Some interesting interactions with motorists yesterday.
The Good: A black cab very nicely waved me on when i was joining the road from the cycle path (Shared path really). I gave him and smile and a wave and he nodded back. i usually have these type of interaction with motorists on a weekly basis. It's all very nice.
The Ugly: pulled up behind a young girl, who wasn't ugly, in an astra at a red light. She was at the time texting on her phone (not unusual and personally in that situation i'm not bothered). this junction happens to be outside a police station and so it happens two police officers come outside the station just at that time. I'm thinking to myself "BUSTED!". One of the police officers and the girl in the Astra exchange greetings. They must know each other , but not very well as it's a passing greeting. He then says "Stop texting" in a jolly way and they share a laugh (HAHA you're breaking the law). He walks off and she starts texting again.
The Bad: She then ploughs into a group of nursery children crossing the road.
(I made the last bit up)
Thought it was a bit shoot of the police office.
The Good: A black cab very nicely waved me on when i was joining the road from the cycle path (Shared path really). I gave him and smile and a wave and he nodded back. i usually have these type of interaction with motorists on a weekly basis. It's all very nice.
The Ugly: pulled up behind a young girl, who wasn't ugly, in an astra at a red light. She was at the time texting on her phone (not unusual and personally in that situation i'm not bothered). this junction happens to be outside a police station and so it happens two police officers come outside the station just at that time. I'm thinking to myself "BUSTED!". One of the police officers and the girl in the Astra exchange greetings. They must know each other , but not very well as it's a passing greeting. He then says "Stop texting" in a jolly way and they share a laugh (HAHA you're breaking the law). He walks off and she starts texting again.
The Bad: She then ploughs into a group of nursery children crossing the road.
(I made the last bit up)
Thought it was a bit shoot of the police office.
It's an invasion, they'll have been drinking from approx 8am...
) - I started getting this rubbing noise which increased as my speed increased, though my dreaded spoke problem had returned - turned out my pannier bag was slightly too close and my heel was catching it on the upstroke 
. Only took me 30 minutes to work it out...
- i did hear it though and had to cycle through the stinky clould the filthy thing had left behind. Steam trains might be impressive pieces of machinery but they don't half pollute. They're better off as a musem display.Traffic light.
