I can be kind of pedantic when I am out on the road, I don't ride on pavements, I dont ignore traffic lights and I obey traffic signs, I ride a bike just as I would drive a car, it's habit, but if I am on a cycle lane or path reserved for cyclists, and a pedestrian or other slow moving traffic is in front of me on what is my right of way, I have a bell which I ring like a loony. A polite way of saying I am coming through and you have your chance to move out of my way as I do not intend to stop unless I really have to the same way a car uses a horn.
I tow the line when out on the road, therefore I expect other road users to do so too.
Pavements, pedestrian foort ways, I believe one has to be below 14 years of age to ride on there, perhaps a law that needs kicking up the ass as it really does not work anymore seeing as a fourteen year old can be almost adult size and bikes are a lot more common and powerful than they ever where. But until this country pulls it's finger out of it's ass and creates dedicated cycle lanes for cycles then we will always have problems when cycles interface with pedestrians. But I do believe that cycle lanes should be protected from car, bus and truck lanes by a kerb or some other, just as pedestrians are protected from the road, painted white lines just will not do.
Oh Sweden, a cousin lost his car license for a few months for being drunk pushing a moped home, there I believe because he had the keys he was in charge of his vehicle, the odd thing was he was permitted to continue to use the moped, but lost the use of his car. But there drunk is not what we might call drunk.
