What happens when a cyclist breaks the speed limit?

[Boopop]

Does your Dad own a brewery?

Uhh, nope, I assume you're mistaking me for someone else

 

[matticus]

Uhh, nope,

Shame, you were sounding like marriage material.

[It's a line from an old drinking song BTW. But never mind ...]

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Does your Dad own a brewery?

Do we assume you are arranging a piss up? 😆

 

[matticus]

Apparently not. But I'm still looking ...

 

[Ian H]

...Then again, the number of pedestrians who see a cyclist and then assume we're doing 5 mph, sod them!

Pedestrians, just like cyclists, should be entitled to make mistakes without being flattened.

 

[BoldonLad]

That's exactly what happens on Cyclechat!!!

You want to look at all the threads that castigate BMW drivers, Audi drivers etc? Cyclechat posters treat drivers of specific brands of cars as a big homogenous group

Oh dear! I used to be a BMW driver.... but... I have seen the error of my ways (I think)... I drive a Renault or a Fiat now (when not cycling)

 

[matticus]

Re: reasons for doing The Right Thing, I just saw this:

 

[mjr]

Re: reasons for doing The Right Thing, I just saw this:
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Also bull shoot. It is not easy and convenient. The trolley pen is never anywhere near the parking spaces, so do you leave your shopping unattended on the bike or try to balance both bike and trolley halfway across the site? Or leave the trolley by the bike bay for another shopper?

 

[HMS_Dave]

Re: reasons for doing The Right Thing, I just saw this:
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I suppose on the flip side of that, councils see giving your parking ticket with time left on it to another parked motorist as fraud and have installed parking machines that require you type in part or in full your registration number. What others see as the right thing, others see as criminal. You can't win...

 

[tyred]

I've found a speed limit that I can break.

 

[classic33]

Re: reasons for doing The Right Thing, I just saw this:
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There's the £1 deposit on them to get back.

 

[PaulSB]

I'll leave it with one thought...I do indeed regard my actions as a cyclist having an impact on other cyclists on the road as a common member of a minority group which car drivers do indeed regard with homogeneity. So I do what I can to be polite, friendly and considerate to all other road users because (a) I'm a friendly, polite and considerate person (b) I hope that if I can be like this, some car drivers will adopt a more considerate approach with all cyclists

You are to be applauded. 👏👏

Every cyclist I know and ride with tries to do the same. We wave, smile, nod, thumbs-up, speak as appropriate which is always received positively and a positive response received back. Whether it makes a difference and a contribution to a more positive view of cyclists I cannot prove or disprove. However it costs nothing and makes us feel we are contributing positively to the cycling community of which we are a part.

There will always be selfish, inconsiderate and self-entitled individuals using the road. Some of them drive BMWs, Audis and white Vans - others ride bikes which to my disappointment but not surprise is clearly demonstrated by posters in this thread.

@I like Skol - some great posts. Thank you. 👏

 

[DRM]

Uhh, nope, I assume you're mistaking me for someone else

Matticus thinks you're the Aussie poet laureate, Kevin "Bloody" Wilson !, don't google him if easily offended

 

[Boopop]

Every cyclist I know and ride with tries to do the same. We wave, smile, nod, thumbs-up, speak as appropriate which is always received positively and a positive response received back.

You appear to be under the impression that based on what I've said I don't do any of those things...there you would be wrong.

cycling community of which we are a part

Are you a part of the "driving community" too? What about the "pedestrian community"? Do you have weekly meetings with your local members?

There will always be selfish, inconsiderate and self-entitled individuals using the road...others ride bikes which to my disappointment but not surprise is clearly demonstrated by posters in this thread.

I assume that was aimed at me. I'll remember how "selfish, inconsiderate and self-entitled" I am next time I volunteer to deliver food or help run the local Dr Bike sessions.

 

[PaulSB]

You appear to be under the impression that based on what I've said I don't do any of those things...there you would be wrong.



Are you a part of the "driving community" too? What about the "pedestrian community"? Do you have weekly meetings with your local members?



I assume that was aimed at me. I'll remember how "selfish, inconsiderate and self-entitled" I am next time I volunteer to deliver food or help run the local Dr Bike sessions.

You are incorrect. If I had wanted to aim my post at anyone individual I would mention that person.