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"Two-metre distancing is not law, so is not enforceable (in England). " Let's all forget about it then? | |||
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"Unless they are in your close proximity for 15 minutes then don't worry. Live and let live "It all depends if a copper is walking past then they will intervene and blow the 15 minutes concept out of the water. Unfortunately you won't be seeing many coppers walking about by themselves now or even in twos. I am pretty sure the NHS and Care workers and those suffering would probably want us all to be a caring society and follow the rules. However, you will always get rule breakers. | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think." Is that because you keep walking into the road in front of cyclists without looking? Or even if you walk near to the curb, it's not easy for a cyclist to stay 2 metres from you. I do prefer to stay near the centre of the road, but sometimes drivers hoot at me. So are you going to suggest cycling should be banned for the time-being? Or cars should be banned? | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. Is that because you keep walking into the road in front of cyclists without looking? Or even if you walk near to the curb, it's not easy for a cyclist to stay 2 metres from you. I do prefer to stay near the centre of the road, but sometimes drivers hoot at me. So are you going to suggest cycling should be banned for the time-being? Or cars should be banned? " Cycling is the only thing keeping me sane right now. During this never ending crisis. How can so many people still be contracting it? | |||
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"To clarify I mean that where I live there are lots of country paths shared by joggers walkers and cyclists... They are wide enough for all but some of the cyclists and joggers.. flout the social distancing.. I actually heard a jogger shouting at an elderly couple to get out of his way when all he had to do was run safely around them.. he was really rude... They moan when cars don't give them enough space. Some dorks out there that's for sure.. " Contact your Local Council. The Cyclists aren't riding illegally - the Pedestrians are walking legally - shouting at someone isn't illegal. Only your local councillor or park warden can help you. The Police 'really do' have other stuff to do. | |||
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use common sense... social distancing has just become another reason to moan
i actually read early into lockdown on comments in a newsthread that someone thought the cyclists should stay out of their village because when they cycled past their house they could be leaving a sweat trail (how sweaty were these cyclists  ) that the commenters cat might then walk through and bring the virus into the house people with that level of paranoia really should just build themselves a clean panic room and never come out again | |||
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"To clarify I mean that where I live there are lots of country paths shared by joggers walkers and cyclists... They are wide enough for all but some of the cyclists and joggers.. flout the social distancing.. I actually heard a jogger shouting at an elderly couple to get out of his way when all he had to do was run safely around them.. he was really rude... They moan when cars don't give them enough space. Some dorks out there that's for sure.. " You just don’t like cyclists at all do you. Only couple of weeks ago you were moaning about us again. | |||
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"I try to give a bit of room, it depends if there is an idiot car driver stopping me from moving out from the kerb" Try to do the same, not always possible, if I think there is a car behind me I won’t go into the middle of the road to avoid distancing with a pedestrian, for fear of being run over. There is always a degree of risk acceptance in every decision you take. | |||
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"Two-metre distancing is not law, so is not enforceable (in England). " . Enforce it yourself then. | |||
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"Apparently, according to BBC and a doctor they spoke to, joggers and cyclists should stay 10 meters away from others due to their very heavy breathing, obviously this is is just advice. " Flashers also | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think." I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away  | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street. "It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk!  | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk! "That's my experience...too | |||
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"This thread seems to be bashing cyclists and joggers a hell of a lot when some walkers out there can be as inconsiderate as both! On the paths where I run I always stay to the left (as you would on the road) and seems a common sense approach that the large majority simply don’t take! If everybody did so us joggers and cyclists could easily overtake at a very safe distance if we were going faster than a walker but when you have people strewn across paths sometimes it’s like attempting an Olympic slalom and becomes unavoidable to get too close. I often wonder if people realise it isn’t just themselves using these paths and have any consideration for others "Totally agree with this. As a cyclist I mainly cycle on the roads but from time to time I will hop on my local greenway which is a shared use path for cyclists, joggers, walkers etc The issue with this, even though there are clear signs saying to keep to the left (which I always have done) family’s out walking do not keep to the left or are waking in groups that take up more than half the path. Many have earphones in so can’t hear me warn them politely with my bell. So explain to me. On a SHARED path that at its widest is probably no more than 2.5 metres wide how am I meant to give someone 2 meters of room when they are the ones taking up the majority of the path and aren’t willing to move? I’m passing them quick enough that it doesn’t bother me in the fresh air but it’s these types of people that are quick to moan about cyclists and runners not giving them room. I do try and avoid these paths as much as possible but sometimes I’m out with an inexperienced cyclist so use them to get to quieter roads. | |||
