tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559664335242446983.post6731202034767977402..comments2023-10-05T17:40:00.119+01:00Comments on A room of one zone: Cycling scapegoats: addendumMarmosethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393430738344326838noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559664335242446983.post-66616357503285977932010-03-01T22:18:27.966+00:002010-03-01T22:18:27.966+00:00It's a weird one, overtaking etiquette, isn...It's a weird one, overtaking etiquette, isn't it? I remember starting a thread on bikeradar.com about the best way of overtaking a horse. The advice I got was to announce your presence to the rider. So, a month ago in Lewisham, I shouted in my loudest voice ''bicycle behind'' to a mounted policewoman. She almost fell off her horse in shock when she swivelled round! Still, the horse stayed perfectly sedate....Marmosethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393430738344326838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559664335242446983.post-34320241613022100762010-03-01T21:44:00.082+00:002010-03-01T21:44:00.082+00:00Other cyclists are always creeping up behind me, ...Other cyclists are always creeping up behind me, whether on the towpath or the road. Today I nearly fell off my bike when one materialised out of the semi-dusk behind me. Whatever happened to using your bell?!Deptford damehttp://deptforddame.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559664335242446983.post-10569878588560768352010-03-01T13:18:46.278+00:002010-03-01T13:18:46.278+00:00Aye, it's probably a technicality - by downloa...Aye, it's probably a technicality - by downloading the permit, you're considered to have agreed to abide by the Waterways Code. <br /><br />And, as you say, permits are not needed for London towpaths.<br /><br />I'm fully in favour of the ''two tings'' approach - it's a shared resource and courteous use keeps the whole thing human and safe. <br /><br />Riding at a leisurely pace along the Lee Navigational last year, a cyclist crept up on me but because of the tyre-on-gravel noise from my own wheels,I didn't hear him until he was almost abreast of me. I almost knocked him into the canal because I hadn't heard him. A ting or two, or even a good old shout, would have helped me leave safe passing room and avoid the danger.Marmosethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393430738344326838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559664335242446983.post-20034879066364295322010-03-01T12:45:39.844+00:002010-03-01T12:45:39.844+00:00My understanding is that cyclists are automaticall...My understanding is that cyclists are automatically entitled to use the tow paths in London except where signs indicate that cycling is strictly prohibited. To cycle on the tow paths outside of London you need to obtain a free permit that can be downloaded from British Waterway's website:-<br /><br />http://www.waterscape.com/things-to-do/cycling/permit<br /><br />What the point of this is, I don't know!Johnnoreply@blogger.com