Cyclists

Quite often I begin these things by claiming 'this is not supposed to be a rant', much like the great Mark Kermode the rant tends to bubble over in any case, today Scarlet bangs on about the cyclists and he makes no apologies 'this is a rant'.

Why don't they ride in single file?

Why on earth is this even a problem?  Have you ever seen this insanity?  I certainly have, cyclists regularly ride 2 by 2 whilst cars are stacking up behind them because the cyclists can't make a hill.  I sympathise with the struggles of getting to the top of the hill but WHY? Why would anybody do that?

Why aren't they using the Cycle Lane?

Lets face it, motorists tend not to deal with Cyclists on the Road Network overly well.  The UK didn't invest in Cycling Infrastructure like most of Europe after the war and Britain's roads aren't exactly the widest in the world in any case.  Part of solving this issue was for councils to build hundreds of miles of Cycle Lanes alongside busy roads; flat and well surfaced these are particularly abundant in New Towns.  In certain areas the cyclists appear to snub them!  Anyone who has been behind a cyclist going round a corner with an empty 9 foot wide Cycle Lane to the side must surely have been wound up about this?  What are they doing? ARRRRRRGGGHHHH

Let us face it people, cycling is a fantastic way to get around, and we in Britain are finally starting to embrace it on our Road Network and it is great to see.  Boris Bikes, country tracks being built over old railways it is becoming an excellent and healthy hobby.  For the love of god can we please make sure the cyclists pull their weight on the safety front, after all they are the ones most at risk.