The Dumb Cyclists and Pedestrians thread...
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Postby g-boaf » Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:03 pm
Fortunately I wasn’t too close so could have slammed on the brakes if I had to.
I haven’t got a camera so can’t prove it if someone claims otherwise. But I know I’m cautious around those corners because I expect it.
Hopefully he won’t do it again.
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Postby Retrobyte » Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:44 pm
A lot of the guys who ride on the M7 only ever ride there so they seem to have very little spacial awareness since they are not used to dealing with cars, traffic lights or other diversions. Some of them think the M7 path is their own private cycleway.
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Postby g-boaf » Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:54 pm
I usually don’t ride there in the evenings. Anyway, not in a hurry since it was commute mode.
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Postby jasonc » Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:36 am
"sorry" but i will do it again, so not really sorry.
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Postby elantra » Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:20 pm
Yeah dogs don’t take much notice of motor cars so it doesn’t surprise me that he/she didn’t take much notice of your presence…
And ringing the bell doesn’t help much either (in my experience).
But if you looked like a cat, or a rabbit, or a kangaroo, it would be a different story
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Postby g-boaf » Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:15 am
That should be illegal - $1000 fine.
This one wasn’t wearing headphones, just all attention at the phone screen. My complaint **as a pedestrian** - so pedestrian advocates here can’t flame me…
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Postby warthog1 » Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:38 am
Annoying but no chance of that fine happening as I'm sure you are aware.g-boaf wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:15 amPedestrians on shared paths walking right down the middle totally in phone world. No amount of noise breaks their attention away from the damn phone.
That should be illegal - $1000 fine.
This one wasn’t wearing headphones, just all attention at the phone screen. My complaint **as a pedestrian** - so pedestrian advocates here can’t flame me…
Should be a loss of licence for the dangerous cretins who do the same driving a car
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Postby Mr Purple » Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:28 am
Pretty sure your event permit doesn't let you occupy the entire width of the Goodwill Bridge for no particular reason.
I ran into them coming the other direction last year. And some idiot yelled at me for riding at about half their walking pace hard up left against the railing in the two inches they'd left me.
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Postby g-boaf » Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:26 pm
There is no point in arguing with them. If the participants behave like that consistently then you may be better protesting with those who give the approvals for the event to run in the first place and provide evidence to back your claims. Then the event might not go ahead next time, or if it does, it will be with much more strict controls.
Maybe that isn't nice towards charity events, but it is the only way given how combative some participants like to be these days.
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Postby bychosis » Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:58 pm
Every now and then it goes wrong. People in a pack aren't the smartest. The event organisers need to be made aware their participants need to share the path, but also that the participants need reminding every start.
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Postby Mr Purple » Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:20 pm
You'd think someone wouldn't need a reminder to not take up the whole width of it, but there you go.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:37 pm
What would she of said if you had cleaned up her dog?
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Postby jasonc » Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:09 pm
Cyclists and pmd riders are the only ones breaking the law. Just ask the police
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Postby Mr Purple » Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:36 pm
'How dare you pass me too closely and too quickly in the two inches of shared path I left for you'.
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Postby Mr Purple » Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:13 am
Unfortunately I don't think there's an actual law to keep left on shared paths.
https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety ... he%20road.
It's just one of those things that is common courtesy and common sense. Which is why people often don't follow it.
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Postby jasonc » Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:29 am
common sense is no longer common. it's a super power.Mr Purple wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:13 amUnfortunately I don't think there's an actual law to keep left on shared paths.
https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety ... he%20road.
It's just one of those things that is common courtesy and common sense. Which is why people often don't follow it.
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Postby bychosis » Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:44 am
I guess "careful" was directed at me to avoid getting hurt, rather than avoiding hurting someone who should not have been passing in silence, at speed.
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Postby g-boaf » Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:55 pm
I’m riding opposite direction with a clear way ahead of me, should he be the one waiting till it is safe to pass? I slammed the brakes and gave him a telling off.
He also close shaved the poor walkers. Now they will hate anyone on a bicycle.
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Postby JPB » Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:14 pm
Hopefully they heard you tell him off and know you did not view it acceptable.g-boaf wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:55 pmRider coming towards me stupidly swings out to pass pedestrians despite me being really close.
I’m riding opposite direction with a clear way ahead of me, should he be the one waiting till it is safe to pass? I slammed the brakes and gave him a telling off.
He also close shaved the poor walkers. Now they will hate anyone on a bicycle.
I have had similar occur and had the walkers cheerfully comment to me the other ride was an idiot.
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Postby TrikeTragic » Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:13 am
YES!
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Re: The Dumb Cyclists and Pedestrians thread...
Postby AdelaidePeter » Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:46 pm
I'm not sure if the rider is you or someone else, but this situation seems tailor made to ringing one's bell. Not especially crowded, people chatting and taking up more room than they should... I find most people will generally move. Sure some don't, but most do.
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