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"This thread seems to be bashing cyclists and joggers a hell of a lot when some walkers out there can be as inconsiderate as both! On the paths where I run I always stay to the left (as you would on the road) and seems a common sense approach that the large majority simply don’t take! If everybody did so us joggers and cyclists could easily overtake at a very safe distance if we were going faster than a walker but when you have people strewn across paths sometimes it’s like attempting an Olympic slalom and becomes unavoidable to get too close. I often wonder if people realise it isn’t just themselves using these paths and have any consideration for others "Most of the time when I am running I don't encounter people out for a walk but when I do the majority see me coming, move to the side and smile as I thank them (either nod, smile, hand etc). I'll also try and keep as far to the side as possible. If I was walking and someone else was coming the other way on a bike or running then I'd move out of their way because it's easier for me to do that. I bet the moaners haven't been on a bike or raised their pace above a gentle stroll for their entire adult life... | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk! "so in the time it took you to open your mouth he was gone, realistically in that fraction of time then how many virus particles do you think could have come your way | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think." Lol wtf is this …. cyclists, runners, pedestrians are all the same community, or do we need a new protest movement for each? The only argument that surely is relevant, is if cyclists are riding on pavements in contravention of Cycling on footways (a pavement by side of a carriageway) is prohibited by Section 72 of the Highway Act 1835. If they are fair enough shout and gesticulate for them to stop. In the meantime, cyclists passing pedestrians ffs you have both got a right to be where you are...... | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away "That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another. | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk!
so in the time it took you to open your mouth he was gone, realistically in that fraction of time then how many virus particles do you think could have come your way "How many do you need ? Maybe just 1 | |||
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"if they are far enough away to not hit you with their handle bars (which i assume is pretty standard to avoid falling off every time they pass someone) they are not an an unsafe distance when you consider the time it takes to pass the virus isnt in a 2m aura around you and if the auras overlap its spreads
use common sense... social distancing has just become another reason to moan
i actually read early into lockdown on comments in a newsthread that someone thought the cyclists should stay out of their village because when they cycled past their house they could be leaving a sweat trail (how sweaty were these cyclists ) that the commenters cat might then walk through and bring the virus into the house people with that level of paranoia really should just build themselves a clean panic room and never come out again"
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk!
so in the time it took you to open your mouth he was gone, realistically in that fraction of time then how many virus particles do you think could have come your way
How many do you need ? Maybe just 1"so negligible level of risk then? and social distancing and covid just an excuse here to moan about cyclists | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk!
so in the time it took you to open your mouth he was gone, realistically in that fraction of time then how many virus particles do you think could have come your way
How many do you need ? Maybe just 1
so negligible level of risk then? and social distancing and covid just an excuse here to moan about cyclists"If it's not viral dose related then just one particle of virus could infect you.. Stay safe and stay clear.. | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk!
so in the time it took you to open your mouth he was gone, realistically in that fraction of time then how many virus particles do you think could have come your way
How many do you need ? Maybe just 1
so negligible level of risk then? and social distancing and covid just an excuse here to moan about cyclists
If it's not viral dose related then just one particle of virus could infect you..
Stay safe and stay clear.. "I’m lost, what’s your point? cycling on pavements or people being too close to you anywhere?? | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk!
so in the time it took you to open your mouth he was gone, realistically in that fraction of time then how many virus particles do you think could have come your way
How many do you need ? Maybe just 1
so negligible level of risk then? and social distancing and covid just an excuse here to moan about cyclists
If it's not viral dose related then just one particle of virus could infect you..
Stay safe and stay clear.. "if people are worried about coming into contact with 1 virus particle i am not sure how they are living the rest of their life without their brain exploding from the stress ... what do you do when you need to go to the supermarket, take your bin out and in, post or parcel deliveries? a cyclist passing for less time than it takes to open your mouth must be the absolute least of your worries | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away
That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another. "Really then they need to ride away from people walking with sticks then I guess Or it may slip in there spokes and Maybe get some insurance if they riding in the roads which they don’t pay for | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away
That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another.
Really then they need to ride away from people walking with sticks then I guess
Or it may slip in there spokes and
Maybe get some insurance if they riding in the roads which they don’t pay for
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away
That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another.
Really then they need to ride away from people walking with sticks then I guess
Or it may slip in there spokes and
Maybe get some insurance if they riding in the roads which they don’t pay for
Oh jesus the old Road Tax thing "No not all about paying a road tax it’s about the liability thing to also | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away
That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another.
