Push bikes on road do they go in middle of road or not thanks

[FatherJack]

I'll always pull into a passing place or lay by to allow traffic to pass but I won't just stop roadside.

 

Bikes will always be slower and if I was required to always stop and allow traffic to pass I'd never get anywhere!

 

The code is a code and I'm not sure there is an offence for not following the code.

 

[PeakOakFrames]

I wasn't suggesting that cyclist pull over whenever there is traffic. Mendiplogs was held up by a cyclist in the centre of the road almost. If they had moved to the left side of the lane then traffic could have passed with much less trouble.

 

We have a lot of cyclist's here in the Peak District, they seem to love it (probably all those lovely hills to pedal up). The vast majority cycle safely and courteously as do the majority of other road users.

 

The worst is when you have a group of 20 or so cycle club members all strung out over a quarter mile or so. This leaves you with not enough room to overtake a couple then slot back in and there is rarely a straight long enough to pass the group. In Austria groups are recommended to cycle in bunches three wide but short so you can pass when there is a gap. Makes good sense on the windy rounds round here.

 

I find more often than not the strung out groups are retired gentlemen who seem to not give a hoot. Being stuck behind one of these groups for 3-4 miles is enough to drive the most patient of drivers to make silly passes. I'm guilty of this on occasion.

[aspenarb]

I cut the cyclist a bit of slack because the roads to the nearside are normally in such a poor state. If they were to ride closer to the kerb on roads round here they would lose a tyre, that said its a pain being stuck behind a dozen Lycra clad teletubbies that insist on riding four abreast. Its normally worse round here when the tour de France is being televised and all the Lance Armstrong wannabe`s hit the road, clueless twonks.

 

Bob

[mendiplogs]

I cut the cyclist a bit of slack because the roads to the nearside are normally in such a poor state. If they were to ride closer to the kerb on roads round here they would lose a tyre, that said its a pain being stuck behind a dozen Lycra clad teletubbies that insist on riding four abreast. Its normally worse round here when the tour de France is being televised and all the Lance Armstrong wannabe`s hit the road, clueless twonks.

 

Bob

 

Hi BOB THIS WAS IN A City with a good roads so crazy thanks John

[difflock]

Here in the blessed beautiful North Co Antrim, there is going,sooner or later, be carnage on the roads, when a group of inflated ego Motorcycle riders mangle a group of equally inflated egotist Lycra Clad cyclists.

Judging by my observations of the behavouir of both groups when met or overtaken by a courteous car driver.

It does not bode well.

[ballibeg]

No worries PeakOakFrames, think we're in agreement.

[TGB]

Correct method is the primary position, this is left of the center of the road this is where you are most likely to be seen, when a vehicle approaches it's advised to move to secondary position about a meter from the curb but not so that you are squeezed by the driver.

 

I ride, I teach cycling and also drive. give cyclist room and they will be curtiouse back to you, cycling isn't as dangerous as you think.

 

 

I'm with you. Treat a cyclist as you would a horse rider. Be patient, don't drive right up their backside, give plenty of room when overtaking and don't cut them up. Don't assume a cyclist will give good clear hand signals, because many do not. But if you're far enough away from them, then generally you have time for avoidance if/when they do something unexpected.

 

Motor cyclists can be treated in broadly the same manner. Only they're heavier, much faster and on the whole ride much more dangerously. I've ridden m/cs, ride a pedal bike and drive a car among other forms of transport. Of all, the cyclist is the most vulnerable, the m/cyclist the daftest and the car driver complains most.

 

I'm not saying ALL cyclists/motor cyclists/drivers are ill mannered and or ride/drive like mad people. Just that all too many of them are and do.

Edited April 16, 2015 by TGB

[mendiplogs]

I'm with you. Treat a cyclist as you would a horse rider. Be patient, don't drive right up their backside, give plenty of room when overtaking and don't cut them up. Don't assume a cyclist will give good clear hand signals, because many do not. But if you're far enough away from them, then generally you have time for avoidance if/when they do something unexpected.

 

Motor cyclists can be treated in broadly the same manner. Only they're heavier, much faster and on the whole ride much more dangerously. I've ridden m/cs, ride a pedal bike and drive a car among other forms of transport. Of all, the cyclist is the most vulnerable, the m/cyclist the daftest and the car driver complains most.

 

I'm not saying ALL cyclists/motor cyclists/drivers are ill mannered and or ride/drive like mad people. Just that all too many of them are and do.

 

Hi TGB as you say some great on bikes they move over and help the traffic along understand that don't thanks John

[gensetsteve]

I use cycle ways when ever possible but most are clogged with fatties walking 6 abreast if you ping your bell they turn around and get violent. If you run them over you damage your bike so you can't win they just don't get the sharing thing.

I have noticed my neighbours can be ignorant when driving past but I get my own back when they walk their dogs and I am in the land cruiser alls fair

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Cyclists should be within a metre of the curb. Modern riders seem to wiggle around all over the road like a drunk and unaware of traffic behind and give a huge amount of verbal abuse should someone toot a horn to warn them.

 

Too much steriods and coffee based drinks?