Hip Priest
Veteran
Got passed at high speed into a pinch-point by someone with a flipping cycle rack on the roof of their car.
Cheers comrade.
Cheers comrade.
Tales from today's commute....
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A video from the event I mentioned earlier, he cannot really get any closer to the wall.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGtquMAw1k0
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGtquMAw1k0
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Just a short commute for me, I wanted back to see the track championships. Sods law though when I wanted to go a bit faster I got stuck in traffic but the queues weren't long/ stationery enough or the gaps weren't wide enough to justify filtering and I pretty new to it on the fixie.
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
Sometimes I really understand why cyclists jump red lights. Yesterday mornings commute saw me get stuck at some lights (always the same ones). I was waiting and waiting until a car came behind me and triggered it.
Last night at the same set on my way home, I decided to give the lights a flash of my light. It did seem to work, after a bus had gone through they changed immediately.
At least I now know what to do to get the lights to change.
Last night at the same set on my way home, I decided to give the lights a flash of my light. It did seem to work, after a bus had gone through they changed immediately.
At least I now know what to do to get the lights to change.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I had a car tonight who if had given me any more space would have driven on the path on the opposite side of the road, same car also stayed way behind me when I was waiting to turn right out of a T junction. Gave them a big thumbs up.
Also had two young lasses shout sexy to me tonight as I struggled up hill and against the wind. Hopefully they don't do sarcasm and I didn't see any white sticks.
Also had two young lasses shout sexy to me tonight as I struggled up hill and against the wind. Hopefully they don't do sarcasm and I didn't see any white sticks.
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
A good run home, barring the two visits I got from the fairy. Cars very well behaved out in the countryside and I even got the offer of a warm and bright place to fix the second p******e from an old boy.
Indeed... was surprising how strong the wind was tonight.
Turned at a junction and felt like I hit a brick wall.
Tough going.
Also had a near left hook tonight.
One of those that you knew was going to happen so managed to stop in time.
Dickwad
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
From inside the office it looked glorious out.
flip me that wind was cold.
but at least it was behind me.
flip me that wind was cold.
but at least it was behind me.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Yikes - that really does say 'Squeeeeeeeeeeeze me'!
I only made that mistake once. An HGV took me up on my offer and cut back in before it had fully passed me ...
Traffic lights used to use electromagnetic sensors buried in the road. I don't know if any of them still do, or whether they all use optical sensors now.
One set of local lights would rarely trigger for a bike, but I discovered that I could trigger them by lowering my steel bike frame towards the sensor and waving it about. I'm not sure that it would work for a carbon fibre bike though - ha ha!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
If you approach it right you should be able to trigger it but flashing lights are an urban myth you probably approached correctly the 2nd time. Its maybe got inductive loops, make sure you cross the and if its radar approach in primary. Approach isn't always a panacea though sometimes you need to contact the council to get the sensitivity of their detector improved (made sympathetic to bikes).
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
I dont think contacting the council would work (THEY NEVER REPLY). It might have been because I approached it in primary. However, I approached the other side in primary in daylight and it didnt sense me. I suspect it is because I had my lights on in the evening.
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
- Location
- The People's Republic Of Suffolk.
There are four way traffic lights on my commute that result in a looooooooooooooong wait to get through traffic. This morning a cheery fellow on a touring bike that looked pretty well kitted out must have been in a chatty mood as he proceeded to tell me that he was knocked off his bike once. It sounded pretty nasty and he said that he was off his bike for two months as a result, and that the driver who knocked him off was never identified.
Then he gestured to my helmet and said 'they save your life those helmets, I should know'.
It might be worth pointing at at this juncture that he was only wearing a woolly hat in leui of a bike helmet.
Then he gestured to my helmet and said 'they save your life those helmets, I should know'.
It might be worth pointing at at this juncture that he was only wearing a woolly hat in leui of a bike helmet.
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Left hooked at a set of traffic lights by a twunt WVM, luckily I realised what he was doing and avoided a collision. Gave him some verbal encouragement for the rest of his day. The driver behind me slowed as he overtook me round the corner and asked if I was OK, asked if I had a camera as he thought the guy's boss might be interested to see how he was driving a company vehicle. Sadly I didn't think to get his number plate. I may loiter with intent tomorrow and see if I can spot him... Otherwise an uneventful run in to work.
