AHT:
In my experiance being on a cycle path is far more deangerous then being on the carrageway, they are often coverd in debris such as sticks, they can be very slippery and often have bad pot holes, If you do come off there is a fair change the traffic hasnt seen you at all and you will get hit, also the cycle paths have a habbite of dissaparing at junctions or taking you away from the carrageway meaning you have to try and rejoin it witch is again mroe dangerous then being there in the first place. You make it sound like he/she put you out in some way by making you change lanes when in truth they had as much right to be there as you
And you sound as if every cycle path is more hazardous than riding on the carriageway!
And why have you chosen to list a series of possible hazards on cycle paths, (none of which applied to the one this cyclist was riding parallel to) instead of accepting that not only was this cyclist endangering his own life unnecessarily, but creating an unnecessary hazard for other road users whilst doing it, whilst a perfectly good, purpose made alternative had been provided for him!
Surely if there is a cycle path, it makes logical, not to mention safer sense to use it, instead of taking the entirely selfish option and inconveniencing other road users by insisting they should care more for your safety than you yourselves do.
Yes this cyclist had a right to be there, and it is you who has assumed I was questioning their right. I was merely commenting on their stupidity, given the safer option less than 36" to their left.
Why is it that you, and I assume you’re a cyclist, think that you have some God given right to deliberately put yourselves in mortal danger and as such, have rights and privileges over and above those of other road users.
I refer you to the title of the thread, and suggest in future, you think before you type, as failing to do so, merely confirms what everyone else was thinking.
