Is It Drivers’ Responsibility to Keep Cyclists Safe on the Roads?
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2024
- Avid cyclist Jeremy Vine has backed a new campaign after 89% of respondents in a survey admitted that they find it difficult to spot cyclists whilst driving.
But is it drivers’ responsibility to keep cyclists safe?
Broadcast on 09/04/24
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It sounds like they both agree; everyone *should* follow the traffic laws. GMB wants a debate, but they're asking an inflammatory question instead of a productive one.
The piers morgan effect.
Don't they always.
Both the rider and drivers responsibility to keep each other safe. Its a give and take
Completely agree with the taxi driver, majority of cyclists do what they want, especially these uber delivery riders on electric bikes.
Where is Cycling Mikey? 🤣
Busy cycling himself into danger
No....cyclists cycle at their own risk and obey traffic laws like any other road user.
Any driver who thinks theyre not responsible for their vehicle and should show care around vulnerable road users eg cyclists, pedestrians, horse riders etc shouldnt be allowed to drive.
They have eyes to.
In Sweden it is.
It only makes sense for those with the most power to have the biggest responsibility.
That’s a cop out that let’s the majority of cyclists have free range to continue ignoring the section in the Highway Code that covers cyclists behaviour on the roads .
@@johnwhitson5923some ticketing should apply, but the penalty should be weighted by the power.
@@TheMouse-gc9ft All ticketing should apply ( not some ) and the penalty should match the seriousness of the infringement.
@@johnwhitson5923 the seriousness of the infringement can never be as high as in a motor vehicle because the consequences cannot be as high.
That's two pillars of the justice system, take for example a man waving a stick in a threatening manner, it would not invite the same sentence as someone waving a machine gun in a threatening manner.
@@TheAegisClaw I never said that the penalty for a cyclist should be the same as a motorist ? but pointed out that they should follow the guidance in the Highway Code ( rule H2 , rules 59 - rules 72 ) for cyclists that many completely ignore and should be fined accordingly.
Everyone should be careful, but how is it the motorist's fault if a cyclist all in black and no lights pulls out on them? If you're driving safely, that's should be that.
A ridiculously loaded and one-sided 'debate'. Cyclists on pavenments: just count how many motorists park on pavements. Delivery drivers -ditto white van drivers. Red lights -just stand at any set of lights in the country and watch motorists tailgating each other to get through the red light. EVERY point the taxi driver tries to make to demonise cyclists can be countered with an example of infinitely more dangerous practices by motorists that motorists seem to be blind to.
no. they are responsible for themselves and all road users should abide by the Highway code!!!!!!
Guess you haven't read the part about the hierarchy of road users.
@@wtsleft yes i did .. but Im sick of people absolving themselves of responsibility for their own actions !!!!
Drivers are not responsible for cyclist safety cyclists are anybody who's on the road is responsible for operating their vehicle in a safe manner. I've lost count how many times I have seen idiots cyclists manoeuvring in such a reprehensible and irresponsible unsafe manner and then playing the victim when something happens to them. They think they have the moral authority because they are on a bike and they seem to be better on the road because they are more environmentally friendly, trendy woke mode of transportation so they can act like jerks put everybody at risk and then blame others when something happens. Also the comparison of a 5000 pound car going the speed limit and the manoeuvrability compared to the ability of a cyclist to move her is vastly different and has safety risks. I had a friend a cyclist who is an idiot on the road admitted it got hit by vehicle got a severe and head injury and that was permanently disabled. The insurance company ruled it was his fault the cyclists but he insisted it was the car drivers fault
In your first sentence, you contradict yourself.
You don't even know what 'woke' means, do you?
@@nlewin5072 yes I do woke means finding ways and means to hold other people, responsible and accountable for your bad actions. Everyone else is to blame. Everyone else is responsible for ensuring either safety or security. They will not take personal responsibility. That is the definition of woke and this is exactly what the cyclists are behaving, they are cyclist who are entitled and feel they are not accountable to observe the rules of the road operate their bicycles in a safe manner and yet expect motorists to be more responsible for their safety. That is the definition of woke, lazy, entitled, and uncountable.
Make them pay to be on the road
But they take up much less room and environmental footprint…
@@TheMouse-gc9ftThat little bit of room
Causes massive tail backs
And the p* sser is
They dont pay a penny to use the road
@@alanavery2002 neither does the auto driver…
Yeah! And tax pedestrians for using the pavement too!!! 🥴
Make motorists pay to be on the road, too. I know what you're getting at, but you're just ignorant. Roads are paid for by general taxation, which we all pay, whether we use the roads or not (like pedestrians).
How does making cyclists 'pay to be on the road' help road safety? Will that make motorists more respectful? Do motorists target cyclists BECAUSE the don't 'pay to be on the roads'? Will they change their attitudes once cyclists start paying? Your comment is idiotic.
Cyclists on the road should need insurance
Over 200,000 regular cyclists are insured through cycling UK or British cycling.
Holland is flat. London aint that flat
London is about as flat as Holland. I've rode bikes in both places.
As someone who commutes to central London everyday, there are at least 10 instances of cyclists jumping red lights every day that i see. Saying it's the 1% is wrong.
Stand at any set of traffic lights in the rest of the country and watch just how many motorists go through red lights, tailgating the car in front just because they don't want to wait. I see it every day as a pedestrian, sometimes meaning that the number of motorists who have gone through the red lights mean that they block the carriageway for those on a green light. As a pedestrian it means that I'm often unable to cross a road in the time between red and green lights because there's a constant stream of traffic.
I'm sure the accusations of London cyclists are true, but I promise and guarantee that for the rest of the country, motorists are the overwhelming majority of red light bandits.