Visibility and colour

[Chris KC]

Sadly Duncan, around here they are often four abreast, not looking both ways at junctions and turning straight onto the major roads, it’s a wonder there aren’t more accidents.

Riding motor cycles for more than half a century and still here to tell the tale, I wouldn’t dream of riding a pushbike they way some of these idiots do…like you, I agree steam gives way to sail and I slow down for pedestrians, horses and cyclists, but they don’t…we’ve even timed cyclist through our village exceeding the speed limit by a hefty margin, it seems they are under the impression the rules of the road don’t apply.

I’ll get off my soap box now and get on my bike….motor bike!

And there's the rub Ivor - they don't. Cyclists are not bound by the speed limit - though heaven knows why not. Nor are they under any obligation to use cycle paths which are built at huge expense for their benefit - the only blue signs I'm aware of which are "advisory". High time in my humble opinion that cyclists were brought into line with other road users.