bojangle":rc9r25b2 said:We_are_Stevo":rc9r25b2 said:It's a no-brainer really...
"Use the f*ck*ng cycle path you brainless moron and stop holding up the traffic!"
I'm sorry but I drive hundreds of miles a day and it makes my blood boil when I come across a cycling commuter holding up a queue of traffic when there is a perfectly good cycle path a couple of feet to his left! :evil:
I don't hold with the 'safety objections' either...
"Take the f*ck*ng earbuds out and you might actually be able to hear what's going on around you you tw*t! Jesus f*ck*ng H Christ! Do you want to f*ck*ng die at the side of the road or what?"
"Oh, I have to listen to my (insert mp3 player variant here...) because it's so boring cycling/walking/riding to work every morning" is actually a reply I have had countless times from collegues/commuters/ ped's/teenagers on slo-peds/any other vacant, unaware tw*t... Aaaargh! :shock:
"...and try observing the f*ck*ng Highway Code like the rest of us have to! What do you think the f*ck*ng red light is there for?"
I'd much rather be listening to Chris Evans than trying to avoid suicidal cyclists thankyou very much!
And I've never had any problem with joggers, ped's, dog-walkers etc - I have brakes and good bike control; a nod, a smile and a 'thank you...' make all the difference too![]()
X2 i couldn't agree more!
I've been riding a bike on the roads for about 23 years now and have been knocked off :x far too many times. The idea of a cycle path is to make it safer for EVERYONE! there are NO arguments against it.period!
If you get hit by a car on the road and there was a cycle path available say goodbye to ANY compensation due! Also there are far more dangers on the road that off it, come listen to yourselves, ipods, dog poo!!!!! What about potholes, car doors opening, cars overtaking not seeing you, lorry drivers that have been at the wheel for 36hrs and 'didn't mean to drift over and crush your legs and put you in a wheel chair"! COME ON!
I don't have the luxury of cycle lanes i ride on a busy A road, i have a near miss at least once or twice a week!! usually on roundabouts! So please, if not just for the reputation of sensible riders, for the sake of safety USE THE CYCLE PATH!!
P.s i drive a car also! and get very annoyed when the traffic is held up because someone feels that it's safer on the road, by safe they mean 4ft away from the kerb! I guess to miss the potholes or broken glass or dog poo or car door or missing drain cover or slower bike rider or..........i could go on!
what i was refering to in my last post went somthing like this
"get off the pavement your f*%&ing a$%£"
"it's a cycle path you F*$£ing numpty"
the next thing i know we are rolling around on the floor like a couple of school kids
really didnet expect that type of numpty to be posting here though :roll:
cant win eather way so i do what i like and ride where i like