The Gazette is full of another story where some poor lad on his bike dies after being hit by a car on the A689.
As is usually the case, this lad hadn't done a single thing wrong - helmet, hi viz clothing, using the road correctly, flashing lights - but that will not be any consolation to his family and friends.
This time it was caused by two idiots who will go to jail but I don't think people on bikes doing 20MPH should be on roads with car flying around at 70MPH. Seeing bicycles on 70MPH dual-carriageways makes me wince.
Drivers are increasingly distracted and there doesn't seem to be much happening to outlaw that.
It could have been an honest accident in other cases but when cars at 70MPH hit humans then people die. There really isn't much of a chance, is there?
Why allow them to be there?
I would be in favour of reducing dual carriageways to have segregated bicycle lanes.
As is usually the case, this lad hadn't done a single thing wrong - helmet, hi viz clothing, using the road correctly, flashing lights - but that will not be any consolation to his family and friends.
This time it was caused by two idiots who will go to jail but I don't think people on bikes doing 20MPH should be on roads with car flying around at 70MPH. Seeing bicycles on 70MPH dual-carriageways makes me wince.
Drivers are increasingly distracted and there doesn't seem to be much happening to outlaw that.
It could have been an honest accident in other cases but when cars at 70MPH hit humans then people die. There really isn't much of a chance, is there?
Why allow them to be there?
I would be in favour of reducing dual carriageways to have segregated bicycle lanes.