“If you use my lane, I’ll use yours”: Driver films himself using bike lane to overtake cyclist; Rain, rain and more rain…grim Roubaix forecast; Van der Poel hoping for wet cobbles; Bike lane petrol queues; Mudguard season + more on the live blog
SUMMARY
Child can't use cycle lane during Bike to School Week because of drivers queueing for petrol
People queuing for petrol on Bounds Green Road @haringeycouncil block a cycle lane a child is trying to use to get home from school, on #BikeToSchoolWeek pic.twitter.com/t8JFdlpgWE
— Haringey Cycling (@HaringeyCyclist) September 30, 2021
Happy Bike to School Week! Although it might not have seemed quite such a celebration for the kid pictured having to wheel his bike around the queue of stationary motorists blocking this cycle lane in Haringey as they wait for petrol.
I guess it’s preparing them well for what they’ll have to deal with cycling anywhere in the UK…
The picture attracted a powerful reaction online, with one reply saying we might as well call it Don’t Even Think About Biking To School Week. The London Cycling Campaign also chipped in, sharing the pic to its followers with the message: “London’s young people deserve so much better than this.”
Toby Edwards added: “Sums up our car-mad culture nicely.”
It wasn’t just in London either…these were the scenes in Brighton yesterday as drivers made use of that nicely painted lane on the left while they waited…
A bad day on the roads at #Patcham #Brighton today, @SussexRoadsPol @BHCC_Transport
Drivers queuing in both directions for #Petrol. Southbound cycle lane past filling station on A23 completely blocked, with consequent risk to people cycling. Radical change needed.@CyclePatcham pic.twitter.com/o1ZEbbYyIN— Becky Reynolds (@Bexonabike) September 30, 2021
Sorry sorry!
Yesterday road.cc had a massive tantrum, which ended up with us having to create a new version of it and get rid of everything from yesterday… that means unfortunately yesterday’s live blog was lost! Obviously we’re really sorry about this, it’s as frustrating for us as it is for you and it’s certainly not how we wanted our day to pan out.
To very briefly summarise what happened yesterday… Joss Lowden broke the Hour Record, smashing the previous record to set a new distance of 48.405km. Read all about her bike here.
There were scenes of chaos around petrol stations again, with motorists seen using a cycle lane as a petrol queueing lane in Brighton.
Scottish MP Colin Smyth waded into a helmet row when he commented on the Twitter post of Green MSP Patrick Harvie.
And our big ‘debate’ of the day… someone on social media suggested that there should be a six-month trial banning cleats in London to encourage riders to stop/slow down at lights. A pretty wild suggestion, and many of you surprisingly didn’t agree.
Peeta Stebbenwolf on Facebook said: “Cleats actually make you more stable on a bike, better at riding in a straight line & faster. For drivers who think they’re dangerous, try them! Oh & if you’re hit by a car, whether you were clipped in or on flats is likely to make little difference.”
Sam Field added: “Maybe we could have 6 months with no booze so drivers drink and drive less?”
While Bobby Carvell suggested: “Just ban life and have done with it.”
Meanwhile in the Netherlands...
“In a right-side up world, drivers would have to press a beg-button to cross the street…”
The Dutch have it sorted.
At this #Delft intersection, cyclists and pedestrians get a continuous green; the arrival of a car or truck sets off a sensor, which allows it to cross. pic.twitter.com/q7cNxUQcBG
— Taras Grescoe 🐌 (@grescoe) September 30, 2021
Mudguard season: When do you give up on summer?
As someone who commuted through one of Britain’s wettest winters without mudguards, I now feel ready to join the dark side. And when I say dark, I really mean dry and comfortable…
The white socks are back in the draw and the winter tyres will be making an appearance when the clocks go back. Anyone folded early and got the mudguards on already?
Resisting the temptation to put the mudguards back on the gravel bike. Normally try and wait until the clocks go back. A bit like holding off on the central heating until it gets really cold.