Really then they need to ride away from people walking with sticks then I guess
Or it may slip in there spokes and
Maybe get some insurance if they riding in the roads which they don’t pay for
Oh jesus the old Road Tax thing
No not all about paying a road tax it’s about the liability thing to also "Wel since you mention that, they are probably covered for personal liability insurance under their household insurance premium
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"Two-metre distancing is not law, so is not enforceable (in England). . Enforce it yourself then. " There’s no science behind it - only three countries in the world have two metres in place. Most have one metre. | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away
That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another.
Really then they need to ride away from people walking with sticks then I guess
Or it may slip in there spokes and
Maybe get some insurance if they riding in the roads which they don’t pay for
Oh jesus the old Road Tax thing
No not all about paying a road tax it’s about the liability thing to also
Wel since you mention that, they are probably covered for personal liability insurance under their household insurance premium
but you were on about them paying for the roads."Lot of them don’t have house insurance either I bet The twat who ran into my car didn’t even have a house  | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away
That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another.
Really then they need to ride away from people walking with sticks then I guess
Or it may slip in there spokes and
Maybe get some insurance if they riding in the roads which they don’t pay for
Oh jesus the old Road Tax thing
No not all about paying a road tax it’s about the liability thing to also
Wel since you mention that, they are probably covered for personal liability insurance under their household insurance premium
but you were on about them paying for the roads.
Lot of them don’t have house insurance either I bet
The twat who ran into my car didn’t even have a house "Thankfully cyclists don't tend to 'run into' cars often, given the risks involved and differences between skin and bones and a couple of tons of metal. | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away
That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another.
Really then they need to ride away from people walking with sticks then I guess
Or it may slip in there spokes and
Maybe get some insurance if they riding in the roads which they don’t pay for
Oh jesus the old Road Tax thing
No not all about paying a road tax it’s about the liability thing to also
Wel since you mention that, they are probably covered for personal liability insurance under their household insurance premium
but you were on about them paying for the roads.
Lot of them don’t have house insurance either I bet
The twat who ran into my car didn’t even have a house
Thankfully cyclists don't tend to 'run into' cars often, given the risks involved and differences between skin and bones and a couple of tons of metal."They do when they parked they are a pest to the paying motorist | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think." OMG DNT GET ME STARTED ON CYCLISTS. They dnt ring bells. Nearly taken out several times and having just recovered from a broken leg i dnt want to be knocked over by some pathetic idiot on a bike. Be respectful thats all i ask | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think." I agree, as a whole they aren't showing enough due care and consideration. Plenty have passed me on the footpath when theres a lovely cycle lane for then to use at the edge of the road. Also, I started more or less the same thread a while back and got slated for my opinion. It's a funny old world | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away
That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another.
Really then they need to ride away from people walking with sticks then I guess
Or it may slip in there spokes and
Maybe get some insurance if they riding in the roads which they don’t pay for
Oh jesus the old Road Tax thing
No not all about paying a road tax it’s about the liability thing to also
Wel since you mention that, they are probably covered for personal liability insurance under their household insurance premium
but you were on about them paying for the roads.
Lot of them don’t have house insurance either I bet
The twat who ran into my car didn’t even have a house
Thankfully cyclists don't tend to 'run into' cars often, given the risks involved and differences between skin and bones and a couple of tons of metal.
They do when they parked they are a pest to the paying motorist
"They do pay for the roads as they are funded via council tax and not via "road tax" which is actually a tax on vehicle emissions hence electric cars don't pay it. There is nothing written in law that they require insurance but if they are a member of British cycling or another cycling organization they will have a sizable liability insurance behind them. People need to see not a pedestrian or a cyclist but a person, a loved one and just treat every one with due care and consideration as it gets dangerous labeling them as a this or a that... It dehumanises them, which is dangerous. | |||
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"They tend to be selfish buggers in my opinion.... I don't tar all with the same brush but some idiot cyclists out there " Thanks so now I’m a selfish bugger and an idiot. | |||
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"Two-metre distancing is not law, so is not enforceable (in England). " So does that make their behaviour acceptable? | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think. I find carrying a brush shank helps to keep them away
That would earn you a punch to the back of the neck from a cyclist doing a fair speed, if you were caught doing that to another.
