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As others have said, you could just ride a bit further away and the reply from the school will probably be likewise
Although good practice, its not always possible is it. Especially on narrow / busy roads. Bit of a flippant suggestion and is pushing the responsibility to the victim, in the case of a dooring imo.
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Although good practice, its not always possible is it. Especially on narrow / busy roads. Bit of a flippant suggestion and is pushing the responsibility to the victim, in the case of a dooring imo.
Nah, I just can't agree with this.Telling people they should ride in the door zone, no matter how many provisos that 'should' comes with, is flippant downright dangerous.Unless you literally have, parked cars|door zone|brick wall then it is possible to keep yourself out the zone. Yeah it might put you in the main carriageway with traffic and there of course will be risks associated with that but I cannot envisage a situation where those risks outweigh the risks of riding in the door zone.You can give it all this ideal world scenario chat but just keep out the door zone and you can't get doored.Leaving my original post visible so the thread makes sense but what I wanted to object to was the calling out of anyone who says "Don't ride in the door zone".
I know it can seem like victim blaming but I feel that in the context of discussion among cyclists its an important message that is always worth saying.
M_V
They will have key stage assemblies, 7-9, 10-12(maybe just 11)
Although, my high school has weire tiered form groups. A handfuk if kids from every year including upper sixth. Proper weird.
You miss my point about including THE LAW!!! Its kinda sledgehammer to a nut.
They arent breaking that law, one could argue that law implies intent. Very accusatory imo.
I wish you the best of luck, but really nothing has happened to you, certainly none of the kids and you may just be pissing in the wind. Maybe knock a few kids off first? As others have said, you could just ride a bit further away and the reply from the school will probably be likewise.
Quick footnote, Im not against you but a Devils Advocate is always helpful