I'd hesitate to call it a hotspot, but pavement cyclists in my neck of the woods can on occasion be seen on the west side of Mansfield Place (in preference to using the London Street/Broughton Street roundabout, with its excessively fast moving traffic and escape-preventing railings) and on the pavements of Drummond Place (avoiding the cobbles).
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Pavement cyclists - where are they?
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Posted 7 years ago #
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I saw one this morning nip across the pedestrian crossing from the footway on Braid Road to the footway on Morningside Road. There's sometimes on or two using the footway to get through the red light from Home Street onto Lothian Road.
Posted 7 years ago # -
From Baldcyclist's link:
Doctors have said it may take Mrs Robinson, who suffered a blackout the following day and is still affected by busy spells, as much as three months to fully recover.Busy spells. Something else folk can blame cyclists for. :-D
Posted 7 years ago # -
I'm surprised by the tone of this, given what the victim does and where it's published. Seems like a missed opportunity to promote her work on cycling provision and highlight the need for higher funding.
"despite great progress it's unfortunate people still feel the need to cycle on pavements in some areas. Until adequate provision is available in these areas, please be considerate and look out for other vulnerable users"
Posted 7 years ago # -
I am sorry Emma Robinson was knocked over by an anti-social person on a bike, but this story is notable only because it's so rare, and is typical cycling bashing spin.
I know Twickenham and Barnes well, used to be my cycling commute and they are both nightmares for cyclists. You need to be vehicular in the extreme to survive. So opportunity lost to promote genuine improvement for cycling.
Also this from the Barnes Community Association website (Ms Robinson is Barnes Town Centre Manager):
"Tne Town Centre Manager’s area of responsibility extends from North Barnes, through Church Road, Station Road, and the High Street to White Hart Lane.
Their remit is to:
help attract new, independent shops to Barnes,
help make local shops more popular with residents of Barnes and neighbouring communities,
build on the image of Barnes as a tourist destination – as a way of increasing shoppers’ footfall and
work with traders to fight for their interests."Her job is to promote retail in Barnes, no mention of championing cycling, so another spin that says, "Look, even cycling champions get knocked over by (all) cyclists."
Rant over.
Posted 7 years ago # -
The image of Barnes as a tourist destination?
Posted 7 years ago # -
OK you did ask for pavement cyclists
https://flic.kr/s/aHskKbj3wxMost are from Fountainbridge and east Fountainbridge on the one way bits.
Also seen loads of cyclists cycling westbound on West Maitland street (debatable if cyclists allowed to do that), then cycling through the pedestrian refuge islands, so they can cycle up Dalry Road.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Pavement cycling might be annoying, but it rarely results in injury or death. There are far more pedestrians injured and killed on the pavement by cars. Someone posted detail from USA (new York?) which was an eye opener.
The end of Whitehouse road at Strathearn place is closed for works. Last week a car mounted the pavement to gain access, narrowly missing a young lady with pram in the process. Now THAT is dangerous.
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Pavement cycling is like migration though. It might not be true that 68 million sweaty foreign johnnies are poised to sweep through suburbia and steal all your garden gnomes (and your job) but the fear of it stands as a phenomenon on its own.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Exactly. And when they're not maliciously bowling over frail pensioners like skittles on the pavement, these aggressive foul mouthed lycra louts are causing congestion and pollution by having the audacity to cycle IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, getting in the way of hard pressed, decent family motorists going about their lawful business. Hanging's too good for these malingerers.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Much like immigrants who are simultaneously here to sponge off the state and to steal your job, cyclists are always in the extremes: riding too fast, riding too slow; riding on the road, riding on the pavement; tricked out like they're in the Tour, not even wearing a helmet. One might almost suggest that these are proxies for other causes of displeasure.
Posted 7 years ago # -
I constantly suffer from busy spells, and I blame this forum for at least partly getting me involved in cycle campaigning. Where do I sue?
Posted 7 years ago # -
"Where do I sue?"
Try the campaigning organisations you were involved with before CCE existed...
Posted 7 years ago # -
Pavement cycling isn't as big an issue as made out.
However.
Some people do cycle recklessly on the pavement.
They shouldn't.
Shades of grey.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Ah, good ole 'victim-less' offenses, don't do anyone any harm.
You know like phone spamming, never get tired of hearing about another solar deal...
Posted 7 years ago # -
@dougal The Schroedinger's Cyclist :-)
Posted 7 years ago # -
Incoming, perhaps
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