nikwood28
OK, I pay for the road, I drive to work, I sometimes drive to the shops too. Am I allowed on the road on my bike? Or how about simply because it's the *law* and hazardous driving is going to get people killed therefore you should pay attention to other road users and act responsibly.

I am not in any way supporting riders who flaunt the rules either - that is just as bad.

How about this... whatever you travel in or on, don't be a numpty? Seriously, it's not hard. I'm not the greatest driver in the world, but I sure as hell don't do half the things on here that some people appear to be proud of.

Obrage (or avoidance thereof): My sister was knocked off her bike at a roundabout a few months back, and the driver didn't stop. A witness attested that my sister was in the right - even if she wasn't, the driver should have stopped. FFS, she could easily have been killed.

My sister laughed it off, and when the witness offerred to support her story to the police, she told him not to bother. When I saw her, I asked why. If it were me, I would have been fuming.

She showed me her bike. Her (metal) pedal now had an interesting patch of blue where it had scraped from one end of the twat's car to the other.

EDIT: With reference to Supercollider (above) I would personally be more than happy to pay road tax (at a reasonable level) for my bike. Bear in mind though, in Switzerland you pay more tax for using the motorway, and remember that most cyclists also drive, and so already do pay for the roads they are using, they have just chosen a different form of transport for that particular trip.

Regardless, the law as it currently stands allows cyclists on the road - there is no reason whatsoever to endanger their lives. Most drivers don't, and most cyclists aren't prats either. DBAD.
(Captain Skippy pooed in a bag and left it on your doorstep, Sun 15 Oct 2006, 8:09, Reply)