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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miksmith 2 hours ago
You state for the audio for the baofeng that they use an in ear design however they don't ship with any headphones with a mic. What did you use for this?
Rendel Harris 3 hours ago
@eburtthebike One of my best mates, a former rugby teammate of mine, is a Kiwi and a teacher (over here). I can imagine him making precisely that joke and he's a mad keen cyclist! Honestly, if this is the whole story it's a hell of an overreaction to a remark that deserved a mild reprimand about appropriate conduct if that (different if it was coming from a police officer or a driving instructor or similar, maybe). Having worked in a number of schools it's my experience that when senior management take agin someone they'll grab any excuse to get rid of them, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the situation here.
Andrewbanshee 3 hours ago
Hi I wasn't implying the ramps were equivalent to a pump track. I was saying many forestry trails are pretty hairy rather than a well designed pump track. The ramps are definitely not suitable and need replacing, but they are replacing with a new design. I suspect much more tame.
eburtthebike 7 hours ago
Oh dear! With my sense of humour, I should have been sacked a dozen times: every year. The Kiwis I've met all seemed to have a reasonable sense of humour, and one was excellent, but perhaps they weren't working for a school.
ktache 8 hours ago
"neither student laughed..." Well, it elicited a wry smile from me...
Rendel Harris 13 hours ago
@60somethingcyclist Unfortunately there are a couple of problems with that: firstly in order to try to manage some of the chaos in the Italian political system, for several decades when a mayor wins an election in large towns they are automatically given a guaranteed majority of 60% of the council seats, and also if a decree of the mayor's is overruled by the council that automatically triggers a no-confidence vote which then dissolves the council and forces a new election. So in order to vote down this decree not only would opponents need to persuade a considerable number of the mayor's own party to vote against him but also effectively to vote themselves out of office with no guarantee of return.
matthewn5 1 day ago
My first road bike was a Raleigh, too. A 1976 Raleigh Record. I dragged it out of the shed a few years ago and got it working again. 14kg it weighed! A 52/42 crank and a 14-28 five speed 'cluster' at the back made hills pretty hard work...
matthewn5 1 day ago
@Destroyer666 Campag cranks use replaceable standard cartridge bearings, pressed onto the axles. They're a slightly unusual size but you can find them easily enough on bearing specialist sites or elsewhere.
Bright Strider 1 day ago
More use of compulsory purchase is needed. Active travel route providers need the same kind of financial and legal power that Highways England and analogous bodies have. On the other side to the jam factory, by the junction in Histon, the busway path narrows as it goes past the bus stop and housing. It is the kind of pinch point where enforcement of the limit is most likely.
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…