Bikes can be hidden by other vehicles and you just don't see them when you check. Obviously the answer to this is to check harder, but cyclists can't always assume that it's just total ignorance on the part of the pedestrian.
I've been struck twice by cyclists when crossing on a green man at traffic lights. Both times the cyclist clearly had no intention of stopping at the red lights and both times I got a mouthful of abuse for the incident.
There are assholes on all sides of the argument [as with everything] but cyclists are in a weaker position as regards the rules of the road and therefore need to appear squeaky clean.
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Date: 2007-05-14 03:50 pm (UTC)Bikes can be hidden by other vehicles and you just don't see them when you check. Obviously the answer to this is to check harder, but cyclists can't always assume that it's just total ignorance on the part of the pedestrian.
I've been struck twice by cyclists when crossing on a green man at traffic lights. Both times the cyclist clearly had no intention of stopping at the red lights and both times I got a mouthful of abuse for the incident.
There are assholes on all sides of the argument [as with everything] but cyclists are in a weaker position as regards the rules of the road and therefore need to appear squeaky clean.