Maybe its just me but the increase in numbers of cyclists in Sheffield of late seems to have produced a disproportionate increase in the number running red lights or using the pavement? Recent jaw dropping acts of stupidness witnessed by myself have included:
Twit1 trying to avoid red light at junction of London Road/Boston Street by cutting on to the pavement and shooting across the junction. Except his timing was off and the cars in front of me were turning left just as he was crossing at speed.
Twit2 deciding to ride at speed down London Road (even though there is a flippin' bus/cycle lane there) causing peds to scatter.
I think that both Twit1 and Twit2 deserved the very unflattering appelations thrown at them from myself and others.
I bring this issue up as I came across an incident on a cycling forum where a cyclist ran a red light at a ped crossing in London recently and ran into someone who has subsequently died of their injuries. The git on the bike apparently got up remounted and rode off. See the cycling through red lights thread here for the source of the info.
2 comments:
Please don't refer to these eedjits as "cyclists". They are people on bikes, that's all.
The thing is that I'm sure Twit1 might have been refered to as a 'cyclist' in another setting. Expensive MTB, SPD's, wearing 'the gear', etc. Still an arse though.
But otherwise, yeah I agree.
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