BBC cycling quiz

Martin Dann said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6495713.stm

There is a lovely example of a cycle farcility on the third question

Q2 asks if you can legally ride on the pavement (to which there answer
is no)then on the pic for Q3 they have a picture of a cycle lane on the
pavement.

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There is a lovely example of a cycle farcility on the third question

Boris rides a bike when he's on his mobile? I hope he uses hands free, pays
attention to where he's going and doesn't swerve all over the place like all
the other cyclists on mobiles I've encountered.

CTC says not to ride closer than 60cm from the kerb? Aren't they adopting
the 1-1.5m rule that was publicised recently?

Nice little quiz though - I only got 5 out of 10 so I'm off to ride my bike.
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soup said the following on 26/03/2007 14:58:

Number 5 - surely that isn't John Prescott wearing a pudding basin on
the back of his head? :-)

I would also dispute the answer to number 8!

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There is a lovely example of a cycle farcility on the third question

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Boris rides a bike when he's on his mobile? I hope he uses hands
free, pays
attention to where he's going and doesn't swerve all over the place
like all
the other cyclists on mobiles I've encountered.

Quoted message said:

CTC says not to ride closer than 60cm from the kerb? Aren't they adopting
the 1-1.5m rule that was publicised recently?

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Nice little quiz though - I only got 5 out of 10 so I'm off to ride my bike.

I got 8 and can no longer ride a bike. 60cm is far too close to the kerb IMO.

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There is a lovely example of a cycle farcility on the third question

Boris rides a bike when he's on his mobile? I hope he uses hands
free, pays
attention to where he's going and doesn't swerve all over the place
like all
the other cyclists on mobiles I've encountered.
CTC says not to ride closer than 60cm from the kerb? Aren't they adopting
the 1-1.5m rule that was publicised recently?
Nice little quiz though - I only got 5 out of 10 so I'm off to ride my bike.

I got 8 and can no longer ride a bike. 60cm is far too close to the kerb IMO.

60cm is an absolute minimum. 1m is a recommended minimum.

9/10 (a lucky guess or two there).

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> There is a lovely example of a cycle farcility on the third question
Boris rides a bike when he's on his mobile? I hope he uses hands
free, pays
attention to where he's going and doesn't swerve all over the place
like all
the other cyclists on mobiles I've encountered.
CTC says not to ride closer than 60cm from the kerb? Aren't they
adopting
the 1-1.5m rule that was publicised recently?
Nice little quiz though - I only got 5 out of 10 so I'm off to ride my
bike.

I got 8 and can no longer ride a bike. 60cm is far too close to the kerb
IMO.

60cm is an absolute minimum. 1m is a recommended minimum.

9/10 (a lucky guess or two there).

..d

I just rode my bike home across a motorway junction and down a dual
carriageway but yet I only scored 4 out of 10. I thought you could ride on
the pavement if the road is thought to be too dangerous to cycle on.

cheers
Jon_H

Jon_H said:

I thought you could ride on
the pavement if the road is thought to be too dangerous to cycle on.

You are joking, right?

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On Mar 26, 3:35 pm, Helen Deborah Vecht <[email hidden]>
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I got 8 and can no longer ride a bike. 60cm is far too close to the kerb IMO.

60cm is an absolute minimum. 1m is a recommended minimum.

9/10 (a lucky guess or two there).

8/10 here. I said a metre instead of 60cm and got the children and
side roads answer wrong. Lucky guess on the police bikes.

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Martin Dann said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6495713.stm

The strangest thing, I thought, was that so many people only use one or two
gears.

Mind you, given the popularity of fixies here, perhaps I shouldn't be too
surprised.

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On Mar 26, 4:29 pm, "David Martin" <[email hidden]>

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On Mar 26, 3:35 pm, Helen Deborah Vecht <[email hidden]>
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I got 8 and can no longer ride a bike. 60cm is far too close to the kerb IMO.

60cm is an absolute minimum. 1m is a recommended minimum.

9/10 (a lucky guess or two there).

8/10 here. I said a metre instead of 60cm and got the children and
side roads answer wrong. Lucky guess on the police bikes.

7/10. Same as you with the 1 metre and children but no lucky guess on the police
bikes.

(Ziggy) said:

Jon_H said:

I thought you could ride on the pavement if the road is thought
to be too dangerous to cycle on.

