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Live blog: Computer scientists use Strava data to identify pot hole hotspots, Lewisham investigating falling tree incident that almost felled cyclist, warning over scam Hövding airbag helmet website, appeal after Wiltshire hit and run + more
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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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mdavidford 4 minutes ago
Yeah - the mods normally get around to that eventually...
60somethingcyclist 18 minutes ago
@kinderje It's not a soft punishment at all. Young men transferred to adult prisons are frequently raped by older long-term prisoners. He will find adult prison a very frightening experience.
lesoudeur 24 minutes ago
I have installed these brakes on my XC bike (Scott Spark RC) that had the excellent Shimano 9100 but I picked up the 9220s on a very good deal and after a very easy installation was very pleased with them in all respects. I like the smooth lever feel and modulation especially. I will keep them on the bike and transfer the 9100 to a Scott Scale Gravel that I have. Totally puzzled about why wet weather would affect the bite point...more realistically the air that you may have allowed to enter during installation was released and caused the change in lever pull.
Pub bike 2 hours ago
@mdavidford The same applies to people. Well some people anyway.
mdavidford 2 hours ago
Surprise! - spaces are nicer when cars are removed from them! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jnmzekx0ro
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
@belugabob I read about it on the BBC website. For those who haven't, it's the writer Lynda la Plante who managed to rack up 24 points on her licence including five tickets for speeding on the same stretch of road in six months and so was banned for a fairly lenient six months. She asked for more leniency from the magistrates on the basis that she needed to drive her car to go and meet criminals to get material for her stories and that she wouldn't be able to take her dog for a walk. She tried to claim that losing her car would mean the end of her writing career and having to have her dog rehomed. A Guardian feature in 2003 estimated that her personal fortune from her writings was in excess of £30 million, but obviously spending a few thousand pounds over six months on Ubers would be well beyond her means…
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
@mitsky I've had a number of those letters from Arriva, I've been informed by somebody who used to work for them in a clerical capacity that the "incident discussed and appropriate action taken", if there is no police action, generally amounts to the shift manager saying, "Oi Fred, some bloody cyclist has been complaining about you again, watch yourself, will ya?"
mattw 2 hours ago
@belugabob I did. Lynda La Plante's list of excuses for her 24 points is pathetic. As is her engagement of the lawyer Mr Poophole.
kingleo 4 hours ago
The bus driver cannot slow down and stop behind the cyclist, and yet she has plenty of time for an argument.
rookybiker 9 hours ago
No, I only have experience with cotton Corsas. A 300 tpi Challenge is only slightly less supple than those.
3 thoughts on “Live blog: Computer scientists use Strava data to identify pot hole hotspots, Lewisham investigating falling tree incident that almost felled cyclist, warning over scam Hövding airbag helmet website, appeal after Wiltshire hit and run + more”
I hope that this gent makes a
I hope that this gent makes a speedy and full recovery and that the police are successful in pursuing and prosecuting the offenders.
Given the poor standard by some drivers around here I am only surprised that this hasn’t happened before. Although I don’t know exactly where the collision occurred I have an idea given the police appeal. Many of the roads around Common Platt – particularly from/to Purton – are rat-runs with corners, slight hills in places and surfaces that are broken up and pot-holed. There’s lots of inappropriate overtaking – be a great place to have a close pass operation. Perhaps a close pass operation should be mandatory in any location a collision has occurred after a failed overtake, as this collision seems to be.
In any event, I am glad for the cyclist that it did not turn out any worse (bad as it was), as it so easily could have been worse. But isn’t that the thing – the difference between a close pass and a collision is luck.
I shall be keeping a good look out for, “a heavily-modified silver three-door Vauxhall Corsa with tinted windows and aftermarket wheels.”
Mirror that was knocked off
Mirror that was knocked off looks like the sort that would be put on a 3 series BMW… like the old ‘M’ style mirror.
So keep an eye out for any chavvy cars basically with a missing nearside mirror.
Those pothologists should
Those pothologists should also record sound to identify from the number of people who shout “Jesus Fucking Christ!” whenever they fail to spot a pothole.