I’ve stopped walking on the tow path along Regent’s canal due to the number of cyclists. Its okay when the cyclist are coming towards but as you can’t hear cyclists, its always a shocker when they come from behind (oooahh matron). 🤓

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Stu_of_Kunming said:

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Off_it said:

This has been an interesting thread, worthy of some thought.

I've come to the conclusion that it would be safer for a driver to drive a car on the pavement as that way there would be a greatly reduced risk of the driver being injured in collisions with other cars and HGVs, etc. I mean, fuck the other pavement users - right?

Seriously 800 dying a year against someone having to move aside.would you seriously make you child ride on a road. I’ve never seen a child riding a e scooter on a road but according to some they should and they should die. 

If you kid was going to ride his bike would you say make sure you ride on the road. 

How come we’ve got all these old train lines routes where cyclist and walkers use together if it’s so dangerous. 

Children are not required to cycle on the road. 

Nope same for children as adults except children under 10 have no criminal liability. 

“ children under the age of 10 are below the age of criminal responsibility. Therefore, they cannot be prosecuted for a criminal offence. They cannot be issued with a fixed penalty notice either as they cannot be given to anyone under the age of 16. 

This means that, whilst police officers can theoretically stop young children (aged under 10) who are cycling on pavements, they have no powers to arrest, fine or even caution them.”

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Off_it said:

Showmetheway2gohome said:

So Dave oh wise one off the pavements and roads what’s your opinion on the mobility scooters. Some off them are quite fast nowadays should they be on road or pavement. 

It depends on the class of mobility scooter. Class 2 has a max speed of 4mph and is pavement only. Class 3 can be up to 8mph and can be road or pavement - although if you're on the pavement you shouldn't go faster than 4mph. Anything that can go over 8mph is road only.

https://www.gov.uk/mobility-scooters-and-powered-wheelchairs-rules

You're welcome.

So just had a look on line some mobility scooters can go up to 18 mph. 

That’s faster than most e-bikes crazy I might get rid of me car and get one of these to commute 
do you have to pay road tax 

Vehicle tax, registration and insurance

WOW. What a thread, what a read. Thank for all the participation folks, who knew e-scooters would create such strong visceral reactions 

Showmetheway2gohome said:

It’s not to do with law it’s to do with respect. 

What about people riding horses do they dismount and let you past. 

For some people they just hate cyclists for some reason.
Dave’s already said cyclists should be chucked under buses 

Afternoon SMTW2GH

Been too busy today to play unfortunately!

Get it right ffs, I actually said the ones using the pavement should kicked in front of busses

Showmetheway2gohome said:

It’s not to do with law it’s to do with respect. 

What about people riding horses do they dismount and let you past. 

For some people they just hate cyclists for some reason.
Dave’s already said cyclists should be chucked under buses 
Really can’t understand some people what do you want stu everybody that has rode on a pavement locked up I think you’d find there wouldn’t be many people free. 

Should the criminals not have the respect to not inconvenience law abiding citizens? 

Can you please show me where I said that it should be a police priority?

Continually making stuff up isn’t a good look. 

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Actually stu I’ve just called the police to arrest all our first team squad because I’m sure I see them all cycling on the pavement pre season. 

Thought they were all pretty pedestrian Tuesday night!

cafcdave123 said:

Showmetheway2gohome said:

It’s not to do with law it’s to do with respect. 

What about people riding horses do they dismount and let you past. 

For some people they just hate cyclists for some reason.
Dave’s already said cyclists should be chucked under buses 

Afternoon SMTW2GH

Been too busy today to play unfortunately!

Get it right ffs, I actually said the ones using the pavement should kicked in front of busses

All very well to kick pavement cyclists under buses in urban areas where there is likely to be decent bus services, hence plenty of buses. But what should you do in more out of town or rural areas where bus services are limited or non-existent? Perhaps we should include HGV and LGVs in the list of acceptable vehicles cyclists may be thrown under?
Surprised that runners haven't been mentioned yet as pavement undesirables.
Runners, imo, top trump cyclists as self entitled cnuts in the hierarchy of selfish pavement users. Go to any Park Run on a Saturday to watch hundreds of the b'stards mowing down young children out riding their small bikes. What gives them the right to take over these public spaces? And without paying towards the upkeep of the park.
"I'm a fitness wunker training for my next marathon. Get out of my way!"

You are a very strange person. 

I'd have an amnesty for everyone to hand their bikes and scooters in, over the course of about 3 hours, then anyone caught on, or in possession of, one, would get twenty lashes with a punctured inner tube.

Off_it said:

Showmetheway2gohome said:

I know all them Olympic cyclists that won medals want shooting 

I think you may have just invented a new sport there, just in time for the LA Olympics.

30 cyclists need to complete 5 laps of the track whilst the competitor stands on platform at one end with a shooter and tries to pick them off. It combines cycling and shooting, so win-win.

And as there are always so many cycling events and chances to win medals I spose there needs to be different categories - like the small bore pistol event, the musket event, the shotgun event, the Uzi event, etc. 

Don't worry about where the cyclists will come from, Gribbo is in charge of rounding them up for us.

Done a bit of driven boar. 'Driven cyclists' definitely has a ring to it