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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lesterama 2 hours ago
Bernal's statement: I didn't realise he had a background in corporate communications. Seriously, though, he burned bright. It's strange now to think that back in 2019 we thought he would dominate the sport for years.
chrisonabike 2 hours ago
@mitsky shurely it was at most one driver, because the red was not "established" before then...?
kingleo 2 hours ago
A few strips of brittle and soft polystyrene that break easily are not going to stop serious injuries. They are very good at stopping low-speed crashes, bumps, and bruises, and that's it. It's amazing how many people who crash and break their helmets tell us, "Look how my helmet is broken; it definitely saved my life".
Mr Blackbird 2 hours ago
Hats off to George Hall. Great to see some inter party concord. So much resource is wasted by infighting and disagreement in UK politics. I hope he doesn't get reprimanded by the comical Reform UK central leadership when they get to hear about this shocking act of cooperation, support and putting the wellbeing of the public above party idealism.
mdavidford 2 hours ago
As someone who's been nearly mown down more than once on zebras on the Iffley Road, I'm not sure that's quite the panacea suggested.
wtjs 3 hours ago
@mitsky No, because it's nothing to do with 'confusion'. The drivers are deliberately going through on red because it's a left turn, because it's only a cyclist waiting there and because they know the b*****d police will do nothing about it.
OnYerBike 3 hours ago
@Rendel Harris "recorded" doing some heavy lifting there. That 299W was a random training ride that Pogacar decided to make his power data public. We don't know exactly what he, or most other pros, are pushing during races. A brief google found this article, which suggests a professional in the top 10% of the professionals studied (a mix of World and Pro team cyclists) would have a 4 hour mean maximal power of around 325W. https://www.wattkg.com/power-records/ There have been a couple of cases of real power data being released. This article reports "[Mikkel] Bjerg had posted an average power of 350w [...] for the first three hours of Paris-Roubaix" https://velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/paris-roubaix-power-analysis-2026-wout-van-aert/ Similarly, this article reports Baptiste Veistroffer averaged 323W across a 163km stage (mostly a solo breakaway), lasting 3h 41min https://www.bikeradar.com/news/baptiste-veistroffer-shares-stats-behind-144km-tour-de-france-solo-break So whilst the upper end of the range (350W at four hours) might be optimistic for the "average" TdF rider, it's probably closer to the truth than suggesting 299W for three hours is representative of what an average pro would be able to sustain in a maximal effort. Somewhere in the range 325-350W for 3-4 hours does actually seem about right for the average, whilst exceptional riders like Pogacar would be higher still.
This Wreckage 3 hours ago
@mason 89i I fail to see the connection between discussing cycle routes and the genocide in Gaza being supplied by our Labour government.
mitsky 3 hours ago
That clip showing the drivers going through red when the cyclist light is green... Should the council add a filter/side cover/flap on the right side of the green cycle light to hide it from driver's eye view thus helping prevent confusion?
mdavidford 4 hours ago
"Props to her for saying this - anyone who rides without a helmet is just plane stupid..."
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…