Tales from today's commute....

[MisterStan]

Going home should be entertaining.

Good luck with that!

 

[donnydave]

After weeks of nice drivers and combat free commutes this morning was lunacy. On narrow country road approaching a blind sweep left the driver of a people carrier attempted an overtake to meet a painters van driven by an apprentice (assumption made here based on speed and age of driver) coming the other way. A clash of wing mirrors and much sounding of horns became evident. When the driver passes me some moments later he / she gives a long hard blast and some nonverbal interaction passes between us.

3 miles later, a 4x4 appears on a side road (T- Junction) to my right he pulls out invades the cycle lane I am using, nudges me with the wind mirror, I express my displeasure and the driver drops back. He then proceeds to overtake me while we are negotiating a mini RB 200 yards later.

Lastly a car I’m following through town indicates left and moves towards an on-road parking area then without warning he carries out a sudden ‘U’ turn in road crossing my path. Luckily no damage done, the driver looked shocked when we spoke and he immediately apologised. What pi$$ed me off was the passenger could not stop laughing.

The cause of all this madness? Extensive roadwork’s and confusing one way systems causing long traffic jams. I think a lot of motons where late for work this morning. Going home should be entertaining.

Roadwork based chaos for me too, 2 miles walking-pace tailback so I passed them all on the right hand side. I lost count of the number of people who realised I was passing them, then they try to speed up whilst still in the aforementioned walking-pace queue to close the gap to the car in front, as if I'm looking to pull in when there's still a mile of queue left?!?!

 

[400bhp]

Roadwork based chaos for me too, 2 miles walking-pace tailback so I passed them all on the right hand side. I lost count of the number of people who realised I was passing them, then they try to speed up whilst still in the aforementioned walking-pace queue to close the gap to the car in front, as if I'm looking to pull in when there's still a mile of queue left?!?!

Most car drivers don't think and are on auto pilot. They just think you are a car.

Get "assumed car behaviour" quite a bit.

 

[glenn forger]

They go BRRRRM BRRRM BRRRRM and only succeed in drawing level with you, bless their silly little pop socks.

 

[hennbell]

What a morning! did a top 3 on a Strava segment on the way to work. On a cyclocross, with a pretty good tail wind.I am looking forward to proper spring and summer.

 

[summerdays]

Ring road was pretty solid today making me glad of the cycle path, but when I left it I just found more solid traffic. Lots of weaving from the left to right and back again as the stationary cars weren't in a nice neat row. Even managed to get through a set of lights I normally don't get through in one go as the stationary cars must have triggered the light to stay green for longer. Not a day to be in a car!

On the way home I set off just as the sun peaked through the mist, and enjoyed a couple of miles of sunshine before heading into the mist again and the sudden drop in temperature was very noticeable. And the mist and sun sort of alternated on the way home - quite peculiar.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

After weeks of nice drivers and combat free commutes this morning was lunacy. On narrow country road approaching a blind sweep left the driver of a people carrier attempted an overtake to meet a painters van driven by an apprentice (assumption made here based on speed and age of driver) coming the other way. A clash of wing mirrors and much sounding of horns became evident. When the driver passes me some moments later he / she gives a long hard blast and some nonverbal interaction passes between us.

3 miles later, a 4x4 appears on a side road (T- Junction) to my right he pulls out invades the cycle lane I am using, nudges me with the wind mirror, I express my displeasure and the driver drops back. He then proceeds to overtake me while we are negotiating a mini RB 200 yards later.

Lastly a car I’m following through town indicates left and moves towards an on-road parking area then without warning he carries out a sudden ‘U’ turn in road crossing my path. Luckily no damage done, the driver looked shocked when we spoke and he immediately apologised. What pi$$ed me off was the passenger could not stop laughing.

The cause of all this madness? Extensive roadwork’s and confusing one way systems causing long traffic jams. I think a lot of motons where late for work this morning. Going home should be entertaining.

Sounds like it was your day for all the idiots, I had the same problem Monday, not on the bike but in the car, I had to finish work at dinner time because of a domestic problem , out running about in the car in the afternoon sorting it out and some of the driving we saw was atrocious.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Needed the radar this morning, when I got up the fog was that thick I couldn't see the houses across the other side of the street, luckily it had eased a bit by the time I left for work, tonight was lovely, still cold but sunny and still, I tried spinning up the fixed as hard as I could but found I had a bad case of Friday legs, but it was still an enjoyable ride home.

 

[stowie]

Roads full of numpties driving today. Van driver YH54 EZD - yellow van was appalling. Several cyclists were ranting at him on the CS2 at around 5:30pm. I have some video of him just basically forcing me into the kerb and will be contacting DHL - the idiot had a DHL tag on when I caught up with him later on.

He was laughing and saying DHL won't do anything, maybe that is right, but I will have a damn good go. The driving was terrible and he will hurt someone.

 

[MisterStan]

What an absolute ball ache of a commute. Chain came off about 50m from work and has bent the front derailleur, obviously I'd forgotten this and the chain came off again later when I was changing up. Also broke a spoke, spoke key is in the saddle bag. On the best bike. At home. Cue some swearing and some hasty creativeness - managed to remove the spoke and back on my way. To cap it all, I'd forgotten to put the front light on to charge last night AND this morning. Spare front light? Yep, on the best bike. At home. In the shed.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

What an absolute ball ache of a commute. Chain came off about 50m from work and has bent the front derailleur, obviously I'd forgotten this and the chain came off again later when I was changing up. Also broke a spoke, spoke key is in the saddle bag. On the best bike. At home. Cue some swearing and some hasty creativeness - managed to remove the spoke and back on my way. To cap it all, I'd forgotten to put the front light on to charge last night AND this morning. Spare front light? Yep, on the best bike. At home. In the shed.

blimey mate, not a good day at all

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

wrong gloves this morning!
frost bite in my thumbs!!!

 

[fribbleblib]

Reached an ASL this morning and there was already a cyclist there. Then another arrived to make three!...... big deal you may say.... but that is the most cyclists I have seen at an ASL in Salisbury. (Not much happens round these parts, thats about as exciting as it gets)

 

[Maverick Goose]

Reached an ASL this morning and there was already a cyclist there. Then another arrived to make three!...... big deal you may say.... but that is the most cyclists I have seen at an ASL in Salisbury. (Not much happens round these parts, thats about as exciting as it gets)

Well Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy died in Salisbury Infirmary in 1986.... Anyway if you think nuthing happens in Salisbury then try Tisbury!

 

[summerdays]

Reached an ASL this morning and there was already a cyclist there. Then another arrived to make three!...... big deal you may say.... but that is the most cyclists I have seen at an ASL in Salisbury. (Not much happens round these parts, thats about as exciting as it gets)

I hope that you beat that record in the future! I'm waiting to see when I beat one "record" in my head, which is a silly barrier on the ring road path (the only one), where only one cyclist or pedestrian can go through at once. So at times you have to queue in the road to get through - I've certainly been in a queue of 3 cyclists and some pedestrians waiting there.