|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#31
|
|||
|
|||
Walking a bicycle into a store
On Apr 19, 6:47*am, Doug wrote:
On Apr 18, 6:35*pm, Tony Dragon wrote: On 18/04/2012 07:00, Doug wrote: On Apr 16, 11:44 am, *wrote: On Apr 15, 10:51 am, *wrote: (a) How fast does a bicycle go, and what is its approximate minimum speed in the hands of an ordinary rider in order to remain stable? [Note: an ordinary rider, not a circus performer.] As I said, it is easier to manage by riding it (at walking speed) than walking it. Lets clarify further - dawdling walking pace. [Note: I am not not a circus performer.] Lowering the saddle and placing both feet on the ground and scooting is also feasible on pavements etc but even this is not allowed and is discriminated against. Doug. I agree, cyclist are discriminated against by not letting them ride on the pavement (but they still do) And are sometimes punished for it. BTW you forgot to use the word 'disabled' in connection with 'cyclist'. Disabled cyclists are discriminated against because they are punished or reprimanded the same as able-bodied cyclists. Doug. Why should they not be? BTW in the oft quoted cycling heaven, The Netherlands, cycling on railway platform is also forbidden for both able and disabled cyclists even though some trains have special compartments for cycles to be stowed. Must be a common sense thing. |
Ads |
#32
|
|||
|
|||
Walking a bicycle into a store
"Doug" wrote in message ... On Apr 15, 10:32 am, NM wrote: On Apr 15, 7:53 am, Doug wrote: On Apr 14, 3:17 pm, NM wrote: On Apr 14, 12:05 pm, dr6092 wrote: . I am able to walk so respect local custom in pedestrian areas but the idea that is for safety reasons is total nonsense. Why? Cycles being ridden amongst pedestrians could result in damage or injury to a pedestrian if the rider lost control for whatever reason, thus for safety of pedestrians it's banned, what is nonsensical about that? As I have already pointed out, the same applies to wheelchairs but they are allowed. Doug. And we are talking cycles, cycles are not wheelchairs, wheelchairs are for the disabled, cycles are not, what do you find so difficult to understand about that? What you find so difficult to understand is who decides which is for what and why. The fact an individual disabled person finds it suitable to use a cycle does not make the cycle a general aid for the disabled thus it will not gain any concessions. Get over it. So you admit then that disabled people who use bicycles are discriminated against? Only in the sense that disabled people who use cars are similarly discriminated against - they are not allowed to take their cars into shops or on railway platforms either. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|