Why Do People Over 5 Ride Their Bikes On The Pavement?

[ToraToraTora]

Err indoors got a load of trap from 3 teenage *** riding on the pavement whilst she was walking the dogs. "Get out of the effing way etc" - wish I was there I'd kicked the rissoles clean off their bikes. Makes my blood boil.

[davebro]

Damn savages...

[emmie]

you should be up here - its commonplace for cyclists to ride over red lights and on pavements, you can't stop them, for fear of abuse or worse, actual assault. I have been nearly run over three times in as many weeks because of these bloody idiots.

[douglas9401]

Avengers assemble!

[davebro]

carry a stout walking stick & shove it in their spokes as they go past

[emmie]

would love to do that, but my luck is the bstard would fall in the road and get run over.

[New Judge]

A win-win then, emmie.

[diddlydo]

I agree - cyclists in London particularly are so aggressive and extremely dangerous.

[emmie]

NJ, it might be a win win, but it would be my fault, and id end up in jail most like.

[burlyshirley]

I have actually asked a policeman this question because it is still illegal and all he said was that they can't 'police it any more' !! No police on the beat now which would help. I am sick and tired of cyclists speeding past me on narrow pavements when I didn't even know they were there in the first place ! Pavements are dangerous places now what with bikes and those ruddy scooters .....

[davebro]

On the rare occasions that I ride my bike - not on pavements but on paths used by walkers & cyclists I always ring the bell when coming up behind someone. I think it's still law to have a bell but most don't.

[emmie]

ah those bloody e scooters, and e bikes, what a pain. You can't hear them till they are up close and personal.... and by that time they have nearly crashed into you.

[douglas9401]

Unfortunately 'the law' is broken and all but unfixable thanks to budget cuts, lying politicians and experts.

[emmie]

i know that the police have caught out many illegal e scooters, but now there are legal one for hire. You just can't win if you are a pedestrian.

[jackthehat]

What a strange place to post a trivial grumble....

[gulliver1]

.........."Wish I was there I'd kicked the rissoles clean of there bikes".........
...................................Dream on Paper Tiger..........................................

[emmie]

if you have been sworn at and almost killed by one of these nutters then its not trivial.

[ToraToraTora]

10:02: JTT: "What a strange place to post a trivial grumble.... " - where should I post it oh wise one?

[jackthehat]

Chatterbank would be a better place for your impotent fist-shaking.
I am not sure quite why you felt that AnswerBank needed to know that this trivial event had occurred *whatever* section you chose to use.

[Peter Pedant]

because they dont want to get run over by a car - durrr
jesus

[Peter Pedant]

yeah post it sonwewhere really important
where they are treating important questions like
Hymie you should not be reading PE ( alibim - or whatever the latin for elsewhere is)