beyond our ken Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING THEIR CARS !!!!! Why do they do it ? They put Bike Racks on the rear of their Cars then strap their cycles to them. COMPLETELY COVERING THEIR MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER ILLEGAL !!!! The last 10 I have seen ..... 8 have number plate hidden 1 number plate was partially hidden with just the strapping. 1 was legal. They must know it's against the Law. One dafty I noticed a few months had written his Regi Number in black marker onto brown cardboard and tied it onto his bike. ILLEGAL TAE. I have never heard or seen of any of them being done by the Police. if you ever put down your daily mail long enough you should apply to join the police The police have enough on their hands with taxi drivers who break the rules by not wearing a collar and tie whilst at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I do that cycle every day and I can see the rationale of cyclists going through red lights depending on the circumstances. Problems I encounter include motorists cutting across you at traffic lights from the opposite direction and coming from behind and attempting to overtake whilst turning left! Its as if normal rules of the road don't apply if its a cyclist! Also, pedestrians crossing when its a red man and its 'only' a cyclist coming down the road. The other issue is that sections of PRW gave parked cars so you have to move into the right lane in order to avoid getting 'doored'. You then get irate motorists at your backside or trying to squeeze by impossible gaps... And for what? You end up overtaking these aholes at the approach to the next set of traffic lights. Bus drivers and taxi drivers are the worst. The entire left hand lane of PRW needs to be turned into a cycle lane. The law needs to be changed such that cyclists have the right of way all the time. And any b'stard that stops their car on the cyclists section at traffic lights should be jailed. I frequently jump the lights whilst cycling-it is often the safe thing to do. the car drivers get to see the direction you are headed in more quickly and you get to take up your road position more safely. Especially when cars encroach on the cyclist's reservation. i do it to help the drivers, who might be confused by not being able to read the daily mail whilst driving and therefore not benefit from Littlejohn telling them how to think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosferatu Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I frequently jump the lights whilst cycling-it is often the safe thing to do. the car drivers get to see the direction you are headed in more quickly and you get to take up your road position more safely. Especially when cars encroach on the cyclist's reservation. i do it to help the drivers, who might be confused by not being able to read the daily mail whilst driving and therefore not benefit from Littlejohn telling them how to think Indeed. Motorists sitting texting or reading their phones at traffic lights is another annoyance. The light turns green but no one moves. And when u eventually get through, the cars coming the other direction and turning right starting cutting across you. I'd ban all cars on PRW. Folk need to be forced out their cars and onto bikes. It would cut down on the obesity crisis and folk with heart trouble... These selfish bstards are the real cause of the problems in the NHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Indeed. Motorists sitting texting or reading their phones at traffic lights is another annoyance. The light turns green but no one moves. And when u eventually get through, the cars coming the other direction and turning right starting cutting across you. I'd ban all cars on PRW. Folk need to be forced out their cars and onto bikes. It would cut down on the obesity crisis and folk with heart trouble... These selfish bstards are the real cause of the problems in the NHS. OIt would also cut down on the drain on the NHS cused by taxi drivers with bum problems. We'd save millions on the reduced bill for pile-ectomies. The environmental benefits from preventing their leaking Dukes contaminating the plush velour seats of a thousand Skodas would also be enormous. i get my new E-bike soon, meaning I am back out of the car for my 50-mile each-way daily commute, using a combination of cycling and public transport instead. I'm thoroughly looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 if you ever put down your daily mail long enough you should apply to join the police The police have enough on their hands with taxi drivers who break the rules by not wearing a collar and tie whilst at work You're my favourite,B.O K. You will just disagree or be negative with my posts, just because. I would wear a shirt and tie if I was required. I am a Private Hire Driver under Glasgow City Council and there are no rules regarding shirt and tie. Anyway you must agree with me that IT IS GREAT TO BE A ST MIRREN FAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I witnessed three cyclists across the day , today, simply cycling straight through traffic lights, whilst at red. Wtf do they do that then adopt the moral high ground when you encroach on their wee special quarantine box. They behave like twats, no wonder car drivers have problems respecting them and their holier than thou virtuous road using mentality. Cyclists are no better or worse than drivers. Too many twats of both colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I must try and licence my bicycle to be my new Private Hire Vehicle. Roll on the Winter. Captain and BOK Superb double act. Brightened up my afternoon on Cardonald's famous Paisley Road West. Ta Dudes. