roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Yes sir, thank you sir, very obliged sir.
Cycling on dual carriageway and car beeps...
- Thread starter Mazz
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Yes sir, thank you sir, very obliged sir.
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
These days my cycling is mostly for pleasure, so i don't plan dual carriageways and roundabouts as my route, but it's hard to avoid them completely.
I find them okay with lots of careful observation, enthusiastic signalling and owning the lane.
It's a little worrying when you know there's been a cyclist fatality there previously.
I find them okay with lots of careful observation, enthusiastic signalling and owning the lane.
It's a little worrying when you know there's been a cyclist fatality there previously.
Twilkes
Guru
Before I did JoGLE about twenty five years ago, someone gave me advice (or I read it) that when approaching an on-slip while you're on the main carriageway, you should look and signal left as soon as you can, to pass in front of any vehicles that might be accelerating but before they reach their target speed, move to the left of the slip and then carry on and join the main road again as if it was continuous.
Never had a problem doing this, and most drivers realised what I was doing, and it keeps you from coming into conflict with vehicles whose drivers are trying to check mirrors or look round for traffic while merging.
Never had a problem doing this, and most drivers realised what I was doing, and it keeps you from coming into conflict with vehicles whose drivers are trying to check mirrors or look round for traffic while merging.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I did ride on the expressway near our house once
Great road for riding on - nice surface and not much traffic
Mind you - that was a mistake due to lack of cycle path signage (no indication that the shared cycle lane was ending)
and it was during the first lockdown so there was very very little traffic - only got passed my one car!
No way I would do it at any other time - speed of the cars - and especially the lorries - is too high and there is only a short hard shoulder type thing
and you would be very unsafe when you came to a junction
however, I have checked and bike are actually allowed - no signs saying any prohibited traffic
so I presume horses are allowed as well!!!!
Great road for riding on - nice surface and not much traffic
Mind you - that was a mistake due to lack of cycle path signage (no indication that the shared cycle lane was ending)
and it was during the first lockdown so there was very very little traffic - only got passed my one car!
No way I would do it at any other time - speed of the cars - and especially the lorries - is too high and there is only a short hard shoulder type thing
and you would be very unsafe when you came to a junction
however, I have checked and bike are actually allowed - no signs saying any prohibited traffic
so I presume horses are allowed as well!!!!
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Jody
Stubborn git
Yes, but most have the sense not to.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
What about a single lane (each way) road with traffic going 60 (at least!) ?
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I've ridden (and will continue to ride) short sections of "national speed limit" DCs. My issue with it isn't that it's necessarily unsafe, but that it's horrible. But sometimes unavoidable.
Some DCs, where you have a bit of hard shoulder and good sightlines are fine (but still horrible). Yet others, in more urban settings with lower speeds and frequent roundabouts are similarly safe (and horrible). And yes, others are undeniably dangerous and I don't ride them.
Varies case by case.
Unfortunately the road planners sometimes leave little choice.
Some DCs, where you have a bit of hard shoulder and good sightlines are fine (but still horrible). Yet others, in more urban settings with lower speeds and frequent roundabouts are similarly safe (and horrible). And yes, others are undeniably dangerous and I don't ride them.
Varies case by case.
Unfortunately the road planners sometimes leave little choice.
Jody
Stubborn git
60 at least on a single lane road?
No I don't think they are safe either. Encountered one d*ck head to many which is why I stopped riding my road bike. It's not worth the risk.
presta
Guru
Same here. I don't use dual carriageways out of preference but there's a limit to how far I'll go out of my way to avoid one, and that limit varies according to how much energy I have.
Cycles are banned on our bypass (Braintree Essex). I rode on this one at Oldham once because I was a bit lost and it was easy to identify on my road atlas.
I did the A66 through Middlesborough, then the A19 and A689 as far as Butterwick. I'd planned to cross the transporter bridge then head for Sedgefield, but I couldn't find the bridge.
I thought I was in for a lecture about cycling on main roads when I saw a copper cross the road towards me as I was crossing the Mendips on the A38. It turned out he was bored sat in his van, and thought I might like the photo he'd taken of me with the speed trap camera.
- Location
- Glasgow
I have been beeped - not only the once either - on a local residential side street, with speed bumps.
The street is part of a NCR, leads to a school, a health centre and sheltered housing.
I wouldn't worry about it.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
All these beeps. Perhaps we are misinterpreting them. It could be that the driver wanted to say "nice bike" and was doing their best to express themselves via the medium of car horn.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
A few years ago I was surprised to see the definition of a dual carriageway.
This is one that I would cycle..
This is one that I would cycle..
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
Looks like it's a 70 mph limit too.
