Cycling on the roads without a helmet is just idiotic. Also the many cyclists that cycle in the dark without lights.
This.
High visability vests or jackets should also be worn.
Cycling on the roads without a helmet is just idiotic. Also the many cyclists that cycle in the dark without lights.
But wouldn't it be great just to have an 8 hour period with no motor vehicles.
No wee-woos no drivey.
I think it would be so silent and surreal we just wouldn't be able to cope for the first couple of hours.
But wouldn't it be great just to have an 8 hour period with no motor vehicles.
No wee-woos no drivey.
I think it would be so silent and surreal we just wouldn't be able to cope for the first couple of hours.
This.
High visability vests or jackets should also be worn.
Er, read the article. It seems that 2 cyclists collided head on at a set of traffic lights redesigned to make it safer for cyclists. It appears there were injuries to both cyclists. One can only assume that one went through a red light as the crash was head on.
I was naively assuming that at a "cyclist friendly " junction that red lights would be observed, at least by cyclists.
That doesn't help though - cyclists (wearing full hi-vis, with lights and helmet, and reflective bits on clothing) still get hit by drivers not driving responsibly, and knowing that the courts seem to think driving is a right that shouldn't be taken away.
High vis does help.
I can see a cyclist in high vis before i see one wearing all black or even camoflage. I drive along a road between Newhaven and Lewes(C7), this road is rural with trees and hedges on both sides, many cyclists use this road and the sensible ones wear high vis or yellow cycle jackets and helmets.
One bloke that rides along this road wears full camoflage on a dull day you see him at the last second.
There can not be too many people with a disability that means they can not ride a bike!
I'll start you on a balance bike and have you riding up Alp D'Huez in a week.I never learnt
COME AT ME BRO
I never learnt
COME AT ME BRO
So why do drivers still hit cyclists who are wearing hi-vis and have lights? And why do the police and courts accept "sorry mate, I didn't see you" as a valid excuse?
Hi-vis is a state of mind - there are plenty of things you can do with your riding position that is better for being seen than simply wearing a yellow top. There's no point glowing if you're stuck so far to the side of the road as to be out of the field of vision in the first place. There is conflicting evidence about hi-vis anyway. It has been shown that reflective clothing (this includes reflective parts on black clothing) is better than standard fluorescent hi-vis kit.