Somebody left their brain in bed that day....

[Andrew_C]

Idiot car drivers manage it too. A local publicans son did it by driving around a half barrier OUTSIDE HIS HOME where there had been several incidents in the past. He must have heard the crossing siren every day of his life that they lived in the pub, but he "thought he knew better" and went for it one day... Darwin Award WINNER!

[ICTDirect_Dave]

Darwin Award WINNER!

 

Ahh the Darwin Awards. Now there's an excellent concept. *busily looks the website up again*

 

Silly woman on a bike. Stupid? Yes probably, she nearly got herself killed and gave the poor driver a right old scare! Will she do it again? Probably not but then you never know, she was silly enough to try it in the first place...

 

I just don't get why people would do this? Trains are Big, Very Very Big, there's no excuse for being 'distracted' and missing the crossing. It's beyond me...

[AMLinington]

Don't tar all cyclists with the same brush. When I'm out on my bike I obey rights of way, traffic signals and signs. There are plenty of moronic drivers out there too, there have been plenty of times on roundabouts for example where drivers have completely ignored my right of way and pulled out in front of me on roundabouts. It goes both ways.

 

My point is exactly that. I referred to those cyclists that choose not to adhere to road traffic signals. Not to all cyclists generally. Some do. Many do in fact, and I've noticed that the ones with the propensity to ignore traffic lights etc tend to be the ones that aren't wearing helmets and have no lights or reflective clothing - the ones that are wearing helmets and hi-vis vests and lights and stuff tend to be more responsible and so tend to pay attention to traffic lights. What winds me up is that I've NEVER EVER seen the Police admonish or fine a cyclist for either not wearing appropriate gear or for flouting traffic rules. A car goes through a red light and causes a hazard on a junction or crashes into someone and they get in trouble, a cyclist does it and.... nothing. If anything the driver that the cyclist fouled ends up worse off.

 

My point is ALL road users regardless of vehicle should adhere to the rules - if a traffic light is red, they should stop (for example). This applies to cyclists as much as it applies to motorbikes, cars, vans, lorries, horses (although as a living animal with its own free will sometimes it is difficult to ensure they stay put), mobility scooters, wingless jumpjets etc. If it's on the road, it is a 'vehicle'.

[kevin_lane]

Lol brilliant thread