m_attt:
F-reds:
Who on gods green earth thought it was a good idea to organise a race that goes over a level crossing■■?
a genius, could have reduced the number of spandex warriors on the road by fair chunk
I vote you for king of the universe 
Heard two things today that caught my ear.
SNCF are looking around trying to prosecute the riders that went under/around the barrier. Good, they deserve it for being daft.
Second, the organisers tried to get SNCF to change the schedule of the train as it was expected it would cross paths with the cyclists! If SNCF were so unaccomdating, why not change the time of the race so it didn’t meet a train??
m1cks:
fuse:
The time has now come for bike riders to SIT A TEST, BE INSURED, THE BIKE TO BE TESTED,THE RIDER AND BIKE TO HAVE HI VIS MARKERS, AND CLOTHING, AND BE PROSOCUTED UNDER THE LAW FOR BREACHES OF HIGHWAY CODE AND HEALTH AND SAFTEY AND TO RECIEVE POINTS .This is one on the most lame arguments that people always retort to when they’ve run out of all other ideas.
I ride a bike as do my kids and I often tow my 4 year old on busy main roads. All perfectly safe and without causing hindrance to traffic. My 12 and 14 year olds have passed a cycling proficiency test and have tuition on riding whenever out with me.
Teaching people how to ride safely is the answer to almost all of the problems that motor vehicle users and cyclists have.
Hi-Vis clothing will make little to no difference - if a driver isn’t paying attention then they’re not paying attention.
Insurance - that’s probably one I may agree with but how much should a premium for a 4 year old cost and will the insurance be happy to give him credit until his first paperound so he can pay them back?
The missus and I have a family policy with CTC which is £68 for a year. 3rd party insurance and legal cover.
How is it a lame argument, Me in big truck ,marker boards lights ,big silly caution sign on side, bike ,all in black why do I need all that clobber so people can see me ,a small bike and a rider dressed in black ,are you for real or are you trying to wind me up. I think people are on the make .
F-reds:
Who on gods green earth thought it was a good idea to organise a race that goes over a level crossing■■?
Paris - Roubaix has used pretty much the same route for decades. The race is timed that they should have reached the crossing during a point no trains were due but unfortunately there was around a 10 minute delay to the start on Sunday so they arrived at the crossing as the barriers came down.
Yeah they were daft to cross but no one died so a non event really and it’s not unusual for a race on the continent to cross a level crossing.
Yeah they were daft to cross but no one died so a non event really and it’s not unusual for a race on the continent to cross a level crossing.
Part of me agrees with your highly sensible outlook on the world Coffee…
But I ask you this, what would happen if there was a video of 5 or 6 amateur cyclists crossed a closed level crossing? It certainly wouldn’t be nothing. These boys shouldn’t be treated any differently just because their spandex is has a number on it.