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You can read this for now.
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The point in all of this is that we agree that there should be facilities for bikers but to take away and abuse the little protections (bus lanes and ASL) given to cyclists is shocking and backwards.
Most road accidents involving cyclists are not recorded. How will they be able to measure the impact of the change?
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The interesting thing to see with this new policy is how it will work in practice. The paving of most bus lanes, with all of the current water and gas works, is in a pathetic state. Will cyclists be given the space to avoid the inevitable potholes, cracks? At what speed will we get passed and with how much space?
Yes that is going to be interesting....
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I've never seen a motorbike, or even a scooter-ridden-by-a-twat, push a bicycle out of the way an occupied ASL zone
If there is room for a motorcycle in there it's obviously because there isn't a bicycle in that space.What a strange comment!!!
Just look behind and you will see cyclists waiting because they couldn't go into the ASL or are pushed into the pedestrian crossing.... Everyday at busy junctions I have to wait behind cars because it is impossible for me to filter as the ASL is blocked by bikers and mopeds. And yes like Skully I have to accept it because it is safer, I never know if the biker on my right in the ASL is not going to turn left into my path.
Does it make sense??
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What you guys are forgetting though is that the government/Dft/TfL (whoever) say that they want to encourage people to cycle but this new scheme does not make sense. Some cyclists are going to feel intimidated by other motorised vehicles in bus lanes. Bus lanes are not always very well maintained and are full of potholes so it is difficult to stay in a straight line.
Although there are a lot of good motorbike/mopeds riders around, there are a lot of bad ones. If one collides with me, I know who will be hurt. And if more accidents happen between motorbikes and cyclists we know how it will be reported/perceived by everybody "cyclists are stupid and should pay tax and learn how to ride". They will be blamed.
ASLs should be respected and used by cyclists only.
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It may have been smarmy but so fucking what. The fact is that brakes stop a cyclist quicker, easier and better. Why bother wasting time, energy and tyres when you could just pull a fucking lever.
All this (hand)brakeless bullshit makes me laugh, especially the excuses some people come out with (as if there's any other reason than "it's fashionable and I like the way my bike looks without the brake")
I like Messenjah
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I got stopped the other day coming out of my house the ohter day and cycling 15ft own the pavement to get to the nearest junction very slow and soberlike.
Worst thing was that i was stopped by the same bobby only a few months before for hopping onto the pavement to avoid a bus!
I'm genuninely never on the pavement apart from these 2 situations and it got me so mad....just bad luck I spose.£30 fine!
twats.....ruined my day
once again my heart is not bleeding
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So in March this year I hopped on a bus after an interview and a ticket inspector got on with me... I was sorting out my portfolio and the ticket inspector went down the length of the bus to me and asked to see a ticket... I hadn't yet swiped my Oyster card on the reader (it was literally 1 minute since I had got on the bus).
errrr where's the argument? you got on the bus, first thing to do is swipe your Oyster? No? Card swipe fail, move on...
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and squirrels!