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Live blog: Ian Walker wins the North Cape 4000, Metro tweet footage of truck driver nearly turning into cyclist (and blames cyclist) + more
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Wed, Aug 08, 2018 14:33
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60somethingcyclist 12 minutes 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.
Paul J 1 hour ago
@Rendel Harris Interesting thanks. We do have to go back to the fundamental issue here. It is a _race_. And the GC is meant to reflect who is the best rider overall, over a range of conditions, over the 3 weeks. And part of that is using their judgement to navigate the course. I mean, riding in a big, tight, bunch on a straight road is dangerous too. See Pogacar. Should _all_ of the Grand Tours be neutralised, bar the uphill sections and TTs? Where are we going with this? I definitely agree with the many comments - ranging from commentators on TV, to road.cc journalists, to comments here and elsewhere - that this question needs to be addressed more formally within the rules of the UCI. Or else this fester and get ever more ridiculous.
chrisonabike 1 hour ago
I'm guessing he's a day-only Captain Nemo? On the other hand if he simply can't commute to work perhaps he's just a ROV pilot?
mark1a 1 hour ago
@Riggers I used to buy a lot from Wiggle, and since then, unfortunately nowhere has come close in my opinion for a one-stop shop, so for me now it's a combination of: Decathlon (clothing) Merlin (tyres, drivetrain components) Woolly Hat Shop/bikeparts.co.uk (tools, drivetrain components) Sigma Sports (clothing, misc accessories) SJS (components) BikeInn (misc accessories)
mdavidford 2 hours ago
What exactly do you think I said you said that wasn't what you said? Because you appear to be saying that you did say what i said you said - that it may provide useful information to inform the way that clinical cases should be assessed and handled when they present. Or as you put it: The issue is that they themselves didn't conclude this - they claimed that it provides information about the risks of ebiking and related behaviours, and that it could inform policy in those areas. It doesn't and it shouldn't.
mdavidford 2 hours ago
Do you work in a secret bunker in the middle of a mountain? Or a mine?
mdavidford 2 hours ago
Mountain biking does a lot less harm to nature than, er, paving trails. Also, I'm pretty sure that "federal court" has no particular sway in the UK.
Mr Blackbird 2 hours ago
I think horse riders would prefer not to ride on the roads, but they often have to use them to get between stables and bridleways. Also if one horse rode behind another the one in front can sometimes kick out at the one behind because it feels threatened. The point is that many drivers travel too fast on narrow twisty country roads and fail to allow for unanticipated (by them) events such as cyclists, horses, pedestrians, sheep, tractors, fallen trees etc being on the road and badgers, pheasants etc crossing the road.
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
@Paul J More information has come out today which indicates that the riders did not believe that the conditions were fine, apparently a lot of the roads were extremely slippery (this seems to have been a problem throughout the race, presumably due to dust caused by the excessive heat) and so the many hairpins had become hazardous. Secondly the riders felt that the nature of the circuit made it impossible for any riders suffering a crash or mechanical to get back on as the peloton would be so strung out and it would take so long for assistance to reach anyone in need. Decathlon rider Sander de Pestel told journalists that in his opinion a GC rider wouldn't be able to get back on even if they had an incident at 40 km to go. Take that with a pinch of salt or not as you wish but those two sound like quite legitimate reasons for the riders to be concerned.
Geoff H 2 hours ago
@Chris RideFar ..... and the first thing they do is crank that throttle all the way! WHOO HOO!!! Look at me go!!!
14 thoughts on “Live blog: Ian Walker wins the North Cape 4000, Metro tweet footage of truck driver nearly turning into cyclist (and blames cyclist) + more”
I’m not a twitterer – did
I’m not a twitterer – did Metro come back after all that to try and explain why they thought that it was the cyclist’s fault? Or are they too busy swotting up on the HC?
Sad that even the Metro has
Sad that even the Metro has joined in the cycle bashing. Who owns them now, would it be the Murdochs perchance? Or the Express group, or some other bunch of cycle haters?
Great news about Dr Walker.
Video doesn’t show enough of
Video doesn’t show enough of the low loader and cyclist. Did the cyclist creep up the left before the lorry moved and hence was hidden?
Captions on the metro video were nonsense anyhow.
hirsute wrote:
The cyclist was ahead of the lorry well before the turn and was in the left lane. The lorry was in the right lane. If he wanted to change lanes he should wait until the road was clear. Whatever happened the cyclist clearly did not creep up the side of the lorry. At worst she passed him in a diffrent lane and the lorry was in the wrong lane for a left turn.
John Smith wrote:
The cyclist was ahead of the lorry well before the turn and was in the left lane. The lorry was in the right lane. If he wanted to change lanes he should wait until the road was clear. Whatever happened the cyclist clearly did not creep up the side of the lorry. At worst she passed him in a diffrent lane and the lorry was in the wrong lane for a left turn.
— hirsuteAh, thanks I didn’t spot it was 2 lanes.
hirsute wrote:
At 11seconds you can see the
killing machine in the hands of a I don’t give a fuck because I’m not bothered to look to my left wankerever so careful driver and his unicorns overtake the cyclist a few metres before the junction.This is contrary to the HC not to mention it threatens the life of a human being because this knobjockey can’t be fucking arsed to look, so it should be deemed as dangerous driving. Cunts like this kill and maim with impunity and not give two fucks and people like Metro, daily heil and THINK will continue to blame the victims/vulnerable.
Government sponsorsed victim blaming at its finest here which is contrasry to the HC about overtaking at/near a junction and cutting in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7lBvN80JaQ
Metro?
Metro?
A rag with content the value of its cover price. Owned by the same mob as the Daily Mail.
C’mon Dr Ian!
Does anyone actually ever
Does anyone actually ever challenge these media outlets?
Is there anything illegal with a media company editing a video to make it look like something else, trying to promote hatred?
His indicator is on, so he
His indicator is on, so he can just charge through? Wanker!
That vid should be shown in
That vid should be shown in courts where cyclists have been killed by trucks turning left.
The driver assumed that inidicating gave him right of way.
I also think he was telling helmet cam not to worry as he wasn’t in danger as driverman was turning left and not right (hadn’t he seen the clear indication). I think driver man was 100% oblivious of the other cyclist.
Blid spot my arse!
Turning left from the right
Turning left from the right hand straight on lane. Bellend.
vonhelmet wrote:
This is something that drivers of long wheel based vehicles are taught to do, due to their abysmal turning circle , and other road users are expected to take this into account- See HC rule 221.
But cockwomble observation skills nevertheless.
Well done to that man taking
Well done to that man taking the video! How many of us would have spotted what was going to happen?
Did the lorry driver have to
Did the lorry driver have to make it a three point turn because he had to brake (to avoid killing the cyclist), or did he get that wrong too? In any event, he really needs to learn to check his mirrors more, I think. Clearly he’s one of that (very common) class of drivers who think that indicators grant priority rather than showing intention.