Quote Originally Posted by griff View Post
So buy a gym membership if you want the exercise; no one will hear you, there will still be no pollution but you won’t get in anyone’s way or cause accidents. Like I said, let them build more cycle lanes, but why do you seem to think that, somehow, you shouldn’t contribute to the cost. There are absolutely NO reasons why not.
griff, I live in France where cyclists and motorists cohabite with a certain harmony. It is cultural like in Belgium and Holland where cycling, as a sport, is huge and where the population use their bikes in built up areas as their main means of transport.
I left London many years ago and never went back for years. When I did return it was after London had introduced the congestion toll. I was astonished about the number of cyclists that I saw on inner London roads, it was almost worthy of Amsterdam..At the same time I noticed a certain anarchy concerning some of the cyclists, therefore I can imagine your frustration when you are confronted with them.

On a personal note I very rarely use my bikes as a means of transport but are used 99% of the time for my sporting activities on minor country roads in the area where I live and frankly have rarely had any problems with irate motorists.
Vive le vélo!