On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 17:57:25 +0000 (UTC), Ian Smith <
[email protected]> wrote:
>> too low in traffic,
>
> simply not true - it's evidently (on the basis of the frequency of having to take evasive action
> to avoid ******* moron pillocks) much more visible in traffic
>
You do seem to get a lot more room. However, motorists still don't see you until they are almost on
top of you.
When I am on the windcheetah I typically get "hooted" by oncoming traffic once or twice per day.
However, they rarely hoot until they are about 20 feet away (half of that being the width of the
road) and one, today, didn't manage to hoot until we had actually passed each other and he was
behind me. (I don't find this hooting amusing or enjoyable. They are typically so close and
positioned such that my first reaction is that it is a car behind that I haven't heard approaching
which is now about to plow into me rather than wait for the oncoming car to pass)
Clearly emphasises the point that most drivers don't seem able to see much beyond the end of
their bonnet.
>> can't take one on a train.
>
> haven't tried with the trice, but why not? it falls within the allowable luggage dimensions, and
> it's clearly not a bicycle, so won't be covered by teh specific rules that deal with them...
>
Most, if not all, of the local services here (North London/Herts) prohibit trikes. (Fortunately I
found this out after I had taken it on the train - and the Euston staff had let me through the
barrier onto the platform - although they were the same people who had said it was OK after 7pm
which is actually the bicycle rule)
The metropolitan line has an interesting "rule" viz. "I don't see why it shouldn't be allowed but at
the end of the day it is up to the platform staff." Bicycles are allowed at certain times.
Regards,
Tim.
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