Really then they need to ride away from people walking with sticks then I guess
Or it may slip in there spokes and
Maybe get some insurance if they riding in the roads which they don’t pay for
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"Let us replace the word "cyclist" with black and Asian. Now read back through this thread? How does it read? Does causing physical harm (sticking a stick in spokes etc) read like it should be making us all very uncomfortable. Especially now. They are just another minority group (most of whom are law abiding and mothers/fathers/sons/daughters etc) Try not to stereotype so much. " You really need to re-read what you wrote. Do you really think that cyclists are a persecuted minority group? Wow! | |||
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"Let us replace the word "cyclist" with black and Asian. Now read back through this thread? How does it read? Does causing physical harm (sticking a stick in spokes etc) read like it should be making us all very uncomfortable. Especially now. They are just another minority group (most of whom are law abiding and mothers/fathers/sons/daughters etc) Try not to stereotype so much. You really need to re-read what you wrote. Do you really think that cyclists are a persecuted minority group? Wow!" obviously they arent but i think the point being made is the people making the comments probably apply the same stereotyping generalise a group and hate them all behaviour across all sectors of their life when there is no need for it anywhere | |||
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"Let us replace the word "cyclist" with black and Asian. Now read back through this thread? How does it read? Does causing physical harm (sticking a stick in spokes etc) read like it should be making us all very uncomfortable. Especially now. They are just another minority group (most of whom are law abiding and mothers/fathers/sons/daughters etc) Try not to stereotype so much. You really need to re-read what you wrote. Do you really think that cyclists are a persecuted minority group? Wow!" Have you not read the daily mail comments section recently? Quite often there are statements such as "I want to mow them all down in my transit" etc, or the recent news stories with wire being strung across trees to knock them off, tacks across cycle lanes and so on. So yes I do think they a persecuted minority. They are not just cyclists, they are people! | |||
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"Let us replace the word "cyclist" with black and Asian. Now read back through this thread? How does it read? Does causing physical harm (sticking a stick in spokes etc) read like it should be making us all very uncomfortable. Especially now. They are just another minority group (most of whom are law abiding and mothers/fathers/sons/daughters etc) Try not to stereotype so much. You really need to re-read what you wrote. Do you really think that cyclists are a persecuted minority group? Wow! Have you not read the daily mail comments section recently? Quite often there are statements such as "I want to mow them all down in my transit" etc, or the recent news stories with wire being strung across trees to knock them off, tacks across cycle lanes and so on. So yes I do think they a persecuted minority. They are not just cyclists, they are people! " But in the case of cyclists, you can tell from most of the "anti" comments, it's because of the cyclists own actions, that's not comparable to a skin colour or religion. There are good cyclists, of cause but how often have you been stuck in a 20 car queue travelling at 10 miles per hour because a cyclist refuses to let traffic past or having to slam on the brakes while turning left because a cyclist decides to undertake. Actions like that are otally avoidable and only serve to give cyclists a bad name. | |||
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"Racism v Cycling? Really?" I was replying to that specific formulation - many people are bigotted towards cyclists, and not because of their specific actions. It's not racism, no. But the previous poster had made an anology. Also as to that other comment - short of the cyclist deciding to hang up their bicycle, what choice do they have other than slow down cars on the narrow roads? And as to slowing the roads down - I'm pretty certain that overall cars slow the roads down far more than cyclists? They also cut me up pretty frequently, e.g. by overtaking a few metres before a left turn and then turning forcing me to turn with them. | |||
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" There are good cyclists, of cause but how often have you been stuck in a 20 car queue travelling at 10 miles per hour because a cyclist refuses to let traffic past or having to slam on the brakes while turning left because a cyclist decides to undertake. Actions like that are otally avoidable and only serve to give cyclists a bad name." How many times have you been stuck behind a tractor doing 10 miles and hour and not letting anyone past? People seem quite happy for that to happen. Cyclists, tractors and lots of other forms of transport are perfectly entitled to be on the road and drive/ride at a slower speed than others. How many car drivers have caused me to slam on my brakes when driving? Or done other totally avoidable actions? Plenty. So my point is there are bad cyclists and bad motorists but somehow bad drivers don't give motorists a bad name! Why should bad cyclists give cyclists a bad name? | |||
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" So my point is there are bad cyclists and bad motorists but somehow bad drivers don't give motorists a bad name! Why should bad cyclists give cyclists a bad name? " Audi Drivers give motorists a bad name | |||
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"Ford Mondeo repo men where the worst "My Dad always said that the Ford Sierra was the *&^%$£* car of the century . . . and my Dad never swore lol. | |||
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" So my point is there are bad cyclists and bad motorists but somehow bad drivers don't give motorists a bad name! Why should bad cyclists give cyclists a bad name? Audi Drivers give motorists a bad name "Oi! | |||
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" So my point is there are bad cyclists and bad motorists but somehow bad drivers don't give motorists a bad name! Why should bad cyclists give cyclists a bad name? Audi Drivers give motorists a bad name
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"Is there a make of cycle predominantly ridden by idiots... ?" Borisbikes? Am I being unfair? | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk!
so in the time it took you to open your mouth he was gone, realistically in that fraction of time then how many virus particles do you think could have come your way
How many do you need ? Maybe just 1
so negligible level of risk then? and social distancing and covid just an excuse here to moan about cyclists
If it's not viral dose related then just one particle of virus could infect you..
