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I sometimes take a lorry out at work if there's a driver short and I still see cyclists coming up the inside at a junction on most trips so it must happen a lot, Any LGV drivers will I'm sure agree with me that although you can be aware of them before they get to you they can disappear when along side you in certain blind spots and then you have to wait for them to appear again or if they dont wonder if they've got trapped or fell off etc before moving off again, It must be one of the most stupidest things cyclists can do and I know some of you will say 'I dont do that' theres many many more that do. Thats my only gripe with cyclists and otherwise they get plenty of room because I know the damage that could be done by hitting one, just wish they'd realise how dangerous they're behaving sometimes.

Quote: Originally posted by bordercaz on 16/9/2012

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I just wish they'd use the cycle lanes instead of the roads.

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Quote: Originally posted by romany on 17/9/2012

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Couldn't agree more Caz our parish council in a joint venture with our district and county council spent 100,000 widening and making a cycle lane over 6 miles long between our village and next town do they use it do they hell.

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Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 17/9/2012

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Until cycleways are treated as part of the road infrastructure & maintained as such rather than being treated as just a recreational amenity & allowed to become overgrown, covered in rubbish, unlit at night & unsalted in winter then cyclists will find them unsafe to use & prefer to take their chances on the roads to get to their destination quickly.

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Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 17/9/2012

Quote: Originally posted by romany on 17/9/2012Couldn't agree more Caz our parish council in a joint venture with our district and county council spent 100,000 widening and making a cycle lane over 6 miles long between our village and next town do they use it do they hell.

& do they maintain this cycle way, do they sweep it, repair pot holes in it & salt it in winter? Because in my experience they don't & this is the problem with cycle routes, many cyclists ride distances of several miles & they want to go quickly, not poodle along & if a cycleway is not swept/maintained/salted in winter, ie treated exactly the same as the road then cycleways are not safe to use, which explains why cyclists don't use them.

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What I am noticing from some posters is a refusal to accept that cyclists have as much right on the roads as themselves & until they change their mindset about this they will continue to be a danger to cyclists.

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