Flashing lights on cyclists?

Victor · 01-12-2005 12:47AM

TempestSabre wrote:

To be honest you'd probably have less chance of hitting a cyclist by driving in the cycle lanes than on the road.

A cycle lane is part of the road.

John_C · 01-12-2005 02:44AM

TempestSabre wrote:

As usual the 10ft wide bus/cycle lane they could have used was completely empty. :mad:

I've no time for unlit cyclists. If this fella had gotten hit that's his own cop on but there's presumably a good reason why he was positioned where he was. They're two seperate issues.

cyclopath2001 · 01-12-2005 08:32AM

TempestSabre wrote:

To be honest you'd probably have less chance of hitting a cyclist by driving in the cycle lanes than on the road.

Or an unlit parked car since most cycle lanes do not operate after 19:00.................

Bee · 01-12-2005 08:59PM

Methinks the worst thing about the moronic cyclists are their invisibilty when unlit whilst there is a car with its headlamps on behind them.

On pulling out of a T junction drivers initially see an approaching cars headlamps rather than an unlit cyclist.

Bee

Capt'n Midnight · 01-12-2005 10:24PM

Bee wrote:

Methinks the worst thing about the moronic cyclists are their invisibilty when unlit whilst there is a car with its headlamps on behind them.

On pulling out of a T junction drivers initially see an approaching cars headlamps rather than an unlit cyclist.

Bee

As car lights have gotten brighter, cyclists and pedistrians have been hidden in the glare. If car windows are dirty or wet then at night it is very hard for a driver to see them, but dead easy for them to see the car. Next time you standing beside a one way street or carraige way or road where most of the traffic is one way , look both ways and notice how much difference there is.

robfitz · 02-12-2005 02:21PM

For the last few weeks (months) if I see a cyclist without lights and I can get up beside them I'll tell them that they should have lights on there bike.

I suggest that other cyclists should also do this.

MorningStar · 02-12-2005 02:54PM

robfitz wrote:

For the last few weeks (months) if I see a cyclist without lights and I can get up beside them I'll tell them that they should have lights on there bike.

I suggest that other cyclists should also do this.

Great idea why not punch them in the face too? I mean seeinng as they will punch you you might aswell get in there first:D

John_C · 02-12-2005 04:42PM

robfitz wrote:

For the last few weeks (months) if I see a cyclist without lights and I can get up beside them I'll tell them that they should have lights on there bike.

I suggest that other cyclists should also do this.

I propose that whenever a motorist sees a bicycle without lights, they should simply run over the cyclist. Darwinism at its finest.

robfitz · 02-12-2005 07:02PM

MorningStar wrote:

I mean seeinng as they will punch you you might aswell get in there first:D

Well it hasn't happened yet. What's happens is that I cycle up beside them and say "Excess me, you know you should really have lights on your bike." in a normal tone of voice, they usually just say they forgot there lights. Hopefully next time they won't forget.

John_C wrote:

I propose that whenever a motorist sees a bicycle without lights, they should simply run over the cyclist. Darwinism at its finest.

As a cyclist I don't have be so aggressive to get the message across, I can just talk to the other cyclist.

cyclopath2001 · 02-12-2005 07:09PM

John_C wrote:

I propose that whenever a motorist sees a bicycle without lights, they should simply run over the cyclist. Darwinism at its finest.

I don't suppose you're emulating Dean Swift's 'Modest Proposal?

I could agree with you as long as cyclists are allowed shoot motorists who break any of the road-traffic laws. In a humane gesture, tow away and storage of the vehicles would be free of charge to the next of kin for the first day.

Charles Darwin · 02-12-2005 07:31PM

John_C wrote:

I propose that whenever a motorist sees a bicycle without lights, they should simply run over the cyclist. Darwinism at its finest.

I'm not sure you've quite got the concept...

I mean, does a motorist deliberately mowing down a cyclist (lights or no lights) really constitute "survival of the fittest"?

John_C · 02-12-2005 07:48PM

Charles Darwin wrote:

I'm not sure you've quite got the concept...

I mean, does a motorist deliberately mowing down a cyclist (lights or no lights) really constitute "survival of the fittest"?

I'll yield to your superiour knowledge, Charles, but I would have tought it speeded up the process of elimination of the stupidest.

John_C · 02-12-2005 07:54PM

cyclopath2001 wrote:

I don't suppose you're emulating Dean Swift's 'Modest Proposal?

I could agree with you as long as cyclists are allowed shoot motorists who break any of the road-traffic laws. In a humane gesture, tow away and storage of the vehicles would be free of charge to the next of kin for the first day.

As a pilot scheme, how about we simply break the wing mirrors of cars parked in cycle lanes? This should apply only to the right hand mirrors as the laft hand ones are needed for seeing cyclists.

If we decide to bring online your full shooting scheme, the cars driving with broken wing mirrors will provide ample target practice in the initial phases.

If the scheme proves unsuccessful we could perhaps take the radical measure of asking the Gardas to enforce the rules of the road. That reminds me, I must vote for a political party promosing 2,000 extra Gardas.

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