Don't always blame the motorist.

[Profpointy]

If you are walking down a busy city street do you choose to get out of the way of those walkers behind you who want to walk faster than you? Surely as a matter of courtesy.....?

actually yes. If I'm dawdling along I'll generally stand aside if I notice someone behind is in a hurry, then continue my dawdle.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

actually yes. If I'm dawdling along I'll generally stand aside if I notice someone behind is in a hurry, then continue my dawdle.

On a busy city street? How do you ever continue your dawdle? Wait until nightfall?

 

[Rapples]

someone call the Mods!

Now that's not really gonna help is it

 

[Profpointy]

Now that's not really gonna help is it

Riding more than two abreast and no helmets neither !

 

[screenman]

If you are walking down a busy city street do you choose to get out of the way of those walkers behind you who want to walk faster than you? Surely as a matter of courtesy.....?

I hope to never hold people up if I can help it.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

On a busy city street? How do you ever continue your dawdle?

He might be walking backwards.

GC

 

[benb]

If you are walking down a busy city street do you choose to get out of the way of those walkers behind you who want to walk faster than you? Surely as a matter of courtesy.....?

Certainly when I am walking behind two people walking side by side, possibly with mobility issues, who cannot go as fast as I would like, I get as close to them as possible and intimidate them until they go single file and let me through. I'm going faster, therefore my journey is more important.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

This far from Xmas?

You're showing your age. And mine.

GC

 

[EasyPeez]

The world isn't a binary place where there is always a right or wrong way to use the road. A bit of common sense from all road users makes like better for everyone if we ride/ drive to the conditions.

I quite agree with this in principle.

Unfortunately cyclists, drivers, pedestrians - humanoids in whatever context of conveyance - will have varying levels of relevant knowledge, experience and skill. And we are all vulnerable to misjudgements, impatience, ill temper, distraction etc, which is where a reliance on common sense becomes a sticky wicket.

I personally am happy to single when riding in a group in order to cause minimum delay/frustration to drivers, and our cycle club encourages this on rides generally, depending on the road conditions and the size of the group. But to come back to 'common sense', for me if one road/group is both more vulnerable and less potentially dangerous to others than another road user/group then to me common sense is to give the more vulnerable/less dangerous user/group priority when it comes to road space, regardless of possible delays/requirements for reduction in speed from others.

No one is going to overtake when another car is coming that would be dangerous whether riders were in single file or riding two abreast.

This? Poppycock. If you honestly believe this then you must cycle very rarely or in a part of the UK that is totally unique in terms the proficiency and considerateness of its drivers.

 

[doog]

[QUOTE
Put this response down to a vitriolic reply ...... to your arrogant vitriol. [/QUOTE]

There's only room for so many comedians on here..

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Certainly when I am walking behind two people walking side by side, possibly with mobility issues, who cannot go as fast as I would like, I get as close to them as possible and intimidate them until they go single file and let me through. I'm going faster, therefore my journey is more important.

and I thought that was just me!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

This far from Xmas?

Which route? And is it a long distance?

 

[doog]

What's happening here? This thread's descending into reasonableness a bit suddenly, someone call the Mods!

GC

The mods have actually been busy..dont worry about that..

Every time I log on I wait with baited breath to see if ive been banned again...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I hope to never hold people up if I can help it.

Then you should never cycle on the roads of Britain. Because you can help it and you do hold people up, inevitably.

 

[screenman]