Live blog: Aussie cyclists call for mobile phones to be blocked in cars, London paper runs licensing of cyclists poll, drive-thrus in Portland now have to serve cyclists and more
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Wed, May 30, 2018 14:01
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BroomBroomBroom 3 minutes ago
@Krislord Yeah this is a pre-pack job by the looks of it. One of those things that seems like it shouldn't be legal, but somehow manages to be. Like all ubiquitous brands Le Col gets up people's noses. Cycling fashion has moved on a bit in the last couple of years too and you see more PNS and Universal Colours in Richmond Park these days. I feel a bit old for some of that stuff and I still like Le Col because they offer plenty of understated kit.
JLasTSR 12 minutes ago
It seemed enough to me.
Andrewbanshee 25 minutes ago
Indeed. I am now 60, although unlike many licence holders I have an assessment every 3 years. I am type one diabetic. Part of the assessment is proof that my eyesight is good enough. Why aren't health checks part of being a licence holder?
mitsky 53 minutes ago
"In a report, Hammersmith & Fulham Council were told that conservative estimates for re-opening the bridge to cars were £300 million. In contrast, between 2010 and 2021, London councils spent a total of £100 million on all bridges in the city. So cost is clearly the overwhelming factor,..." Tell us that motorists don't pay enough for the damage done to roads, without telling us. (Yes, I have a driving licence.) And given we know that if the motor vehicle has more mass, the far greater the damage done... should businesses pay more? I won't say road tax, but something that contributes to the general tax pot that funds road repair. And needless to say: the business owners need to pay more tax too rather than hoard the profits.
mdavidford 60 minutes ago
They all started with touring, which I reckon makes Audax the superiorest.
GravelIsNothingNew 1 hour ago
…look how dynamic the packaging is !!!!!!!!!! Costs more to produce than the funnel!! …Is this a new unisex ‘femmefunnel’ for le tour? LOL
mdavidford 1 hour ago
I see Froome is deliberately baiting the road.cc team by announcing his retirement when he knows they're all going to be out of the office.
GravelIsNothingNew 1 hour ago
Neither Road nor MTB is superior, but both started with Gravel (which is clearly superior 😇🤣).
Rendel Harris 1 hour ago
And descending a twisty Alpine pass at 110 km/h is a bit different to descending rock gardens. Don't start this again, both types of cyclists are amazing, most of the road riders would get their backsides kicked on MTB courses and most of the mountain bikers would get their backsides kicked in road races. Why do you have to insist on the superiority of one over the other, it's like saying soccer players are better because they are better at soccer than rugby players or vice versa, it's meaningless.
mdavidford 1 hour ago
TVP deploying fancy new anti-speeding motos: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly76dzjqzpo
10 thoughts on “Live blog: Aussie cyclists call for mobile phones to be blocked in cars, London paper runs licensing of cyclists poll, drive-thrus in Portland now have to serve cyclists and more”
Riders aren’t robots
Riders aren’t robots
I think I’ve just found a way of not cramming pockets full of food, pump, tools and inner tubes – get the mini-Terminator to carry it all and follow you!
“I need your clothes, your boots and your bicycle…”
Re Brighton. It’s official, cars are more important than human beings.
It’s possible the brick-paved
It’s possible the brick-paved area on the left (in the Brighton photo) is behind the official building line, therefore legally private land not part of the road. But judging by the even more chaotic parking on the other side, it might just be a tolerated free for all.
“Aw, you poor bugger, aw mate
“Aw, you poor bugger, aw mate.”
Could he be any more Aussie?
Good to see that there were
Good to see that there were some strategically placed mattresses on that descent.
#SafetyFirst
So, how do the cars get in
So, how do the cars get in and out without driving in the pedestrian lane?
Also, the Great British cycle lanes tweet contains a picture of a bus stop in Ireland.
The crazy ones, or just the
The crazy ones, or just the only one to survive?
That robot still has some way
That robot still has some way to go before it gets the ‘wanker!’ gesture right.
Why wasn’t the roo wearing a
Why wasn’t the roo wearing a helmet and hi-viz?
“must now serve customers
“must now serve customers using modes other than a vehicle”
Surely a bicycle _is_ a vehicle? Or do the Americans define vehicle differently?
I’d be happy to take a
I’d be happy to take a cycling test, yearly if needs be.
Perhaps get drivers to do the same as they do seem forgetful. In fact, any infringements in the year then just ban them…