Motorists - What annoys you most about cyclists

brat

custardy wrote: »

doesnt really matter.
you can drive/cycle/walk round Edinburgh any day,and see drivers driving into the ASL

Yes, your right - same in my town, although we only have two junctions with ASLs. They get a warning, and advised that a repetition by the same vehicle or company will put three points on the driver's licence.

The van in question is Met anyway, they don't count!;)

MARKMAKAVELI

Sorry but I haven't got time to read through all 18 pages but I've noticed a trend of cyclists coming down Styal Road on my way home. One cyclist causes a car pile up of around 10-15 cars every night at around 5.45. We all crawl at 10 miles an hour if we're lucky for a good 5 minutes.

I cycle myself and jump on the pavement where I can to let cars get past etc. What's the general rule? I find myself getting really annoyed and think they're being selfish as there are times when they could cross the road and use the empty pavement rather than cause such a jam.

custardy

MARKMAKAVELI wrote: »

Sorry but I haven't got time to read through all 18 pages but I've noticed a trend of cyclists coming down Styal Road on my way home. One cyclist causes a car pile up of around 10-15 cars every night at around 5.45. We all crawl at 10 miles an hour if we're lucky for a good 5 minutes.

I cycle myself and jump on the pavement where I can to let cars get past etc. What's the general rule? I find myself getting really annoyed and think they're being selfish as there are times when they could cross the road and use the empty pavement rather than cause such a jam.

what would be the legality of that move?

Dave_C_2

MARKMAKAVELI wrote: »

Sorry but I haven't got time to read through all 18 pages but I've noticed a trend of cyclists coming down Styal Road on my way home. One cyclist causes a car pile up of around 10-15 cars every night at around 5.45. We all crawl at 10 miles an hour if we're lucky for a good 5 minutes.

I cycle myself and jump on the pavement where I can to let cars get past etc. What's the general rule? I find myself getting really annoyed and think they're being selfish as there are times when they could cross the road and use the empty pavement rather than cause such a jam.

The cyclist is riding perfectly legally and as drivers you should stay behind until it is safe for you to overtake. HC rule 163

Cyclists riding on the pavement (as many on this and similar threads point out) is illegal. Are you advocating that the cyclist should break the law just to let a small queue of cars past?

If this is Styal Road in Manchester then 10 mph is close to your average speed for the journey home 12.6 MPH quoted here

Remember that it's cars that cause the congestion in the first place, not cyclists.

Dave

Wig

custardy wrote: »

heres one to throw in
how many drivers are failing to stop at their stop line

They're possibly also not using the handbrake, and they have a broken rear light.

Wig

What annoys me most about cyclists?

They keep getting run over by cars and dying or injured.

MARKMAKAVELI

custardy wrote:

what would be the legality of that move?

I don't know but I do it to be courteous to the 15 cars that would be idling along behind me.

Dave_C wrote:

Remember that it's cars that cause the congestion in the first place, not cyclists.

Dave

Remember that I drive this route home everynight and if there aren't any cyclists there is no congestion 99.9% of the time.

As a cyclist and a driver, I really would feel selfish making cars queue behind me whilst I cycle along and delay people's journeys. I presume I'm in the minority, which baffles me.

Wig

All he has to do is occassionally stop onto the pavement, standing (not cycling) on the pavement. It's the same courtesy you would expect from any slow road user, tractor, horse rider. caravan, HGV, etc.

Unfortunately most of them don't do it.

And, yes, I do it, when I am a slow road user, when my car is coughing and spluttering home, or I am towing a trailer, or I am on a moped, whatever the scenario, when I know I am causing a significant tailback I will take 60 seconds out of my journey to pull over.

Norman_Castle

I cycle myself and jump on the pavement where I can to let cars get past etc. What's the general rule? I find myself getting really annoyed and think they're being selfish as there are times when they could cross the road and use the empty pavement rather than cause such a jam.

Pavement cycling can lead to a £500 fine or a £30/60 fixed penalty ticket, however guidance says these should only be issued if the cyclist is causing problems for pedestrians. The cyclists is sticking to the Highway Code.

custardy

Naughty cyclists,riding on the pavements
naughty cyclists, not getting out of my way and riding on the pavements