Cyclists riding on the pavement

Fed Up Pedestrian... that was a nice touch of irony in your response to the post from Brian... enjoyed it! and totally agree with you also!

Brian

Are you people really so stupid? Cycling in the road is not a problem AT ALL, If the person in the car is kind and considerate.

I hate pavement cyclists because once every 10 minutes whilst walking properly (and legally) on the pavement, cyclists will assume that they can't pass me and will ring their bells or shout at me to get out of their way and I will be shocked by the sound.

In fact, yesterday some lovely person on a bike tried to knock me down! He sped down the pavements with disregard for the people using them. He did not look out for potential hazards of people in front of him on the pavement, about to come round corners, leaving their house gate or crossing the road etc.

What is your real problem with riding legally and unselfishly in the road, seriously? Because you sure haven't mentioned any logical reason backed by any significant data. Riding on the pavement on a bike is ridiculous to be quite frank, and riding in the road is something millions of cyclists have done for decades and still lived to tell the tale providing they use common sense and have some cycling skills.

Obviously not as stupid as tossers like you who ride Bikes on the pavement,i hope your backpack gets robbed next time you bellend!

Are you people really so stupid? Cycling on the pavements is not a problem AT ALL, if the person on the bike is kind and considerate. I cycle on the pavement because once every 10 minutes whilst riding properly on the road, buses will stop and presume that they can't pass me, or cars will honk their horn and I will be shocked by the sound. In fact, yesterday some lovely person in a car tried to grab by backpack! I don't speed down the pavements with disregard for the people using them. I look out for potential hazards of people in front of me on the pavement, about to come round corners, leaving their house gate or crossing the road etc. What is your real problem with people using the pavements, seriously? Because you sure haven't mentioned any logical reason backed by any significant data. Riding on the road on a bike is ridiculous to be quite frank, and riding on the pavement - especially on busy, traffic bogged roads - shouldn't be entirely frowned upon.

Hi Easy Walker, I looked up that story and there is a link to it below if anyone is interested.

I think it is a horrible indictment of how selfish some people have become that this 72 year old woman was knocked flying and left with serious injuries when she was only standing at a bus stop waiting for a bus.

The real problem though is that the government has pretty much instructed councils and the police to tolerate this behaviour and promote cycling as cheaply as possibly which means that pedestrian pay the price in no longer being safe on the pavement.

The police in Sale will make the right noises for a week or two, then it will all be forgotten and they will go back to ignoring the pavement cycling thugs. The truth is that if the police had wanted to do something about this before they could have and this horrible "accident" would never have happened.

We live in an age where the young and fit are called "vulnerable" because they choose to cycle when they could drive, walk or use public transport but the truly vulnerable are not protected from these bullies. It is Orwellian double speak.

http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/8335926.Sale_police_tackle_pavement_cycling/

Sale police have just announced that they are the latest to be forced to respond to the peril brought by pavement cycling criminals.

What a pity this return to sense hadn't happened before that 72 years old lady, standing waiting for a bus, had her life ruined by a pavement cyclist.

Shirley, the government won't do anything as they are the people who created this problem.

The EU insisted that Britain promote cycling more but the government wanted to do it as cheaply as possible so councils steal the pavement from pedestrians by putting up "shared use " signs or simply instruct the police to ignore pavement cyclists unless they actually kill someone. Then there is a big court case and a lot of publicity.

Your broken arm counts for nothing I am afraid nor do all the other injuries nor the fear that these thugs cause.

I loathe pavement cyclists. One broke my arm. By their very nature they tend to be thick and aggressive, perpetuating the harm that they do. It is extremely selfish and anti-social to ride on pavements, and it's about time the government resorted to tougher measures.

Sorry to hear that that is the only choice available to you, Holly.

I am evidently much more fortunate than you.

I don't own a car, or a bike. But I manage to walk on the pavements (always wary of law-breaking cyclists, of course) or use public transport.

Holly

Ride in the road and, like millions who have been cycling responsibly all their lives, live a long healthy life or cycle selfishly and irresponsibly on the pavement and hit a blind person .... don't you love choice?

I choose to walk in safety on the pavement.

You choose to cycle but don't want to take responsibility for your choice.

Your choice takes away my choice ... and my rights.

Ride on the road and risk being ki11ed by a boy racer or drunk driver or ride on the pavement and break the law...don't you love choice?

Ah! Middlesbrough Council have just announced a crackdown on law-breaking pavement cyclists.

At last! A council is accepting its responsibility and is insisting that the police to do their jobs, and uphold the law..

All other councils, please take note. Do what your council tax payers expect from you on the issue of criminal cyclists (ie ensure safe pavements for all, including the old and infirm, and re-establish respect for the law).

You know it's the right thing to do. And you will avoid the possibility of being sued for negligence.