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I don't know the law but if you manage to shout something like " get out of my fceking way " twice you should have time to avoid a collision or brake enough to reduce the impact. Did he slow down before he hit her? i dont know as I didn;t follow the case closely.
We all have our prejudices. I follow the Indian Rules of the road. The biggest vehicle has the right of way! A cyclist is exposed even if he crashes into a pedestrian who is looking at their phone. He could come off just as bad or worse. I ride a bike sometimes and I protect myself at all times. If there could be a collision between me and an Artic I don't care who is in the right or wrong! |
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Whisperingdeath 24 Aug 17 15:40 Joined: 25 Dec 11 | Topic/replies: 16,643 | Blogger: Whisperingdeath's blog
I don't know the law but if you manage to shout something like " get out of my fceking way " twice you should have time to avoid a collision or brake enough to reduce the impact. Did he slow down before he hit her? The only slowing down you can do with no brakes and a fixed wheel is applying some reverse pressure. If hed had brakes it would appear he would have been able to slow down significantly more,given hed shouted twice and probably avoid or reduce significantly any impact. A sad tragedy with both pedestrian and cyclist appearing to make serious errors of judgement. |
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I had a single speed "racer".
The back wheel could be flipped to make it a fixie. Why? I never did. It just makes it less controllable. The bike had front and back brakes. I didn't see the need to be cool, and stop the bike by stepping on the pedals to lock the back wheel. Or I didn't see the need to learn to keep my feet off the ground at traffic lights doing a track stand by moving the bike back and forward using a fixed back wheel. Or I didn't see the need to have straight handlebars cut to a ridiculous short length, about a foot total width. That cyclist who killed a woman had set up his bike and his riding style to cause an accident. |
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I just don't see the point in a fixey. Gears were invented for a reason. Freewheels were invented for a reason. I'd hate it if I wanted to coast for 10 seconds, if I had to keep turning my legs. There seems to be no advantage, it just comes across as trendy hipster b/s.. What is the weight of a freewheel and a pair of alloy brakes? I cr*p more than that.
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When I was racing we would often train on a fixed wheel but always with at least another brake. No advantage whatsoever to not having a front brake.
If you're out for a 100 mile training run on a fixed you pedal every yard of the distance whereas on gears you probably only pedal for about 2/3 of the distance. I would suggest that the only real use for a fixed is racing. |
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https://uk.yahoo.com/news/police-hunt-cyclist-knocked-man-112349427.html
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