heavy, fast flowing traffic and wide roads. The worst possible combination is heavy, fast flowing traffic, wide roads with cycle lanes. -- The Weasel |
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What does she know, eh?
On Mar 20, 8:39*am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
the factors that make a "bad road" for cyclists include the lack of cycle lanes, narrow roads with heavy traffic, lots of parked cars, potholes, and pedestrians crossing at odd places because the road does not have obvious crossing points. Poppy Brett, director of Life Cycle - a Bristol-based charity that helps people take up cycling by offering training and workshops - said: "But all of this can be counteracted if you know how to cycle on the streets," she said. "If you make sure you can be seen and signal clearly, and are aware of what is going on around you at all times, you will be safer." She should post here and read what the 'real cyclists' say. *That would open her eyes. http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Welco...ccording-cycli... If she started putting stuff like that around here, idiots like you, benn and judy would soon be telling her off. |
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