Changes to the Highway code (not good).

[Noisy noise annoys]

Spend hundreds of millions building cycle lanes (a good thing) then add this rule...(number 4)

Cycling two abreast so you cannot over take for miles on end.....why, so they can have a chin wag??

 

[Dancing Pat]

Jesus! What could possibly go wrong!

 

[magicjuan]

The turning one is absolute nonsense. If I'm turning left and there's a bike to my right I would be expecting him to go straight on.
Carnage. How many points is it for a cyclist these days? ?

 

[cronullasharks]

Kopites of the road

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

The turning one is absolute nonsense. If I'm turning left and there's a bike to my right I would be expecting him to go straight on.
Carnage. How many points is it for a cyclist these days? ?

There is zero rationale for it that I can see.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Number 5 is the worst one. So now if you're turning left and a cyclist races up the inside and smashes in to the side of your car it's your fault. It's also seemingly safe to drive within 30cm of the car either side simultaneously like in the image. What happens when a car swerves to avoid one of the many pot holes and takes one out?

Mindless.

 

[cronullasharks]

Number 5 is the worst one. So now if you're turning left and a cyclist races up the inside and smashes in to the side of your car it's your fault. It's also seemingly safe to drive within 30cm of the car either side like in the photo. What happens when a car swerves to avoid one of the many pot holes and takes one out?

Mindless.

When turning left i definitely don't check my blind spot on the rear left of the car. It's a ridiculous rule, hope we don't follow suit here.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

And they aren't insured...

 

[cronullasharks]

And they aren't insured...

Imagine the amount of "outraged" videos getting posted online when a car passes them 4.9 feet away after they've held up traffic for 30 km's

 

[nsno-chris]

So all these delays and money spent on cycle lanes was well worth it then

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Spend hundreds of millions building cycle lanes (a good thing) then add this rule...(number 4)

Cycling two abreast so you cannot over take for miles on end.....why, so they can have a chin wag??

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I can only imagine the thing about not using cycle lanes is to account for obstructions (including parked cars and gaggles of idiots. not least parents prams, horse riders or gangs of school kids), broken surfaces or if the cyclist needs to turn off down a side street and it's easier to leave from the road than the cycle path.

Personally I'd hope for a degree of common sense from all involved. If there's a usable cycle lane free I'm all over it. But if there's a horse or a parked car (trust me, regular occurance and I've got a path segregated from pavement and road) I'm getting back in the road lol.

 

[Baines' left foot]

When turning left i definitely don't check my blind spot on the rear left of the car. It's a ridiculous rule, hope we don't follow suit here.

I used to get it in London all the time. I used to drive tight against the kerb to force them to go the other side.

I can't wait for all the stories about stubborn cyclists attempting to pass HGVs on the inside whilst they're turning left 'becasue I'm in the right' as they're scraped off the floor with a shovel. This is seriously poor and dangerous advice.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Imagine the amount of "outraged" videos getting posted online when a car passes them 4.9 feet away after they've held up traffic for 30 km's

Yeah, this is it. If I'm in the car I try not to be a tit. If I'm on a bike I try not to be a tit.

 

[Goat]

1 way to thin them out at least.

 

[cronullasharks]

Yeah, this is it. If I'm in the car I try not to be a tit. If I'm on a bike I try not to be a tit.

Even though i bag cyclists out i do actually ride my bike on the road occasionally even though I'm hesitant to sometimes since most drivers are tits as well. It's the lycra clad brigade that i can't stand.