I was disappointed to see riders on two occasions discarding empty food wrappers by the roadside on yesterday's "Tour of the Hills". Needless to say, they were both pro-team-replica types (and I passed both of them ;-)). Now, I know the pros do this, but I presume someone clears up after them? But amateur riders on a ride, which isn't even a race, can surely spare a moment to put empty wrappers back in their pockets.
I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
Say something: littering is a punishable offence with all sorts of ultimately negative side effects. People who do it are [censored] with no sense of social responsibility, and it should be pointed out to them.
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I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
If you're feeling confident enough to try it, you could do what I've done - pick up the rubbish, catch up with them, hand it back, smile and say "You seem to have accidently dropped your litter, I'm sure you didn't mean to do that." I've not done it to cyclists, but I've done it plenty times when out walking. It's usually met with a muttered "oh yeah, thanks" as they take it and put it in their pocket.
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I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
If you're feeling confident enough to try it, you could do what I've done - pick up the rubbish, catch up with them, hand it back, smile and say "You seem to have accidently dropped your litter, I'm sure you didn't mean to do that." I've not done it to cyclists, but I've done it plenty times when out walking. It's usually met with a muttered "oh yeah, thanks" as they take it and put it in their pocket.
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I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
If you're feeling confident enough to try it, you could do what I've done - pick up the rubbish, catch up with them, hand it back, smile and say "You seem to have accidently dropped your litter, I'm sure you didn't mean to do that." I've not done it to cyclists, but I've done it plenty times when out walking. It's usually met with a muttered "oh yeah, thanks" as they take it and put it in their pocket.
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I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
If you're feeling confident enough to try it, you could do what I've done - pick up the rubbish, catch up with them, hand it back, smile and say "You seem to have accidently dropped your litter, I'm sure you didn't mean to do that." I've not done it to cyclists, but I've done it plenty times when out walking. It's usually met with a muttered "oh yeah, thanks" as they take it and put it in their pocket.
At Chessington on Saturday I was amazed at the number of piles of rubbish left in the car park; not only that but they have to close the queues for the rides early so they can pick up all the rubbish that is left. Why do we as a nation have such a high proportion of slobs?; the most embarassing thing I have seen recently was the state of the Mall after the Golden Jubilee. Two years ago after the Fatboy slim concert on Brighton Beach they had to close the beach for weeks to pick up all the rubbish and broken glass, a similar event in Tenerife was of course spotless afterwards.
I was disappointed to see riders on two occasions discarding empty food wrappers by the roadside on yesterday's "Tour of the Hills". Needless to say, they were both pro-team-replica types (and I passed both of them ;-)). Now, I know the pros do this, but I presume someone clears up after them? But amateur riders on a ride, which isn't even a race, can surely spare a moment to put empty wrappers back in their pockets.
I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
Anyone dropping anything in the street/countryside, or allowing their pets/horses to do the same, should be made to eat whatever it is they (or their animal) has dropped.
There should be no mercy for litter-bugs; the hedgerows around here are full of McD*nalds wrappers, old beds and mouldy carpets 🙁
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I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
If you're feeling confident enough to try it, you could do what I've done - pick up the rubbish, catch up with them, hand it back, smile and say "You seem to have accidently dropped your litter, I'm sure you didn't mean to do that." I've not done it to cyclists, but I've done it plenty times when out walking. It's usually met with a muttered "oh yeah, thanks" as they take it and put it in their pocket.
Graeme
A friend of mine did similar with a huge dog turd that a dog owner had allowed to be deposited in his front garden. He packaged said item up in an envelope labelled "You dropped this", followed the dog owner home and posted it through the letter box.
Now, I know the pros do this, but I presume someone clears up after them?
Souvenir-hunting spectators, usually.
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I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
Unfortunately, saying something doesn't always have a positive effect, and occasionally leads to physical resentment.
Sometimes the only option is to pick up the litter yourself - if you are feeling brave you can then hand it back to the culprit and say, "Here, you dropped this." If you are feeling less brave you can just put it in the bin and feel quietly smug about your good deed.
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of cyclists.
So do I. And generally they live up to my expectation, at this years Marin Rough Ride the pre-ride brief included a reminder to not litter and to improve on last years situation where one piece of rubbish was found from 800+ riders :-) This is general to cycling events and off-road facilities I've visited and also is noticable that when 100 odd windsurfers leave my usual venue at the end of the day there is little trace of their attendence. It's a mindset.
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I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
So do I. And generally they live up to my expectation, at this years Marin Rough Ride the pre-ride brief included a reminder to not litter and to improve on last years situation where one piece of rubbish was found from 800+ riders :-) This is general to cycling events and off-road facilities I've visited and also is noticable that when 100 odd windsurfers leave my usual venue at the end of the day there is little trace of their attendence. It's a mindset.
I really do think it's because the professional guys do it.
If you are feeling less brave you can just put it in the bin and feel quietly smug about your good deed.
I've occasionally picked up road litter from the trike at speed, which makes a game of it. The Cool Factor is severely reduced by the immediately subsequent wobbles while I'm working out where to put what I've just picked up.
-- Mark, UK. We hope to hear him swear, we love to hear him squeak, We like to see him biting fingers in his horny beak.
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Now, I know the pros do this, but I presume someone clears up after them?
Souvenir-hunting spectators, usually.
Even the wrappers? Eeugh.
this was an email question on the itv2 tdf coverage. Apparently the race organisers see to it that anything not collected by fans is cleared up. Going back a few years the London Marathon used to just leave those mountains of water bottles behind in the poorer boroughs that the route went through (specifically the Isle of Dogs). Nowadays it is all cleared up reasonably effectively. They even fill in all the potholes on the orute although many of the repairs are so crappy that they have worn out by end of the race.
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I didn't say anything, but I was fuming. Don't know why, but I expect better of cyclists.
If you're feeling confident enough to try it, you could do what I've done - pick up the rubbish, catch up with them, hand it back, smile and say
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seem to have accidently dropped your litter, I'm sure you didn't mean to do that." I've not done it to cyclists, but I've done it plenty times when out walking. It's usually met with a muttered "oh yeah, thanks" as they take it and put it in their pocket.
Won't be doing that with dog poo though.
Depends how angry you are!. Some chap had been letting his dog [censored] on our front lawn on and off for about 3 weeks. My husband finally managed to be around for the performance. He stormed out of the house; picked up the [censored] in his right hand, grabbed the blokes right hand with his left and crushed the [censored] into his right hand uttering the immortal line " I think this belongs to you" . He did take a long time scrubbing his hands afterwards but reckons it was worth it.
Depends how angry you are!. Some chap had been letting his dog [censored] on our front lawn on and off for about 3 weeks. My husband finally managed to be around for the performance. He stormed out of the house; picked up the [censored] in his right hand, grabbed the blokes right hand with his left and crushed the [censored] into his right hand uttering the immortal line " I think this belongs to you" . He did take a long time scrubbing his hands afterwards but reckons it was worth it.
