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Live Blog: Ireland’s Colin Lynch crowdfunding for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Gordon Ramsay’s Zwiftin’ Nightmares + more
While Britain’s foremost celebrity chef was allegedly sweating it out on the virtual training platform last night, Planet X are offering selected items for 5p today, including a cap that “makes you look like Frank Spencer”…
Mon, Dec 03, 2018 14:39
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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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mdavidford 3 minutes ago
Insurance cost already does vary with vehicle and associated risk profile though.
mdavidford 6 minutes ago
Hmm - the way you've edited your post to tone down the suggestion that they were saying something they weren't suggests even you don't believe that.
60somethingcyclist 9 minutes ago
Thanks. I'd heard that there was a split in the community. Well in that case let's hope that he does do something about their opposition to cyclists. All for safe cycling measures, but not just because one group doesn't like cyclists.
chrisonabike 19 minutes ago
Being fair, there are a few councillors of all shades who seem intent on not disturbing their preexisting opinions on certain topics with new facts or understanding. I do think the populist parties are more susceptible to this though. They seem to attract those with the idea that government is corrupt and it just needs some people with "common sense" to come in and fix it. They *are* right that there's inefficiency, inflexibility, self-serving and even some corruption there. The error is in thinking that a) those are the biggest issues and b) inexperienced people with strong opinions (and sometimes cloth ears) can quickly change it for the better...
Veloism 20 minutes ago
They are selling off their tools and "Substantial customer database" too: https://bikebiz.com/job/bike-repair-servicing-business-for-sale/ At least the cafe is staying open...
Smoggysteve 29 minutes ago
@jackcycles If he was on the road, you can almost guarantee there would be an equally ignorant driver saying "why don't you ride on the cycle path"? No matter where he rode there will be someone who has a lack of common courtesy.
mitsky 39 minutes ago
"Driving an SUV in the UK should require a C1 category driving license." At the end of the day, this is all about safety/risk. I agree with the idea and would welcome a view from the motor insurance industry. If the risk andor claims costs of KSIs/property damage is much higher for drivers of larger vehicles, should those increased premiums/renewals be shared amongst only those drivers? Or, as is currently, all drivers including those of us who only drive smaller vehicles? As a cyclist on the road, I'm not paying "extra" insurance for damage caused by drivers. As a driver, I am.
eburtthebike 46 minutes ago
Councillor Ed Hill demonstrates perfectly how inexperienced and badly trained are Reform and ex-Reform councillors. Anybody informed on the subject would have ensured that their diatribe contained at least one example of 'I'm a cyclist myself, but......'
4 thoughts on “Live Blog: Ireland’s Colin Lynch crowdfunding for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Gordon Ramsay’s Zwiftin’ Nightmares + more”
I can’t blame the driver for
I can’t blame the driver for that. It’s just a shockingly bad design. The driver did nothing wrong, it’s just a totally stupid design from the start.
John Smith wrote:
The driver did cut in slightly early, but I’d put the onus on the cyclist to anticipate the pinch and slow down in time. I just hope that they fix that design before someone gets hurt.
hawkinspeter wrote:
It’s hard to be certain, but it looks like the driver was avoiding oncoming traffic, and the cyclist hadn’t overtaken, he was still to the left of the car, and if he knew about the end of the cycle lane, it was 99% his fault not the driver.
That said, the designer needs staking out covered with honey on an anthill of particularly voracious stinging ants. About average for the UK, so perhaps the designer emigrated from here.
burtthebike wrote:
Agreed, but I’d say that whoever approved the design needs to be staked out and covered in multi-colour cockroaches too.