— Velotastic (@Velotastic) October 1, 2021
If like me you’re in the market for some…check out our 20 of the best mudguards – how to stay dry on any type of bike feature.
Rain, rain and more rain...grim Roubaix weather forecast
Here’s your final Paris-Roubaix weather forecast of the week. Spoiler alert: it’s going to be absolute carnage. Saturday shouldn’t be too bad for the women’s race…although the final may get a bit damp.
But look at that rain overnight, then prepare yourselves for Sunday…
Get whatever you need to do out the way early and glue yourself to the sofa for the afternoon. road.cc Liam is going training at six to be back in time for every single second…Mud, standing water, crashes, mechanicals. It might just be last man standing.
Be careful what you wish for, Mathieu: "I think it would be quite cool if it rains!"
In amongst the lost blog yesterday were some quotes from Mathieu van der Poel ahead of Paris-Roubaix. We hopped on a Zoom call with the pedalling phenom to see how he’s feeling ahead of his Hell of the North debut, and there was no sign of nerves from the Dutchman about the prospect of biblical conditions…
“I think it would be quite cool if it rains!” he laughed. “But yeah, dangerous too. If you avoid the crashes then it counts for a lot. It’s always the case in Roubaix. You have to try not to get a flat tyre or crash. When it’s wet it’s even more the case. If they crash in front of you it’s hard to avoid it. But yeah, it would be nice to ride a wet Roubaix once!
“He also gave us the latest on the course and confirmed it was mainly dry on Thursday morning when he did his recon…”The cobbles were dry except for one small part that was bit muddy, but I can imagine it is very slippery when it is raining. If you can stay out of trouble and at the front then wet cobbles are okay. I hope the Worlds added a bit to my shape and I can finish my season in a nice way on Sunday.”
A final nugget is that after Sunday the 26 year-old will take a well-earned rest for a couple of months, returning to competition for the cyclo-cross calendar in December.
Drum & Bass On The Bike DJ Dom Whiting featured on ITV News
Live blog favourite Dom Whiting’s latest Drum & Bass outing made it onto ITV News…
At this rate he’s going to need a bigger city, having attracted a mega crowd for his Boiler Room special in London. The full episode is up on Dom’s YouTube, which now has more than 120,000 subscribers…
The latest episode features a tunnel rave on CS3 and a man with a parrot…now get yourself over to Amsterdam, Dom…
Questions asked of Paris-Roubaix Femmes prize money
oh I’m BIG mad about this https://t.co/Tz3CwgflV6
— kate wagner (@mcmansionhell) October 1, 2021
Plenty of lunchtime reaction to this…€7,005 is embarrassingly precise as well. Should we give them €7,000? Nah, add an extra few cents in…
Should be €49,000 each
— Gordon Haywood (@flashpixx8) October 1, 2021
So much horror going on at the moment, I’ve been holding onto @JossyLowden‘s #UCIHourRecord yesterday and the first ever women’s #ParisRoubaix2021 tomorrow (ignoring the fact that not all of it is being televised 🤬) but this is just an insult. 🤬 https://t.co/uhLM9U9vHz
— Jo S (@sockeyejo) October 1, 2021
I'm no expert but I'm almost certain that's not how the Hour Record works...
Ermmm 🤨 https://t.co/MnLRIHj8eT
— Dan Bigham (@DanBiggles22) October 1, 2021
Here’s an interesting take on the Hour Record – a challenge famous for being about riding as far as possible. If the record was about taking metres off, I reckon a fair few of us here could give it a go! Damn, checked the comments and everyone beat me to that joke…
I reckon I could knock a few kilometres off the men’s record.
