Village bans cyclists

[User33236]

Another Great Budworth Strava segment. Will they be watching out for discrepancies between total time and moving time?

https://www.strava.com/segments/12599026

 

[markharry66]

I wont be visiting anytime soon. Vote with your feet spend your money in other friendly villages.

 

[glenn forger]

"One nearly crashed into my brother's car as he was pulling out of the drive and shouted at him."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ers-say-on-your-bike-to-anti-social-cyclists/

Jacob Brown, 18, claimed one rider nearly crashed into his brother's car before shouting at him.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...a-louts-speed-roads-swear-URINATE-street.html

Same incident, but the Mail change it to remove the fact it was the driver's fault. Predictably the comments contain death threats to cyclists. The Mail are lying to encourage enmity.

 

[Milkfloat]

I think any sort of mass cycling event would only exacerbate the situation. What's needed is a bit of diplomacy. The clubs who have received the letter should send representatives to the next parish council meeting. Wear normal clothes, not lycra, so the villagers can see that they are just regular people like them. Be prepared to take a bit of an ear bashing, even if it's not their fault, and then try to discuss the issues properly. Praise the village, invite the villagers to the club socials, condemn the behaviour of the reckless few and show them that their club is made up of safe and considerate people. Maybe try and get a few villagers out on a bike. Get to know each other.

Cooperation rather than confrontation I feel would be the best approach.

I don't expect representatives from Pistonheads to come around and apologise every time that a boy racers zooms up my street, why should we expect club members to go and apologise for other cyclists? If it really is dangerous, campaign for the Police to send out a road safety team to have word with the actual cyclists who are breaking the law.

 

[Jody]

The Mail are lying to encourage enmity.

Nothing new. I remember reading a story last year that was local to me. The Daily Mail's slant on it was almost ficticious with how they selected and misrepresented information, but the poor readership won't be aware or care so long as it matches with their beliefs.

 

[glenn forger]

Nothing new. I remember reading a story last year that was local to me. The Daily Mail's slant on it was almost ficticious with how they selected and misrepresented information, but the poor readership won't be aware or care so long as it matches with their beliefs.

Ah, would that be the Lycra Nazi who smashed into a child and fled? Except none of it happened? They've done that twice.

 

[potsy]

They are probably comfortable and are not bothered what others think, so whats the problem.

What's it to you what other people look like?

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.

 

[Leaway2]

I upped the resolution a little.

Most of the cyclist are not even in the town!

 

[Globalti]

Better change the colour of those double lines to yellow as well....

 

[winjim]

I don't expect representatives from Pistonheads to come around and apologise every time that a boy racers zooms up my street, why should we expect club members to go and apologise for other cyclists? If it really is dangerous, campaign for the Police to send out a road safety team to have word with the actual cyclists who are breaking the law.

I'm not suggesting that anybody apologise for anything. I am suggesting that cycling clubs make an effort to engage with the communities through which they are riding, particularly where concerns have been raised and letters sent.

 

[RedRider]

The moral of this story? Clickbait journalism is alive and well.

I refuse to click!
I'm planning on hopping off the train at Crewe on Friday on my way to Formby and will probably end up cycling through this village.

 

[glenn forger]

Have sixteen pints for me Redrider.

 

[swee'pea99]

56 likes, 12 don't likes. Nice people, Mail readers...'Genuinely British' too.

 

[winjim]

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56 likes, 12 don't likes. Nice people, Mail readers...'Genuinely British' too.

Yes, but there are also people on this forum talking about turning up to the village en masse armed with bottles of urine.

 

[glenn forger]

Cos that's the same thing, Jesus.