i think she didn't mean it that way... the driving / traffic over there shouldn't be too bad, but just to be prepared and possibly avoid any problems: just ASSUME everyone's an idiot without them actually being one. that way, when occasionally one DOES show, you're not all surprised and run him over.
But on hills you can find the lycra-warrior type, whose name alone suffice to bring fear to even the bravest souls.
Well, some of them are actually borderline nazi, like the "P" plate
The worst kind of cyclist actually goes on holiday in the alps to cycle. I do believe that counts as hillish.
The regulations are there, at least over here. Many are enforced poorly though. For instance, you could bet good money on having the police check for bicycle lighting on the way to a school some time in the early autumn but never again until the next autumn. You know, even this far up north
lol it does get dark in the summer as well.
It's not HORRIBLE, but if you are from someplace like maybe Germany where they apparently follow traffic laws it might be rather cringeworthy (I use this as an example because most of the time when german members post stupid driver videos they have taken I cannot find where the issue is). You defiantly have to assume no one will ever indicate and will always cut you off or you will be in an accident very quickly.
It's not nearly as hectic as Italy and many other European countries. In most places, there simply isn't the population density. The only city that would be anything like European driving would be Boston.
It does? I didn't get that memo....over here they are usualy old fat blokes who need an exuse to get away from the wife so they take up lycranazisme, they can only get up an alp if you dangle a Leffe infront of them like a donkey with a carrot in the cartoons.
It's not nearly as hectic as Italy and many other European countries. In most places, there simply isn't the population density. The only city that would be anything like European driving would be Boston.
MA driver's aren't great, hence the Masshole stereotype, but I put forward from recent experience that NY drivers are worse. Or at least more aggressive. Yes you, Prizrak
that's cuz we got places to go! (I agree though, MA drivers are less aggressive but they also seem somewhat clueless at times)
who cares about the L and P plates, you're of them in no time!Well, some of them are actually borderline nazi, like the "P" plate
However, I agree on the number plate (they existed in the past), on the insurance, on the helmet and hi-viz (or proper lights on the vehicle) and on the riding license.
A few American members and myself were recently ridiculed by several European members for proposing more or less this.
That doesn't even get down to the "OMG SOME PEOPLE CAN ONLY AFFORD TO GET AROUND ON A FREE BIKE THEY WERE GIVEN!!!!!11111oneeleve" brigade. I was having that conversation with a friend of mine and she was saying how some people can only get to work on a free bicycle provided by some program. Mind you this is upstate NY, they must be sitting at home all through the winter since there is no way to bicycle then...
Such programs should actually support such ideas as licensure and tags would ensure that the bikes were being used for the intended purpose, not being sold for crack, etc., etc.
But crack is tasty
The same arguments could be used for those programs that recycle donated cars and give them to poor people. They still have to get get licensed, plated, etc., etc.But crack is tasty
The main argument was that anything that costs money is out of the people's budgets.
That's basically what I said. Also the same program can pay license and insurance fee for the person...
