Thoughts on these new signs Leicestershire Police have been putting up? Can't be a bad thing to keep informing motorists...

Ana Blanquete certainly thought so, she replied: "Love this! Plenty of times shouting 'roads are for vehicles, not just cars' to careless drivers."

Someone who did not, however, was the one local who thought he had a much better idea: a sign reminding cyclists they 'must' ride single file. Among the amusing replies was this one from RC D Mitchum explaining, "Police only deal with crimes mate. Riding abreast is not only legal, it's recommended by police and driving instructors."

Beyond this part of the discussion, some wondered what difference the signs would make on a road such as the one shown, as drivers would likely squeeze past anyway. Another user set their sights on winning the 'niche alternative sign' award...thankfully not about cyclists...but demanding a "sign for horse riders not to use mobile phones"...

https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-7-september-2021-286161#live-blog-item-27597

On 07/09/2021 13:32, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thoughts on these new signs Leicestershire Police have been putting
> up? Can't be a bad thing to keep informing motorists...

On single track roads - seems rather pointless.

> Ana Blanquete certainly thought so, she replied: "Love this! Plenty
> of times shouting 'roads are for vehicles, not just cars' to careless
> drivers."
>
> Someone who did not, however, was the one local who thought he had a
> much better idea: a sign reminding cyclists they 'must' ride single
> file.

Motor vehicles more than 6ft wide, apart from tractors, should be banned
from single track roads.

On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 1:43:45 PM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
> On 07/09/2021 13:32, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Thoughts on these new signs Leicestershire Police have been putting
> > up? Can't be a bad thing to keep informing motorists...
> On single track roads - seems rather pointless.
> > Ana Blanquete certainly thought so, she replied: "Love this! Plenty
> > of times shouting 'roads are for vehicles, not just cars' to careless
> > drivers."
> >
> > Someone who did not, however, was the one local who thought he had a
> > much better idea: a sign reminding cyclists they 'must' ride single
> > file.
> Motor vehicles more than 6ft wide, apart from tractors, should be banned
> from single track roads.

That's most of Scotland buggered then.

On 07/09/2021 01:43 pm, TMS320 wrote:

> On 07/09/2021 13:32, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

>> Thoughts on these new signs Leicestershire Police have been putting
>> up? Can't be a bad thing to keep informing motorists...

> On single track roads - seems rather pointless.

>> Ana Blanquete certainly thought so, she replied: "Love this! Plenty
>> of times shouting 'roads are for vehicles, not just cars' to careless
>> drivers."

>> Someone who did not, however, was the one local who thought he had a
>> much better idea: a sign reminding cyclists they 'must' ride single
>> file.

On a very narrow road, that sounds like the only sensible advice to
give, especially if the road is not Roman Army-style straight.

> Motor vehicles more than 6ft wide, apart from tractors, should be banned
> from single track roads.

Interestingly, according to
<https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/cheap-car-insurance/average-car-dimensions>,
the average width of a European car is 1821mm (71.69291 inches).

The car I use most frequently is 71.92913" wide. :-)

On 07/09/2021 02:30 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 1:43:45 PM UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
>> On 07/09/2021 13:32, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Thoughts on these new signs Leicestershire Police have been putting
>>> up? Can't be a bad thing to keep informing motorists...
>> On single track roads - seems rather pointless.
>>> Ana Blanquete certainly thought so, she replied: "Love this! Plenty
>>> of times shouting 'roads are for vehicles, not just cars' to careless
>>> drivers."
>>>
>>> Someone who did not, however, was the one local who thought he had a
>>> much better idea: a sign reminding cyclists they 'must' ride single
>>> file.
>> Motor vehicles more than 6ft wide, apart from tractors, should be banned
>> from single track roads.
>
> That's most of Scotland buggered then.

A bus route about 15 miles from here would have to be re-thought.

On 07/09/2021 17:25, JNugent wrote:
> On 07/09/2021 01:43 pm, TMS320 wrote:
>
>> On 07/09/2021 13:32, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>> Thoughts on these new signs Leicestershire Police have been putting
>>> up? Can't be a bad thing to keep informing motorists...
>
>> On single track roads - seems rather pointless.
>
>>> Ana Blanquete certainly thought so, she replied: "Love this! Plenty
>>> of times shouting 'roads are for vehicles, not just cars' to careless
>>> drivers."
>
>>> Someone who did not, however, was the one local who thought he had a
>>> much better idea: a sign reminding cyclists they 'must' ride single
>>> file.
>
> On a very narrow road, that sounds like the only sensible advice to
> give, especially if the road is not Roman Army-style straight.
>
>> Motor vehicles more than 6ft wide, apart from tractors, should be
>> banned from single track roads.
>
> Interestingly, according to
> <https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/cheap-car-insurance/average-car-dimensions>,
> the average width of a European car is 1821mm (71.69291 inches).

An average means that many must be larger. The large ones are over
represented on single tracks.

> The car I use most frequently is 71.92913" wide. :-)

Then yours should be alright.