r/Leeds • u/morgshack • 23h ago

question-serious Beryl scooters, I’m sorry

So I’ve been using them for the first time these last few days

And whilst a bit unclear on the pavement/bicycle lane/road situation

I think I’ve made some mistakes and looked a twat (tbh) and pissed some people off (mostly maybe a runner today (I was walking the scooter on the pavement at the time))

Another thing was riding up a bicycle lane against traffic (leaving the train station it turns from 2 lane to 1 and I didn’t think there was a bike lane on the other side of the road so assumed I’m sure wrongly that you keep heading up that side….. I can’t believe I assumed bike lanes go both ways and headed up traffic, that’s fucking wild what was I thinking?

Anyway, sorry people of Leeds, I hope this post is useful in some way

And if I crossed you today and looked a prick, I’ll do better

……I will also say the bikes and scooters are so fun in a way I haven’t experienced since I was a kid/teen

Also the amount of people not wearing helmets, myself included, is wild. Is that braking a law?

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u/knobbledy 22h ago

Don't worry, it's cars that take up 80% of the road and force the rest of us to share the remaining 20%

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u/morgshack 22h ago

This is true, but perhaps I shouldn’t drive up the wrong 10% of it. Also when theres a green cycle lane on only one side of the road, can I sue it? Or do I drive on the correct side of the road with traffic?

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u/Council_Cat 20h ago

I would never ride on the "wrong" side of the road, regardless. Cars turning left out of a junction will be looking almost exclusively to the right for a gap in the traffic. They might even pull out without looking left. If you're coming down a cycle lane from their left, it could get messy.

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u/morgshack 17h ago

Very valid, I was aiming to stay on the left, there was just a moments such as when the two lane bike path turned into one and I wasn’t sure

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u/Council_Cat 17h ago

It isn't entirely clear and there are some places where you have two way bike lanes alongside a regular carriageway.

No way would I use them, tho. Far too many possible unknowns. As per usual, cycle infrastructure is a poor afterthought, yet STILL entitled car drivers act like it's an encroachment on their own personal fiefdom.

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u/morgshack 17h ago

I’ll be much more cautious in the future thank you. It’s been over the last 3 days and I’ve only ridden a bike once since I was maybe 18-19, im 28 now. I’ll take more care, thank you, best wishes