Doubling Up On Road

[freecyclist]

For someone that professes not to drive, you seem to be claiming an awful lot of knowledge about what its like to be driver and what drivers think.

Totally avoiding the issue as allways.
Redlight - its official you are a complete irrelevance.

 

[freecyclist]

Everyone should make concessions to everyone on a road. It's a public highway, not a war.

Magnifico.
Ill put you down as a convert.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

Magnifico.
Ill put you down as a convert.

Convert? I always thought this.

 

[freecyclist]

Convert? I always thought this.

Whatever .
Can i now redirect my efforts into rehabilitating some of the forums other less considerate members , like r2d2.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

"Whatever." What an enthralling response.

Yes, you do that and be sure to write it all down in your special little book.

You obviously have a higher purpose than the rest of us mortals.

Are you writing a comedy sketch of some sort?

 

[Red Light]

Whatever .
Can i now redirect my efforts into rehabilitating some of the forums other less considerate members , like r2d2.

?????

 

[rowan 46]

To go back to the op and group rides doubling up being 1 illegal, 2 unsafe and 3 inconsiderate
1 it's not illegal the highway code clearly says do not cycle more than 2 abreast
2 it's not unsafe as it's easier to see a group of cyclists riding 2 abreast than to to see them all line astern.
3 it's not inconsiderate as it makes them easier to pass, simple maths. To get past 1 cyclist requires a pass where the driver is exposed for aprox 3m plus the distance required to make the pass driving past a line of say 12 cyclists that becomes 36m plus. whearas passing a doubled up group that distance is halved to 18m+ thus halving the drivers risk and making it easier to pass as he doesn't have to wait for such a large gap to appear to enable the pass. I would argue that in a group ride that makes it more considerate to ride 2 abreast.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

To go back to the op and group rides doubling up being 1 illegal, 2 unsafe and 3 inconsiderate
1 it's not illegal the highway code clearly says do not cycle more than 2 abreast
2 it's not unsafe as it's easier to see a group of cyclists riding 2 abreast than to to see them all line astern.
3 it's not inconsiderate as it makes them easier to pass, simple maths. To get past 1 cyclist requires a pass where the driver is exposed for aprox 3m plus the distance required to make the pass driving past a line of say 12 cyclists that becomes 36m plus. whearas passing a doubled up group that distance is halved to 18m+ thus halving the drivers risk and making it easier to pass as he doesn't have to wait for such a large gap to appear to enable the pass. I would argue that in a group ride that makes it more considerate to ride 2 abreast.

We appreciate your efforts. But I think it's time to let this one fly the nest. Or at least attempt to ...

 

[ianrauk]

We appreciate your efforts. But I think it's time to let this one fly the nest. Or at least attempt to ...

But only in single file as to not upset any other air space users...

 

[MissTillyFlop]

But only in single file as to not upset any other air space users...

 

[Hip Priest]

42 pages! Over a nothing issue. Seriously, I only ever see cyclists riding two abreast on country roads, and country folk tend not to give a toss about being 'held up' for 5 seconds.

 

[rowan 46]

42 pages! Over a nothing issue. Seriously, I only ever see cyclists riding two abreast on country roads, and country folk tend not to give a toss about being 'held up' for 5 seconds.

If you look at this place most of the big threads are about nothing. I think human beings find it easier to get riled over nothing than they do about something

 

[rowan 46]

A nothing issue? It is about our moral right to exist on the road and whether or not we should bow down before Mr Toad.

that may be true for about half this thread but some posts are not so edifying

 

[theclaud]

But only in single file as to not upset any other air space users...

 

[theclaud]

[QUOTE 1588853"]
1 Read the Highway Code
2 Name those who claim this 'general rule' of which you speak.
[/quote]

I'd have gone for
1 Read the Highway Code
2 Put a sock in it, for Christ's sake, you tedious troll.
But then you're nicer than I am.