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Julia Mcloughlin... "People cycling on the pavements has been a problem in recent years because sometimes they don't realise how fast they are going and it is unsettling for elderly people."
Be interesting to know how many cyclists over the recent years for a start
and how many unsettled old people she's spoken to over these recent years?
And now they've got rid of the cyclists - lets now concentrate on the joggers - they're going much too fast for the old people - and with those pesky ipods on too!
I also wonder how many times Julia has gone above the 30mph speed limit in her car, or the 70mph on the motorway? Or done 30mph in a 20mph zone? Bet she doesn't even think twice about that.
Great going Sean, keep strong and don't let them see you are intimidated, it's not always easy though.
Hopefully things will get a bit less intense soon!
Sounds like Africa is presenting a whole new angle to the challenge. Makes for good reading though
...and if anything, being chased by angry hoteliers demanding money should give you some inspiration to pedal harder!
That's just comical, I can just imagine every single person that gets asked to stop giving a cockney wideboy 'Faa*** orrrrf'.
Now whilst I'd agree with Birmingham getting the local vote (after spending 25+ years growing up in the car-centric s**thole that it is), I think honourable mention needs to go to our own US style little piece of hell on earth: Milton Keynes.
Sorry ctznsmith - we've been a bit thin on the ground the last few days, so Simon has been manfully holding the fort. Reporting Julian's ride is high on our list of 'things to do". An amazing achievement I hope it won't impact too much on James Bowthorpe's fund raising attempts for Parkinsons Disease Research on the back of his now broken record.
So much anger and negativity in that blog post, surely it should be a celebration of his achievement.
been running these lights for a few weeks, for commuting. in terms of putting out light, not being very heavy and having good battery life they are impossible to fault, but there are some elements of the mechanical design which i think really let them down.
firstly the design of the bar-clamp isn't great if you need to switch between bikes. once it's on, there's no problem, but to remove it you have to fully unscrew the screw rather than there being some kind of quick release catch. this is a pain and makes the screw easy to lose. there is a piece of rubber to give a firm fix on the bar - this isn't attached to anything, and is also easy to lose, either chucking the lights in a bag or just taking them off without paying attention. both aspects compare quite unfavourably with other lights (such as my old BLTs which have both a qr clamp and the rubber permanently fixed to the clamp.)
the light itself clips onto the bar mount, which is good so you can remove just the light if you lock up the bike. but the clip which holds it onto the bar clamp is made of very weak plastic, and just isn't man enough to hold the light in position. i think mine has been over-bent and yielded, but the consequence is that today, on the road and in daylight, a very small pothole was enough to send the light unit flying off the bar. if you were doing 25mph off-road in the dark, this would mean a certain crash, and I would be pretty unhappy using these off-road as a consequence.
if these niggles were ironed out, they would be great lights.
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Thanks cat1commuter - now edited. Just checking who's reading to the end of the article
Saturday 16th, not the 17th.
Just to clear things up, the bike subject, not the wife subject!
Er, not my wife....yet! But all good advice, thanks. Better broach the subject to her gently
This is being run and organised by Scottish cycling organisation the Bike Station - http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/blog/2009/12/7/tramtrack-cycling-event-...
An interesting notion, but what is considered harrasment here?
Shouting "tax dodger", beeping your horn or driving within 3ft of their space?
I'd say all three, but it probably just means "don't aim your car at a cyclist and try and knock them off"
I hope I don't crash on my way to Castle street, oh the irony and drama, I wonder if I could sue. just kidding ^__^
im up for it.. although i may not add all that much to the total millage
Bravo. I want to commend the Police in Gosport, Hampshire for stepping up to the plate and demonstrating their concern for the safety of UK cyclists. What disappoints and concerns me, once again, is the response from the UK's CTC and its spokesperson, Debra Rolfe. If the research is right and we can expect higher levels of safety with greater numbers of cyclists on the roads, then we must expect lower levels of safety until we reach that point. And as we move forward in our pursuit of greater numbers we should make every effort to insure the safety of cyclists. Does warning cyclists to make themselves more visible to other road users enhance the safety of those cyclists? Of course it does. Should police be involved in this kind of activity? Of course they should. Why? Because it's not about who's breaking laws, but rather it's about saving lives and preventing injuries. That's a job we hope all police departments carry out.
Look, Ms. Rolfe is dead wrong. Cycling is not a normal everyday activity. The normalization of cycling is a goal that neither we here in the USA nor you in the UK are anywhere near. It is foolish and deadly to think that cyclists should act normal and dress normal and not dress to be seen...that is the first rule of safe cycling...visibility. The police get this and the CTC should be standing right beside them helping to warn cyclists to be more visible. To be seen. To be vigilant for our safety.
All of this reminds me of Blaise Pascal's "Wager" where he said the existence of God cannot be determined through reason, a person should wager as though God exists, because living life accordingly has everything to gain, and nothing to lose. The same can be said for wearing clothes that make you visible to motorists. What have you got to lose by wearing clothing that makes you visible to other road users? And what might you stand to lose if you don't?
Thank God you have police that care about you. Well done guys and shame on Ms. Rolfe and the CTC for not seeing the good being done.
Joe Mizereck
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joe@roadguardian.com
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why were you riding into a tree?
I've a Velez smock which has been really great during autumn months on MTB rides but is too heavy for summer rides. It's comfy, well cut, warm breathable & waterproof.
As a Paramo convert it is good to see the Quito jacket which looks like it could be the next step to a jacket for year round use off-road. The lack of a back pocket isn't an issue as I'll always have a rucksack on when off-road.
As a road jacket I agree we need the rear pocket but then again you probobly have one in your top anyway. What you need to do with Paramo is re-assess what clothing you wear/use for layering.
I've updated the article with the date and time - this Sunday, 11am to 2pm, meet at Castle Street. If you go along, it would be good to hear about how it went and what your impressions were.
I was up in Edinburgh a couple of times last year for family reasons and was astonished at the scale of the works - first time, I thought the taxi driver from the airport was trying to pull a fast one taking me the long way round, but when I saw Princes Street I understood.
Of course, the new tram system seems to have got no news coverage whatsoever down in England.
I think we are on to a winner here.
ch and very much ching