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20 mph speed limits.
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Yes, she was - as I've said several times.silverwhistle wrote: »Stop trying to blame the cyclist: she was, in nautical terms, the stand on vessel. She was overtaken and then left hooked.
But she was not riding sensibly and defensively, which contributed to the near miss. She could have easily prevented the situation.0 -
Nothing, but you've taken the bait and helped to successfully de-rail the thread.
30mph (or faster in some locations I can think of) like it has been from the year dot. Are kids now more irresponsible than they were a generation or two ago? Or has road safety education gone out of the window to be replaced by propaganda about the vulnerable road user and the evil motor vehicle?
Ah yes, we must retain how things have been. We couldn't change anything?
So build more roads?
Widen roads?
More railing to hem in pedestrians?
Its time for people to wake up. Cities clogged up with motorised vehicles is not the future.0 -
Sure, but the traffic that's easy to remove is the private car. NOT the essential construction infrastructure.Its time for people to wake up. Cities clogged up with motorised vehicles is not the future.
If you want to redevelop the city centre wholesale, you're going to have a lot more of that, not less.0 -
Sure, but the traffic that's easy to remove is the private car. NOT the essential construction infrastructure.
If you want to redevelop the city centre wholesale, you're going to have a lot more of that, not less.
Yes again its such a huge task. How about moving heavy goods outside busy traffic times :eek:
The video on Twitter. A large vehicle performing a risky move with no assistant and poor vision around the vehicle.
Why is this acceptable?
Considering pedestrians when roadworks are set up. Constantly they are 2nd class citizens with no thought given to safe transit.0 -
You want the sites to be 24x7? Or just overnight?Yes again its such a huge task. How about moving heavy goods outside busy traffic times :eek:
Even the ones next door to your home?
That isn't the construction site or roadworks. That's just getting to it. You want every wagon to stop, passenger get out, act as banksman, stop, get back in, drive off - at every single junction? Gridlock in an hour's time.The video on Twitter. A large vehicle performing a risky move with no assistant and poor vision around the vehicle.
Why is this acceptable?
Considering pedestrians when roadworks are set up. Constantly they are 2nd class citizens with no thought given to safe transit.
I repeat...
The truck driver could have, should have seen the cyclist. He didn't look properly, and simply assumed that there wasn't a cyclist hidden by the van.
The cyclist could have, should have been riding more defensively. She shouldn't have been in the gutter, and she should have looked around to see the wagon.0 -
You want the sites to be 24x7? Or just overnight?
Even the ones next door to your home?
That isn't the construction site or roadworks. That's just getting to it. You want every wagon to stop, passenger get out, act as banksman, stop, get back in, drive off - at every single junction? Gridlock in an hour's time.
I repeat...
The truck driver could have, should have seen the cyclist. He didn't look properly, and simply assumed that there wasn't a cyclist hidden by the van.
The cyclist could have, should have been riding more defensively. She shouldn't have been in the gutter, and she should have looked around to see the wagon.
Every junction,is the truck going to be reversing blindly at every junction?
Why would you have gridlock if you are transporting goods outside busy traffic times?
Why would it matter if its was next to my home? I did 2 years of night shift,you think those on nights get an opt out?0 -
So build more roads?
Widen roads?
More railing to hem in pedestrians?
Yes,
Yes,
If needed yes (I'd actually prefer jaywalking laws)Its time for people to wake up. Cities clogged up with motorised vehicles is not the future.
And going back to 19th century technology and your beloved push bikes is?0 -
The near-collision was not because of the reversing.Every junction,is the truck going to be reversing blindly at every junction?
People choose to work night shifts, in full awareness of the disruption on their lives caused by working outside of normal hours.Why would it matter if its was next to my home? I did 2 years of night shift,you think those on nights get an opt out?0 -
The video on Twitter. A large vehicle performing a risky move with no assistant and poor vision around the vehicle.
Why is this acceptable?
So put a Banksman there and the kings of the road think it doesn't apply to them.
http://youtu.be/sPxGL6011uY0 -
So put a Banksman there and the kings of the road think it doesn't apply to them.
http://youtu.be/sPxGL6011uY
Now now John. One would accuse you of derailing the thread...........
(Didn't click the link,no need)0
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