A group of roadies out on a training ride, won’t use cycle paths cause they will be drafting each other. Eg taking in turns to be at the front in breaking the dirty air, and everyone else taking it easy in the slip stream of each other, hence a close bunch.
They aren’t doing anything wrong until they are 3 abreast.
I have explained earlier on in this thread, cycle paths are alright for family tootling, Doris and her wicker basket, leasurely riders, but for roadies who are clipped in the pedals doing 20-30mph they won’t tolerate a cycle path, a cycle lane then yes!
If you all feel that strongly then barrage your MPs to get a law for all cycles to use cycle paths, if you can’t be bothered doing that, then deal with bikes on the road.
I’m a cyclist as well as a truck driver, and can see no logical reason why certain cyclists won’t use the cycle lanes/paths that have been created at great expense for them. I always do. Of course, in Cambridge, cyclists are what the sacred cows are to India 
That van man looks a right tasty geezer.
Reminds me of cockney w anke r . . from the viz comics.
chester:
A group of roadies out on a training ride, won’t use cycle paths cause they will be drafting each other. Eg taking in turns to be at the front in breaking the dirty air, and everyone else taking it easy in the slip stream of each other, hence a close bunch.
They aren’t doing anything wrong until they are 3 abreast.
I have explained earlier on in this thread, cycle paths are alright for family tootling, Doris and her wicker basket, leasurely riders, but for roadies who are clipped in the pedals doing 20-30mph they won’t tolerate a cycle path, a cycle lane then yes!
If you all feel that strongly then barrage your MPs to get a law for all cycles to use cycle paths, if you can’t be bothered doing that, then deal with bikes on the road.
Of course they could always use a velodrome… 
Sidevalve:
Of course they could always use a velodrome…
You don’t win a Tour de France practicing indoors
So, as has been pointed out on here, that we all have a right to use the road, cyclists included, why don’t we all share the blame when something goes wrong? Because in the accidents involving cars/vans/lorries etc and cyclists, I’ve never seen any mention of the cyclist getting the blame, nor have I ever heard of a cyclist appearing in court to answer for his/her actions that may have caused an accident etc.
So come on, how about a level playing field?
Rob K:
I just want to leave this here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JepRJC1DVCM
Justified bitchslapping or not?
So what did the van driver do wrong in the 1st place, to warrant the hand gesture and horn? Or aren’t we allowed to overtake cyclists anymore,
SuffolkLad:
nor have I ever heard of a cyclist appearing in court
Lance Armstrong had a pretty big case earlier on this year 
