LFGSS
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
I was sorry to witness the aftermath of this accident in Holborn this morning, I sat in traffic watching them clean the blood away.
Its sad to both witness these events and to hear stories of cyclists getting mown down every day. The majority of us do ride safely, but all too often are not given adequate consideration by other road users (ruthless irate taxi drivers in particular). It has to be said though - don't stick your neck out by undertaking for the sake of a couple of seconds advantage, it's not worth it.
I am a cyclist, but in the main I commute to work on my scooter. It annoys me how other scooter riders enroach on the bicycle boxes ahead of traffic, with their stinky engines blowing fumes in to your faces. I have seen a big lack of consideration from motorbike and scooter riders towards cyclists in general. I definately plan to switch from my scooter to push bike, the benfits are great, but I do worry from a safety aspect about being unable to get out of the way of other traffic quickly and safely.
What is it going to take to make people consider the safety of other road users, especially those most vulnerable?
London can be a souless living hell to live and work in sometimes. Ride safely.