— Daniel Friebe (@friebos) October 1, 2021
I could probably knock 10 minutes off the men’s record
— Justin Belcher (@justin_belcher) October 1, 2021
Dan Bigham’s up next…we’ll share the link to watch his effort just before 3pm. Unfortunately, as we shared with you yesterday, he can’t take the outright record, even if he beats Victor Campanaerts’ distance. That’s because he hasn’t been in the UCI Testing Pool because he doesn’t ride for a WorldTour or second division team. Either way, Sir Brad’s British record is on the line…
"If you use my lane, I'll use yours": Driver films himself using bike lane to speed past cyclist
This one gives a whole new meaning to punishment passes…the clip was originally posted to Facebook by a profile named Sonny Oldenburger with the caption, “If you use my lane, I will use your lane…ciao”. It came to our attention via the suitably named ‘Idiots in Cars’ Reddit page and shows a driver leaving the road to overtake a cyclist, presumably to prove some kind of point about where he ‘should’ be riding…
From the speculation in the comments and a bit of local knowledge, the video seems to have come from Germany. One commenter explained the path to the right is a shared-use route and the road likely has a speed limit of 60mph (100kph).
Your top (sensible) comment summed it all up nicely: “Wanna see an otherwise normal-seeming person act like a deranged psychopath? Put them behind the wheel of a car on a road with someone riding a bicycle. It’s truly amazing how irrationally mad riding a bike on the road makes some folks.”
Another reply commented: “Well, it is called ‘Idiots in Cars’. He fits the description perfectly. Would be nice to include an IQ test for the driving exams.”
The Run Up: Get in the mood for Paris-Roubaix Femmes by hearing how much it means to those competing
Emotional Vincenzo Nibali in tears after winning home race
#Replay 🎥 / #IlGirodiSicilia 🇮🇹
🇮🇹 Vincenzo Nibali (TFR) craque à l’arrivée de cette 4ème étape. L’émotion est là pour le Requin de Messine qui s’impose chez lui et s’adjuge également le général. 🦈pic.twitter.com/njmkmwjESq— Renaud Breban (@RenaudB31) October 1, 2021
Vincenzo Nibali had his hands on his head as he crossed the finish line the winner of stage four and the overall at the Giro di Sicilia. This is a rider who has twice won the Giro, won all three Grand Tours, three Monuments and 15 Grand Tour stages. It shows how much winning again, on his home roads, means to the Shark.
The 36-year-old’s last win was on the penultimate stage of the 2019 Tour de France, he’s struggled since. Nibali will be returning to Astana next season on a one-year deal, the same team he won the Giro with in 2013 and 2016, plus the Tour in 2014. Will we see the veteran campaigner back at the top again in 2022?
Dan Bigham Hour Record attempt about to get underway
Here we go… Dan Bigham’s about to see if he can repeat the Joss Lowden magic by conquering the British Hour Record this afternoon. Dan’s riding the same aero machine as Joss, the Argon Electron Pro with some Fast Forward Disc TSL wheels and Vittoria Pista Speed 2.0 23mm tyres.
Interestingly, Dan’s bike is kitted out with some of his own WattShop kit, including the Olympic edition Pentaxi base bar and Anemoi aero extensions. That’s an £8,500 cockpit alone…as per Dan’s website.
He’ll be turning a monster 64×14 out on the track too…
As for his kit, Dan’s opted for the Kask Mistral helmet and a brand new Vorteq Hour Record edition skinsuit in WattShop colours of course.
Those are the details…the short of it is he’s going to be a very aero lad powering around a velodrome for an hour…how far can he go though?
Colin Furze builds a 2WD hydraulic-driven bicycle
He's done it!
54.724km ✅@DanBiggles22 just broke the British Hour Record, held by @SirWiggo since 2015! 🇬🇧👏#BrokenBrad
📸 @HuntlyCaptures pic.twitter.com/BLWVmHc5w5— British Cycling (@BritishCycling) October 1, 2021
What an achievement! Right up there with his recent appearance on the road.cc podcast I’m sure… here’s the full story on Bigham’s ride, hot on the heels of his partner Joss Lowden’s new world Hour Record yesterday.
