http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Courteous cycling - Recent Topics en Sun, 31 May 2026 18:56:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4682#post-49887 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:47:46 +0000 Roibeard 49887@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Prompted by <a href="http://www.citycycling.co.uk/Issue8/Golden1.html">citycycling's Golden Rules</a>:</p> <p><em>It is also the case that on a bike to pedestrians a cyclist is 'whizzing' by or speeding; while to the car behind that very same cyclist is 'crawling'.</em></p> <p>Not an original thought, but when travelling at 15 mph on the road, being passed closely by a vehicle travelling at 30mph is a bit alarming.</p> <p>Passing an ambling pedestrian on a bike at 15mph involves a very similar closing speed.</p> <p>Yes, the kinetic energy in the two cases differs by a factor of at least 40 (4x for the speed doubling, and at least 10 times heavier), but still alarming for the ped...</p> <p><a href="http://www.politecycling.info/">Bike Polite!</a></p> <p>In the interests of full disclosure, I am one of those cyclists who has knocked over a pedestrian...</p> <p>It was on a borrowed, ill-maintained bicycle, before I knew better about the importance of brakes...</p> <p>I failed to stop, mounted the kerb, and took out a pedestrian coming out of a shop. They got up, proceeded to help me to my feet and then asked me if <em>I</em> was OK.</p> <p>*blushes*</p> <p>Please learn from my shame - present even in the case of low energy, no injury impacts!</p> <p>Robert </p>