(30 Jun 2015, 9:41 pm)idiot Points taken. I'm a lycra helmet wearing one and even sometimes don't use shared footpaths if there busy! I average about 18 mph anyway so sometimes to fast for them... For example Seaburn and Roker during the summer hols. But there are a lot of idiots on bikes/walking/driving. I can say that as I'm a (red) man van!!!
I don't really worry about the lycra helmet wearing ones as they usually are alright and they tend use roads instead of footpaths and if they are on footpaths they will usually happily sit behind you until it is safe to pass and if I know there is one behind me I will try and quickly move for them to get past usually by walking on the grass providing it's been dry. It's the normal clothes wearing helmetless ones I worry about as you don't always know what they will do.
There are other idiots on footpaths and roads, I have nearly been run over by quad bikes, scooters and cars on footpaths!
