Anne Peverett
Unless one has special needs and I do have a son with and he too makes more noise than then rest of us,one can shout speak kindly.
If you are going too fast round bends etc then yes but the the most of us a bell would be hit too late to save the day.
I think so everyone can sue everyone then this measure is necessary.
It is a sad sign of the era we are living in.
I wonder what will go down in history our time enjoying life or our risk accessments that prevent us doing what will soon be a thing of the past.
Ian
How ridiculous can things get!
A £2500 fine for riding without a bell when the penalty for driving a lethal weapon using a mobile phone is £30! Can we get real.
f perry
maybe its a good thing to fall in line with eu. after all british laws have become stupid. they make new laws without repealing the old. so that one law says that you can & another says that you cant. but most laws are not enforced anyway. so why bother. & if they are going to enforce any legislation for safety reasons, they should concentrate on the mobile phone using motorists. of which there are still far too many.
vic
it does help on cycle ways, and is (apparently, so I am told) appreciated by pedestrians who like to be warned by ping, ping, presumably so that the can turn around and glare at the cyclist (that meant half in fun, wholly in ernest!)
but still I think personal choice.
as with all equipment, helmets etc. as soon as they make it a legality to wear them, the price goes up, and those that choose to wear can no longer afford to replace them as frequently as they otherwise may.
J W
what about perambulators !!!!!!! they stick the pram out into the path of ANY vehicle on the road to make them stop and gain precedence, with total disregard of the young innocent occupant.
dave wood
"London's mayor, Ken Livingstone, says he is considering forcing cyclists to carry number plates."
well why not go the whole hog, licence, tax insurance, mot, L plates, test. number plates, but to apply to ALL ROAD USERS.:.INCLUDING (especially) PEDESTRIANS.
simon platt
the present law(that a verbal warning is sufficient) is ok & that it should be a matter of personal choice. however this is to bring us inline with eu regulations. so its a little more political. but seeing as how the government is spending time & money to get ppl to cycle, they could do much more to protect (& encourage) the cyclist (& potential cyclist) like motorists seem to use us for target practice & pedestrians stand in our path (cycle path) &/or push prams in front of us. just the other day an elderly woman commented to he family how very good my (4 front & 2 rear) cycle lamps were, just AFTER she had emerged into the roadway right in front of me from behind a parked vehicle!!!!!!!
Linda Greenway
You will not hear a bicycle bell in the busy traffic. It is a stupid idea. Pedestrians should not be in the road if there is a cycle approaching. It is the pedestrians who need to be educated.
Eddie
Having a bell on your bike would not do anything in your favour. Because could it stop a car hitting you or a truck. If someone is infront of me i would say please move. So a bell can not do anything for realy thank you for reading this.
Joe Robinson
My life has been ruined due to a maniac bikest without a bell. I was parilised when a cyclist hit me and i believe if he had a bell, i myself could have been riding a bike today.
Nick Clark
I think the proposal is completely daft. a) even if fitted with bells, they would be unlikely to be used, particularly by the reckless pavement cyclists that prompted the proposal and b) I find on my bike that simply calling out "ting-a-ling" in a singing voice works pefectly adequately!
Ralph
Proper delegation would be a better move. I live in Hove and am a cyclist. Every time I use the cycle path there are pedestrian walking along it. Often they are grudging that you ask them to move off. Also as a pedestrian I have been forced off the pavement by adult cyclists! The roads here are very over crowded and dangerous.
RA
good for bell manufacturers
Michael D
What utter nonsense. Why should a cyclist not politely announce his/her presence to pedestrians verbally rather than ringing a bell? And what about the "menace" posed to cyclists riding legally on the road by pedestrians wandering out into their path (it happens very frequently)? Maybe all pedestrians should have to carry bells (and wear helmets); I'm quite sure that more injuries are caused this way.
Dave Matthews
Absolutely ridiculous law, where abouts can a bell be put on your bike which allows it to be reachable from your handlebar grip?? You have gears and brakes, making this impossible.... If you have to take one hand off to ring the bell, then you lose bike conrol, deeming it pointless. As for you people saying its about time, etc, this law will not stop people riding on pavements at all, if they are willing to ride on a pavement, they will be willing to not put a bell on there bikes. Barbara can your father hear a bike bell from the desired distance?? I think not.
Garreth Cashmore
If Cyclists are to keep to the roads and not ride on the pavements, then if a pedestrian walks into the path of a cyclist on the road having a BELL rung at him will not stop him getting hit by the cyclist
Paul
Bikes - Roads - Cars all one con to get some more income
KEITH M
Its about time. Also stop adults riding on the pavement. Make every rider wear a reflective tabard after dark.
Ronald Smith
Nonsense, a bell is unlikley to be heard in a
busy Town or City. This seems to be legislation making vulnerable road users suffer.
Barbara Sweeney
It is about time. In Bletchley there are riders on the pavements all the time. My 86 year old father has been hit at least three times by riders on footpaths. I believe there should be a crack down, not only on bells but, on riders on the pavements as well.
brian s
yes it is agood idea and please stop anybody over the age of 10 years of age from rideing on the pavment
MI CK PAGE
WHAT A LOAD OF COBBLERS .BELLS ARE AS GOOD AS A CHOCOLATE TEAPOT.CHASING CYCLISTS ONTO THE ROADS IS THE BEST WAY OF STOPPING PEOPLE CYCLING.MORE CYCLE ROUTES,REQUIRED.
AS A CYCLIST I TAKE MY LIFE IN MY HANDS EVERY TIME I RIDE ,CARS THAT OVERTAKE ,THEN TURN LEFT OR OVERTAKE THEN BRAKE HARD EXPECTING ME TO STOP AS FAST AS THEM. I HAVE 4 RUBBER BLOCKS THEY HAVE ABS ETC.
CYCLE ROUTES IN TOWN I SPEND TIME DODGING PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN THE CYCLE PATHS.
ANY CYCLIST CAUGHT NOT STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS SHOULD BE DONE
BUT AS 4 RIDING ON THE PAVEMENT . WELL WHAT CAN I SAY CARS PARK ON PAVEMENTS [ 4 WHEELS]
