Bloody Cyclists!

[ChillDoubt]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/28446017

My post is of course very t-i-c, however these chaps are a tad lucky!

10/10 for effort, 0/10 for local highway knowledge.

[wolf63]

Probably safer on that road than in town.

I find cycling terrifying. I am a tad top-heavy and am always convinced that I am going to fly over the handlebars.

[Mick-the-Miller]

I've been over the handlebars - it wasn't much fun!

I broke my collar-bone and had loads of stitches, but the most painful bit was breaking my thumb - ouch!

[wolf63]

I would skin my nose but my boobs would save me from further damage.

I am not confident without traffic - traffic just makes it much worse.

[Gromit]

It may seem daft, but motorway slip roads, for some reason, do not give an indication of which vehicles are prohibited. So you can't really blame them for finding a a nice straight road to practice on.

You would assume the Games' organisers would tell them of places to practice locally. And supply them with a copy of the highway code.

[ChillDoubt]

I would skin my nose but my boobs would save me from further damage.
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The mind literally boggles........

[ummmm]

Airbags, Chill :-D

[berniecuddles]

lol@ummmm

[agchristie]

Don' t be too harsh on them.Give them a brake!

[venator]

Inspiring! Let's paint the hard shoulder green and have the best cycle paths in the world¬

[ChillDoubt]

Had wolf provided a picture she would have got Best Answer but vena for shades it for a great suggestion.

[ChillDoubt]

Vera? Bloody predictive text! Venator.

[vulcan42]

I can remember these signs on motorway slip roads,have they stopped putting them up?
http://www.drivingschoolireland.com/image/m2.gif

[AB Editor]

Excellent. Who was the team who went down the M1 before the 2012 Olympics?

Apparently the road surface is really good on some of our motorways.

[sunny-dave]

If we let cyclists onto the Motorways, could we do away with most of the HGVs ?

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/610x.jpg

[vulcan42]

And 4x4's
http://momentummag.com/downloads/1600/download/MotherandFamilyonBikeinHolland-treehugger.com.jpg?cb=537bba3b25002c70598e3d9498baa7e5

[boxtops]

Nibble told me about this last night, he went past them on the M74......

[ChillDoubt]

I'm yet to reason why anyone would risk riding this:

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Richie-and-Tall-bike.jpg

Surely, the slightest mishap will guarantee a broken leg at the very least, if not death?

[sunny-dave]

I think 'conservation of momentum' means it's pretty stable once moving forward - but starting and (in particular) stopping must be a bit fraught.

[tonyav]

Bet he doesn't bank around any corners.