Cyclists riding on the pavement

Mobility scooters on the pavement are not allowed to exceed 4mph, some can do up to 8mph; but if they are travelling at more than 4mph they should be on the road.

Try this, next time a pavement cyclist comes towards you: Just open a can of air freshener or deodorant (and God Knows they need it) wait until they're next to, don't move for them and aim for the face, CLASSIC! GET THESE BULLIES OFF THE PAVEMENT.

Sorry that was a typo and should have read inconsiderate.

Some people cannot get about in any other way than to use these scooters. They have a legal right to use pavements but I believe that they are not supposed to go faster than 4mph.

I agree that a minority of people using disablity scooters are very incondsiderate of other people and can be dangerous.

In what way do you feel that pedestrians endangered by inconsiderate scooter users will have their safety and sense of security improved by cyclists using the pavements as a road?

I think if I rode I bike I would feel a hell of a lot safer on the pavement than on the road, but I can't understand why it's illegal to do so when there are some kamikaze pensioners and even younger folk who are let loose in mobility scooters!

Mftempleton

Why do pavement cyclists use such specious arguments to defend their behaviour? “Only” one person ki11ed a year – oh well that is ok then isn’t it? Well, no it isn’t; it is one person who should still be here with their loved ones and isn’t.

There are also many people injured each year ; children with fractured skulls and people with broken hips. These are serious injuries. Then there are all the lesser injuries caused by what it pleases cyclists to call being “clipped”.

What makes me very angry is that the police are not interested in stopping these bullies so there is no point in reporting incidents to them. The authorities can then claim that injuries are rare because there are so few accident reports! Catch 22!

“Time for physics and maths”? What the hell does that mean. Try instead a simple fact. If a man is cycling on the pavement at 15mph and hits you – it damn well hurts!

Improve society by pushing pavement cyclists off their bikes, I do it as often as I can, they never cross me again, problem solved.

Mftempleton,
I think you will find that this is an issue worth discussing,and doesn't require a need math or physics.
One person getting ki11ed on a pavement due to a cyclist being ignorant to the law, is one death too many.
How would you like it if you lost someone because of them ? Would you still put that down to...oh well, it's only one ?

Hi,

As I understand it more pedestrians are ki11ed on the pavement by drivers of cars than cyclists per year - the latter number is less than one. Thousands of pedestrians are ki11ed by drivers of cars in other places in the street.

I don't think you can really think that this is an issue that is worth discussing in comparison with the deaths caused by the private car.

It is not because bikes don't have engines that cyclists on the pavement don't matter much it is because a bike and rider weighs under 100Kg usually and goes at about 12mph. A car and driver? 1000kg, maybe 25mph... Time for some physics and maths now.

We have limited room for public discussion and debate over how to improve society, I think you are wasting it by presenting this as a worthy issue.

Matt Templeton

Erm, City Cyclist you have contradicted yourself,on the one hand you claim pedestrians should listen out for illegal pavement cyclists who deliberately make the pavements dangerous yet you refuse to abide by the law and listen out for cars, if you're not confident enough to cycle legally, you a dangerous meance. I am in favour of pedestrians using self defence against these spiteful bullies.

Karhleen W, that's disgusting, shocking it really is bad, I mean imagine having to live in a dump like Grimsby.

city cyclist, a 5 year old walking along a pavement should have more responsibility for his own safety?


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