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I bought a similar one on Amazon from Wolfbox. Looks remarkably similar to the Muc-Off version. Its great for blasting water from around the chain and hard to reach places water can settle. I found its also really good at getting a tubeless tyre started when installing a fresh tyre. Undo the core, blow in air and it seats the bead really well.
While we can all be glad that she wasn't killed, unfounded assumptions help no-one. “One thing I know for sure, my helmet saved my life." If there's one thing I know for sure, it's that she doesn't know that for sure, it's an assumption based on a damaged helmet. Unless she repeats the same collision in exactly the same way but without a helmet, and dies, her assumption is wrong. It might have saved her from some nasty injuries, but it is unlikely that it saved her life. I thought these "helmet saved my life" stories had finally disappeared, because the death rate of cyclists doesn't fall as helmet wearing rates increase. There are thousands of these stories, many more than the average death rate of cyclists, so either wearing a helmet makes you much more likely to be in a fatal crash, or they aren't true. The death rate of professional cyclists doesn't seem to have fallen since the imposition of the helmet rule, but I haven't checked recently, and the figures are too small to be confident. “Everywhere I go, I try to wear a helmet...." I'm glad to hear that, as walking has the same death rate for distance travelled as cycling, I'm just slightly puzzled about how she washes her hair in the shower with a helmet on.
reply to Velo-drone I think this decision reflects the relative quality of the prosecution and defence lawyers. As far as I can see magistrates have no legal training and are therefore swayed by the arguments of the lawyers. As mdavidford points out the offence is careless OR inconsiderate driving with the empahasis on the OR. This point has been made to the officer concerned but I guess they have to play it safe when they decide who to prosecute with resources and court time being in short supply. On the plus side Gloucestershire are now sending out advisory letters to close passing drivers when I report them so at least they know what they have done. It does seem to have improved most drivers in my local area but there are always the punishment passers. One last point. I have had one close pass report which resulted in points and a fine. NMOTD 931 https://road.cc/content/news/near-miss-day-931-314751 However this did not go to court, apparently the driver admitted it after being shown the video and the only results I've had for close passes apart from that one are when an oncoming driver has been forced to pull in and stop, ie inconvenienced!
It does seem odd to suggest that because it doesn't remove every last bit it's no better than removing very little of it. A bit like saying "if I can't pay off all of my credit card bill this month then I shouldn't bother paying any of it off, because 'the job won't be done'".
Totally - I'd much rather have a scratched up (bike) helmet than a scratched up face. To be honest, I'm not totally convinced that her life was saved by her helmet, but I can understand her believing that after having such a tumble.
I got one similar to this (looks like the same specs as far as I can tell) from AliExpress for less than £30. I find it excellent for blowing water off the chain and bike - it seems to remove almost all the visible water, so I'd guess that any remaining moisture will evaporate fairly quickly. It's also excellent at clearing the chaff out of my coffee roaster.
But often if you are hit by a driver you will then go sliding across the road, no? The two times I've been hit by a car when riding a motorcycle (both at relatively low, cycling-equivalent speeds of around 20 mph) I've gone sliding across the road and my helmet ended up with severe striations across it. It didn't save my life, save me from skull fractures or save me from brain damage (as far as I know) but I'm very glad that the deep scratches were on the helmet and not on my face and scalp.
That looks more like a lot of sliding damage which would not have been nice without a helmet. Anyhow, single vehicle collisions like this are what helmets are best used for - not so much the typical driver hitting you in traffic type of collisions.
Teenagers can vote in all UK elections, although in national and English ones only those teenagers aged 18 and 19. "16 and 17-year-olds can vote in these elections" would better suit the point being made.
IMO you would need to be a real Giant fanboy to consider these, when you can get a set of FarSports EvoS5s for pretty much 1/3rd of the price of these. They are lighter, more progressive shape, considerably easier to repair should you need to, and are hooked. And built by a well regarded company that owns their own factory.
