CityCyclingEdinburgh was launched on the 27th of October 2009 as "an experiment".
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I think there is genuinely a lot of ignorance about: I was in the back of a cab chatting to the driver about cycling, with him saying he'd like to get back into it, hadn't had a bike for ages etc. So generally well disposed to two wheels:
Guess where we stopped at the next set of lights.
By the way, I think the male/female split of offenders pretty much reflects the ratio of male/female cyclists overall.
Professing ignorance or a curiosity to figure if the no entry sign except buses applied to cyclists was my defence when I was stopped but there is also ignorance that is genuine.
As I said on here after I was 'lifted' - much easier to stop a cyclist than a car so there will be a disproportionate number of cyclists.
I think the police exercise is useful, but IO think they are in danger of being biased against cyclists. I wonder if one of the two Uni of Edinburgh cyclists who were thanking the police might be the same person who posted the Lothain Bus video that took the huff when Min pointed out his somewhat anti-cycling opinion (as I saw it)
I spent just over ten minutes outside Doctor's monitoring ASL compliance last night (around 6pm).
One car and one cyclist went through halfway through the red cycle, and a couple of cars encroached into the ASL, but on the whole I was surprised by the compliance rate. Of course, a chap with a camera trained on the line as you approach a red light may have an effect on things!
"I wonder if one of the two Uni of Edinburgh cyclists who were thanking the police might be the same person who posted the Lothain Bus video that took the huff when Min pointed out his somewhat anti-cycling opinion (as I saw it)"
Possibly though what I find interesting is that a number of cyclists did think the Police were doing a good thing whereas apparently none of the drivers did.
Perhaps they only want RLJing cyclists stopped on the understanding that they can continue to encroach on ASL and cycle lanes whenever they want? Surely not!
I also think there is an element of many people not caring about, or having any pride in their driving, or not particularly caring.
Even when there is no ASL it's rare to see a car stopped on the stop line (same for give-way lines).
People typically either:
- stick the nose of their car a metre or more over the line (rubbish/uninterested/uncaring driver).
- stop half a car length before the line (I'm convinced these poeple think they're on the line but they don't know where the front of their car is*)
*I'm sure this is a wide spread problem - you see it all the time. E.g. people slow speed manoevering when parking or leaving their car a useless half car space from the end of the double yellow (major pet hate of mine).
I'll see about trying a stealthy version, Dave.
The downside is it'll require me to be a bearded man hiding in the bushes taking pictures and people might get the torch and pitchforks out.
Ooh. I know. I'll pop a bit of tape on the bridge of my old and not-trendily rimless glasses, stand on the the Slateford bridge and wear my cagoule.
Uberuce - don't forget your sandwiches in a bag and little fold out stool
Maybe add a bobble hat, fingerless gloves (non-cycling specific, think Bob Cratchett), and a nice 'Famous Five' (Blyton, not Hibs) style tank top?
Oh, definitely grey slip on shoes with white socks too.
Hands held out in readiness for punishment!
Drove in this morning because of a cold, and found myself stuck slap bang in the middle of the ASL at the Doctors pub. Didn't mean to, just kind of happened.
Caught by a changing light, or forgot you weren't on the bike?
Saw a chap jump two separate red lights through tollcross today. Caught up with him at Lothian road. Said to him police were fining RLJING. He started on a what lights did I jump, so isaid, it's not me it's the polis, they lifted me last week and warned me and asked to spread the word. He seemed to accept this.
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