The phrase 'Lycra Lout' may be a bit obnoxious, more boring, but we cyclists have a problem:
in Lycra or out, numerous people riding cycles behave anti-socially, bringing the whole body of cyclists down to the level of car drivers who are apparently out to kill: jumping traffic lights, riding on footways, swerving round people who do not have matching agility, grossly exceeding the speed limit for electrically-assisted vehicles, riding at night in dark clothing without lights, ... .
All cyclists, like vehicle drivers and people on foot, need to recognise that we share the space between our buildings, and that there are not just conventions but laws to enable this to work fairly and unthreateningly.
Of course, cycling could be made safer and easier, this kind of behaviour makes using the roads harder for everyone else – including other cyclists – and turns people who could be our allies into antagonists.
The phrase 'Lycra Lout' may be a bit obnoxious, more boring, but we cyclists have a problem:
in Lycra or out, numerous people riding cycles behave anti-socially, bringing the whole body of cyclists down to the level of car drivers who are apparently out to kill: jumping traffic lights, riding on footways, swerving round people who do not have matching agility, grossly exceeding the speed limit for electrically-assisted vehicles, riding at night in dark clothing without lights, ... .
All cyclists, like vehicle drivers and people on foot, need to recognise that we share the space between our buildings, and that there are not just conventions but laws to enable this to work fairly and unthreateningly.
Of course, cycling could be made safer and easier, this kind of behaviour makes using the roads harder for everyone else – including other cyclists – and turns people who could be our allies into antagonists.
JM