| Re: Cyclists & Bike Owners
If so many cycle lanes are useless, then perhaps it is time that our councils stopped spending money on them. Certainly the cycle track to Glenmore was presented to the public as a way of removing cyclists from a busy road, into a safe area.
I'm not bothered by having to slow down to pass law-abiding cyclists, I'm never in that much of a rush to get anywhere, what concerns me are the minority who ride in such a way that they endanger my life, and the lives of others. It seems crazy that under current legislation, anyone can buy or hire a bike and ride on a road with no experience or understanding of safety and the highway code.
As far as car drivers go, I have always believed that the driving test should be far tougher than it is currently, and there should be a bit less emphasis on only prosecuting speeding, and a lot more emphasis on prosecuting those drivers who exhibit poor driving skills with the aim of getting them off the roads if they don't improve. |