| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Upper Richmond Road roadworks | |
| Posted by: | Bryony Evens | |
| Date/Time: | 23/07/10 10:43:00 |
| Sorry, I tried to make clear in my post that I meant it was in shared space that common courtesy should be shown by all users to all other users, not on pavements. Probably clicked 'post' before I'd reread it for full sense! Re ringing the bell for pedestrians who step out without looking, I did rather enjoy having a letter published in the Independent about this once: http://is.gd/dCdSH & scroll down to the heading 'Tolerance on the Road' ;-D Highway Code rule 66 says cyclists should 'be considerate of other road users, particularly blind and partially sighted pedestrians. Let them know you are there when necessary, for example, by ringing your bell if you have one. It is recommended that a bell be fitted.' But there are lots of bits of the highway code that people ignore or don't remember. I often think I ought to carry the most common ones with me to hand out to drivers who seem irked by my presence on the road on a bike - they explain why I sometimes don't use cycle lanes. Rule 63 says 'Use of cycle lanes is not compulsory' and rule 61 says 'Cycle Routes and Other Facilities. Use cycle routes, advanced stop lines, cycle boxes and toucan crossings unless at the time it is unsafe to do so. Use of these facilities is not compulsory and will depend on your experience and skills, but they can make your journey safer.' If a cycle lane is badly designed, placed or maintained it will not make my journey safer, so I use my judgement based on the road conditions at the time. |