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• From a scooter perspective...

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• From a scooter perspective...

  in General • 12 years, 2 months

  

  I see on the active members looking at this therad that young Vespaboy is still here. Yet no comment on the responses from the cyclist fraternity? Feel like you've had your arse slapped? Good boy ... run along now :)

  I posted on iPhone which keeps me "active"...
  Just read all your replies, thanks for the kind words ahah ! It feels to me that you guys feel persecuted on the road and you then feel the need to be angry as others on forum like this one !

  Well, as someone said its Friday so I'm pretty chilled. Just wanted to make you aware of what's on scooters riders mind, that's it.
  Have a good week end all.

• From a scooter perspective...

  in General • 12 years, 2 months

  

  Hi guys

  As a scooter rider in London I'd like to give my opinion about cyclist in London. I read lots of negative things about scooters so I think it is fair for me to make some points about you guys !

  I mostly ride my scooter around the City, canary wharf, London bridge, bermondsey. I have a scooter since more than 10 years.

  I had lots of issues with cyclists in London, nothing serious (no accident, no fights, no damage) but lots of "f. Off", "p. off" and other nice words or heated arguments.

  I would like to share the top 2 of the very annoying things I notice on a daily basis and makes me mad:

  • cyclists in the middle of the bus lane. When you (not all of you) guys will understand the fact that these lanes have to be SHARED between other cyclists and scooters/motorbikes? Please leave some space, check on your right before passing other cyclists, and most importantly keep left at all time, this is NOT a cyclist only lane.

  • red light = green = I don't care as I'm a cyclist. This one makes me so angry. Do you guys want to end your life on the street ? Red means red. STOP! Maybe you think there is no one but you might miss a spot and bump into a car or...scooter. This happened to me multiple times...it makes me very angry.

  I would like to express the wish of mutual respect and care for each other. We are both on 2 wheels and both face the same risks on the road.
  Take good care and wear a helmet!

• Police spotting (junction watch)

  in General • 12 years, 2 months

  

  Noticed police at the north end of rotherhite tunnel. And canary wharf junction yesterday.

• 2012-10-17 - Rider/Person Down, Jamaica Road

  in Rider Down • 12 years, 2 months

  

  Glad to hear it wasn't that bad. They removed the barriers in the middle of the jamaica road 6 month ago or so, not sure why but it was clearly a poor decision in regards to pedestrians safety.

• Stolen bikes

  in General • 12 years, 2 months

  

  Last year I witness a shocking (but efficient) bike theft in broad day light on tooley street. A "gang" of teenagers maybe 10 or so, all on bikes, with some 2 by bikes. They suddenly stopped in front of london bridge station where there are bikes parked, circled the bikes, cut one of the chain, get on the bike and disappeared. This has taken less than 10 seconds ! Lots of people watched but no one did anything (why they should ? not worth to get stabbed for a bike). Watch out for those teenagers on bikes !

• When did motor bikes and scooters start going down bike lanes?

  in General • 12 years, 2 months

  

  I think we 2 wheelers should be more tolerant with each other. Multiple times bikers p.ss me off big times also.