Idiot Cyclists on Empire Road..!

[barrykm]

Unfortunately, another example of idiots giving cyclists a bad name.

This evening at about 18:15 I passed three tw*ts on MTBs riding towards Jan Smuts on Empire Road. No rear lights on, in twilight, and even worse two of them riding abreast, holding up a queue of traffic. Now, even if there is an obscure bylaw somewhere that might allow two cyclists to ride abreast, at that time on Empire Road it is sheer lunacy!!.

 

Traffic and time constraints prevented me fom stopping and giving them a piece of my mind. They are surely not Hubbers, but if anyone might know them, I think they were quite young, they need some education, if not a 'snotklap' as referred to in another thread today.

 

Stupid, stupid.

[Sammajoor]

Unfortunately' date=' another example of idiots giving cyclists a bad name.

This evening at about 18:15 I passed three tw*ts on MTBs riding towards Jan Smuts on Empire Road. No rear lights on, in twilight, and even worse two of them riding abreast, holding up a queue of traffic. Now, even if there is an obscure bylaw somewhere that might allow two cyclists to ride abreast, at that time on Empire Road it is sheer lunacy!!.

 

Traffic and time constraints prevented me fom stopping and giving them a piece of my mind. They are surely not Hubbers, but if anyone might know them, I think they were quite young, they need some education, if not a 'snotklap' as referred to in another thread today.

 

Stupid, stupid.

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Barry you Know I can relate to this .   Yes we must ride to make us more visible, but to ride at that time of night and without lights, certainly neutralizes that argument.

 

Sometimes we as cyclists, are out own worst enemies.  And then to go and flout "WE MUST BE VISIBLE TO  MOTORISTS AND SO WE RIDE ABREAST" and then to do it when traffic does not allow, does not make us friends, but enemies

[slowpoke]

1) there is no obscure bylaw allowing cyclists to ride two abreast.

 

2) visibility is achieved by using lights, wearing reflective gear and such like. riding 2 abreast does not increase vivibility, all it does is irritate other road users.