[Humour] Passing distance between cars & bikes.

[Garage_Doors]

 

[Weststander]

Build the thread and they will come

Within a few posts, a row will break out.

 

[Chicken Run]

Yes and remember it’s much safer to pass us on the inside when we are stationary leaving a zebra crossing clear with stationary traffic ahead and taking out the pedestrian that’s about to cross, I’ve seen this twice this year so far, once at the station by the cafe above Trafalgar street and the crossing by the North Laine Brewery

 

[seagullwedgee]

Spandex W4nkers.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I love cyclists

 

[Tom Bombadil]

The older I get the more i realise the only person's driving i can improve is my own. Stop trying to police everyone else, think about how you can drive better and assume everybody else is about to do something random at all times

 

[A mex eyecan]

The older I get the more i realise the only person's driving i can improve is my own. Stop trying to police everyone else, think about how you can drive better and assume everybody else is about to do something random at all times

can you stop being rational, thank you

 

[Slum_Wolf]

The older I get the more i realise the only person's driving i can improve is my own. Stop trying to police everyone else, think about how you can drive better and assume everybody else is about to do something random at all times

 

[BrightonCottager]

I cycle around town more than drive, walk or bus and enjoy surprising pedestrians by giving them priority at road junctions and when crossing the seafront cycle lane. And if a driver stops for me at a zebra crossing (the ones at the bottom of Preston Park, usually), I'll give them a smart salute. I hope to spread mutual respect in this way. Not all drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are bellends.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I cycle around town more than drive, walk or bus and enjoy surprising pedestrians by giving them priority at road junctions and when crossing the seafront cycle lane. And if a driver stops for me at a zebra crossing (the ones at the bottom of Preston Park, usually), I'll give them a smart salute. I hope to spread mutual respect in this way. Not all drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are bellends.

You're right, not all of them....just most of them!
I'm at the age now where I hate everyone and everything. I want to get from A to B without the rest of the alphabet getting in my way

 

[Nottseagull]

And if a driver stops for me at a zebra crossing (the ones at the bottom of Preston Park, usually), I'll give them a smart salute. I hope to spread mutual respect in this way.

I suspect most drivers would be mocking you because they've only stopped for you because they HAVE to!

 

[pasty]

I moved from Brighton to Horsham last year and one thing that is very noticeably different is drivers attitudes to cyclists and pedestrians.

They are all so polite. When I’m on my bike, cars pass by very wide of me, and when walking, more often than not, drivers will let you cross a road.

 

[Papak]

MAMILs

 

[zefarelly]

I moved from Brighton to Horsham last year and one thing that is very noticeably different is drivers attitudes to cyclists and pedestrians.

They are all so polite. When I’m on my bike, cars pass by very wide of me, and when walking, more often than not, drivers will let you cross a road.

I didn't know you could ride a bike

I popped into Btn on my ( 2 stroke belching) scooter on Friday, waiting at the lights, clock tower, heading north, they changed, from red to amber I waited a second and looked right. Out of nowhere, 3 electric scooters (kids type with 6" wheels) shot accross from right to left. 20 years ago I'd have flattend the lot of them. I got carved up 3 times by delivery mopeds. I did overtake one, guy in flip flops wearing a hard cap, smoking A camberwell carrot.
It really is a jungle out there.

 

[jackanada]

I can't remember when I last saw a car going at 20mph because it was the speed limit rather than heavy traffic.

 

[zefarelly]

I can't remember when I last saw a car going at 20mph because it was the speed limit rather than heavy traffic.

It's the limit in Central Shoreham, although German cars are immune, I think when they disconect the indicators the recllibrate the speedo to read half.

don't get me started on taxi drivers.

 

[nicko31]

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Highway code - 1.5m <30mph and more over 30mph.

 

[Albion in the north]

I suppose its a distraction from the tedious "will he, wont he" transfer nonsense that is going on. Just to let you know that up here in West Yorkshire the cars and cyclists are usually very respectful of each other.

 

[BrightonCottager]

I suspect most drivers would be mocking you because they've only stopped for you because they HAVE to!

Yeah, but I imagine that some of the bellends resent stopping at a zebra for a cyclist.

 

[Blue&WhiteSea]

Seems like as good a place as any to share this!