Do You Agree With Cyclists Exceeding the Road Speed Limit?

[Caver_Paul]

However there is the charge of 'furious cycling' which relies on the issue that a cyclist may have been cycling too fast for the road conditions/care of other road users.

There’s furious driving of a carriage I believe. Dating from 19th century. There’s no such furious cycling law. Exactly what furious means in the context of cycling is a bit nebulous to say the least. When I’m cycling I’m utterly calm regardless of my speed.

"For example, highway code rule 64 states that cyclists must not cycle on the pavement. This is an offence under section 72 of the Highway Act 1835.[10] As discussed below, cyclists have also been convicted for causing bodily harm by “wanton and furious driving” of a vehicle under section 35 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861." from https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/cycl ... d-the-law/

[Ron]

No one who cycles or drives should need a speedometer, as how safe a speed is varies enormously with circumstances, location, vehicle and the pilot of the vehicle. Part of the necessary skill of piloting vehicles on the road is to be able to make good judgements, not to rely on some arbitrary limit that's generally far too high for most.

That was similar to the sales pitch of Safe Speed, which failed to convince more than a tiny group of boy racer types before fading into obscurity.

[Pebble]

No one who cycles or drives should need a speedometer, as how safe a speed is varies enormously with circumstances, location, vehicle and the pilot of the vehicle. Part of the necessary skill of piloting vehicles on the road is to be able to make good judgements, not to rely on some arbitrary limit that's generally far too high for most.

That was similar to the sales pitch of Safe Speed, which failed to convince more than a tiny group of boy racer types before fading into obscurity.

of course people need to be told what is a safe and I wish the police would enforce it.

and of course cyclists should not break speed limits - I wish they would put speed limits on shared cycle paths and enforce them too - too many cyclists treat pedestrians with the same recklessness that cars treat us on the road.

[Cugel]

No one who cycles or drives should need a speedometer, as how safe a speed is varies enormously with circumstances, location, vehicle and the pilot of the vehicle. Part of the necessary skill of piloting vehicles on the road is to be able to make good judgements, not to rely on some arbitrary limit that's generally far too high for most.

That was similar to the sales pitch of Safe Speed, which failed to convince more than a tiny group of boy racer types before fading into obscurity.

of course people need to be told what is a safe and I wish the police would enforce it.

and of course cyclists should not break speed limits - I wish they would put speed limits on shared cycle paths and enforce them too - too many cyclists treat pedestrians with the same recklessness that cars treat us on the road.

How can "people" (all of them) be advised of a safe speed, since their vehicle-piloting abilities will vary enormously and none are ever taught (even by their own experiences) what the dangers are that their speed will amplify? Many drivers think that a speed limit sign is telling them to go at that speed ("plus 20% because I'm such a good driver").

Frankly, a large proportion of vehicle pilots are not up to the task. Witness the enormous number of crashes, maiming and deaths each year on the roads. They need a severe education; or just banning as inherently incompetent.

Speed kills (and does a long list of other damages, from maiming for life to gobbling 5X the fuel needed to get from A to B).

[bjlabuk]

To the OP, No.