Hit a small child

halibut2209

No, getting off your bike and allowing them to pass was the best option

POPPYOSCAR

poontang wrote: »

I couldn't go round them because they were blocking the whole path, which was brick-built and slightly elevated above the grasy hill, so had I gone off the path I would have been heading down a grassy hill. Had they moved either to the left or the right I would have gone on that side, but they didn't, so through the middle was the best option.

So presumably if the child had gone off the path he/she would have been heading down the grassy hill.

poontang

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

So presumably if the child had gone off the path he/she would have been heading down the grassy hill.

Children don't roll as well as bicycle wheels. :money:

baza52

poontang wrote: »

Children don't roll as well as bicycle wheels. :money:

Neither do they have BRAKES:T

baza52

we should submit this thread to the Sun. They would have a field day naming and shaming..

I can almost see the headline.

Any ideas?

Limey

baza52 wrote: »

I can almost see the headline.

Any ideas?

'Idiot child mowed down by bike. Finally proof of Darwin awards'

Even at 5/6 years old I knew to watch out for bikes etc.

Strider590

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

So presumably if the child had gone off the path he/she would have been heading down the grassy hill.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_and_motorcycle_dynamics

Bikes are very unstable at low speeds, if im cycling along a canal toepath (with my British water ways cycle permit in my back pocket), and I come across pedestrians I will aim to avoid riding off onto the grass at either side for several reasons....

Leaving the path at low speeds leaves you very unstable, the slightest bump could have you off the bike and into the canal.
Try balancing on a stationary bike, then try doing it on uneven grass!

Dog !!!!!! is very hard to avoid on a bike, you can't exact step over it and when you hit it, it's pretty much going to ruin your day + any clothes your wearing.

Pedestrians generally move into single file and get off the path, so it's a collision waiting to happen.....


I've had "run ins" with older folk and fishermen (oddly enough) who sometimes take it upon themselves to block the path and give you a load of verbal abuse about how your not allowed on the path (despite having a permit!!). "(think) I know the law" vigilantes are everywhere!

flea72

johnfarquhar74 wrote: »

Agreed but if the OP(or troll) is to be taken for his word, it would appear that this was a shared use path

the OP has yet to confirm whether this path is a shared path, with the appropriate signage (their lack of evidence most likely confirms it is not a cycle path)

they just assume that as there is a bike park at the end of the path, it makes sense that a cyclist should be able to ride up it, because bikes are meant for riding, not pushing

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Mrs_Arcanum

Ringing the bell is always a good idea when children are about. You may think they have seen you, but as the OP has clearly shown they are easily and quickly distracted. Getting off the bike and walking would take up more of the path but would perhaps on this occasion have made this mother consider other path users and moved her children to one side.

Would also replace the stupid ping bell with a proper old fashioned one that people can actually hear.

Strider590

^^ An "Airzound" would be better, they'd dive off into the bushes when you give em a blast on that baby