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cycling on the wrong side of the road
Out doing various errands this morning. Driving (so shoot me...) today as
large mileage to do in short space of time. I'm driving along one of the lanes near me, on the way to doc's to get Mr Wafflycat's prescriptions & the dispensary closes early today. Up in front, two teenage girls on bikes, heading in the same direction as me - but cycling on the wrong side of the road. *AAARRGGH!* So I slowed down as I approached them, wound window down & called out "Girls, you are cycling on the wrong side of the road and that is highly dangerous" as I passed them. Cue girls stopping, getting off bikes & standing in grass at verge.. Bloody good job they did, as just then a large HGV came round the right-hand bend just in front. After picking up other half's prescription, I retraced my journey, as I was hoping to see the girls again as I hoped to take the opportunity to stop and politely tell them *why* what they were doing was dangerous, and offer something positive such as how to get a hold of Cyclecraft and where to find out about cycle training. But no sign of them. |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:38:26 +0100, "wafflycat"
said in : Up in front, two teenage girls on bikes, heading in the same direction as me - but cycling on the wrong side of the road. Everybody hereabouts seems to be doing it. Even the trams. All on the wrong side of the road. I thought the Swiss would be better behaved than that... Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound |
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:38:26 +0100, "wafflycat" said in : Up in front, two teenage girls on bikes, heading in the same direction as me - but cycling on the wrong side of the road. Everybody hereabouts seems to be doing it. Even the trams. All on the wrong side of the road. I thought the Swiss would be better behaved than that... I bet that they are on the RIGHT side of the road :-) Dave |
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Dave wrote:
"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:38:26 +0100, "wafflycat" said in : Up in front, two teenage girls on bikes, heading in the same direction as me - but cycling on the wrong side of the road. Everybody hereabouts seems to be doing it. Even the trams. All on the wrong side of the road. I thought the Swiss would be better behaved than that... I bet that they are on the RIGHT side of the road :-) Dave I've been told that in certain far eastern countries 'cyclists' behave as pedestrians, ie cycle on the footway, and where there is no footway cycle facing the on-comming traffic. Not having been to such countries I can't confirm. Can anyone who is more traveled than me, give better info? Jim Chgisholm |
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J. Chisholm wrote:
I've been told that in certain far eastern countries 'cyclists' behave as pedestrians, ie cycle on the footway, and where there is no footway cycle facing the on-comming traffic. Not having been to such countries I can't confirm. Can anyone who is more traveled than me, give better info? It's quite popular in BC, Canada for cyclists to ride on the wrong side of the road (the left) on the hard shoulder. I don't think it's sensible (especially because you need to get back on the road when the shoulder becomes unusable or non-existent), but nobody seems to complain. ~PB |
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"J. Chisholm" wrote in message ... Dave wrote: "Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:38:26 +0100, "wafflycat" said in : Up in front, two teenage girls on bikes, heading in the same direction as me - but cycling on the wrong side of the road. Everybody hereabouts seems to be doing it. Even the trams. All on the wrong side of the road. I thought the Swiss would be better behaved than that... I bet that they are on the RIGHT side of the road :-) Dave I've been told that in certain far eastern countries 'cyclists' behave as pedestrians, ie cycle on the footway, and where there is no footway cycle facing the on-comming traffic. Not having been to such countries I can't confirm. Can anyone who is more traveled than me, give better info? Jim Chgisholm Not sure about the far east but I've seen it regularly with "recreational" bike riders in the USA. |
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"Graham Harrison" wrote .. "J. Chisholm" wrote : I've been told that in certain far eastern countries 'cyclists' behave as pedestrians, ie cycle on the footway, and where there is no footway cycle facing the on-comming traffic. Not having been to such countries I can't confirm. Can anyone who is more traveled than me, give better info? Jim Chgisholm Not sure about the far east but I've seen it regularly with "recreational" bike riders in the USA. I've heard the same thing about Latin American countries, as an explanation of why Hispanic immigrants to the US use the sidewalk or cycle against traffic. Apparently the traffic laws in those countries classify cyclists as pedestrians. US traffic laws classified bicycles as vehicles before automobiles were more than a curiosity, and this was written into the Uniform Vehicle Code for the entire country in the 1920s. Not sure why "recreational" people on bicycles ride against the flow of traffic in the US or the UK. mark |
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It is,of course, the onset of the "silly season". The children are on holiday
and when they are not dropping their bikes outside shop doors and other "pedestrian" areas they are cycling all over the place with total disregard for cars, pedestrians and other cycles. Travelling on off road, "cycle routes", "tracks", " cycles ways" become even more hazardous and it is sensible to avoid them even more than usual. As always children are blissfully aware that they are immortal! I do find that the most dangerous thing though is the protective Dad who has, having pulled a BSO out of the shed, absolutely no cycling sense at all and creates even more havoc by encourage his offspring to cycle as haphazardly as he does himself -- and then gets upset when a near miss incident occurs which is totally his fault! So avoid cycle paths and watch out at any traffic lighted junction cos they will zoom around all over the place Have a nice summer! ( What summer -- this year reminds me of my time in Salalah in Oman when it started raining in 23 June and continued more or less without stop until 20 September -- it might vary by a couple of days but clothes that weren't worn often developed a gentle coating of mould! always had a light bulb in my wardrobe!) -- Trevor A Panther In South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk "wafflycat" wrote in message ... Out doing various errands this morning. Driving (so shoot me...) today as large mileage to do in short space of time. I'm driving along one of the lanes near me, on the way to doc's to get Mr Wafflycat's prescriptions & the dispensary closes early today. Up in front, two teenage girls on bikes, heading in the same direction as me - but cycling on the wrong side of the road. *AAARRGGH!* So I slowed down as I approached them, wound window down & called out "Girls, you are cycling on the wrong side of the road and that is highly dangerous" as I passed them. Cue girls stopping, getting off bikes & standing in grass at verge.. Bloody good job they did, as just then a large HGV came round the right-hand bend just in front. After picking up other half's prescription, I retraced my journey, as I was hoping to see the girls again as I hoped to take the opportunity to stop and politely tell them *why* what they were doing was dangerous, and offer something positive such as how to get a hold of Cyclecraft and where to find out about cycle training. But no sign of them. |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:38:26 +0100, wafflycat wrote:
Out doing various errands this morning. Driving (so shoot me...) today as large mileage to do in short space of time. I'm driving along one of the lanes near me, on the way to doc's to get Mr Wafflycat's prescriptions & the dispensary closes early today. Up in front, two teenage girls on bikes, heading in the same direction as me - but cycling on the wrong side of the road. *AAARRGGH!* This morning while walking to the train station a bloke riding a bike along the road wearing rigger boots (not what I'd choose to ride a bike in but never mind). He then veered over to the wrong side of the road and I thought he was going to ride along the pavement as almost everyone seems to do around here but I was proved wrong - he rode about 250 yards along the main road into town on the wrong side to talk to his friend. Most of it he did in a 'cycle lane' so it wouldn't be dangerous if it wasn't busy and if cars kept out of it. When the cycle lane ended, he got off and walked his bike along the pavement next to his friend! peter |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:04:52 GMT, "Trevor A Panther"
wrote: What summer Indeed ! -- this year reminds me of my time in Salalah in Oman when it started raining in 23 June and continued more or less without stop until 20 September -- it might vary by a couple of days but clothes that weren't worn often developed a gentle coating of mould! always had a light bulb in my wardrobe! Pianos sold in Hong Kong often also had a light bulb inside, for the same reason. |
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