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And I bet that most of the
And I bet that most of the people panic-buying petrol are sat in the cycle lanes with their engines running.
And been “driving around all
And been “driving around all morning” looking for somewhere to fill up.
It has been reported that one
It has been reported that one motorist was only able to get £2 worth of petrol into their tank.
It’s about time to finally
It’s about time to finally introduce a ground tax for all this imovable property (the auto-immobiles). How much would that be for a patch of 6m x 2m?
But but but drivers are
But but but drivers are already propping up the economy by paying tax on petrol (mostly tax) and road tax and insurance and you have to pay to park most places and cash-cow speed cameras and have you seen the queues on the M25 these days? And what about the roads getting smaller? My new Tesla barely fits down some of these streets.
Here’s some good news – the
Here’s some good news – the pedestrianisation of Cotham Hill in Bristol has been a success and is going to be made permanent: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/bristol-restaurateurs-celebrate-cotham-hill-5993721
(I cycled up there the other day and it was quite busy with peds walking around but I managed to not cycle into any of them)
Actually, I thought that
Actually, I thought that decision had already been taken. Perhaps it had been “announced” without yet being formally confirmed. Anyway, good news. I wonder how long it will take to sort out some paving so they can get rid of those lumps of tarmac serving as wheelchair ramps?
In any sane world…
In any sane world…
a) when a petrol station was full of fuelling and waiting vehicles, any subsequent vehicle would be prohibited from waiting on the road to enter the shop, let alone obstructing cycle/pedestrian routes.
b) people would walk and cycle most places, reducing their need for charging EVs in the first place, using public transport and MAAS EVsin other instances and private vehicles as a last resort. Petrol? What’s that?
Hatched cycle lane (ie. not a
Hatched cycle lane (ie. not a mandatory lane)? Isn’t that a case of ‘don’t drive in it unless absolutely unavoidable’? So, send a traffic enforcement officer along there with a camera and a pad of parking tickets…
I hate stuff like this – why
I hate stuff like this – why bother? “Don’t do it, until you do”.
Amusingly Edinburgh’s council’s Covid “active travel infra” page has what I hope is a typo but may actually sum this up:
> Advisory cycle lanes tell drivers that they should not use this space on the road, unless avoidable.
Mudguards and winter tyres
Mudguards and winter tyres going on this weekend. The Dutch have got the right idea, recommend Not Just Bikes on youtube for a closer look at their infra.
My winter tyres (mud specific
My winter tyres (mud specific, Surly dirt wizards) come in at 1.2kg in their not quite 3inch variant, as stated. So I’m going to wait until they are really necessary. Very draggy on tarmac, but the only deep winter filth to have defeated them was a logging area bridleway and my front disk was in the mud, they laugh in the face of the pedals going in and a bit of foot dragging.
Fitted 1.8 conti mud kings on my 26 inch Getting to Work bike (Ultimate Commuter off the road waiting through the world wide bike boom warranty replacement) last year, wish I had done that years ago, surprisingly nippy on the roads, and they didn’t destroy themselves too much either, even with 4-5 months of use. Very effective, though not quite Dirt Wizard nearly 3 inch traction.
Have Crud’s Racepack on her at the moment, alright and year round fitment, most of the mud went during August and September, but never all, but want to give SKS bluemels 75s a go, maybe in long, not quite wide enough, only meant for 2.6s, but want to see if proper guards work for me and the bike before I take the plunge and invest in the full custom American wooden ones. Because of the rohloff setup I need to be able to move the rear wheel back to accommodate chain stretch. Looking forward to not using a derellieur drivetrain this winter.
ktache wrote:
Mud specific tyres? Is that like having Gravel Socks?
Mud specific
Mud specific
Just came across this on
Just came across this on Richmond Park speed limits
I forget – was it Richmond
I forget – was it Richmond Park where the Rozzer’s stopped a cyclist for “speeding”, which according to the letter above would have been nonsense.
