Tales from today's commute....
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Origamist
Legendary Member
"Motorists urged to avoid Lewin Street, Middlewich after ambulance incident"
http://www.middlewichguardian.co.uk...sed_after_ambulance_is_trapped_under_archway/
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
1. Some scofflaw loon had emptied a tipper truck of rubble onto Perrinpit Lane, which was marked as Road Closed. Speculation that he had also nicked the electrical cables to the faulty traffic lights would be pointless. Still, a dozen cars drove round all of the road closure signs to try to get through - and had to turn around.
I got through, could have got off & walked if need be. There was a lot of mess on the road so will have to watch out on the way home !
2. The drivers' general rage and impatience because of the above situation was exacerbated to a level rarely seen on my commute. A narrow section of road where drivers have to stop to let each other through was a major flashpoint with much impatient revving of engines and MGIF passing. A small van driver nearly crashed into the stationary queue of traffic, locking his wheels as he swerved across the highway.
3. I later passed a Berlingo stuck in tailbacks on the A38 approaching the M5. The ironic thing was the South Gloucestershire Council badges all over it proclaiming "On the Move in South Glos" !
I got through, could have got off & walked if need be. There was a lot of mess on the road so will have to watch out on the way home !
2. The drivers' general rage and impatience because of the above situation was exacerbated to a level rarely seen on my commute. A narrow section of road where drivers have to stop to let each other through was a major flashpoint with much impatient revving of engines and MGIF passing. A small van driver nearly crashed into the stationary queue of traffic, locking his wheels as he swerved across the highway.
3. I later passed a Berlingo stuck in tailbacks on the A38 approaching the M5. The ironic thing was the South Gloucestershire Council badges all over it proclaiming "On the Move in South Glos" !
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I'm a bit worried about that lovely new section of Tarmac by the M5, the slope part seems to be marked up with various blue marks that makes me wonder if they are going to dig it up less than 2 weeks or so after properly resurfacing it!
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
My inward commute was warmer than I expected, so I was slightly over dressed and caught the damp stuff just before the end, where as the homeward commute couldn't have been nicer ... Full on sunshine!
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Yes - it's ripe for an imbecile with a pneumatic drill and inadequate backfilling materials to be let loose on !
Also the number of people who aren't sure which lane for what is growing... I hope for some better road markings soon.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
The left lane seems to be about two car widths wide right by the junction, Mr Summerdays was confused the first few times he went through changing lanes unnecessarily.
Incontinentia Buttocks
Veteran
Warm and windy, very very head windy. Did I mention the wind?
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Had my closest near miss ever coming home today.
Approaching a cross roads which has traffic lights, all the cars to my right were stationary as I bombed up the inside cycle lane.
A few cars ahead, I did not see the guy waiting in the queue to my right flash the car who was coming the opposite way, wanting to turn right into his drive across our paths.
I was looking down, looked up saw a bonnet about 6 feet away, and you know how it all goes into slow motion?
Anyway the only thing that flashed into my brain was this 'Don't hit the car you will damage the bike', that's all I thought, in like flashing neon inside my brain.
So he saw me, I looked up, he stopped dead, I veered left, up a drive way and nearly into a bush!
I got off, started laughing about how close it was and that I had missed it, and the guy parked on the drive. I got back on the road to set off as I did not think he was going to get out, but he did and was very apologetic, we had a laugh about how I avoided hitting his car only for him to tell me it was a company car! We parted smiling and that was it. He was very apologetic
The guy who let him in must have shoot a brick cause he must have seen it all....I bet he won't do that again!
Oh and bloody windy coming home again!
Approaching a cross roads which has traffic lights, all the cars to my right were stationary as I bombed up the inside cycle lane.
A few cars ahead, I did not see the guy waiting in the queue to my right flash the car who was coming the opposite way, wanting to turn right into his drive across our paths.
I was looking down, looked up saw a bonnet about 6 feet away, and you know how it all goes into slow motion?
Anyway the only thing that flashed into my brain was this 'Don't hit the car you will damage the bike', that's all I thought, in like flashing neon inside my brain.
So he saw me, I looked up, he stopped dead, I veered left, up a drive way and nearly into a bush!
I got off, started laughing about how close it was and that I had missed it, and the guy parked on the drive. I got back on the road to set off as I did not think he was going to get out, but he did and was very apologetic, we had a laugh about how I avoided hitting his car only for him to tell me it was a company car! We parted smiling and that was it. He was very apologetic
The guy who let him in must have shoot a brick cause he must have seen it all....I bet he won't do that again!
Oh and bloody windy coming home again!
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I've been off work for a week and a half and hoped the weather would be favourable and I'd get a few big rides in.... but it wasn't so i didn't. Today was my first day back and it was chucking it down this morning, so got my waterproof gear on, got outside to find the rain had more or less stopped (this happens more often than not). So i cycled 4 miles up a hill and boiled in the bag. Maybe next time i'll sack the waterproofs and just take some dry clothes.
glenn forger
Guest
Gave a driver a Paddington stare when he slowed and stopped ahead of me in the middle of the single lane to drop a passenger. He didn't notice.
L Q
Über Member
- Location
- Woodhall Spa
It felt like a headwind all the way home last night for the full 23 miles so you would think I would get a nice tailwind all the way to work this morning, how wrong, it just felt like a real swirling wind all the way, only had a good tailwind for around 2 miles.
Had the last 5 miles with a touch of the wet stuff as well but still pleased with the ride in.
Had the last 5 miles with a touch of the wet stuff as well but still pleased with the ride in.
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
I also had a good tailwind this morning but through the day the wind really freshened up the trip home tonight took and extra 16 minutes to get home. Still I suppose that's a few extra calories gone over board so it's not all bad.