Stay safe and stay clear.. "I guess if you go shopping you must wear a full NBC suit and go though a decontamination shower before you enter your house because in no shop have i been to in this entire pandemic have people stayed 2ms from each other at all times. | |||
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"Unless they are in your close proximity for 15 minutes then don't worry. Live and let live "You beat me to it | |||
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"Is there a make of cycle predominantly ridden by idiots... ?" Is there a type of chat room post predominantly originated by idiots ....... mmmm, let me think! | |||
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"It's for cyclidiots apparently " Lol you are deluded ..... cycling, pedestrians, or anyone occupying space on the planet could all be considered a virus transfer media but you think selecting one section of the community is worthy of targeting above others.... how bizarre. You clearly are some oddball keyboard warrior, suggest you are sat at home now, curtains drawn pondering your next infantile rant | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street. "In my experience, cyclists don't react politely to any indication that they might not be perfect, or indeed that the nation's roads aren't their personal property. | |||
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"Two-metre distancing is not law, so is not enforceable (in England). Let's all forget about it then?" Unless they are coughing and sneezing all over you what's the problem? | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
In my experience, cyclists don't react politely to any indication that they might not be perfect, or indeed that the nation's roads aren't their personal property."I once got told off in the city centre for riding (not covid19 times) for riding too close to a guy. I told him YOU ARE IN THE CYCLE LANE!!! | |||
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"Lol is this thread now the Highways Act discussion group, or has some strange and bizarre mutation of the virus affected cyclist haters more than any other group in the community? For the record I’m not a cyclist and have no desire to be one. I am however very happy to take the piss out of dysfunctional arguments." Meh!  | |||
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"It's for cyclidiots apparently Lol you are deluded ..... cycling, pedestrians, or anyone occupying space on the planet could all be considered a virus transfer media but you think selecting one section of the community is worthy of targeting above others.... how bizarre. You clearly are some oddball keyboard warrior, suggest you are sat at home now, curtains drawn pondering your next infantile rant " Ponder away my luvvley.. Tom aged four | |||
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"It's for cyclidiots apparently Lol you are deluded ..... cycling, pedestrians, or anyone occupying space on the planet could all be considered a virus transfer media but you think selecting one section of the community is worthy of targeting above others.... how bizarre. You clearly are some oddball keyboard warrior, suggest you are sat at home now, curtains drawn pondering your next infantile rant Ponder away my luvvley.. Tom aged four" Quite, .... my work here is done | |||
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"It's for cyclidiots apparently Lol you are deluded ..... cycling, pedestrians, or anyone occupying space on the planet could all be considered a virus transfer media but you think selecting one section of the community is worthy of targeting above others.... how bizarre. You clearly are some oddball keyboard warrior, suggest you are sat at home now, curtains drawn pondering your next infantile rant Ponder away my luvvley.. Tom aged four Quite, .... my work here is done" Next ! | |||
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"Unless the cyclists are reading this . . . you really would be better telling them in the street.
It's happened to us tonight. A cyclist whizzed past us like a flash. By the time I opened my mouth the guy was too far from us for him to hear me telling him off. What a jerk!
