richie244
Active Member
- Location
- Highbridge
I feer I may be being kind of a snob and disassociate myself from said people.
Let me elaborate. When I say I cycle I go out on my bike abide by the rules and laws of the road and etc etc. weather I am out on a 5km Hamer down, 100km sportive or a commute.
The "person on a bike" I refer to will usually be grown men on some form of rusty mountain bike with under inflated tires. They will almost always be riding with one hand the other engaged in smoking, holding a can of drink or on the phone, and would not be seen dead in a helmet.
They ride on the path at all times unless there is an opportunity to cut across a road by cycling down and around swerving in and out of traffic.
I know some are going to say, at least they are cycling or roads are dangerous and it's not against the law to ride on a path because its technically not a foot path.
It is honestly the association that annoys me much like "all drivers are in considerate to cyclists". The dangerous stupid things I have seen these people on bikes do makes me cringe, only today I saw one swerve off the path to take a corner on the road jumping a red light and almost hit a pram, they some how swerved while on their phone then swore at the lady pushing the pram (who was innocent).
Much like the inconsiderate motorist they give is cyclists a bad name and fuel to the anti cyclists.
Let me elaborate. When I say I cycle I go out on my bike abide by the rules and laws of the road and etc etc. weather I am out on a 5km Hamer down, 100km sportive or a commute.
The "person on a bike" I refer to will usually be grown men on some form of rusty mountain bike with under inflated tires. They will almost always be riding with one hand the other engaged in smoking, holding a can of drink or on the phone, and would not be seen dead in a helmet.
They ride on the path at all times unless there is an opportunity to cut across a road by cycling down and around swerving in and out of traffic.
I know some are going to say, at least they are cycling or roads are dangerous and it's not against the law to ride on a path because its technically not a foot path.
It is honestly the association that annoys me much like "all drivers are in considerate to cyclists". The dangerous stupid things I have seen these people on bikes do makes me cringe, only today I saw one swerve off the path to take a corner on the road jumping a red light and almost hit a pram, they some how swerved while on their phone then swore at the lady pushing the pram (who was innocent).
Much like the inconsiderate motorist they give is cyclists a bad name and fuel to the anti cyclists.
