{"id":9438,"date":"2013-07-28T22:42:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T21:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=9438"},"modified":"2013-07-29T19:42:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T18:42:32","slug":"cyclists-the-case-for-changing-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=9438","title":{"rendered":"Cyclists: the case for changing the law"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am currently working in the centre of Oxford.<\/p>\n

Because it is the middle of summer, Oxford is full of tourists. And, naturally enough, many of the tourists are looking to get around the city and see the sights.<\/p>\n

Some of the tourists are choosing to use bicycles to meet this requirement.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, last week, I was walking through the city centre, and passed a shop that hires bicycles out.<\/p>\n

Three people were mounting their just-hired bicycles.<\/p>\n

I watched.<\/p>\n

I watched as they wobbled their way in to the path of an oncoming bus.<\/p>\n

I watched as the bus was forced to stop, disrupting traffic (and other cyclists!), whilst the wobbly tourists attempted to make their way down the street.<\/p>\n

I watched as one of them fell off, in the road.<\/p>\n

I watched as the third cyclist stopped to help the fallen friend – but first she dismounted her bicycle, and placed it on its side in the bus lane.<\/p>\n

I watched as all three remounted, and cycled through a pedestrian-only precinct.<\/p>\n

I watched as another bicycle hirer mounted his bike and cycled the wrong way up a one-way street.<\/p>\n

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So here are some facts about cyclists:<\/p>\n