tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post3868207828419223009..comments2023-10-31T08:49:14.757+00:00Comments on Cambridge Cyclist: Does obeying the rules matter?Cab Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-45516574781177220842013-05-13T16:49:06.448+01:002013-05-13T16:49:06.448+01:00If I thought that the issues we get on the road ar...If I thought that the issues we get on the road are due to cyclists breaking the rules I'd be right there with you, but as you say we get just as much aggro for riding legally - the problem is not, I think, the 'laws' that we break, its that we constantly break the unwritten codes about complying with how everyone else behaves. <br /><br />I agree that changing the laws such that they're more appropriate for cycling make sense; as things stand we're asked to comply with laws that so often put us at risk when the safer option may be to break the rules. Its almost like the laws were written in response to mass law breaking by motorists rather than cyclists...Cab Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-3813593985698427702013-05-13T14:52:10.611+01:002013-05-13T14:52:10.611+01:00I care when other cyclists break the rules because...I care when other cyclists break the rules because I think it adds fuel the the fire of people who are anti-cyclist. <br /><br />Mind you, one of the problems with this approach is that often the anti-cyclist doesn't actually know the rules. I get people shouting at me when I take the lane, and they are the ones who are ignorant of the fact that this is not only legal, but advised by cycle training. How often do cyclists get withering looks for cycling in areas which are legitimately shared-use, or for cycling on the road when there are cycle facilities, or for using contra-flow or cycling two abreast?<br /><br />I see very little law-breaking by cyclists which I think is actually dangerous.<br /><br />In some cases I think the problem of cyclist law-breaking would be happily solved by changing the law, because the type of law-breaking is that inconsequential. Such as those bits of the town centre which are still one-way to cyclists, while other equally narrow streets function fine with two-way cycling. Hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786445447447946710noreply@blogger.com