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Live blog: hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist caught after Reddit user identifies part of its headlight, Tom Pidcock switches to new British CX team, Brompton unveil ltd edition Nine Streets bike +more
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RoadYeti 24 minutes ago
@Surreyrider Still the boss. Ride one, you'll see why
chrisonabike 4 hours ago
@Smoggysteve "Most would happily ride on the roads and be treated with respect by drivers". But people aren't - and as far as I can see they won't be. Not until there is a lot less driving and it's slower around cyclists, and far more people driving have "skin in the game" eg. they sometimes cycle and their friends and family do also. That's what leads to the model - which is perhaps most advanced in NL - where cycling, walking and driving are all seen as separate normal transport modes. Their needs, vulnerabilities and any dangers to others are considered. And *that* leads to "mix / share when possible, separate when necessary". But "possible" is "where your 10-year old would be safe to cycle unsupervised" - so very few motor vehicles, going slow! And AFAICS everybody - even "existing cyclists" - is happy with the result. (I dunno about a few pro cyclists - but don't they tend to have training camps in different counties anyway?)
chrisonabike 4 hours ago
@quiff as an Edinburgh resident I can confidently say he's speaking without moving his lips in one sense: - while as I noted in a separate comment there *is* now some real separated cycle infra, all the examples i can think of have *at least as much space* for pedestrians. The rest of the "cycle infra" is essentially similar to the situation in the rest of the UK: eg. bus lanes*, cycle lanes and shared use paths (eg. "build" infra by sticking up a sign). Edinburgh is one of the places with a moderately extensive network of former railways which have been converted to "shared use" paths (completely motor traffic few). However though shared they are not narrow by UK standards. And this is all effectively a "free extra" for all non- motorised users, not like the "sign a cycle path" where pedestrians do lose space. I think this all comes from the "popular understanding" of cycling in which ultimately cyclists are the "other". They don't fit "motor vehicle" or "pedestrian" (including wheelchairs on the very rare occasions people think about that). Thus "cyclists are cheating" in multiple ways! They shouldn't get their own space as "there aren't enough" of them. And "they can just use the road / path". But being able to *choose* "on the road" or "on the footway" (shared use path) is clearly unfair - nobody else gets to do that! BUT of course even if they did pick just one of road OR pedestrian space it's still not fair anyway because they're "too slow" for the road (don't pay "road tax" etc...) and "far too fast" for pedestrians... * Though some existing cyclists may appreciate them when there are few buses, buses and bikes are a very poor mix for several reasons.
mikecassie 4 hours ago
Whilst a shame for any employees, their bib shorts had the worst chamois pad I’d ever encountered, utter waste of my money. Even though they were Strava challenge discount purchases, still a waste of money.
ktache 5 hours ago
Thanks, just going to have to suck it up. Got next week off and will take the easy, if expensive option...
Rendel Harris 5 hours ago
@ktache Just go for the TNT Sports only package, £30.99 for a month. Alternatively have you considered experimenting with a VPN for a few pounds, allowing you to sign up for a free stream abroad, e.g. SBS Australia which streams the Tour live? If I didn't have a kind mate's login that's what I'd do!
ktache 6 hours ago
So, it's now the month of July and I'm going to have to pay to watch the TdF, for one month only. On a tablet unfortunately, as I didn't manage to get a laptop to rig up to the TV, grrr. Just wondering, what package will I have to fork out for? Not wanting to pay for the wrong one...
Rendel Harris 7 hours ago
Not that it sounds like a dealbreaker given the other faults you've identified, but that cable isn't really a "proprietary" cable, four pin magnetic cables like that are quite common on bone-conducting headphones and other devices (my inexpensive smartwatch uses one) and they can be had for £4.99 on UK Amazon.
mctrials23 7 hours ago
There was never really anything to say about le col kit. Most of it was alright. Some of it was poorly designed/made. Trying to position yourself as a Rapha competitor whilst always offering 40% or more off doesn't scream premium though.
8 thoughts on “Live blog: hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist caught after Reddit user identifies part of its headlight, Tom Pidcock switches to new British CX team, Brompton unveil ltd edition Nine Streets bike +more”
I would naively expect the
I would naively expect the police to do the detective work rather than the public. At least they caught the scumbag though – now they just need to lock him up and throw away the key!
Christopher TR1 wrote:
Do you really believe it would be practical to run a team in a police department dedicated to identifying obscure car parts?
vonhelmet wrote:
If they suspect anyone has been run over by a mk2 golf I could help.
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
Why – who did you run over ?
It’s got to be a great outcome to the investigation. It’s clearly ludicrous to expert the police to be experts on all cars – and to put it out on the web makes a lot of sense. As this proves.
fenix wrote:
They can anything on CSI, I’m with the op on this.
don simon wrote:
Why – who did you run over ?
It’s got to be a great outcome to the investigation. It’s clearly ludicrous to expert the police to be experts on all cars – and to put it out on the web makes a lot of sense. As this proves.
— fenix They can anything on CSI, I’m with the op on this.— Yorkshire wallet
If it were CSI they’d not only recognise the part, they’d have a purpose-written software suite dedicated exclusively to car part recognition, complete with an entirely unnecessary and incredibly-elaborate virtual-reality user-interface in which you wandered around a fully rendered 3d car-part store while parts leapt off the shelf and compared themselves to the part you were holding.
Our cops are clearly in the stone-age compared with the Yanks. Though at least they are much less likely to shoot you for no reason, so its swings-and-roundabouts.
FluffyKittenofTindalos wrote:
Be a bit of a shit show, this new breed of cop show.
Cop A: Alright Bob.
Cop B: Alright Dave! What’ve you got there?
Cop A: It’s that frangment we found at the scene.
Cop B: Christ! I can hardly see it, stick it on Twitter while I stick the kettle on.
Cop A: good thinking Bob.
Cop B: nice cuppa, Dave.
Cop A: Cheers Bob.
Cop B: Hey Dave we’ve got a hit, it was that shifty looking bloke!
Cop A: Book him Danno.
Cop B: But my name’s Bob and ‘e’s nicked!
More exciting shite at the same time next week.
Likely to be 2nd degree
Likely to be 2nd degree murder charge due to leaving the person to die (intent), hope that sticks.
UK justice system take note!!!