Best way to travel 5 miles to a train station?

Simian Simian@in_valid.semi-evolved.org opined the following...

No it marks be out as someone who feels that being in charge of a tonne
of metal requires a certain level of responsibility. If he was capable
of misjudging my speed and then not double checking before actually
crossing, I could just as easily have pulled out from a side road and
accellerated, or been on a motorbike, both of which could have put me
even closer. He looked as he approached the junction, then after
arriving, turned without looking again. Even a lax driving examiner will
fail you for that.

For the benefit of those who keep ignoring my posts, there is a limit to
what you can "arm" yourself against. The only way to avoid most of the
incidents that I see is to stop cycling. While this does fit your
description of accident avoidance, it strikes me as a particularly daft
solution.

Good for you. I ride a road bike on the roads and am good enough at it
to keep it under control. I do not relish lifting the rear wheel
(Although I can!) and certainly try to avoid locking the front.

You're probably right. But this has little to do with road cycling. Do
you take the same chances with cars?

Jon

 

One such instance was cited to me by the City of London's Road Safety
Office, on a course they were running.

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A collision at 20mph can result in the lighter body subsequently
travelling at more than 20mph.
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I've just realised you mant 'no such thing as jaywalking'.

While it's true there is no such offense as jaywalking, there are
circumstances in which pedestrians have right of way, and others in
which they do not.




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There are certainly circumstances where pedestrians do not have the
right to obstruct traffic, but I can't think of circumstances where
motorists have teh right to force past pedestrians. Perhaps you can
cite an example?

Perhaps you are thinking of motorways? I don't think that's quite the
same thing.

regards, Ian SMith

 

What do you mean by 'right of way', and what circumstances
do you have in mind?

 

The vast majority of those died in relatively low speed impacts, on the
roads with the lowest speed limits.

Which rather spits in the eye of the "speed kills" mantra.

And it wasn't 3,500 - do get your facts straight.

 

Why, thank you ma'am

That is because you are only thinking in terms of people travelling very
fast on the roads.......
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No, it's because I'm thinking of a leading cause of death and disability...

 

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Indeed so, which was mostly my point - it's still dangerous, even if at
that point no-one was at risk. The next time the driver might not be so
fortunate.

All road users - cars, lorries, cyclists, pedestrians - are stupid,
brainless, unpredictable fools and should be treated accordingly.
Interact with the world on this level and you'll probably be safer for it.