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Cycle more, until the end of summer 2020, then the bad weather hits, and people are back in their cars and 2020 is a distant memory. And in the UK cycling is h
by DrBazza 6y ago
Cycle more, until the end of summer 2020, then the bad weather hits, and people are back in their cars and 2020 is a distant memory.
And in the UK cycling is horrifically bad.
Car drivers that don't accept that cyclists have identical rights to use the road.
Awful tarmac and pot holes.
Drain covers and manhole covers in the road, by the gutter where cyclists are expected to cycle.
Cycle paths shared with pedestrians and dog walkers.
Cycle paths that are badly laid out, incomplete, badly signed, switch sides, full of obstructions and just don't join up.
And then there's the law. If a cyclist is killed by a motorist, the motorist rarely gets more than a slap on the wrist. If a cyclist collides with an idiot on their mobile phone that hasn't looked before they stepped off the kerb, it's the cyclist's fault.