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[jimboalee]

Love that vid. That guy looked like he lost both his brakes in the rain.

Of course he wouldn't say so much. It might make him look stupid not knowing how braking disappears in the wet.

Love that vid. The soundtrack makes the 'bent sound like it's got a 500 cu Hemi.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Thanks for the clarification. I think we agree.

 

[davefb]

Maybe he was just an adrenaline junkie missing his wing suit and a cliff in Norway????

isnt there a cycle lane to the left ? using the other bridge arch ? ?

could easily have got past the wagon

 

[Black Sheep]

I was going to suggest getting rid of the lanes, but the point is they're supposed to be uninterupted (in terms of direction). But this could be done by putting the little square markers down instead.

If you stop the lane back, how far do you stop it? Do you then suggest cyclists should stop 3 cars from lights... considering a bunch don't even stop for a red light?

I do agree with you though.



That happens currently with all ASLs anyway... but surely if someone does decide to go up the inside, wouldn't it be better that they actually have somewhere safe to go (yes I realise there is a blind spot in front).

If a light does change... that is the time said driver should check the mirrors up the sides... and at this point the cab should be inline with the trailer thus the whole side is visible.

this (not just this post) seems to assume that cyclists should filter through traffic. I never use ASL's I just can't be bothered to weave up the left hand side in the gutter to put myself infront of a car who wants to set off from the lights as quick as possible, I just take primary where I am in the traffic flow and go with it and have no problems

I really would not want to go up the side of a lorry and then sit myself in the box infront of a towering truck cab, I might not have been seen moving up its side, if I had, I might not have been seen sneaking infront of it and don't want to rely on me setting off quickly as my survival.

 

[Fab Foodie]

this (not just this post) seems to assume that cyclists should filter through traffic. I never use ASL's I just can't be bothered to weave up the left hand side in the gutter to put myself infront of a car who wants to set off from the lights as quick as possible, I just take primary where I am in the traffic flow and go with it and have no problems

Me too, but it's others we need to inform.

 

[jimboalee]

Maybe he was just an adrenaline junkie missing his wing suit and a cliff in Norway????

He was wearing a parachute pack though. Someone should tell him its not Bike, Antenna, Span, Earth.

 

[zimzum42]

this (not just this post) seems to assume that cyclists should filter through traffic. I never use ASL's I just can't be bothered to weave up the left hand side in the gutter to put myself infront of a car who wants to set off from the lights as quick as possible, I just take primary where I am in the traffic flow and go with it and have no problems

You NEED to filter in London - if you didn't you would take forever to get to work. There's no way I'm sitting in the traffic like a numpty

Answer is simple though, just filter on the outside...

 

[dellzeqq]

filter left or right with care, based on experience. The most avid filterers are those without any experience. If any of you want to give yourself nightmares watch the traffic coming down Farringdon Street toward Blackfriars Bridge, and check the cyclists weaving down the left as the road curves to the left. The lanes are barely the width of an HGV but still they wander through...

 

[jimboalee]

Cycling between stationary or slow moving cars is a lot like having a free firearms law. There will always be someone who says "of course its not loaded".

 

[zimzum42]

Perhaps we can hold a filtering contest? I suggest up the hill from Shepherd's Bush to Notting Hill during rush hour, it can be quite testing!

 

[jimboalee]

Perhaps we can hold a filtering contest? I suggest up the hill from Shepherd's Bush to Notting Hill during rush hour, it can be quite testing!

How bad is the Western Avenue these days, from the Target to Shepherd's Bush?

 

[slowmotion]

The Western Avenue is not a good place to be on a bike IMVVHO.

 

[zimzum42]

Western avenue is fine, traffic keeps moving until just before the big roundabout, so not good for a filtering contest

The A4 from Chiswick is good in rush hour, but careful on the hammersmith flyover, there's a big gap you have to bunnyhop over, but then the run past North End Road to the Earl's Court bit is great fun

 

[jimboalee]

Western avenue is fine, traffic keeps moving until just before the big roundabout, so not good for a filtering contest

The A4 from Chiswick is good in rush hour, but careful on the hammersmith flyover, there's a big gap you have to bunnyhop over, but then the run past North End Road to the Earl's Court bit is great fun

How far is that from Brentford? I cycled to the Travelodge at Kew once. £10 special.

Before I had a SatNav !!

 

[zimzum42]

From Brentford join the A4 at Kew Bridge Roundabout and head towards town. It's brutal at night but a pleasure in the rush hour...