Another cyclist down. Mirrors?

[caseye]

Sorry Willy, cyclists need to start wearing protective gear that protects, have mirrors and pay fucking rego like the rest of us road users. No one deserves to be killed by stupidity, theirs or others but I'm over a bunch of lycra wearers insisting legal road users give them over half of the road width on each side OR slow down to their speed ( walking) until a passing manoeuvre can be accomplished, without paying a fucking cent in road user charges.
Licence/rego plates, mirrors, protective gear, at the very least. no more riding in groups that are 2-10 fucking wide in the one small lane available and no more getting mouthy to legal road users who are already frustrated to hell with them and their, the rest of the country owes us a clear road to go as slow or as wide as we fucking well like, without making one single contribution to the upkeep of said roads.

[Mike.Gayner]

Cyclist is 60, to old to be on the road on a bicycle or a car.

What? Since when is 60 considered that old?

[Mike.Gayner]

[wank wank] pay fucking rego like the rest of us road users.
[blah blah]
without paying a fucking cent in road user charges.
[gay rant]

Yeah I pay 3x rego, so I'm going to go ahead and ride my bicycle whenever the fuck I want, thanks.

Cock.

[nzspokes]

What? Since when is 60 considered that old?

Ever seen a decent driver over 60.................

[nzspokes]

pay fucking rego like the rest of us road users.

I have been a little involved in a study on this by the LTSA. The cost of the extra staff and compliance costs are higher than the return, the extra cost would be on the tax payer.

So utterly pointless, in fact i was amazed that common sense prevailed and it didnt go ahead.

[scumdog]

good riddance.

Fucking cyclists.
Maybe if enough die or get maimed the rest of those fuckwits will gtfo the road.

Well your not riding so what's your worry???

[caspernz]

Ever seen a decent driver over 60.................

Yep, I know quite a few! The way this story reads suggests cyclist cut across path of other vehicle...no sympathy from this corner.

[bogan]

I have been a little involved in a study on this by the LTSA. The cost of the extra staff and compliance costs are higher than the return, the extra cost would be on the tax payer.

So utterly pointless, in fact i was amazed that common sense prevailed and it didnt go ahead.

But if one of those return items is less cyclists down, how do you put a price on that?

[Oakie]

Live and let live I say as long as they stay in their lane. Must admit that I use the cycle lane for about 50 / 100 metres each day as I leave work so thank you cyclists!

I did get my back up a few years ago and it probably is a clue to the mindset of SOME cyclists when I saw a cyclists' representative (the lycra clad Saturday morning peloton variety) being interviewed on TV and refering to the roads of NZ as "a shared recreational resource".

[Akzle]

... a cyclists' representative (the lycra clad Saturday morning peloton variety) being interviewed on TV and refering to the roads of NZ as "a shared recreational resource".

well, my recreations include paintball and trap shooting, so if any cyclists happen to be in the way...

[nzspokes]

Yep, I know quite a few! The way this story reads suggests cyclist cut across path of other vehicle...no sympathy from this corner.

Dementia.

[Mike.Gayner]

Ever seen a decent driver over 60.................

Uuuh, not sure how old you are?? But 60 really isn't that old.

Most of my bosses have been over 60, my dad is over 60 and both my wife's parents are over 60. All of these people I just described are fit, healthy and cogent and perfectly ordinary drivers.

[haydes55]

The other day I went for a cruise around town on my pushy (it's a mountain bike) first time actually riding on the road. I felt so naked without a mirror. I had to look over my shoulder going past every parked car.

I'd buy a mirror if I ever ride on the road again... because I don't want to have to look over my shoulder, and there's no way I'd go past a parked car without checking the lane I'm moving into is clear.

[russd7]

Nearly every day I see one..."Oh look...an obstacle!"...'swerve into traffic thats moving 3x my own speed with out even a glance around me"

yup and as has already been stated, that is the stupid drivers fault for not stopping to allow the cyclist to move in to their lane.

same thing happened to me today, cyclist swerved out and around an obstacle. got me to thinking, if there is an obstacle in my lane i need to stop, if i swerve in to the lane next to me im either going to be hit by someone beside me or gonna have a head on so my only real option is to stop until the obstacle moves, why do cyclists believe that they can just swerve out in to the traffic and all will be well.

[WristTwister]

Leave those poor cyclists be.....

they will always come of second best when things go wrong...

So what the fuck are you worrying about?

live and let live

A completely unhelpful statement. That cyclist's family are probably going through hell over this. Cyclists with side mirrors or helmet mounted rearview mirrors are safer. We all want to get home safely to our families at the end of the day and if a simple mirror can help a cyclist get home safely, why not.