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Wow WAC!
(But you should have a brake)
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"but officer there is no liability law in this country even for cyclists with brakes so its always on you"
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Why should another cyclist ignore you riding in an illegal manner. Because they ride a bike too they should be complicit and accepting? You're quite naive if you think riding brakeless is regarded as socially acceptable at the moment.
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Yeah I've had a rider tell me I shoulds be on the track, not the road. I assume he hadn't noticed the v brake I've got on the front.
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Fuck a snitch. Should have dashed a hand pump in his front wheel
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This morning's commute. Very heavy traffic made all the more difficult as I was transporting a wheelset on my backpack.. Also made slightly more difficult by another cyclist. Left the house in high spirits, so when he overtook me on my left saying "You need a front brake" to which I agree that I need one in order for my bike to be Road legal, I replied "thank you".
But what I don't understand was the need to flag down a police car and telling him I was riding sans brakes. The officer couldn't understand how I managed to stop when he flagged me down. After a 5 minute conversation explaining etc, he said verbatim "I don't really care (assuming he's talking about the situation and not cyclists/cycling), if you crash, its on you" which I agreed with. Is cyclists flagging down other brakeless riders a thing now?