jcochrane wrote:hir wrote:
Just a thought before I sign up for Brake... does anyone know if Brake advocate banning all overtaking, including when walking or cycling?
I think we should be told!
I am an elderly model of the human race and now now walk at a reduced speed (and a little unsteadily). During Lockdown I would camp out all night at the supermarket to ensure being first in the toilet roll queue. Doors opened only to have younger models than me rush pass and clear the shelves. So I will support BRAKE if they advocate a ban on overtaking when walking as long as it is a blanket restriction and not just on pavements.
Excellent, I agree with you John. No overtaking of us venerable* citizens, whatever the mode of transport.
I am slightly confused though. I quite understand that I mustn't overtake you if we're both out walking, but would I be allowed to overtake you when you're walking and I'm on a bike? I suspect not. It just worries me that when BRAKE succeed in getting cars banned from the road their next target will be the banning of all cyclists! Come to think of it that would actually be a good idea because they're just as stupid, incompetent, dangerous, aggressive and unsafe as the hordes of other morons that blight and infest our roads at present.
I look forward to that utopian day when the roads are completely free of any form of motorised vehicles and cyclists. Occupied only by non-overtaking pedestrians wandering about without having to look left or right, not having to worry about priority at junctions and going about their lawful business without a care in the world. All thanks to the determined and resolute members of BRAKE. Thank you BRAKE.
* venerable defined as: those accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.