Bulletguy
Free Member
Knowing that many motorhome owners also make use of cycles, albeit on a fairly infrequent level, what are your views on this?
Motorists should be blamed for accidents with cyclists even if it's not their fault, says Government advisor | Mail Online
Afraid i couldn't find any other link except the Dail Wail but as an ex-cyclist myself i have very strong views on it.
Back in my 'super fit' teenage youth days i was a member of a cycling club and regularly attended road race meets. Often there would be as many as thirty or forty of us but even in smaller groups we still had 'unwritten rules'. On the open road we would ride two, sometimes three abreast, but the guys bringing up the rear were responsible for keeping a lookout for any traffic coming at which they would shout up, "car"....and we would all automatically form into single file.
Even in a small group of four or five of us out training we did the same. But this doesn't appear to be the practice of todays cyclist.
I also lose count of the numerous cyclists riding main roads at night with absolutely zero lighting on their bikes.
Interestingly this article makes comparison with outher european countries where this idea is already in place and works. But they fail to mention one very important point. Cyclists there, have to pay tax and the cycle also has to be registered (similar to a vehicle). I think insurance is left up to the individual but the tax and registration is a legal requirement.
Motorists should be blamed for accidents with cyclists even if it's not their fault, says Government advisor | Mail Online
Afraid i couldn't find any other link except the Dail Wail but as an ex-cyclist myself i have very strong views on it.
Back in my 'super fit' teenage youth days i was a member of a cycling club and regularly attended road race meets. Often there would be as many as thirty or forty of us but even in smaller groups we still had 'unwritten rules'. On the open road we would ride two, sometimes three abreast, but the guys bringing up the rear were responsible for keeping a lookout for any traffic coming at which they would shout up, "car"....and we would all automatically form into single file.
Even in a small group of four or five of us out training we did the same. But this doesn't appear to be the practice of todays cyclist.
I also lose count of the numerous cyclists riding main roads at night with absolutely zero lighting on their bikes.
Interestingly this article makes comparison with outher european countries where this idea is already in place and works. But they fail to mention one very important point. Cyclists there, have to pay tax and the cycle also has to be registered (similar to a vehicle). I think insurance is left up to the individual but the tax and registration is a legal requirement.