taking made
While I totally undestand what you are saying, most cyclist that are racing that I have come up behind are doing 25mph+ which on most country lanes is as much as most cars seem to manage, the cars too hog the lane and wont move, let you past or speed up etc so it all applies to them as well.
It boils down to everybody has a right to use the public highways. where you like how they use them or not, provided that they are operating within the law then one should just have tolerence to others. This also applies to Horses, Walkers, Farmers walking their cows back from the fields ,Tractors etc etc etc.
Races on high speed A roads, yes well thats another matter and as in the post further up the thread (the bus won) it boils down to motorised traffic does not mix with human animal powered traffic. but there is need for it all. which means we all have to give ground and tolerate each other on this tiny island.
before you flame me for being a cyclist I am not, just a road user like you. I dont like being heldup anymore than you do. but being as the cyclist are getting a flaming on here , I have crossposted with uk.rec.cycling to here the other side of the argument!!
Martin
