Comments on: Help! Light etiquette, please.

By: Jo Holtan

Jo Holtan — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:45:56 +0000

I want to defend the lycra, but sometimes I just can’t!

By: Jo Holtan

Jo Holtan — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:44:52 +0000

Amen sister. And can I get a photo of her with cymbals and drums on her on back? Sounds bad ass.

By: Jo Holtan

Jo Holtan — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:44:07 +0000

There is nothing more satisfying!

By: Jo Holtan

Jo Holtan — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:43:37 +0000

I’ve definitely learned to be more patient when cycling. I guess when you feel like you are a ‘car’, you must go fast which isn’t true.

By: Jo Holtan

Jo Holtan — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:42:40 +0000

That seems sensible, thanks for that! Please tell others.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:37:39 +0000

As a non-lycra-wearing man it winds me right up when people barge past at a junction and then pull away slowly and get in my way. I have been known to have words.

Although it’s sometimes because they’re trying to jump the red. I don’t know which is worse…

By: Hilary Wardle

Hilary Wardle — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 14:21:52 +0000

I think it’s definitely a man/woman issue. If you’re not wearing lycra, are female and not on a racing bike they’ll assume you’ll be slow/unfit and muscle ahead. It’s very impolite. Happens to my other half all the time and she goes crazy- she always races them and makes a point of pulling ahead. Many are corporate types who like to show off with their fancy gear but who aren’t particularly fast or speedy! She rides a mountain bike and wears work clothes, but she’s used to carrying heavy cymbals and drums on her back so she’s very fit. Also her bike is old and battered with a torn seat but well maintained, great quality and super fast. It’s quite funny really!

By: KT on two wheels

KT on two wheels — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:45:27 +0000

Yeh, they are rude! I would just say -“excuse me.. That’s a bit rude” … or…. take great satisfaction in overtaking them if they are slower!

By: bazzargh

bazzargh — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:34:25 +0000

Someone tweeted the other day that the cyclist mindset at the lights is either “I’m fast, I need to get to the front” or “I’m slow, I need to get to the front”. Me, I’m happy enough to sit back. If you want a less stressful ride, don’t get caught up pushing for places, but equally don’t be bothered by those that do. To paraphrase the Dude, “that’s just like, their opinion, man”.

By: Bazschmaz

Bazschmaz — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 12:58:15 +0000

Treat queues at traffic lights in the same way you’d treat a queue at the Post Office. One behind the other in an orderly line making provision for those making turns ahead of you. Maintain safe distance. If you wish to maintain a higher average speed than the rider in front of you then feel free to overtake on the right after you have moved away from the junction and the stretch of road is clear and free of hazards.