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Bridget
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Children & cycling
just heard on the radio that the National Road Safety (?) body have recommended that children under 12 shouldn't be allowed cycle on roads.
Rant follows.....
How the H*LL are they supposed to learn road sense?
Why the H*LL don't they change some rules of the road to make roads safer for cyclists???? In Germany you have leave a gap of at least 1.5 metres when overtaking a bike. Here? haha. I've been knocked off my bike by a car whose wing mirror clipped my handlebar. The driver didn't stop either. I drive too, so I KNOW clipping your wing mirror makes a bang. (didn't clip it on a bicycle though! )
Why the H*LL don't they ensure that cycle lanes are CYCLE lanes? Yesterday, cycling in a bus lane, I got the fright of my life when a car whizzed past in the bus lane. When I caught up with him at the traffic lights (why did he bother to speed??), I pointed out that the bus lane was operational. He looked at me in a puzzled fashion and said "but I was overtaking the lorry". I pointed out the bus lane is NOT an overtaking lane.
when will I let my kids cycle alone? I'm beginning to think, maybe at thirty...... :\
just heard on the radio that the National Road Safety (?) body have recommended that children under 12 shouldn't be allowed cycle on roads.
Rant follows.....
How the H*LL are they supposed to learn road sense?
Why the H*LL don't they change some rules of the road to make roads safer for cyclists???? In Germany you have leave a gap of at least 1.5 metres when overtaking a bike. Here? haha. I've been knocked off my bike by a car whose wing mirror clipped my handlebar. The driver didn't stop either. I drive too, so I KNOW clipping your wing mirror makes a bang. (didn't clip it on a bicycle though! )
Why the H*LL don't they ensure that cycle lanes are CYCLE lanes? Yesterday, cycling in a bus lane, I got the fright of my life when a car whizzed past in the bus lane. When I caught up with him at the traffic lights (why did he bother to speed??), I pointed out that the bus lane was operational. He looked at me in a puzzled fashion and said "but I was overtaking the lorry". I pointed out the bus lane is NOT an overtaking lane.
when will I let my kids cycle alone? I'm beginning to think, maybe at thirty...... :\