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Illegal parking in cycle lanes - name and shame
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1.5m :rotfl:
Door zone is about 1m, more on big trucks. Sadly, it's not always possible to get that far out when people go for the double overtake!
It's a shame this was way back when my camera was on my handlebars; it's now on my helmet so you can see my head turning as I try to work out the best way to negotiate tricky situations.
Coming back to that 1.5m, that's a typical figure for a car passing a cyclists at the usual speed differential. This can (if necessary) come down to 1m if speed differentials are lower.
Cyclists will sometimes ride slightly closer than this to each other, particularly when they are traveling at similar speeds, but it really does depend on road surface and much more.I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0 -
gadgetmind wrote: »Door zone is about 1m, more on big trucks. Sadly, it's not always possible to get that far out when people go for the double overtake!
It's a shame this was way back when my camera was on my handlebars; it's now on my helmet so you can see my head turning as I try to work out the best way to negotiate tricky situations.
Coming back to that 1.5m, that's a typical figure for a car passing a cyclists at the usual speed differential. This can (if necessary) come down to 1m if speed differentials are lower.
Cyclists will sometimes ride slightly closer than this to each other, particularly when they are traveling at similar speeds, but it really does depend on road surface and much more.
Back peddling, easy for a cyclist.
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Back peddling, easy for a cyclist.
Right at the very start of the passing distance discussion, in my message #88, I said "people might have thought that 1 metre is a safe passing clearance - it isn't other than at very low speeds".I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0 -
gadgetmind wrote: »Right at the very start of the passing distance discussion, in my message #88, I said "people might have thought that 1 metre is a safe passing clearance - it isn't other than at very low speeds".
So it is a safe passing distance then?
After all the fuss that was made saying it wasn't. :T
Just let it go.0 -
gadgetmind wrote: »While there is no mandated minimum passing distance under UK law, 1 metre is not enough, not safe, will scare cyclists, and will expose them to unnecessary danger. Please don't pass cyclists this close, please don't advise others to do it, and please don't claim that it's safe.
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So it is a safe passing distance then?
Only at very low speeds.After all the fuss that was made saying it wasn't.
I explained in very clear terms when it was safe and when it wasn't safe.I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0 -
gadgetmind wrote: »Only at very low speeds.
I explained in very clear terms when it was safe and when it wasn't safe.
I think you just like contradicting yourself.
#88 1m safe at slow speeds
#96 it isn't safe, ever
Then to top it off you post a video of yourself overtaking a cyclist, who was overtaking a parked van, at speed.
Have you read cycle craft? 0 -
Post #96 :cool:
See my earlier post #88 where I clearly explain the exception.
If I have at any time given you a simplistic explanation of passing distances, then I apologise, but throwing in the various caveats every time leads to confusion.
TBH, the highway code's "small car" is misunderstood by some, which is why they now include a picture to show drivers how far out to get.I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0 -
suppose theres worse things than parking.....
http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/police-catch-more-motorists-speeding-in-built-up-zones-1-22773720 -
There is indeed
http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/edinburgh/guilty-just-for-getting-behind-wheel-1-930176
Fined for sitting with your engine running? !!!!!!?0
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