
By the way, I'm massively anti fox-hunting, but then, as someone would shrilly point out, my personal opinions are an elephant, or something like that
I don't keep a dog or fox as a pet, but I wouldn't be cruel to either of them, equally, I wouldn't have an issue with either being destroyed (if necessary) in a humane manner.
They aren't cyclists, they're seated pedestriansstuffedpike20 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:16 am I hate .......cyclists on the pavements, but I would not mention that on here.
Oops, just did!
I believe cycling on the pavement was made an offence in 1835. Section 72 of the Highways Act.Blaketon wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:58 pmThey aren't cyclists, they're seated pedestriansstuffedpike20 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:16 am I hate .......cyclists on the pavements, but I would not mention that on here.
Oops, just did!. There are some pavements, that are designated as cyclepaths and most cyclepaths double up as footpaths. That's because the people, who design them, assume that everyone is as unfit as they are themselves and that because they can't make a bike to much over 10mph, neither can anyone else. The same mentality has clearly been behind making it legal to cycle the wrong way up a one way street.
If I were to design a cyclepath, it would be a narrower version of a two lane road (Say about half the width) and if there was to be a footpath, it would take the form of a separate pavement. Wherever you mix pedestrians with cyclists, cyclists with motorists or any other mix, you often find that conflict results. That's generally due to ignorance, arrogance and stupidity. Such things don't derive from the activity, rather from the species.
As to Clarkson, in my view he ruined Top Gear and so far as I am aware, it ceased to be a motoring programme a long time ago (Is he still a presenter?). He can come out with the odd witticism but, for me, he would be a reason to turn off the TV, rather than switch in on (Mind you mine only works with VHS and DVD). Clearly there is an appetite for what he does and I am sure he has a lot more money than I will ever see. Who's fault is that, his or the fans?