Abuse by fellow cyclists.

[SkipdiverJohn]

I'll take that as a yes then.

Completely wrong, and nowhere have I ever said that cyclists/horses/farmers tractors etc are too slow and get in everyone's way etc etc.. I have no wish to ban any particular group of people from using the roads just because of what means of transport they use, I just think it's reasonable that they should all use the roads in a responsible & considerate manner.
I do not try to justify the bad behaviour of some motorists, and I do not make a special case to try to excuse badly behaved cyclists either - unlike some who apply double standards when it comes to bad cyclists.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Get one of those Air Horns, they would move then sharpish enough.
Did you ring your bell a few times, I find this is good on paths and gets pedestrians shifting to the side nicely.

I rode with a guy who used an air horn while we chatted for 10 minutes.
10 minutes was long enough for me to decide to feign a problem and wish him well on his travels.
It's a guaranteed means of creating resentment.

 

[Hitchington]

Walkers and joggers always face the traffic. And if there are likely to be "fast riders coming round the blind corner" then those riders should be ashamed of themselves, and probably belong on the road.

There are too many fast riders on the Q1 route, especially through Folkstone Gardens (a park with the Q! route taking a shared path with some blind bends) in Deptford. They definitely should be going on the road and not terrorising the peds on their way to school/work and us bicyclists who slow down on the shared path and when approaching blind corners. I can't begin to tell you the amount of near misses I've had from twats determined to overtake coming the opposite direction on a narrow shared path which is just about wide enough to accommodate 2 cycles abreast.

 

[mjr]

[QUOTE 5294793, member: 9609"]where on earth do you get that from, he said nothing of the sort. stop making stuff up about people[/QUOTE]
I think the moderators have been busy here because I can't see some messages that I remember.

 

[mjr]

Actually in Berlin, as a pedestrian, I had a couple of close shaves with cyclists. This was mainly down to me being a stupid foreigner (a) probably not looking in the right direction and (b) not being used to the existence of cycle lanes that are, you know, lanes for cycles. I'm sure I'd have got used to it had I been there a bit longer.

With that sort of attitude, you're going to fail the New British Citizenship Exam, you know? The correct answer in any near-miss with a cyclist is always "the cyclist is to blame because they were cycling there"(!)

 

[boydj]

I regularly use the local, very good Sustrans path going down to Lochwinnoch. It's popular with all sorts of cyclists, dog walkers and people just out for a stroll. A few times I've had people cycling towards me on their right and I've gestured to them to move. The ones that didn't move, I simply stopped and made them cycle round me while reminding them that we drive/cycle on the left in the UK.

What amuses me is how often, coming up behind a group of pedestrians, they will split up with the ones on the left moving right and the ones on the right moving left, by which time you're virtually at a standstill.

 

[User6179]

Was out with the family cycling round Loch Katrine recently (shared use path) and an old "gent" came screaming down a hill shouting "on your right, on your right". As a cyclist myself I knew what he meant however people just out for a tootle around the loch had no idea so just froze because someone was shouting and inevitably ended up in his way which then lead to a torrent of abuse for not knowing the rules of cycling. Think its important to know your audience. Not everyone is out pretending to ride the tour and to break strava records

Round Loch Katrine is a road, its not a shared use path.

 

[mjr]

Round Loch Katrine is a road, its not a shared use path.

Still have to share it, though!

 

[User6179]

Still have to share it, though!

Yes, it is for walkers, joggers, cyclists, cars, I am just pointing out you might meet a car on it so don't treat it like a shared path.

 

[Slick]

Yes, it is for walkers, joggers, cyclists, cars, I am just pointing out you might meet a car on it so don't treat it like a shared path.

It's one of my favourite runs although most seem to think I'm doing it the wrong way as I leave from Callander but can't bring myself to tackle the dukes pass right away so I go clockwise, and your right, you can meet a few cars on that road.

 

[Slick]

Today I got a tirade of abuse by a woman cycling on the right hand side of the shared path, because I was riding on the left and would not get out of her way.
Well, one does not know what to do, because they might swerve in my direction if they realize they are on the wrong side, or, like in this case, we might collide if they are convinced to ride correctly.
I normally stop before collision, obviously.
It is mostly tourists on city bikes that ride on the right, but this one was definitely local!
Once I witnessed the exact same: a rider showered another with abuse, this time the shouter was right, it was the other riding on the wrong side.
Another time it was a jogger that got sarky "which way are you going??"
Well, 'ya muppet", you are jogging into me, I'm where I'm supposed to be - did not say that of course
Again, on the quite narrow riverside path, a bunch of tourists on city bikes take the whole path.
When I politely suggested they keep to the left because there will be fast riders coming from round the blind corner, one says "do you want me to take a license to ride a bike?"
All right mate, get run into then
With this sunny weather the shared paths are busy, we must have a system ... or not?
Should we just ride slalom like, hoping for the best?
I don't think my cycling skills are up to this

Sounds like an interesting day Pat, first a tall dark handsome stranger then a boot.

I've done that run a few times in the sun and it does get congested. Try not to worry too much, we'll be back to rain in a week and you will gave it all to yourself again.

 

[User6179]

It's one of my favourite runs although most seem to think I'm doing it the wrong way as I leave from Callander but can't bring myself to tackle the dukes pass right away so I go clockwise, and your right, you can meet a few cars on that road.

Either way is good but I prefer counter clockwise and just miss out the dukes completely

 

[Slick]

Either way is good but I prefer counter clockwise and just miss out the dukes completely

Haha that's cheating.

 

[User6179]

Haha that's cheating.

It is 98 miles though from the house and I need to zigzag through Stirling to get it up to the ton.

 

[Slick]

It is 98 miles though from the house and I need to zigzag through Stirling to get it up to the ton.

Oh right, that's different. My brother lives in Kippen and is always wanting to leave from there, maybe I'll give it a go this year.