See wycombewheeler link
See wycombewheeler link
But its more complicated than
But its more complicated than the letter states, as the Royal Parks speed limits were introduced by a Royal Parks regulation in 2010, and its whether you believe a reasonable interpretation of that applies to cycling as a “vehicle” or not. Technically it shouldn’t but the intent of the regulation they introduced clearly it should.
Iirc they did amend/suspend that speed limit for the 2012 Olympics,(arguably as much for the course/support vehicles following the riders than the cyclists themselves) which might be why the question was posed if they didnt for the duathlon.
has someone told the police?
has someone told the police?
https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-16-july-2021-284883
and the courts
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-cyclist-fined-for-speeding-in-richmond-park-after-he-is-clocked-at-38mph-a3102191.html
Letter looks like entrapment
I’ve just tweeted Royal Parks
I’ve just tweeted Royal Parks to ask if this is genuine, if so it represents a complete about turn from their previous policy.
The Department of Parks &
The Department of Parks & Recreation ? (@ldnparks) Tweeted: ? https://t.co/DUZiiJb4x3 https://twitter.com/ldnparks/status/1443630319542882304?s=20
I came across it when scrolling through the item above about kids bike to school week.
Yes that’s where I saw it –
Yes that’s where I saw it – don’t get me wrong, I hope it’s genuine, it just seemed odd that Royal Parks, who generally ignore any queries made to them through tweets in my experience, should provide a long FOI-request style answer to one. Maybe they replied because it was actually from an anti-cyclist complaining about what s/he thought had been a suspension of speed limits for the Duathlon.
I think you must mean “they
I think you must mean “they replied because they thought it was actually from an anti-cyclist”
“The Department of Parks & Recreation
hirsute wrote:
I accept the correction.
I’ll send Miss Whiplash round
I’ll send Miss Whiplash round !!
Genuine! Well that’s quite a
Genuine! Well that’s quite a dramatic – and welcome – change in attitude.
It may be genuine, but it’s
It may be genuine, but it’s debateable whether it’s law. Assuming the regulations quoted are the extent of the applicable law (apart from the threadbare Parks Regulation Act 1872 as amended), then the speed limits apply to ‘vehicles’. The regulations have a short list of definitions, none of which extends to ‘vehicles’. It would seem to be up to external definitions. Without silly references to a dictionary of choice, the applicable interpretations would necessarily be common law (Godwin v Taylor) in which a bicycle is a carriage (to the detriment of the cyclist in that case); and in the Highways Act. The speed limits are not applied by virtue of the Road Trasffic Act, so it is the handling of the regulations that apply speed limits to Royal Parks that are important.
The regulations refer to ‘vehicles’ for speed limits. Assuming no other interference, it would appear to apply to cyclists as well. However, the regulations make reference to ‘vehicles’ then separate reference to ‘pedal cycles’ for similar considerations. Take regulation 3(10):
[3. no person using a Park shall—] (10)
(a) ride any animal,
(b)drive or ride any vehicle, or
(c)use any pedal cycle, roller skate, roller blade, skate board or other foot-propelled device
the separation of (b) & (c) might be inferred to separate (motor) vehicles from cycles.
So, the speed limits may only apply to motor vehicles. The social media and FOI epxressions from the Royal Parks would tend to support that theory.
As far as cycle racing is concerned, I imagine it might be argued that the Secretary of State’s authority to give permission under regulation 4(28) has been delegated to the RP administration for the purposes of the race in question. Nothing prevents the police from stopping a cyclist whom the police suspect of cycling without consideration, care, etc for others, even if the speed limits don’t apply.
GMBasix wrote:
I’m not a legal professional, but I do have some experience of interpreting legislation. I would say, in the absence of any other definition of vehicle, that the separation of pedal cycle here would give a pretty strong indication that bicycles are not vehicles (in the way you say).
And that maybe a reasonable
And that maybe a reasonable interpretation of the law the way it’s been written, but it would be up to a court to decide that and agree with you,not the public court of approval that is Twitter.