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 You're my favourite,B.O K. You will just disagree or be negative with my posts, just because. I would wear a shirt and tie if I was required. I am a Private Hire Driver under Glasgow City Council and there are no rules regarding shirt and tie. Anyway you must agree with me that IT IS GREAT TO BE A ST MIRREN FAN. I was having a joke, a paisley driver told me he got a sanction of some sort from the polis for not wearing his tie he still didnae get a tip, except to say that using the tie to hold his trousers up didnae count Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I was having a joke, a paisley driver told me he got a sanction of some sort from the polis for not wearing his tie he still didnae get a tip, except to say that using the tie to hold his trousers up didnae count Indeed, you have been in a humorous mood all afternoon. Keep it up. I believe the Airport Taxi Drivers have to wear Shirt and Tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray street Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Indeed, you have been in a humorous mood all afternoon. Keep it up. I believe the Airport Taxi Drivers have to wear Shirt and Tie. Aye its always nicer to get a feck orft from an airport taxi driver in a collar in tie when asking for a hire to paisley town centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Indeed, you have been in a humorous mood all afternoon. Keep it up. I believe the Airport Taxi Drivers have to wear Shirt and Tie. Only thing airport taxi drivers should have round their neck is a rope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Why do Cyclists have a Box at the Traffic Lights, ahead of motorists? Why are they not required to queue like motorists? Edited October 1, 2015 by shull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strummer Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Cyclists are no better or worse than drivers. Too many twats of both colours. dont see many people being killed by cyclist on the roads..been a couple in johnstone alone this year one in particular at the lights at thorn brae..guy trying to beat lights =1 dead person.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 dont see many people being killed by cyclist on the roads..been a couple in johnstone alone this year one in particular at the lights at thorn brae..guy trying to beat lights =1 dead person..Down to the size of weapon. Not the individual cyclist or motorist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I frequently jump the lights whilst cycling-it is often the safe thing to do. the car drivers get to see the direction you are headed in more quickly and you get to take up your road position more safely. Especially when cars encroach on the cyclist's reservation. i do it to help the drivers, who might be confused by not being able to read the daily mail whilst driving and therefore not benefit from Littlejohn telling them how to think Hope you get a £30 fine one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I can see the rationale of cyclists going through red lights Its as if normal rules of the road don't apply if its a cyclist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintnextlifetime Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Hope you get a £30 fine one day I used to cycle years ago with a guy called Jim Condron who at one point had been in a very successful Scottish rock band. He once jumped the lights at Irvine Cross in front of a cop car . The cops pulled him over and told him what they had seen . Jim told them that he always did that ! They booked him and he even gave them his right details . . Edited October 1, 2015 by saintnextlifetime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidg Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I know, it was even funnier when I mentioned it five hours before you. : I need to start reading the whole thread before replying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Anything that winds up all the frustrated Michael Schumacher Taxi-Driving fraternity is to be applauded! Imagine of all the road users out there.... Taxi drivers should be the ones to highlight the deficiencies of others? The safe driving, and courteous road users forum would like to thank the sponsors of this post "Ronnie f**king Pickering Cabs" for their continued patronage of the keep Barnsley Roads Safe From Moronic Cabbies Campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 I do that cycle every day and I can see the rationale of cyclists going through red lights depending on the circumstances. Of course you can. You're a certified fruitcake who'll be the first to complain when a van coming the other way knocks you off your bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 dont see many people being killed by cyclist on the roads..been a couple in johnstone alone this year one in particular at the lights at thorn brae..guy trying to beat lights =1 dead person.. That may be true but you see many injuries on paths shared between cyclists and pedestrians. Try walking in Cambridge on a sunny day. A cure for constipation if there ever was one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPaul Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 This is an interesting wee article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33773868 I've recently started cycling to work via Paisley Road West and I was quite surprised at the aggressiveness of drivers in general. The best part is when traffic stops and cars ahead deliberately stop as close to the pavement as possible to block my way. I just cycle up, get off my bike and walk my bike past them on the pavement for the length of their car. Then I jump back on the road again in front of them. Amuses me no end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 You do realise that most cyclists are car drivers too, don't you? Are you saying that people who behave like cunts can be found behind the wheel of both of these modes of transport? Phone the Daily Record. Haud the front page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaksoft Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Yeh, we know. #thichasfcuk You have to admit, he's top quality entertainment I wonder if he wears lycra whilst out on his bike? THAT should be banned. Imagine wearing something so thin that it goes see through when you bend over. Almost lost my breakfast at the lights this morning. You can't get lycra to stretch over 20 stone of capacious ass without something giving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Getting back to the topic title. Surely it should be Motorists blatantly breaking the law ? Surely the minute they strap the bike on the back & get in the car they cease to be Cyclists & become Motorists .......... like Taxi drivers......... sort of ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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