That's my experience...too"We have had that on an old railway line now a path. Much of the time we see the cyclists approach and say hello as they pass as they do to us but a few catch us unawares we approaching from behind and flash past us without care. Those who regularly use the track slow down though. There is good and bad in every form of transport walkers runners cyclists and motorists. | |||
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"Is there a make of cycle predominantly ridden by idiots... ?" No but there are plenty of idiots who spend far too long slating cyclists | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think." Nah. You're a troll. You need better bait than this. | |||
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"Apparently, according to BBC and a doctor they spoke to, joggers and cyclists should stay 10 meters away from others due to their very heavy breathing, obviously this is is just advice. " Link or it didn't happen. | |||
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"I have lost count of the number of cyclists I have seen passing too close to people who are out out walking. They moan about cars getting too close.. makes my blood boil Think Bike but also Cyclists Think." Get a grip!! | |||
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"As cyclists are all fit, healthy and slim specimens, the very epitome of the low risk group, I doubt the coronavirus stands a chance against our supercharged immune systems. As a consequence there is little chance of a cyclist spreading it. "You clearly have no understanding of this virus or your arrogant. Cyclist have an equal amount of chance of catching therefore spreading the virus as anyone else. What’s not in dispute is the riding past people in open air is low risk. | |||
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"Unless they are in your close proximity for 15 minutes then don't worry. Live and let live "Because a virus knows to wait 15 minutes to jump across from one person to another? If someone is running past and heavy breathing the virus is in the air that they breathe out. It doesn't wait 15 minutes before landing on someone else. | |||
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" There are good cyclists, of cause but how often have you been stuck in a 20 car queue travelling at 10 miles per hour because a cyclist refuses to let traffic past or having to slam on the brakes while turning left because a cyclist decides to undertake." Given that the vast majority of cyclists don't hit the speeds even once in their cycling life that the vast majority of drivers are travelling at when turning left, I would say this is extremely rare. Except where traffic is stopped or exceptionally slow so no brake slamming required and in which case all training is to check mirrors anyway. I've seen innumerous overtakes by drivers followed by sudden hook left manouvers by car drivers though. With regards to queues, they have no obligation to stop and pull dangerously between cars and other obstructions to let cars past. I both drive and cycle and have never in 80,000 miles had an issue overtaking a cyclist safely. | |||
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"As cyclists are all fit, healthy and slim specimens, the very epitome of the low risk group, I doubt the coronavirus stands a chance against our supercharged immune systems. As a consequence there is little chance of a cyclist spreading it.
You clearly have no understanding of this virus or your arrogant. "Or joking. | |||
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"Let us replace the word "cyclist" with black and Asian. Now read back through this thread? How does it read? Does causing physical harm (sticking a stick in spokes etc) read like it should be making us all very uncomfortable. Especially now. They are just another minority group (most of whom are law abiding and mothers/fathers/sons/daughters etc) Try not to stereotype so much. You really need to re-read what you wrote. Do you really think that cyclists are a persecuted minority group? Wow! Have you not read the daily mail comments section recently? Quite often there are statements such as "I want to mow them all down in my transit" etc, or the recent news stories with wire being strung across trees to knock them off, tacks across cycle lanes and so on. So yes I do think they a persecuted minority. They are not just cyclists, they are people! But in the case of cyclists, you can tell from most of the "anti" comments, it's because of the cyclists own actions, that's not comparable to a skin colour or religion. There are good cyclists, of cause but how often have you been stuck in a 20 car queue travelling at 10 miles per hour because a cyclist refuses to let traffic past or having to slam on the brakes while turning left because a cyclist decides to undertake. Actions like that are otally avoidable and only serve to give cyclists a bad name." | |||
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"Unless they are in your close proximity for 15 minutes then don't worry. Live and let live
Because a virus knows to wait 15 minutes to jump across from one person to another?
If someone is running past and heavy breathing the virus is in the air that they breathe out. It doesn't wait 15 minutes before landing on someone else. "It's more about viral loading in numbers, hence the 15 minutes, rather than a smaller number passed in the half second it takes for you to pass someone. This is just cyclist bashing. | |||
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"So much hate in people looking for love "Welcome to fab forum, home of the disgruntled singleton. | |||
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"I like cycling & follow the racing etc but wasn't too happy when the the other day one passing me spat in the road. Not great at the best of times never mind now. But I do agree that there's no real problem with cyclists passing by normally." It's ok, roads don't catch Covid | |||
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"Something I've noticed on this thread... Don't you dare have an opinion on cycling other than that they are demigods and holier than thou and cannot do anything wrong. If you do then you clearly are a troll and just a mere mortal and have no right to complain." Strange that as a cyclist all I’ve noticed is the amount of drivers who want to run all of us off the road. | |||
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"Something I've noticed on this thread... Don't you dare have an opinion on cycling other than that they are demigods and holier than thou and cannot do anything wrong. If you do then you clearly are a troll and just a mere mortal and have no right to complain." tbh i cycle so occasionally that when i do it i have to hire one of the street bikes ... i read the thread as more of an example that much like anything else, a few crappy people have somehow given a whole group a bad name and also that people in both a car or on foot seem to hate sharing space with them .., its almost as if we should have more dedicated cycle lanes | |||
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