Perhps blinkered powers that be assume all cycle paths are like this one, which is very rare - it was ok until it ended abruptly, forcing me back onto the road. Avoided it ever since, journeys faster and more convenient by road. I'd like to see a 500kg mini-cargo van jump off the curb.
Yep, you can tell I'm not at all used to using cycle paths, I really should have stopped and looked both ways like the Green Cross man said on the telly. I believe the van driver noticed my bright flashing 1800LM headlight shining ahead of me on the tarmac, or my other 1800LM headlight shining through the car windows between me and him. I've installed an additional 2400LM headlight since. Had to jump off the pavement when that path suddenly stopped, directly in front of a busy roundabout. It was either that or turning left to look for a crossing point, which would have taken ages and I was in a hurry that day. I've seen cycle path only 4m long. Pointless. Protuding tree roots, deep cracks and potholes. It's safer by road. Amazon and other delivery giants should pay for cycling infrastructure improvements first, from their vast tax-free profits.
There is nothing wrong with junctions. each junction has very clear road signs. It is Guernay who have no clue how to ride bike on road. I remember first time when I watched it I was like Oh god.... he is going to be hit in a minute.
Nothing like that happens to me on the road anymore. No vehicle has pulled out in front of me since I installed bright headlights for use day and night, and no close pases either because I'm sidearmed with the Oxford with lights on, plus frickin' laser beams. No close cutting in overtakes either. Legal speed too BTW, my GoPro's wide angle lens makes things look more dramatic than they actually were.
I understand those lights keep you safe. They are like a huge flashing L telling drivers to watch out for you.
ANY young adult male cyclist can put out 500 watts for a time. A chap weighing 13 stones (not untypical) riding a bike on pedestrian infrastructure has the potential to hurt people. On the road, he is by far the most vulnerable user. I don't think the proposal to raise the ebike power limit to 500 watts is a real safety issue. The issue is the wholesale abuse by SOME cyclists and scooter riders of pavements and pedestrian only infrastructure. THESE are the people who should be gone after by the authorities. A chap riding a 500 electric watt bike on the road at 20 miles an hour is not a danger to anyone else. In my earlier years I rode my human powered bikes all over the place at 20 miles an hour and more.
On a good day after a sugary breakfast, I might be putting a mighty 49W, maybe even 49.25W... my 648W minus 20% minus internal battery resistance does the rest, so I don't have to
I'm hopeful they'll simply Tippex in 500W max manufacturer rated continuous power, 22mph max speed, legalise the throttle, and leave the rest of the legislation as is. Does proposed legislation via statutory instrument get debated? Not always AFAIK.Well... that is an individual choice, but even if you ride on pavement you will have to cross road sooner or later. My best advice for you is: buy a highway code, read it, learn it, make roads safer place for yourself and all of us.
and I hope you will ride safely without accident till end of your days. I am only saying road signs are for all and you completely ignore them. One can't rely on everybody around to keep him safe.
Why use an image of the British Isles when Eire is in the EU and doesn't follow UK law and I don't think the proposed law will even apply in NI?
Technically, Eire is the British Isles. This is not just semantic pedantry. The term means the isles around Britain. The term Great Britain for the biggest island in the group is not some hangover of hubristic empire thinking, it refers to the biggest or greatest island - in size.
My post specifically referenced riding bicycles of any kind on pedestrian pavements - NOT shared resources, such as cycle paths shared with pedestrians. Riding on any path, cycle way, or road needs ONLY to be done in a respectful and considerate manner. I am a human powered and ebike rider, and also motorcyclist, and a car driver. There are inconsiderate louts among the populations of ALL of these transport modes. I detest them all.
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