Night riding - the anti social aspect
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BluesDave
Formerly known as DavidDecorator
- Location
- The leafy backroads of Surrey.
Washing lines, ropes etc tied across cycle paths, bricks and glass thrown. We are getting into attempted murder here. I hope this is being reported so that the cycle path can then be cycled by plain clothes coppers. Or staked out or somthing.
It is OK, killing a cyclist is not murder. Anyway, Mathew Parris has already written instructions on how to do it in the Times.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris/article3097464.ece
I'm so glad that Parris' disgusting little piece has not been forgotten.
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chillyuk
Guest
There is barely a week goes by in my town where there isn't a newspaper report of a mugging, a sexual assault, an assault, even a couple of murders this year on our "safer" cycle paths. These are not all at night time though.
G-Zero
Guru
- Location
- Kirkcudbright, SW Scotland
First time I've seen that - Hope it generated the backlash it deserved ?
IMO Matthew Parris = Utter W***er
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
She does? She's normally quite sensible.
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
Would it be Ok if we wrote a piece about skinning him alive and letting sodomites have there way with him?
It is often reporting of the issues rather than the actual risk.
We had an unfortunate case of a sexual assault, and the paper headlines and editorials were screaming about how unsafe the cycle paths were.
In fact in terms of the number of incidents they are far safer then the High Street in Gosport!
My personal feeling is that you have a sixth sense, and this pays dividends. If it doesn't "feel right" then find an alternative route
apollo179
Well-Known Member
Beyond the reality that anyone can be in the wrong place at the wrong time - so long as you dont look like a target you should be fine. However if you are imtrinsicaslly a target / victim then best avoid putting yourself into dangerous situations.
Rabc nesbit would be fine cycling down a cycle pathin the early hours of the morning , but i would not recommend the same for Kelly Brook.
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
Riding in the dark is great. I've often ridden into darkness i.e. started riding in daylight and finished in the dark. Last weekend I started a 70b mile bike ride at midnight and pedalled through into daylight. It was a Friday Night Ride to the Coast from York to Hull and it was great. There were forty other riders to keep me company.
CopperCyclist
Veteran
I night ride a lot, as I commute to work. On nights I'll be riding in at 2100, on lates I'll be riding back home at either midight or 0300 hours. This is always through a busy city centre. So far (touch wood) The closest I've come to trouble from drinkers etc is a well known local tramp pointing at me as I went past him. He was lying on the pavement with his cider, and he was shouting "Hes on a bike".
And before anyone suggests it, I was on a shared cycle path!
And before anyone suggests it, I was on a shared cycle path!
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
As I have mentioned before I have had one incident that could have been serious involving a gang of youths. My head down, speed up approach gave me the upper hand (best defence and all that). However I was worried for weeks after that I and injured the lad.
CopperCyclist
Veteran
I'm bound to get criticised here for 'not knowing all the facts' and 'jumping to conclusions' but...
I wouldn't worry about him mate. If he'd have managed to injure you, the guilty feeling wouldn't have been reciprocated.
