Cyclists and pedestrians
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2010-07-24 19:30.I was walking along Danbury street at about 7pm last Tuesday when I was approached , at high speed, by a cyclist riding on the pavement, head down and with her MP3 player plugged into her ears.
When I shouted for her to watch out and pointed out politely that riding on the pavement was illegal she replied "the traffic light at the road works on the bridge was red so what did I expect her to do?"
I then was foolish enough to point out that riding through a red light was also illegal when I was to to "f**k off".
I often cycle, but these days it seems that my fellow cyclist have a zeal and righteousness about them that makes it it very difficult to support them in their admittedly vulnerable position with regard to busses and lorries.
Who is going to be the first to be considerate?
Thane Prince
St Peter's Street N1