winjim
Smash the cistern
Did you see the cyclists in the OP literally get out of the way of the car in order to make the overtake easier?
Tesla self drive car overtaking cyclists
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Did you see the cyclists in the OP literally get out of the way of the car in order to make the overtake easier?
Dave Davenport
Guru
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- Hampshire
Yeh, and they should pay some bloody road tax too.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
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- South Glos
Drago
Legendary Member
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Oh, really? And what training have you had in that regard? Using the medium of being high and mighty to decry others for being high and mighty is pretty crass, even for you.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
no, I'm applying logic and physics. The UK HC rules are pathetic but might improve slightly soon, depending on gov response to a recent consultation.
Decency when driving is decency worldwide.
None, but I don't moan about 'close passes'. If cyclists want to moan about drivers than cyclists need insurance and regulating like driver do. I cycle as much as I drive these days, so lets not pretend cyclists are some how 'more entitled' to be on the road than drivers. Why should a car move all the way over because some cyclists are taking up road space?
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Grammar fail. Did you mean "then"? If so, how does one logically follow from the other? Do no uninsured or unlicensed drivers moan?
Who's pretending? Which are there by right and which are there on licence?
To reduce the risk of colliding with and killing them in unforeseen incidents. Why shouldn't a motorist move over into the next lane when passing?
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
A car would have to move fully into the next lane when passing another car, so why should vulnerable road users be given any less countenance?
And that's the kind of attitude why large number of motorists hate cyclists.
If you can program/teach an autonomous driving car to do what you want - move the car 100% into the opposite lane, that realistically is the only way cars will make that much space for cyclists.
I cycle on real roads, not pretend ones, unless a car is literally brushing past me they have given me enough space.
To expect human drivers to move all way into the opposite lane is just pure fantasy. Actually if legislation said - a car HAS to move into the opposite lane or give 2 meters space to pass a car, than companies like Tesla will alter their autonomous software to comply.
Autonomous cars is potentially the biggest boost for cyclists, but till than there is no point dreaming about the impossible.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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- Scotland
Don't you understand why drivers need to be insured and regulated as they are? (And why cyclists don't?)
And how many times on you're ride today did a car move fully into the next lane when passing? I want world peace, because its how the world should work, but we all know that's not going to happen any time soon.
Wishing for something that will never happen in real life is just wasting effort/breath. 90% of motorist see cyclists some thing to be tolerated, about 1% probably want to run us off the road. Removing human drivers from cars is probably the only way to achieve want you want.
newfhouse
Resolutely on topic
Ooh, look at you, you’re so brave
Drago
Legendary Member
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Not just brave - balls of iron. His blatant disregard for danger makes me proud to be on the same forum. You know, I bet he wrestles corcodiles in his spare time.
