> The majority seem to pay no attention to the traffic coming up behind > them, and don't even hesitate in pulling out into the centre of the > lane to get around parked cars etc. As a driver they're unpredictable > behaviour makes me extremely nervous.
that's perfectly predictable behaviour, and exactly what they should do. Why should they hesitate? Unpredictable behaviour in that situation would be driving into the back of the parked cars. Obviously if they have any sense of self-preservation they should look behind and indicate that they're going to move out, just as a driver should. But in similar situations most drivers do precisely the same as your cyclists because there's nothing else they reasonably can do. If you don't take that into account you're a bad driver. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Savage > Sent: 05 May 2007 17:06 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT - more bike stuff > > On 5/5/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As a general rule bike lanes, especially those > > that are segregated from traffic, are the worst idea anyone ever > > implemented for cyclists. Bike lanes should all be removed. > > I think cyclists shouldn't be allowed on the roads period. > > The majority seem to pay no attention to the traffic coming up behind > them, and don't even hesitate in pulling out into the centre of the > lane to get around parked cars etc. As a driver they're unpredictable > behaviour makes me extremely nervous. > > It also bugs the shit out of me when I get stuck behind a bunch of > Tour de France wannabes riding 4 abreast, having a nice chat and > blocking half the effing lane. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
