I Witnessed...
..an old lady being knocked over and killed by a bike a long time ago. On a steep hill, she stepped out from behind a bus without looking. The poor sod on the bike never stood a chance a) because he was going too fast, b) he overtook when he shouldn't, c) the old lady just walked right out without looking. Lots of wrongs don't make anything right, but they make me very careful when cycling! The sight of her blood running down the hill stays with me, forty years on.
( The Lone Groover has mal des nuts., Tue 30 Apr 2013, 13:23, 2 replies)

How fast is too fast, on a pushbike?

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 30 Apr 2013, 13:49, closed)

Roughly
299,792,458 m / s
( Cactus 1 doesn't care what you think on, Tue 30 Apr 2013, 14:09, closed)

15-25mph is still too fast to stop with fuck all notice.
We should all be pootling along at 3mph in case someone decides to throw themselves under the wheels.
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Tue 30 Apr 2013, 14:12, closed)

Too fast to be in control, I should think.
Just like doing 30mph when the limit allows could still be considered dangerous driving if there was only a narrow gap between cars, children around and it was raining or icy.

I never go close and fast past a stationary object where I can't see if someone / something could suddenly be in my path, be it walking, cycling or driving.
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Tue 30 Apr 2013, 15:58, closed)

Fastest I've Managed...
...is 47 mph. Downhill. On an open road. With no parked buses, thank you very much. The hill upon which the accident happened was much steeper than this one, too. Hit someone at that speed and you'll make a mess of them. And yourself, I should think.
( The Lone Groover has mal des nuts., Tue 30 Apr 2013, 17:01, closed)

I live next to a steep hill with a pelican crossing on it
I just adore the way that cyclists who've got a bit of speed up don't bother stopping at the red light and decide to weave their way through the crossing pedestrians as fast as they can go.

Mind you, if you lunge at them going "RAGHR!" as loud as you can they still fall off and hurt themselves, the daft cunts.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 30 Apr 2013, 15:26, closed)

It's all about....
..responsible behaviour, and the way in which wheeled vehicle pilots assume that pedestrians can/will remove themselves from the danger that rapidly approaches. It's not about the car/bike thing, it's about arrogance, common sense and speed when it boils down to it.

Oh, and not being a tw@t!
( The Lone Groover has mal des nuts., Tue 30 Apr 2013, 17:06, closed)