Rhythm Thief:
truckerjimbo:
Driver is an idiot BUT there is a lovely and safe cycle path. WHY? didn`t he use it.
Idiot cyclist aswell.
Oh [zb], not this one again.
He didn’t use it:
1/ because he doesn’t have to, he has every right to use the road
2/ because it’s not really a cycle path, it’s a pavement with streetlamps smack in the middle of it
3/ because he’s going too fast to use the pavement (because that’s what it is) safely
4, 5 and 6/ see point 1
Why the fact that he’s not on the cycle path means that he’s somehow fair game for every psychopathic loony who shouldn’t be in charge of anything more dangerous than a child’s tricycle I’m at a loss to understand.
Totally disagree - blue circled signs mean COMPULSORY so he has to use it and at that time he should not be there . If he has right to use it so I have right to walk on the road and no one should make any comments. Just because let’s say the pavement is dirty. Or too narrow because they have put lamp posts in the middle of it !■■?
It is not a pavement but also a cycle path. Shared with pedestrians. Same sort like a bus lane.
Tax payer money wasted !
Yes the trucker should have his DL revoked from driving anything.
Socketset:
waddy640:
Our local highways department installed a cycle path beside a main road but cyclists choose to use the main carriageway. Why?
A question I have raised on this forum before.
Anyway, Chester will be along shortly with his views and comments, no doubt.
The reason they aren’t used by some cyclists is because they are not fit for purpose. Often put in by people who have no idea what is required, often having lamposts, bollards & other furniture in the middle. They are never cleaned & therefore collect stones, leaves, glass & other debris thrown off the roads. That’s not counting the ones used by vehicles as a park place.
Slackbladder:
Socketset:
waddy640:
Our local highways department installed a cycle path beside a main road but cyclists choose to use the main carriageway. Why?
A question I have raised on this forum before.
Anyway, Chester will be along shortly with his views and comments, no doubt.
The reason they aren’t used by some cyclists is because they are not fit for purpose. Often put in by people who have no idea what is required, often having lamposts, bollards & other furniture in the middle. They are never cleaned & therefore collect stones, leaves, glass & other debris thrown off the roads. That’s not counting the ones used by vehicles as a park place.
I rarely use a cycle path, they are usually at the left side of the road where people are parked, stopped to nip to the shop, buses stopping there and that’s before you take into account the fact that you probably see 1 in 10 cars where the nearside mirror is folded in, broken or set so that it’d be no use.
When I’m getting any speed up - over 10mph, I always use the road, on an uphill where I struggle (due to being a fatty) I use pavements where quiet enough and safe to do so, or I use the road
MisterStrood:
Totally disagree - blue circled signs mean COMPULSORY so he has to use it and at that time he has no right to be there .
It is not a pavement but also a cycle path. Shared with pedestrians. Same sort like a bus lane.
Tax payer money wasted !
No, that’s cobblers. “Signs with blue circles but no red border mostly give positive instruction.”, it says on the internet, at direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg … 070644.pdf if you’re interested. A circular sign with a red border would be giving an order to use the cycle path, but that wouldn’t happen in this country since cycle paths are not compulsory. I quite agree that it’s tax payer’s money wasted, but the only reason for that is the farcical nature of the cycle facilities in the first place.
Anyway, no matter how compulsory it would be to use the path, nothing excuses a supposedly professional driver in charge of a large vehicle driving like that. Bicycles are a vehicle and have a right to be on the roads, and more than a few drivers seem to need reminding of this from time to time.
Rhythm Thief:
MisterStrood:
Totally disagree - blue circled signs mean COMPULSORY so he has to use it and at that time he has no right to be there .
It is not a pavement but also a cycle path. Shared with pedestrians. Same sort like a bus lane.
Tax payer money wasted !
