Cape Town Roadies - an observation

[Dirt*girl™]

silly persons

silly boys

[Vetseun]

F*CKING ROADIES.

[ccc2]

from what i know of that area wrt roadworks all road users driving outbound from CT to S'town use the Main Rd, from S'town to CT all road users must use Boyes Drive.

What do the local clubs do on their weekend rides?

[zula dude]

The issue is that cars park on both sides of the street, its a matter of time, before someone pulls out, while checking their blind spot -  and ploughs into a cyclist heading the wrong way down the one way.

 

Perhaps the bigger problem is the general lack of respect for the law in our country, its deeply disturbing to see cyclists trying to explain their cycling the wrong way down a one way on the basis of it's not convenient for them to obey the law.

 

Is this a problem elsewhere in the world or just white male south africans that think they can do as they please?

Edited November 8, 2010 by zula dude

[zula dude]

The issue is that cars park on both sides of the street, its a matter of time, before someone pulls out, while checking their blind spot -  and ploughs into a cyclist heading the wrong way down the one way.

 

Perhaps the bigger problem is the general lack of respect for the law in our country, its deeply disturbing to see cyclists trying to explain their cycling the wrong way down a one way on the basis of it's not convenient for them to obey the law.

 

Is this a problem elsewhere in the world or just white male south africans that think they can do as they please?

[Lucky Luke.]

listen to cape talk, listeners are and were complaining about cyclists going against the flow of traffic. We often moan about motorists being inconsiderate towards us but we not helping it by ignoring the rules of the road, its a one way and a accident waiting to happen

 

I live here and I ride both ways down the one way in a safe, orderly and life-preserving manner, causing obstruction to nobody and zero endangerment of life.

 

Anyone who has their knickers in a twist over this, including everybody who feels the need to discuss it on Cape Talk whilst gangsters are shooting each other 10k's away in Hanover Park, must please get a life.

[Tjommie]

Clearly certain cyclists seem to think that its ok to cycle down a one way, go through red robots and just have a general disregard for the law.

 

I cant believe some can say "we should try and obey the rules"

I don't think any of the cycling clubs or PPA would approve of this

 

Anyway enough said cause i cant convince those doing it that it irresponsible.

 

Safe cycling

[Thor Buttox]

The issue is that cars park on both sides of the street, its a matter of time, before someone pulls out, while checking their blind spot -  and ploughs into a cyclist heading the wrong way down the one way.

 

Perhaps the bigger problem is the general lack of respect for the law in our country, its deeply disturbing to see cyclists trying to explain their cycling the wrong way down a one way on the basis of it's not convenient for them to obey the law.

 

Is this a problem elsewhere in the world or just white male south africans that think they can do as they please?

Dude, you were doing so, so well in your argument, genuinely, and then you just dropped 50 IQ points in one hideously stupid generalisation.

[bikemonster]

silly boys

 

You were supposed to go more general, not more specific.

 

So, silly mammals would have worked, silly simians would have been ever better.

 

Silly girl!

[david16v]

They only recently made that a one way for the roadworks.

 

I sometimes ride up the wrong way in the early hours, but I ride on the pavement for the section under construction currently.

 

Runners have been on the wrong side for years and nobody calls them mad?

 

Should not be riding on the pavement!

[david16v]

The other problem is that Mountain bikers were riding on the pavement also in the wrong direction. There was a lady walking on the pavement pushing a pram and the MTB`s did not move off the pavement!!! Instead the lady had to step off the pavement into the road with the pram???????

 

I am a mountain biker and this is just stupid

 

For those guys out there, you are stupid f*#%ers! Go ride in/on the trails!

[urbanroyal]

You come to Cape Town and you tell me where to ride... WTF man ..this is my city and I will ride the F*ck where I want to and if you dont like then get the F*ck out..

[Dicky DQ]

And to you the law is????????

Oh yes every one else must obey the law.............and I will shout and Stomp when someone else

breaks the law.

 

But I can do no wrong!

 

And just let someone get killed. Fkn drivers.

[wolf182]

lollies at this post

i have added to your stat this weekend past, my legs were just to f@##$@d up to still go over boyes.

 

but ya, next time boyes or ou-kaapie.. rather safe than sorry.

[bikemonster]

You come to Cape Town and you tell me where to ride... WTF man ..this is my city and I will ride the F*ck where I want to and if you dont like then get the F*ck out..

 

Yes, but what do you really think?

[urbanroyal]

Yes, but what do you really think?

 

Just what I said man...just what said..