Tales from today's commute....

[BSRU]

Looks like it will be raining here in Swindon during lunch time but should all be gone very quickly, hopefully.

One good thing I noticed today, some long term roadworks with 4 way traffic lights is almost complete, they were cleaning the road this morning and all of the roadwork equipment has gone.

 

[Svendo]

Sad event on the way home last night. On late shift so about 10.30pm. Saw what turned out to be fox in the gutter ahead, near littleborough summit. Thought it was clothes, then a body, then as I approached the fox lifted its head and looked at me. Turned round and went back, a car had gone past and the fox had got up and limped off across some waste ground, with a back leg dangling. There was a patch of blood where it had been laying. Decided that sadly there wasn't anything I could practicably do to either help the animal or 'put it out of its misery'; so I reluctantly set off for home, and gave my lucky dog a big hug when I got in.

 

[gaz]

I never have felt the need to indicate to pass a parked car. Have you thought about not trying to get into a position on the road that necessitates it? E.g, stay out in the road/move out well before?

I think I might have filtered in front of the driver at the lights and unfortunately have my imaginary she lace come undone at that point

In some cases it can be helpful to indicate. especially if you are moving into a steady stream of vehicles which means that some of them behind you may not be able to see the obstacle you are attempting to move around.

 

[G3CWI]

Took a drive along the route that I hope to commute along when it gets lighter. The road is in a shocking state - indeed at one point I thought I had damaged the car suspension. It's all the worse that virtually the whole route is a national cycle route. When I have more time I will do a slow pass with the CTC pothole app on my iPhone in the hope of getting some of the larger holes filled. So bad was it to drive along that I was seriously considering if the road bike was the right vehicle? Maybe I should be considering the full suspension hybrid.

Route SK10 3JA ==> CW12 4NS planned using Bikehub app (balanced).

 

[Steve Saunders]

After the last "doomsday" snow forecast resulted in absolutely no snow on my entire commute I decided to ignore the weather forecase for today and decided to cycle in to take advantage of the calm winds. Nice cycle in with perfectly clear roads, but the snow started about 10 mins after arriving at work and it's been pelting down all day so far with about 1-2 inches.

Oops, lol.

At least I'll get to give the Marathon Winters a try, but they aren't the best in the snow.

 

[Nocode]

Snowing again
Fingers crossed it doesn't head saarrf.

Metoffice reckons we'll have some snow for our commutes home in Orpington. Oh joy.

 

[400bhp]

In some cases it can be helpful to indicate. especially if you are moving into a steady stream of vehicles which means that some of them behind you may not be able to see the obstacle you are attempting to move around.

Interesting take on it, but I would argue that signalling it makes you appear that you are changing direction and moving into a space that you don't have automatic right to occupy. Thus a driver may believe he has the right to occupy that space over your right to be there,

Signalling can be taken as an instruction ("i'm going to do this") but also as an intended manouvre ("can I move into this space please"). It's the second that I'd be worried about in the circumstance provided.

 

[400bhp]

Oh and it's been snowing since 10am here and it's sticking. Will drop the tyre pressure by about 20% I think for the ride home.

 

[MisterStan]

Metoffice reckons we'll have some snow for our commutes home in Orpington. Oh joy.

We have the same forecast here in Cambridge - warming up tomorrow, though it's due to p*ss it down for my run in to work.

 

[Nocode]

We have the same forecast here in Cambridge - warming up tomorrow, though it's due to p*ss it down for my run in to work.

Yeah, I'll be leaving the bike at home tomorrow and probably having a run at lunch time instead, then cycle Friday.

 

[hennbell]

In a heat wave here in Canada it been between -5 and +2 C for the last 10 days, 3 weeks ago we hit -40. No more winter coat and dropped the mittens for a lighter pair of gloves. Had to a add some of water proof trousers or as they are called here splash pants.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Only did 6 miles home tonight, weather is awful, snow felt like somebody was throwing tacks in my face, and had headwind all the way home, very poor 13 mph

 

[potsy]

A couple of uneventful commutes so far this week, apart from noticing more unlit cyclists round here for some reason.
Seriously thinking about making tonight my 'car' night, weather is awful, wet and windy.

 

[donnydave]

Took the very short route up the Busway - still 200 meters or so under water.

crikey thats deep

 

[400bhp]

A couple of uneventful commutes so far this week, apart from noticing more unlit cyclists round here for some reason.
Seriously thinking about making tonight my 'car' night, weather is awful, wet and windy.

Someone in my offices mentioned the rozzers were stopping cyclists yesterday on wilmslow road without lights.