'cos drivers never speed, amber-gamble (or just plain bet on red), tailgate, drive aggressively or without consideration...NAILTRAIL96":1cx6hyuv said:greenstiles":1cx6hyuv said:Helmets......reflectors front and rear and on wheels, riding fast on pavements (on the increase)........i think there needs to be a review on both sides of the coin on cycle rules as the number of cyclists is growing.
A helmet saved my life off road, and i knew a man with a badly cracked scull who wasn't wearing one and hit his head on a curb on road.
I don't wear one on-road......but i know head injuries are difficult to treat due to having a brain inside compared to a broken leg.
And there in lies the real problem, a lot of drivers see cyclists as aggressive, selfish and showing little regard for the law of the land.
You don't have to drive for long before you see cyclists taking up a whole lane, jumping red lights, almost never indicating and riding on and off pavements with out warning.
There's a real them and us divide between drivers and cyclists and it goes both ways.
Most drivers I see spout that argument are either NIMBYs, hypocrites, or both - and just really have might-is-right on their side.