Tales from today's commute....
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Lovely ride in this morning, just the right temperature to stay cool, sunny. Muppet count for the ride is 1. Me. I was filtering up to some lights in town, young lad standing between two cars crossing the road, figured he'd seen me. He hadn't. Missed him but clipped the 5 boxes of meat he was carrying which went down. I apologised but he didn't seem too bothered. Lesson learnt for both I think.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
One major numpty .... me!!!
I've got a heavy cold at the moment, and it must have affected my judgement. I cross a motorway slip road, and today I looked and I swear I saw a gap with no cars coming at all, though cars carrying on around the roundabout, so I crossed. As I was crossing the second lane I saw a car slowing down in that lane very close to me .... luckily he was more aware of me than I him. Still don't know if he changed what he was doing ... as the cyclist to my left had also started crossing though a bit behind me (or whether they went thinking it must be clear because I went).
I've got a heavy cold at the moment, and it must have affected my judgement. I cross a motorway slip road, and today I looked and I swear I saw a gap with no cars coming at all, though cars carrying on around the roundabout, so I crossed. As I was crossing the second lane I saw a car slowing down in that lane very close to me .... luckily he was more aware of me than I him. Still don't know if he changed what he was doing ... as the cyclist to my left had also started crossing though a bit behind me (or whether they went thinking it must be clear because I went).
rugby bloke
Veteran
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Lots of general stupidity and discourtesy out there this morning from both cyclists and cars ... what is so difficult about following the rules of the road and showing a bit of respect and empathy ?
Highlight of the ride was seeing another cyclist taken out by a muppet of a pedestrian who walked out onto the road without looking. Luckily the cyclist was riding cautiously as this was on a stretch of road - the drag from High Holborn down to Holborn Circus which seems particularly bad for this sort of accident. If there had been injuries to both parties,would they have been recorded as cyclist injuring pedestrian or the other way round ?
Highlight of the ride was seeing another cyclist taken out by a muppet of a pedestrian who walked out onto the road without looking. Luckily the cyclist was riding cautiously as this was on a stretch of road - the drag from High Holborn down to Holborn Circus which seems particularly bad for this sort of accident. If there had been injuries to both parties,would they have been recorded as cyclist injuring pedestrian or the other way round ?
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
There were tons out here too!!! One small section (just long enough to be a short strava segment), I saw 21 cyclists (rugby fields at Lockleaze)
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
One major numpty .... me!!!
Under the M32 crossing the entrance slip road ? It is a lot more common for both lanes to be used now, with the new road layout, and I doubt that everyone using the outer lane bothers to indicate their intentions.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Sorry my computer is doubling up every thing I do this morning!
Yes the Hambrook one, normally I'm pretty good, I even check to see if there are motorbikes and if there is I won't go because of their greater acceleration. In my brain I still recall seeing nobody in the lanes for joining the motorway, completely clear, as I was about to stop and wait. Just not with it I guess today!
RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
Sunny but cold this morning. Colder later tonight when i leave for home so i have packed some arm warmers
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Stealth motorists ! Glad all OK.
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
Bad do yesterday at the Elephant and Castle. I got down there to find it all "blue taped" off, with the Air Ambulance hovering. Turns out a motorcyclist was killed after a collision with another one (who wasn't badly injured). Awful.
Took the NKR/OKR to avoid it, and came to that wonderfully designed roundabout which filters the bike lanes left, with the bike lane to go straight on involving the crossing of two lanes of traffic if you want to use it.
The upside was finding myself crossing Burgess Park and ending up a long way further down Walworth Road than I expected, having avoided lots of traffic lights.
Uneventful journey in this morning, but the sheer volume of traffic puts me off cycling, quite frankly.
Took the NKR/OKR to avoid it, and came to that wonderfully designed roundabout which filters the bike lanes left, with the bike lane to go straight on involving the crossing of two lanes of traffic if you want to use it.
The upside was finding myself crossing Burgess Park and ending up a long way further down Walworth Road than I expected, having avoided lots of traffic lights.
Uneventful journey in this morning, but the sheer volume of traffic puts me off cycling, quite frankly.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Riding with a camera is interesting, reviewing the film confirms how certain passes which felt close at the time actually were not as generous as they should or could have been.
Leaving about half the lane to the bike is a bit tight given Highway Code guidance and the incidence of potholes and surface defects on the roads in question.
Leaving about half the lane to the bike is a bit tight given Highway Code guidance and the incidence of potholes and surface defects on the roads in question.
I witnessed some splendid driving by a delightful tipper driver today. Approaching the Millbank roundabout Northbound, as he approached the point where the mandatory cycle lane ends and the roadway splits into two lanes, he popped on his left indicator, and started changing into the left hand lane. It was just a pity there was a cyclist to his left when he did so (who, possibly unwisely, kept going and got in front of the truck despite the rapidly narrowing gap), and that he then felt the need to have open his window and a go at her for riding dangerously when they ended up alongside each other at the roundabout. I feel an email to his employer coming up...
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Tonight's commute ... Well I managed to get boxed in by a bus.... Overtaking on a narrow parked up road... to have to stop 100 ft away at the back of a queue of cars. The sort cars normally struggle to overtake on (Toronto Road). Really annoyed me, but I know the timings of the lights so put my foot down and sailed past it and the next 5 cars to get to the ASL just in time.... My only regret was not making a rude gesture as I passed!
Also saw a lorry driver (Dynamic storage of Yate, Reg: FL64 LSK) on his mobile phone later when I was in the car, then he started giving a cyclist lots of grief and beeping him, and the cyclist wasn't happy, shouting back and gesticulating from which I presume he was still on the phone.
Also saw a lorry driver (Dynamic storage of Yate, Reg: FL64 LSK) on his mobile phone later when I was in the car, then he started giving a cyclist lots of grief and beeping him, and the cyclist wasn't happy, shouting back and gesticulating from which I presume he was still on the phone.
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
Tonight's commute; mundane.
Nobber count; 0 (zero).
I like those ones.
Nobber count; 0 (zero).
I like those ones.
