Overtaking cyclist - Page 2

BeniSnowbird wrote on Thu May 13, 2021 9:45am:

Maybe I’m missing something.

If the cyclist is doing 20km/h and the speed limit is 20kmh…. there is no need to pass? Is there?

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anyway, only Mercedes drivers should be allowed near cyclists as they have the appropriate gun sights on the bonnet to “line em up” 😏 and if the merc driver has a good co-pilot any cyclist out of direct sight can be got with a fling of the door 😂

I’ll get my coat.

nikkimunday wrote on Thu May 13, 2021 9:27am:

Cyclists do  not also have to ride in groups of a lot more than 2 taking up the entire lane and causing long queues behind them. That is not courtesy by any means. Cyclists have caused damage to cars by idiot cyclists squeezing down between them at traffic lights and have hit pedestrians com...

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...ing out of shops by riding on pavements. Some also think they are immune from one way streets and stopping at traffic lights. So, you see, not all are courteous to others. Thought is needed by both.

nikkimunday wrote on Thu May 13, 2021 11:06am:

It won´t be long before cyclists have to pay some form of tax. After all, cycle lanes are built solely for them and also maybe insurance of some form. A smile and a "sorry" is not enough to compensate for any damage caused to cars by cyclists. The car owner has to pay for that. 

Yogited wrote on Thu May 13, 2021 11:17am:

Ok despite me asking you all not to turn this into a cyclist v motorist debate which we are all tired of by now you have hijacked the post anyway. What a shame. I am turning off notifications of this thread now so have fun arguing on something you cant influence anyway. 

Myra2020 wrote on Tue May 11, 2021 11:50pm:

However... the town halls can override the national speed limits by putting up signs if they see fit. So now I wonder if we have to know which are new signs put up and which are left over from before the new rules. :)

I think I'll be staying home for quite a while.

Andycraig wrote on Sun May 16, 2021 9:57am:

Well I was driving along minding my own business obeying the new 20kmh speed limit when I get overtaken by a mob of lycra clad terrorists who then nearly ran over a woman on a crossing, to make things worse they abused her for daring to use the crossing while they were cycling.

Classic man wrote on Sun May 16, 2021 10:35am:

I totally agree with you.  In this area we get hundreds (literally) of fat Lycra clad old men storming round our small roads. They ride all over the road and they never move over to let you go past.  If you hoot them, having followed for miles, you get a torrent of abuse.

They will likely be doing far more than the new speed limits, but I suppose like all road rules they don't apply to cyclists who think the roads are solely for them....

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If these arrogant individuals showed more courtesy to other road users, who pay for the privilege of using the roads, then they might get a bit more respect from car drivers.

Some hope.