Live blog: “Little tykes” pose as marshals to send sportive riders wrong way, tree in bike lane + more
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Brompton rider 15 minutes ago
Cycling in Paris this evening, many bikes and escooters don't take any notice of the red lights. A number of bikes do stop, but not many.
Brompton rider 17 minutes ago
@ChrisA and you should approach believing they might step out, so be ready to stop.
Rendel Harris 35 minutes ago
@Terry Hutt Ah you've spoiled it now, I was enjoying picturing...
Terry Hutt 54 minutes ago
@mdavidford I live in the mountains of Southern California. I attached my home commute for your entertainment.
Mr Blackbird 1 hour ago
No, I didn't think you were suggesting that. And I feel the same on a bike sometimes. Particularly when the sun is low and I hear cars braking late behind me.
Safety 2 hours ago
Having watched a couple of episodes of Police, Camera, Action. I'm eagerly awaiting the Police call to close the M62.
mctrials23 2 hours ago
@Mr Blackbird I'm not suggesting they shouldn't be there at all, merely that as a single cyclist at the edge of the road travelling between 20-30kph I still feel vulnerable. I would not feel comfortable on a horse at all.
james-o 2 hours ago
@mjvande@pacbell.net You... 'saw'? : )
james-o 2 hours ago
"Breakin' the law, breakin' the law.." - Judas Priest "Call the cops!" - The Happy Mondays "There's only one way of life, and that's your own, your own.." - The Levellers
60somethingcyclist 3 hours ago
This is our local petrol station's prices today. If anything they're going to get a lot worse. Diesel is forecast to hit the £2 mark very soon. I'd be very surprised if we don't see refinery blockades like those in 2000. Let's see how anti-cycling they feel if that happens.
7 thoughts on “Live blog: “Little tykes” pose as marshals to send sportive riders wrong way, tree in bike lane + more”
Aarrrhh! My eyes!
Aarrrhh! My eyes!
Tour of Slovenia…not Suisse
Tour of Slovenia…not Suisse (it even says it three times in the tweet!)
The second crash could have
The second crash could have been nasty – all of a sudden the kerb raises up with no marshals to warn. Good job one of the leaders sees it and points it out- but uts too late for the guys on his wheel.
That fork is actually mental,
That fork is actually mental, coo cooo, loop de loop.
I thought the crash just
I thought the crash just after this was worse, you know, the one were the rider nearly bounced of the unprotected lamp post…
don simon wrote:
they must be in a hurry to get home, have their tea and watch the football.
“Big up to the UCI technical
“Big up to the UCI technical rules …. they mean you’ll only see this monstrosity at a triathlon, not the Tour de France” – isn’t that one of those things out of ‘Tron’?