Comments on: Why bikes shouldn’t have to follow the rules of the road https://ecohustler.co.uk/2011/05/11/why-bikes-shouldn%e2%80%99t-have-to-follow-the-rules-of-the-road/ Your free source of the highest-grade eco information Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mary https://ecohustler.co.uk/2011/05/11/why-bikes-shouldn%e2%80%99t-have-to-follow-the-rules-of-the-road/#comment-82148 Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:48:08 +0000 https://ecohustler.co.uk/?p=736#comment-82148 In the 1920s-50s when everyone cycled the same rules were in existence and much much more strictly enforced. These rules were put in when there were almost no motor vehicles on the roads, and they were to make sure that the 1000s of cyclists on the roads were safe from each other and that pedestrians were kept safe from them. Police would set up traps to make sure cyclists stopped at red lights and at junctions – and there were court cases if you were caught there without your foot flat on the ground. If you had cycling in the same numbers now you would have to have stringent safety rules and they would have to be enforced. Sorry – but it is about public safety. Its about having a set of rules which everyone understands and thus keep each other safe.

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]]> By: The Admiral https://ecohustler.co.uk/2011/05/11/why-bikes-shouldn%e2%80%99t-have-to-follow-the-rules-of-the-road/#comment-10676 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:03:09 +0000 https://ecohustler.co.uk/?p=736#comment-10676 Hi Gordon,

Check here for other reasons:

https://ecohustler.co.uk/2011/06/03/the-solution-to-pollution/

]]> By: Kristian Bailes https://ecohustler.co.uk/2011/05/11/why-bikes-shouldn%e2%80%99t-have-to-follow-the-rules-of-the-road/#comment-10650 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:10:17 +0000 https://ecohustler.co.uk/?p=736#comment-10650 Unfortunately stats don’t support your argument. Cars are the menace to both pedestrians and cyclists. Statistically it’s safer to drive than walk in modern cities. I admit, the few cyclists who brave the streets can be aggressive and even rude, but they are an extreme minority (roughly 2- 4% of the population of any city in the UK)and are usually aggressive because they ride in a very unfriendly environment. If my mother weren’t so scared to ride her bike I know she would be a very polite rider.

]]> By: Gordon Jones https://ecohustler.co.uk/2011/05/11/why-bikes-shouldn%e2%80%99t-have-to-follow-the-rules-of-the-road/#comment-144 Mon, 30 May 2011 09:26:08 +0000 https://ecohustler.co.uk/?p=736#comment-144 As a pedestrain I find that bikes are a greater menace than cars or lorries. Cyclists are invariably rude and aggressive, ignore red lights and cycle on the pavements, expecting pedestrains to get out of the way. There is a pedestrain lane near my home which is fequently blocked by cyclists, holding up mothers with prams and pushchairs while they have a chat. I would certainly like to have London rid of cyclists, they are a menace on the pavements and the roads. Our motto locally is ‘Think bike, think cunt’.

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