You are joking, right?

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From <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/407443.stm>

¦In a letter to cycling MP Ben Bradshaw Home Office Minister Paul
¦Boateng wrote "The introduction of the fixed penalty is not aimed
¦at responsible cyclists who sometimes feel obliged to use the
¦pavement out of fear of the traffic, and who show consideration to
¦other pavement users."

But that just applies to FPNs, not the underlying law. So the answer
is that it's illegal but (that nice Mr. Boateng says that) you
shouldn't be prosecuted.

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On Mar 26, 4:29 pm, "David Martin" <[email hidden]>

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On Mar 26, 3:35 pm, Helen Deborah Vecht <[email hidden]>
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I got 8 and can no longer ride a bike. 60cm is far too close to
the kerb IMO.

60cm is an absolute minimum. 1m is a recommended minimum.

9/10 (a lucky guess or two there).

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8/10 here. I said a metre instead of 60cm and got the children and
side roads answer wrong. Lucky guess on the police bikes.

YAMYA. I got the same ones wrong, the same way...

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There is a lovely example of a cycle farcility on the third question

Boris rides a bike when he's on his mobile?
I hope he uses hands free,

No he doesn't...

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pays attention to where he's going and doesn't swerve all over the place
like all the other cyclists on mobiles I've encountered.

Couldn't say.

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CTC says not to ride closer than 60cm from the kerb? Aren't they
adopting the 1-1.5m rule that was publicised recently?

Yes, they scored me 'wrong' on that. In my view it's not me who's wrong.

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On Mar 26, 4:29 pm, "David Martin" <[email hidden]>

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On Mar 26, 3:35 pm, Helen Deborah Vecht <[email hidden]>
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> I got 8 and can no longer ride a bike. 60cm is far too close to
> the kerb IMO.

60cm is an absolute minimum. 1m is a recommended minimum.

9/10 (a lucky guess or two there).

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8/10 here. I said a metre instead of 60cm and got the children and
side roads answer wrong. Lucky guess on the police bikes.

YAMYA. I got the same ones wrong, the same way...

I got the side roads right and the police bikes wrong... but both were
guesses.

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I got 8 and can no longer ride a bike. 60cm is far too close to the
kerb IMO.

60cm is an absolute minimum. 1m is a recommended minimum.

9/10 (a lucky guess or two there).

8/10 here. I said a metre instead of 60cm and got the children and
side roads answer wrong. Lucky guess on the police bikes.

8/10 .. same ones wrong, however the question to number 7 was "What is the
closest safe distance to the kerb for cyclists to ride?".

Obviously in the gutter is very bad, but I said 30cm, which I guess is about
a drain covers worth. Therefore, to me, the absolute closest I would cycle
safely would be 30cm. It's not my usual position though, however sometimes I
feel like getting in towards the kerb to allow traffic to pass for a few
seconds.

I would also dispute the kids one, I'd say they'd be more afraid of falling
off their bike in front of their mates!

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soup said the following on 26/03/2007 14:58:

Number 5 - surely that isn't John Prescott wearing a pudding basin on the
back of his head? :-)

I would also dispute the answer to number 8!

For everyone else, this is the question about number of gears used on
mountain bikes.

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On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:39:50 GMT, Martin Dann <[email hidden]>

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The strangest thing, I thought, was that so many people only use one or
two
gears.

Mind you, given the popularity of fixies here, perhaps I shouldn't be too
surprised.

I just got back from a short ride and only used three gears.

That'll be Sturmey Archer gears then ..

dkahn400 said:

8/10 here. I said a metre instead of 60cm and got the children and
side roads answer wrong. Lucky guess on the police bikes.

6/10: wrong on coppers, side roads, the minimum distance and something
fairly trivial.

Hum ho.

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On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:39:50 GMT, Martin Dann <[email hidden]>

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The strangest thing, I thought, was that so many people only use one or
two
gears.

Mind you, given the popularity of fixies here, perhaps I shouldn't be too
surprised.

I just got back from a short ride and only used three gears.

That'll be Sturmey Archer gears then ..

Good point!

I hadn't thought of those.

And when I had those as a child it was very rare to be able to use all three
gears no matter how often and carefully you adjusted the adjuster thingy.