No, that’s cobblers. “Signs with blue circles but no red border mostly give positive instruction.”, it says on the internet, at direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg … 070644.pdf if you’re interested. A circular sign with a red border would be giving an order to use the cycle path, but that wouldn’t happen in this country since cycle paths are not compulsory. I quite agree that it’s tax payer’s money wasted, but the only reason for that is the farcical nature of the cycle facilities in the first place.
Anyway, no matter how compulsory it would be to use the path, nothing excuses a supposedly professional driver in charge of a large vehicle driving like that. Bicycles are a vehicle and have a right to be on the roads, and more than a few drivers seem to need reminding of this from time to time.
I am not advocate that driver, I edited it just after posting to make it clear.
Just out of interest … various people on this thread have posted to the effect that many of the cyclist’s other videos show him to be a bit of a tool. Has anyone got any examples of this? I’d be interested - as an experienced cyclist myself - to see what he’s doing wrong, if anything.
It doesn’t help the debate, but when I am out riding my motorbike some Sunday mornings and I see cyclists riding along that look like they are one pedal stroke away from a heart attack, I often think to myself “get yourself one with an engine on”.
A small capacity motorbike will keep up with the traffic flow, have proper lights and indicators, you’ll wear a helmet that isn’t made out of polystyrene, have a proper seat and minimal running costs… You know it makes sense 
“Indicat[ing] a route available only to particular classes of traffic, e.g. buses and cycles only” is not the same as saying “this route is compulsory for particular classes of traffic”.
LIBERTY_GUY:
A small capacity motorbike will keep up with the traffic flow, have proper lights and indicators, you’ll wear a helmet that isn’t made out of polystyrene, have a proper seat and minimal running costs… You know it makes sense
They don’t keep you fit though.
Slackbladder:
Just a couple of reasons that some cyclists don’t, won’t or can’t ride down the obviously well thought out, looked after & observed by other road user bike lanes. Fancy it?
twitter.com/grahamspiller/status … 08/photo/1
If the cycle path is segregated by broken lines you may drive over it. If continuous you must stay away.
MisterStrood:
MisterStrood:
Rhythm Thief:
MisterStrood:
Totally disagree - blue circled signs mean COMPULSORY so he has to use it and at that time he has no right to be there .
It is not a pavement but also a cycle path. Shared with pedestrians. Same sort like a bus lane.
Tax payer money wasted !
No, that’s cobblers. “Signs with blue circles but no red border mostly give positive instruction.”, it says on the internet, at direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg … 070644.pdf if you’re interested. A circular sign with a red border would be giving an order to use the cycle path, but that wouldn’t happen in this country since cycle paths are not compulsory. I quite agree that it’s tax payer’s money wasted, but the only reason for that is the farcical nature of the cycle facilities in the first place.
Anyway, no matter how compulsory it would be to use the path, nothing excuses a supposedly professional driver in charge of a large vehicle driving like that. Bicycles are a vehicle and have a right to be on the roads, and more than a few drivers seem to need reminding of this from time to time.
Have a look in the internet again:
The signing system
Circles
give orders
Triangles
warn
Rectangles
inform
Blue circles generally give a mandatory instruction
,
such as “turn left”, or indicate a route available only to
particular classes of traffic, e.g. buses and cycles only In that video - Pedestrians/ Cyles
I am not advocating that driver, I edited it just after posting to make it clear.
You are quite wrong. Cycle paths in this country are optional.
There was a well publicised case where a police man booked a cyclist for not going down a path and the policeman’s argument was that he was causing an obstruction. The Magistrate threw the case out and wrote to the police authority asking how they could have got their understanding of the law so badly wrong.
When I drive a car I find trucks annoying as they slow me down. When I drive a truck I find cyclists can be frustrating. When I drive my bike through London I find pedestrians stepping of the road with earphones on irritating.
However with tolerance and good grace everyone gets on. This guy lost the plot and shouldn’t be aloud to drive something that can be so devastating.