And whilst that regulation has still been signed into law and states the speed limit exists in the royal parks whether a vehicle is driven or ridden on a park road it really doesnt matter what opinion someone offers on Twitter about it or even on here, that regulation is still there and it’s back to then is it a reasonable interpretation as to whether or not “vehicle” applies to cyclists or not.
Awavey wrote:
And there I was labouring under the impression that it was just an online hate-bucket. Has it changed?
Steve K wrote:
Exactly the same argument that Road.cc presented 8 years ago… https://road.cc/content/news/95155-are-police-fining-speeding-cyclists-richmond-park-exceeding-their-authority
I think the only way to get a final answer would be either for the Regulations to be amended to be specific, or for someone who is fined by a magistrate to appeal that fine in a higher court which can form case law. But understandably people are reluctant to appeal when it’s such a massive faff over a relatively small fine.
OnYerBike wrote:
Or for the SoS to state that cyclists have permission to exceed the speed limits under regulation 4(28).
That court case was 2015
That court case was 2015
Maybe the regs have changed since or the FOI officer got it wrong.
Would be an interesting case if it ever got to court.
hirsute wrote:
Can we print this and staple to every single sign “20 mph” in Richmond Park? It would be nice. Also it’s handy to keep it in a pocket.. just in case a policeman stops you.
I have taken a screenshot and
I have taken a screenshot and will keep it on my phone just in case!
This is Britain – keep your
This is Britain – keep your mudguards on all year round.
This year definitely, the
This year definitely, the weather has been very unsettled, think I took mine off just for a week or two.
Yep. Didn’t think they make
Yep. Didn’t think they make any difference to speed.
My new ones are good at collecting leaves though.
Quote:
Who do they play next?
The Tigers
The Tigers 😉
Tiger feet, by Mud?
Tiger feet, by Mud?
Quote:
Wasn’t that a long running Judge Dredd storyline…?
Not queuing in a cycle lane,
Not queuing in a cycle lane, though that is happening, but speeding and avoiding a speed bump in a cycle lane. https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/cycle-lane-speeding-prompts-woodbridge-road-review-8373634
I thought it had been
I thought it had been established from a story a few months ago that head teachers can block off public rights of way if they feel their pupils are endangered.
AlsoSomniloquism wrote:
Is that irony? Because they aren’t.
https://road.cc/content/news
https://road.cc/content/news/north-london-school-head-blocks-new-cycleway-cones-284683
Well a few years back the
Well a few years back the official council and police position was that road was too dangerous to promote cycling on,so the school didn’t allow children to cycle at all.
The 20mph limit came in a few years back for safety reasons, the speed bump & 30metre if that cycle lane, which joins up with nothing else, appeared only last year.
I suspect the school still doesn’t allow cycling and the review will just remove the cycle lane completely.
All too common pattern. Road
All too common pattern. Road busy? Can’t have kids there.
Someone hurt / parental campaign? Put in some minimal changes / inadequate infrastructure.
No kids cycling? Clearly no demand so reverse those changes.
The time I’ve spent looking
The time I’ve spent looking out of the window to see if the road has dried yet would have been better spent just fitting the mudguards!
I just assumed the recent
I just assumed the recent problems were a DDOS attack by FairFuelUK, extending its line of logic.
“Meanwhile in the Netherlands
“Meanwhile in the Netherlands…”
It looks to me like the articulated lorry in the video jumps a red light, ironic really…
And the sports car a few
And the sports car a few seconds earlier.
I’m guessing the Paris
I’m guessing the Paris Roubaix prize money is so precise because it will be the bare minimum amount for a one day race per UCI rules which probably states it in swiss francs to begin with.
And if that amount upsets people,and it should,just wait till you see what the GC winner of the Women’s Tour will get, €2,750, now they obviously will get extra money on stage placings and could pick up extra jerseys or the team prize so overall could be slightly better off, but the GC winner of the Tour of Britain took £12,400, even if the winner of the womens race finished 1st every day, won all the jerseys & team competitions, they still wouldnt match the Tour of Britains GC prize.
