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A couple of days ago on the blog, you may recall, we featured some sage (and misspelled) road safety guidance from Merseyside Police, advising people on bikes to “cycle like you drive”.
Many cyclists can exceed urban speed limits, yet brakes on pedal cycles can be weak. Think, if a child or elderly person were to unexpectedly step into your path, could you stop in time? Cycle like you drive, with curtesy, care and within the law #FatalFour pic.twitter.com/WdELsk9xpn
— Roads Policing Unit (@MerPolTraffic) May 18, 2022
According to the tweet (which, remarkably, remains up two days on – who had that in the pool?), “many cyclists can exceed urban speed limits”.
So, when riding in towns and cities, cyclists should adopt the behaviour and attitude of those famously law-abiding, careful and patient road users, motorists.
Oh, wait…
A new 20mph speed camera in Plymouth has detected more than 23,500 speeding drivers before it was officially switched on – including 1,100 in the first 24 hours alone. https://t.co/0MOuosmLut
— APPGCW (@allpartycycling) May 18, 2022
This is just incredible. The level of law-breaking among British drivers is off the scale. 23,500 *before it was switched on* … https://t.co/fyYfklRUVz
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) May 19, 2022
1,100 in the first day?! Must have been cyclists driving all those cars…
Of course, as with anything pedalling broadcaster Jezza Vine touches, the whataboutery merchants were soon out in force:
Here’s a question for you as your finger pointing , how many pushbikes are legal ? ie: bells and reflectors ? How many electric assist bikes are chipped to above the 16mph limit , how many private electric scooters are used in public illegally ?
— anthony dalby (@t50lby) May 20, 2022
Speed limits should apply to all road users and that includes cyclists.
— Nerd (@stillphone) May 20, 2022
And yet in the City of London cyclists think temporary ‘sleeping policeman’ don’t apply to them. Straight over the handlebars. Coleman St. Moorgate.
— Basil Bushel, Esq. (@lazyfayre) May 20, 2022
Very hard to keep to a 20mph limit. Especially when 30mph is perfectly safe on a 20mph road. Been there and done it. 🤷♂️
— R⚽️ger Williams (@roger_lfc) May 19, 2022
Over 2 wks @HGWestLTN logged 15,504 vehicles exceeding 25mph on Hither Green Lane, a 20mph zone
🚫 17 were >50mph
🚫 211 at 40-50mph
🚫 6,756 at 30-40mph
🚫 9,419 at 25-30mph
Highest speed:56.89mph@MPSLewishamCntl just keep saying they haven’t the resources to enforce the law😕— Paul Howarth ♻️ 💉💉💉 (@PaulHowarthUK) May 20, 2022
But remember folks, cycle like you drive…
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