Re: The lorry lens to stop cyclists being killed

Sniper8052@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


I really wonder at the mentality of some people I see doing this.
People have to take personal responsibility for their own safety, if
they can't appreciate the dangers of being next to a large vehicle
then they are failing to engage mentally with their actions and the
possible consequences of those actions. There is a place for cycle
training but one has to ask if there is a point where cycle training
should stop and the cyclist start to take responsibility. Cycle
training in this respect seems a fop for saying ' I haven't been
warned, it's not my fault I am not bothering to think.'


Unfortunately, the implicit message from a lot of facilities is that cyclists should keep out if the way of traffic and stay left at all times and that green paint shows the safe places to be, which is usually on the extreme left of the road in a narrow cycle lane.

Large numbers of people take this to mean that you should never ride in the middle of the lane and that staying on the extreme left is safer, even if you end up riding in a way which is extremely surprising to other road users.

They are wrong but they are a significant number of people. You can blame them for being stupid or you can look at the system and ask what led so many people to make the same mistake.

--
Andy Morris

AndyAtjinkasDotfreeserve.co.uk
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