It's still green -when the water goes stagnant.....after its been pissed/puked in on a Saturday night...
Yeah - i think the week the cobblestone road/pavement thing opened there were 40 odd claims against the council for the slippery floor when it rained....assholes....
No they don't use the cycle tracks but then why would they when there's perfectly good pavements they can use......
Before i got back on motorbikes i was riding to work on push bikes for years and i always tended to use the ethos "fit in between the traffic".....ie ill ride where the traffic is not....so, if i was coming up the Bath Road into Bristol...ill ride on the pavement (theres only ever a couple of people walking up and down it) as if i was on the road id stop the buses....if i came to a cross roads and nothing was coming anyway then, yeah, ill run the red light, if theres traffic id bump up on the pavement and go to whichever lights were on red and cross there. If the traffic was gridlocked (like it was normally) and the pavements were busy then id stay in the traffic and weave through.... Essentially....common sense. However the cost of bike spares and maintenance (and a nagging wife) got me back on bikes eventually....
I do actually see your point about avoiding a bunch of bikes clogging up every junction by using common sense, but, if, God for bid you got splattered while jumping a red light? I've always wondered how that would stand in a Court of law? I mean cyclists are supposed to obey the Highway Code just as car drivers are. But, if cyclists can do as they wish and jump lights why shouldn't car drivers do the same? TBF it seems to work in city's like Rome and Paris.. just a free for all.. It's the same with disabled buggies using the road, what happens when they get hit by a car? No insurance tax etc ?
As i said noods...ill run a red light if theres nothing around...otherwise I'll abide. The way I see it if there's less on the road " me included " then everything is easier for everyone...
Disabled buggies above a certain size (I believe capable of 4mph to a max of 8mph) are tax exempt in the UK but registerable (is that a word?) with the DVLA. Third party insurance is required to use this type of buggy on public pavements and roads. My sister was registered disable with personal mobility difficulties and had over the years a variety of buggies before she died last year. Andy
