20-05-2024, 09:04 AM
"Ah, cyclists…they hunt in packs around here, ignoring the rules of the road…:
They generally tear through our village in lycra-clad groups too but never more than two abreast which is permissible I believe. Safety in numbers is critical as the main rule of "steam gives way to sail" is totally ignored by most motorists.
I have been forced onto the pavement so many times by idiots, including horse box & Rice trailer towers, that I stop in the middle of the carriageway and ask "would you do that if I was on horseback?" Red faces abound!
The road outside our house on the Main Street here is only just 5M wide (17th century,built for the occasional passing of a couple of ox-carts) with the school on the opposite side. The drivers of the enormous "jelly-mould" people carriers which have taken over the world are convinced that 40mph is the modern equivalent of 20mph outside schools....
We used to live in Thornton-le-Dale when I was a teenager and the high pavements on the Main Street were wonderful. Usually 2'-2ft 6" above the carriageway with occasional steps down to road level which tended to keep cars in their place
They generally tear through our village in lycra-clad groups too but never more than two abreast which is permissible I believe. Safety in numbers is critical as the main rule of "steam gives way to sail" is totally ignored by most motorists.
I have been forced onto the pavement so many times by idiots, including horse box & Rice trailer towers, that I stop in the middle of the carriageway and ask "would you do that if I was on horseback?" Red faces abound!
The road outside our house on the Main Street here is only just 5M wide (17th century,built for the occasional passing of a couple of ox-carts) with the school on the opposite side. The drivers of the enormous "jelly-mould" people carriers which have taken over the world are convinced that 40mph is the modern equivalent of 20mph outside schools....
We used to live in Thornton-le-Dale when I was a teenager and the high pavements on the Main Street were wonderful. Usually 2'-2ft 6" above the carriageway with occasional steps down to road level which tended to keep cars in their place