Village bans cyclists

[Tin Pot]

Do the other 50 die gently?

No, the other 50 were wearing helmets like sane horses should.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I went through there today, very tempting to write under the village sign "welcomes cyclists" in a marker pen. It's a lovely place and the pub does great cappuccinos (cappucini?). Articles like this one won't stop me going. Nor do I believe any residents would wish it either.

 

[fossyant]

The locals are all inbred's round there anyway. Rich inbreds.

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

You can't do 40mph down that hill, there's a busy A road at the bottom!
Liked the cyclist interviewed on North West Tonight; " We come here often and have spent £4,000 in the local pub! Not forgetting Gt Budworth Ice Cream Farm, another popular cyclists stop.
I can just see Harry Enfield's Only Me" character living there.

 

[400bhp]

Can we please change the title as it's misleading.

 

[Tim Hall]

Can we please change the title as it's misleading.

Yebbut "Newspaper known for making stuff up says village bans bikes when all that's happened is some letters have been written to some cycling clubs" won't fit in the title box.

 

[jarlrmai]

Nice strawman.

Are you guys angry at the DM or at the villagers who dared voice their unhappiness over the behaviour of cyclists? Or simply anyone who suggests that cyclists are like every other human being - capable of poor and/or distasteful/inappropriate behaviour?

The village councilman gave some constructive and politely worded advice to local cycling associations - but the vast majority of you here seem determined to confirm the already low opinion of said villagers.

Quite why you're all so defensive is beyond me. They have genuine complaints, they've voiced them. Mock at your peril - because a cautionary advisory letter met with the sort of contempt some of you are showing is going to be met with the sort of hostility you guys don't want. Case in point? Should the aforementioned DM read some of your responses....guess the headlines....trust me - you won't like them. Not one little bit.

Strawman? In what way?

 

[Shut Up Legs]

There do seem to be a few posters on here who hold similar views, certainly does not encourage those of us 'portly' people to get out on our bikes, actively discourages them more like.

Just put those posters on your ignore list. I'm more than happy to see cyclists of all ages, shapes and sizes on bikes, because more people on bikes = less congestiion, cleaner air, quieter, etc.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

There's only one possible recourse for the village:

You're proposing something like this?
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...14-in-inner-melbourne-no-end-in-sight.156092/

I know you meant the above as a joke, but I can't find that even the slightest bit amusing.

 

[Bollo]

Its a bit like the New Forest

Fiendish evil cyclists have been known to "scare" horses and therefore should be banned
Motorists kill 100 horses a year, but that is acceptable

And don't forget, it's them damn visitors (spits) that kill all the ponies, or do they.....

"But Forest organisations are warning against any complacency, especially among motorists who travel across the Forest each day as most incidents involve people who live in or close to the New Forest"

From

http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/news/article/704/animal_accidents_map_shows_worst_new_forest_roads

The New Forest is the classic example of a small group claiming some bogus proprietary rights to an area that's freely available for all to enjoy. They're happy to point the finger at an out-group-of-choice for everything from pony miscarriages to Ebola while white-washing their own far more significant negative impact.

I usually only ride in the New Forest in winter because of the ..... errrr .... motor traffic. By far the worst offenders for cut-ups, close passes and general driving huankery are drivers with 'H' plates.

 

[subaqua]

Rushing through and holding up the traffic at the same time?

It will be one of them immigrants stealing your job and claiming benefits at same time

 

[Bollo]

And while I'm on, your average DM reader doesn't hate cyclists, or rather they don't just hate cyclists.They hate everything that isn't exactly like them. In DM world there's no room for the other. Roads are for cars, taxes are for socialists and England is for the English. There's no point trying to negotiate, enter into dialogue or reach a compromise. They hate you for what you are, not what you do.

 

[GuyBoden]

I usually ride through Great Budworth at least once a week, so after reading the article in the Cycling Weekly, I rode through Great Budworth today (Tuesday), I sat on the bench opposite the George & Dragon pub, there's no problems from locals for an unobtrusive single cyclist. It's large groups that seem to annoy the locals (especially at weekends). As I mentioned on Cycling Weekly comments page, group cyclists could always bypass the village by using the adjacent Belmont Rd or Hield Lane to get to their destination, but then they'd miss the delights of the beautiful village of Great Budworth.........

A greater concern (IMHO), would be the parked cars blocking the road, so spoiling the view and access to the village..........

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...ers-protest-shouting-swearing-cyclists-258479

 

[Ian H]

Like other DM articles I've seen, if you read on down you get to a small nugget of truth:-

"Council Chairman Hilary Brudenell said: 'We are a very small community and although it's a very small problem it's an annoying one too.
'I appreciate we've not got the Tour de France coming through Great Budworth but villagers have expressed annoyance and we just thought it was sensible at this stage to say "hey, this isn't right".
'We are on the Cheshire cycling way and the village is a well entrenched route for cyclists.
'This is the first complaint we have sent out and we just hope its acts as a gentle warning to some cyclists to be a little more considerate in future.' "

I suspect they don't expect their readers to persist to the end of an article, but want to be able to say 'Look, it's not misleading at all'.

 

[RedRider]

Cyclist passes through Grt Budworth