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What really grinds your gears?

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jennyh Aug 2020 5:23pm, 3 Aug 2020 4,576 posts	Quote Pin jennyh The massive upsurge in people cycling on the pavements
Dr PhFleecyD Aug 2020 11:09pm, 3 Aug 2020 50,544 posts	Quote Pin Dr PhFleecyD See earlier gear grinding arguing for decent fucking cycling infrastructure instead of blaming people on bikes for trying not to get run over...
Markymarkmark Aug 2020 6:59am, 4 Aug 2020 12,336 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark [Lol. 2 slides to every story, except when cyclists are involved, then there's about 3 at least!] Cancer. Bloody bastard cancer.
Little Nemo Aug 2020 7:16am, 4 Aug 2020 10,894 posts	Quote Pin Little Nemo No, it's not a busy road and it was a bloke in his 20s. He needs to use the road or not zoom past people with inches to spare. No excuse for cycling like a twat on the pavement.
Little Nemo Aug 2020 7:33am, 4 Aug 2020 10,895 posts	Quote Pin Little Nemo Realising you've probably posted on the wrong thread...
Sigh Aug 2020 7:49am, 4 Aug 2020 6,988 posts	Quote Pin Sigh Works here too, LN!
jennyh Aug 2020 7:55am, 4 Aug 2020 4,577 posts	Quote Pin jennyh Fleecy, sorry I just read the latest page and didn’t read back but - I wasn’t complaining about people cycling on the pavement in general (appreciate my post didn’t make that clear) but people cycling on the pavement too quickly and expecting anyone who’s walking to leap out of their way (and psychically sense their presence if they’re coming from behind you too quickly). Yes, of course I agree there should be better cycling infrastructure, but I would expect that people who were worried about being hit by a car if they were cycling on the road would show a little more consideration towards people walking.
ThorntonRunner Aug 2020 8:29am, 4 Aug 2020 3,631 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner [When on the road drivers need to take extra care re cyclists, as the cyclists are the vulnerable ones. When on the pavement cyclists need to take extra care re pedestrians, as the pedestrians are the vulnerable ones]
Sigh Aug 2020 8:38am, 4 Aug 2020 6,990 posts	Quote Pin Sigh Most (but not all) of the cyclists I encounter on the pavement are sadly proving the stereotype of being oblivious to others, and I usually end up having to run in the road with my back to the oncoming traffic because of them, sometimes on dual carriageways. There is a perfectly good cycle route marked on a parallel route, but these cyclists don't use it (others do).
Metro_Nome Aug 2020 9:25am, 4 Aug 2020 5,493 posts	Quote Pin Metro_Nome cars that pass within inches of cyclists and don't even slow down trucks that pull out in front of cyclists coming downhill meaning they have to slam their brakes on cars that still overtake cyclists who are indicating right and starting to move out to turn right at a roundabout pot holes so called scottish summers where it's so cold you can't feel your fingers and end up not being able to change gears most of the world today really