mindless fools on bikes
Today I got knocked over by a cyclist as I crossed a busy road at a pedestrian crossing while the green man was lit and the traffic had a red light. Of course he didnt stop….. and I was too shocked to react until he was off in the distance with barely a backwards glance. My leg is cut and grazed but not badly…….. but had one of my children been at my side and stepped six inches ahead of me, the force would have certainly hospitalised them. I have a bike and I think London should be full of them. It is a great mode of transport for exercise and environment……… But every single day I see cyclists ignoring red lights zebra crossings and one way signs….. Every day I see a constant stream of cyclists surging across the pedestrian crossing outside Charing Cross hospital….. obvlivious of the bewildered people they leave in their wake! I shall curtail my rant…… but I am going to stop typing and do two things. 1. Ask Boris what he’s going to do about it (nothing if David Cameron is anything to go by) . 2. Place a bet with the bookie on someone being killed by a cyclist in London within the next 6 months.
David Cameron inspires online cycling game
David Cameron has inspired a new online game, after he recently admitted flouting traffic regulations while cycling to work.
The Conservative Party leader apologised last week after he was caught cycling the wrong way up a one-way street, jumping a red light and ignoring a ‘keep left’ bollard by the Daily Mirror.
But his indiscretions have led to the launch of the internet Dangerous Dave’s Run the Red Light Cycling game!
To play, you need to follow some simple instructions:
“Do a David Cameron and take your posh push bike out and cycle like a complete nutter”.