Riders stay on own lanes

A spoke in wheel of new cycle law? More like a poke in the eye for all sensible and considerate road users. The recent case of Daniel Cadden once again highlights some of the selfishness and lack of consideration for other road users shown by some.

What has happened to the concept of making good progress on the highway? It was something that was drummed into me by both car and heavy goods driving instructors.

So what is wrong with riding on the cycle path? Indeed, that is what they are there for, and what about the millions of pounds "invested" across the country to make cycling safer for cyclists? (That's another debate about their value anyway as they don't appear to be particularly well used.)

So if it's now ok for a cyclist to hog the middle of a major road, as it's his/her "legal entitlement to use the road", how long will it be before they can are joined by pedestrians and then followed by frustrated motorists deciding to use the cycle lanes?

As an occasional cyclist myself I find this whole case a nonsense and surely this is not what the Cyclists Touring Club are really all about, supporting cases like this.

Perhaps I have the wrong end of the stick, but surely it is just plain common sense to use the cycle lanes where they are provided (from our taxes), rather than putting oneself at risk and causing unnecessary frustration and delays to other road users.

Let's hope that the revised Highway Code does indeed come up with a sensible common sense approach.

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