Here Gove excerpt:
" 61
Cycle Routes and Other Facilities. Use cycle routes, advanced stop lines, cycle boxes and toucan crossings unless at the time it is unsafe to do so. Use of these facilities is not compulsory and will depend on your experience and skills, but they can make your journey safer."
MisterStrood:
Slackbladder:
Just a couple of reasons that some cyclists don’t, won’t or can’t ride down the obviously well thought out, looked after & observed by other road user bike lanes. Fancy it?
twitter.com/grahamspiller/status … 08/photo/1
If the cycle path is segregated by broken lines you may drive over it. If continuous you must stay away.
The picture doesn’t show a broken line, its a gap where the cycle has been painted in.
MisterStrood:
MisterStrood:
Rhythm Thief:
MisterStrood:
Totally disagree - blue circled signs mean COMPULSORY so he has to use it and at that time he has no right to be there .
It is not a pavement but also a cycle path. Shared with pedestrians. Same sort like a bus lane.
Tax payer money wasted !
No, that’s cobblers. “Signs with blue circles but no red border mostly give positive instruction.”, it says on the internet, at direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg … 070644.pdf if you’re interested. A circular sign with a red border would be giving an order to use the cycle path, but that wouldn’t happen in this country since cycle paths are not compulsory. I quite agree that it’s tax payer’s money wasted, but the only reason for that is the farcical nature of the cycle facilities in the first place.
Anyway, no matter how compulsory it would be to use the path, nothing excuses a supposedly professional driver in charge of a large vehicle driving like that. Bicycles are a vehicle and have a right to be on the roads, and more than a few drivers seem to need reminding of this from time to time.
Have a look in the internet again:
The signing system
Circles
give orders
Triangles
warn
Rectangles
inform
Blue circles generally give a mandatory instruction
,
such as “turn left”, or indicate a route available only to
particular classes of traffic, e.g. buses and cycles only In that video - Pedestrians/ Cyles
I am not advocating that driver, I edited it just after posting to make it clear.
OH MY GOD.
I thought your initial post was a typo, but you truly are an idiot.
Can a bus ONLY drive in bus lanes then? You god damned dumb ■■■, give your ‘professional’ licence back and go back to collecting shopping trolleys in Tesco 
Socketset:
waddy640:
Our local highways department installed a cycle path beside a main road but cyclists choose to use the main carriageway. Why?
A question I have raised on this forum before.
Anyway, Chester will be along shortly with his views and comments, no doubt.
Already done that on page 1.
Which will also answer your question you raise on page 2
This post will be on page 3
So my advice to you would be start at page 1
the cyclist seems to me like an evenly balanced chap,with a chip on each shoulder…he is the epitome of the cyclists that you just want to drive over every day they are near you.all the other videos of him just scream out,…,im a complete tool in every aspect of my self important road commander cyclists life…I just love how cyclists have the ( im a legitimate road user logic),usually its the zoomers with the spandex and baby oil allure about them,((wind resistance my clackerbags) they like the allure of the slinky gear…gay or what??..,that’s the same logic as steam gives way to sail at sea…but try telling that to the Belfast ferry when its regatta day in the loch.on the horn and,move over,coming through,.
) id love to see the previous 5 mins of tape when he no doubt does his rolling roadblock as its a single carriageway.and arnt the ones overtaking him crossing over the chevrons and also commiting offences? please do correct me if im wrong…why is it they need to balance all over the place at the traffic lights,letting us see just how far up their arse their kegs are? why cant they just put a foot down? irrespective of the legalities of cycle lanes ( who cares anyway),then if there is one and they arnt in it,then they should be treated with the contempt they deserve…he didn’t get his elbow clipped for nothing as no doubt the previous few mins of tape would show…
I see the bushmills has kicked in.
Slackbladder:
I see the bushmills has kicked in.
that’s only the start of it… 
you’ve all jumped to conclusions! 
it’s derby day tomorrow an the cyclist was wearing his Blackburn top! 
in the middle of the road with an oncoming right turn! Bad driving AND RIDING ALL ROUND!