Cycle lane Milnerton

[Madlight]

I bet you now I will hear/see you coming from behind even with my headphones in and you never had a bag of angry hornets for a hub. It's about awareness, some people are useless others not so much.

 

Point taken.... It depends on awareness

[Jewbacca]

Cyclists with headphones piss me off... runners as well.

 

I think time and place. When I am running ove the mountain I love a bit of music. It keeps the legs going and the mind distracted.

 

In traffic/public places I just think its dangerous....... and why wouldnt you want to hear the whooooshing in your ears as you ride?!

[DJR]

I never found the bridge a problem. Yes, it is narrow, but 2 riders can pass easily if they have basic control of the bike. As for pedestrians, if you make them aware of your presence, they make way without exception. If I see a young kid riding on the bridge, I take special care, either letting them ride to the end of it or passing them very carefully. Even worse case scenario, the bridge is still a 1000 times safer than riding in the traffic at that spot.

[Surv0MTB]

I think time and place. When I am running ove the mountain I love a bit of music. It keeps the legs going and the mind distracted.

 

In traffic/public places I just think its dangerous....... and why wouldnt you want to hear the whooooshing in your ears as you ride?!

 

100% Issues come in with runners/cyclists on narrow tracks/path knowing full well that there is traffic. I had to scare the crap out of one female runner who could not hear me whistle or shout and basically had to skim past her side. She skrikked right into the side bush.. I had a good laugh. Sorry for you, but pay more attention.

[Capricorn]

I never found the bridge a problem. Yes, it is narrow, but 2 riders can pass easily if they have basic control of the bike. As for pedestrians, if you make them aware of your presence, they make way without exception. If I see a young kid riding on the bridge, I take special care, either letting them ride to the end of it or passing them very carefully. Even worse case scenario, the bridge is still a 1000 times safer than riding in the traffic at that spot.

 

first time i went through with my wide bars, i got seriously nervous. Not so much with pedestrians, more with other cyclists. Think about it, two bars of 700mm wide is 1.4m. Given the width of that pavement, how much margin of error do you think you really have.

Good thing the majority of MTBers on the bike lane dont have 700mm+ bars, but its food for thought. If i have a doubt, i wait till the coast is clear.