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Cycle tradgedy's in London
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McB | Report | 16 Nov 2013 17:57 |
Very sad but i have an opinion as to a possible cause to some of these tragedy's, & it's cyclists using earphones listening to music & not hearing / paying full attention of their surroundings. |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 16 Nov 2013 18:02 |
Cycle Helmets should be made compulsory Bikers have to wear crash helmets... |
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Joeva | Report | 16 Nov 2013 18:04 |
Maybe McB, or in the area that the majority of these tragic accidents have occurred is badly marked out for cyclists. :-( |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 16 Nov 2013 18:05 |
Totally agree about the helmets. |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 16 Nov 2013 18:05 |
A lot of those accidents have been in cycle lanes or very near to them. |
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Joeva | Report | 16 Nov 2013 18:08 |
Yes GlitterBaby, cycle lanes that have been proved very unsafe in the last week or so..... |
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MotownGal | Report | 16 Nov 2013 18:19 |
I am NOT being a hypocrite here. My OH goes to work on his bike. |
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Joeva | Report | 16 Nov 2013 18:33 |
Me too Motown. many the time I have had a near miss by cyclists on the pavement and crossing the road, I have also seen a cyclist knocked off his bike when a newspaper van opened the nearside door to chuck out his delivery early one morning to a news-stand by Newgate. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 16 Nov 2013 19:30 |
It seems that many cyclists are colour blind, they don't realise that the top light is red and means STOP!! and that traffic lights apply to them as well as motor vehicles |
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Annx | Report | 16 Nov 2013 19:53 |
I totally agree with MtG. Round here they all think they are Bradley Wiggins in a road race as well and ride double on narrow country lanes wobbling all over the place and preventing anything from overtaking them. We followed a farm vehicle that was behind one on the old Fosse Way a fortnight ago for over 3 miles at 10mph and with a long queue of traffic behind us. Why not hop off in a gateway for a minute or two and let everything pass? I can't believe the number of bikes without lights I've seen since the clocks changed. They ride round here holding their mobiles to their ears as well. |
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MotownGal | Report | 16 Nov 2013 20:06 |
I can always tell what kind of journey my OH has had coming home, with the amount of swearing he does when he first comes in! He is generally a placid kind of bloke. |
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BrianW | Report | 16 Nov 2013 21:15 |
I road a motorcycle from Chelmsford to London for 18 years. |
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SueMaid | Report | 16 Nov 2013 21:48 |
Helmets are compulsory for cyclists in Australia although you do see people riding without them. Quite often I see children with helmets dangling from the handlebars. Obviously their parents have insisted on them wearing helmets but perhaps it isn't 'cool' to wear them. |
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ZZzzz | Report | 16 Nov 2013 21:51 |
My Husband was a Motorcycle rider instructor years ago. |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 17 Nov 2013 07:28 |
All good advice but my o.h. was knocked off his bike last May when wearing high vis jacket and lights on his bike etc, the chap continued out of a side junction and didn't stop, said he didn't see o.h. We are still waiting to hear if he has to go to court and also o.h. has to see a specialist this Thursday to see how his thumb has mended, then we hope there will be compensation for our disappontment over our lost holiday, money for repairing bike, and clothing spoiled as well as overtime he lost from work. O.h. didn't wear a helmet but having hit his head as he went over the bonnet of the car, he realised that it was a necessity so bought one that he wears on every bike trip now. That's the only good thing about the accident. |
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patchem | Report | 17 Nov 2013 09:06 |
The case for wearing cycle helmets is not clear cut - such things never are. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 17 Nov 2013 10:05 |
Careful research e.g. by TRRL (Transport & Road Resarch Labs at Bracknell) show that drivers really do not "see" cyclists and to a large extent motor bikes. That is because the driver is looking for a car/truck profile and his vision system tends to filter out 2 wheelers. That is why bikers are so against all day running lights for everybody. |
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MotownGal | Report | 17 Nov 2013 14:15 |
OH does not wear a helmet either. He does wear a fluorescent jacket however. Lights are a must, with a strong beam at the front. |
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ZZzzz | Report | 17 Nov 2013 14:31 |
As a PS to my previous post, I also think it should be part of the driving test to ride a push bike in towns for a few months. |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 18 Nov 2013 07:23 |
Motown gal, my o.h. had the same attitude as your hubby re the helmets, until he was hit by that car in May and went over the bonnet. He was very lucky to get away with a damaged thumb and bruises. His head was grazed when he hit the road on the other side of the bonnet of the car. |