Just to show that drivers get
Just to show that drivers get off with ridiculously lenient punishments regardless of if a cyclist is involved, did anyone see the footage of the M6 toll drug driver on the BBC?
No prison and 3 year ban for nearly killing the toll booth operator and causing complete carnage? And “cannot be named for legal reasons”?
A pretty striking video.
A pretty striking video. Lucky that it was on a motorway, with the speed the car was going it’s likely houses would have been put at risk. Unfortunately drink and drugs are about the only thing that seem to attract significant social ire when it comes to driving offences. Given that I’m a little surprised at the sentence. Only thing I can think of is if he severely damaged himself and earned a bit of “I can’t punish you more than you already have yourself”? Can’t find much more about this – particularly the “cannot be named” bit, but the Birmingham Mail has:
The 28-year-old drug driver, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested and charged with dangerous driving after the collision.
Swab samples showed he had several controlled drugs in his system at the time.
The man was later convicted and sentenced to 14 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months.
Yahoo news thought he’d also been told to do community service.
“Dangerous driving” – it was dangerous before, by the time of the offence he wasn’t driving as he was airbourne.
I was mentioning that to the
I was mentioning that to the Mrs. Some weird stuff there and maybe more criminal charges to follow which is why they can’t be named so other ongoing court cases are not prejudiced.
But even with further stuff ongoing, the suspended prison sentence is a joke. Especially as the worker is still having ongoing treatment for injuries suffered 13 months on so has almost suffered a longer sentence then one the driver doesn’t have to.
Agree – it seems a trivial
Agree – it seems a trivial sentence. “Excess speed” doesn’t seem to trouble people that much. And you’re right the anonymity is most likely because the driver is going to be back in court again – possibly high on their own supply?
A lot of motorists do seem to
A lot of motorists do seem to be under the impression that if a shared-use/cycle path has been put in place then that is automatically the “cyclists’ path” and the main carriageway somehow becomes the “motorists’ path”. Weird.
And for those who haven’t
And for those who haven’t been told by cycling news. Womens Tour of Britain takes place next week. The second day is taking place about 1.5 miles where I live and is a small 10 lap loopped circuit so I should be able to get several laps viewed before a quick cycle to the finish. The QOM section is abit …. small though. They might go up into the park entrance for those laps to extend it but still less then 100 metres long with maybe a double figure on the turn section if they do extend it.
Edit: Google Streetview for QOM
They will come up Bridle Lane and then either turn onto the main road or take the park entrance up the hill. If they don’t do the park, then I have done the “climb” in about 10 seconds. They ride all along Bridle lane which does have a slight double figure lump half way along so might be taking the length of it as KOM.
If they do the park though, the descent could be interesting….
I’m not as close to the Stage
I’m not as close to the Stage 6 route as it winds through Suffolk as that,but its certainly within easy spectating range, though if I ride, I’d not have chance to see them anywhere and still get to the finish in time. Equally unless the fuel panic eases it might be the only option.
But yes the QoMs are interesting choices,Suffolk might not be blessed with many steep hills, though theyve picked a very lumpy constantly up/down route, but the steepest hill of the day isnt the designated QoM. And if there isnt a big crash on the bunch sprint to the line in Felixstowe I’ll be amazed.
I was half tempted with the
I was half tempted with the Stage 3 TT at atherstone but wanted to keep my Holiday days primed. Will make the decision on Tuesday weather permitting.
only live few miles from the
only live few miles from the course and not million miles from the finish,easy enough to get a train for me,though be aware Ipswich are at home in the football so going through the town will be busy. But that last 5 miles is all downhill,not too technical, if the wind is in their favour they’ll absolutely be hammering it coming down onto the seafront, and that’s where the road gets really bumpy. Be interesting for definite.