[craigynett]

I think cyclists that run red lights DESERVE to be run over.

It's sad someone died, and if the driver had not been texting perhaps they would be alive.

They would also be alive if they hadn't riden through a red light.

Fair enough in this case it's a kid so a bit different, but when I see adult cyclists just ignoring the rules it really does annoy me.

I think that's a bit harsh

Quick question? Do you deserve to die every time you exceed the speed limit? Or are you allowed to break the rules?

We don't know the full circumstances. A cyclist can't get through the lights as quick as a car. They may have just changed as he/she went through them as apposed to being on red quite a while when he/she decided to go through them. The driver could also have jumped the gun slightly setting off as soon she spotted the other light going to red. I see that happen most days on my way to work. Loads of people do it at J40 M1. You can clearly see the other lights go to red. The amount of people that set off then is unbelievable

Craig:coolsm:

 

[craigynett]

They moan about their safety on the PUBLIC highway (for which they don't get charged) whilst ignoring the laws put in place to keep them safe.

Well i'm a cyclist & I pay taxes, i've got 2 cars. Should I also have to pay tax for using a bicycle on the road?

I try stay off the road as much as possible cos there's far 2 many pr*cks in cars that don't seem to give a f*ck that if they clip you with their wing mirror they're prob gonna end up sending you under the wheels of the car behind them

Oh & i've also got third party insurance on my bike included with the theft cover. Don't tar all cyclists with the same brush. Yes there's plenty of w*nkers riding bikes that insist on riding in packs & taking up the road or a lone cyclist that can't seem to stay near the kerb for more than 2 secs & swerves all over the place.

Like I said, I try stay away from the road. I'm into mountain biking anyways & find riding on the roads boring.

You're also talking about safety & how cycles break laws put their to keep them safe. Back to speeding, the laws are their for safety so how can you say you can exceed speedlimit when it's safe to do so?

How do you know it's safe? Do you know if a child is going to run out of a garden into the road while you're doing 40-50mph in a 30 limit? Or an animal of some kind running out in front of you when you're doing 100mph on the motorway?

At the end of the day, laws are laws whether you're on a bike or in a car. Nobody from either group has the right to think they can break them, especially just cos you've got a shell around you.

We all break the law at some point. The guy got killed over cos he was an idiot. He didn't deserve it tho, no more than anybody else would if killed exceeding speedlimit unless they were doing excessively etc speeding & killed somebody else in the process

Craig:coolsm: