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Letting agent staff accused of vandalising cycle lane wands; Pogacar forced to push fan out of the way on TDF stage 17; Rose Bikes no longer shipping to UK; Wheelie hour record smashed; Brailsford critics "moronic", says Vaughters + more on the live blog

Your midweek live blog will mostly be compiled by Jack Sexty, with some contributions from Simon MacMichael later this evening
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Letting agent staff accused of vandalising cycle lane wands; Pogacar forced to push fan out of the way on TDF stage 17; Rose Bikes no longer shipping to UK; Wheelie hour record smashed; Brailsford critics "moronic", says Vaughters + more on the live blogwands 2.PNG
16 September 2020, 16:20
Birmingham letting agent employees accused of vandalising cycle lane wands to park their cars

In the footage, a driver is shown parking inside a cycle lane with recently installed 'wands' on Carver Street in Birmingham. At least five cars are parked inside the cycle lane - rendering it useless - and after attempting to bend a wand and pull it out of the ground, two people are then shown unscrewing and removing it entirely. 

Sophie Watson, who uploaded the footage to Twitter, said: "Cones have been here for 3 weeks now and I'm pretty sure all cars here belong to staff at the branch. Plenty of room left in front and behind to get out. I just wish I could say I was shocked watching this."

Today the missing wand appears to have returned, but the cycle lane still cannot be used because of cars parked within it. The policing unit for the Jewellery Quarter area of Birmingham have now said they will "try and get someone down to speak to the owners of the vehicles". The people in the footage allegedly work for property management company Martin & Co. 

16 September 2020, 16:06
Golf more dangerous than cycling, according to new survey
most-dangerous-sports-to-play-in-uk

Ok, that might be twisting the truth a little... but a new study from Golf Support has found that by ranking the percentage of participants who have picked up injuries while playing/doing their sport, cycling only just makes the top 10. 

Football tops the list, with 71% of players reporting that they have picked up an injury, and darts is the 'safest' with just 18% reporting injuries (how 18% of darts players managed to pick up an injury is surely the question that needs asking here). 

The most common reason given for injuries were 'another person’s carelessness' (something cyclists can definitely relate to), while three in five said they required medical attention after sustaining their injury. 

16 September 2020, 15:29
More TDF fan behaviour concerns, as Pogacar is forced to push a fan out of the way on final climb

The Slovenian was seen pushing a fan back with around 2km to go, which obviously shouldn't be happening during a global pandemic. Some have called for barriers to be installed on climbs, or at least ensure that riders are given more space. 

Last week, Movistar Team and Andre Greipel were among those calling for fans to wear masks and respect the riders, after TV footage captured a number of maskless spectators getting too close to riders in the Pyrenees. 

Movistar pleaded: "Please wear a mask, use it correctly, and keep some distance. Do it for us and the rest of the field."

How do you think the Tour's idiot problem should be solved? 

16 September 2020, 15:19
Miguel Ángel López wins stage 17, Roglic extends overall lead

It looked like Pogačar was going to catch Roglic on that brutal final kilometre... but the yellow jersey held on and then some, even managing to put a valuable few extra seconds into Pogačar - full stage report here. 

16 September 2020, 15:14
Roglic goes after Lopez

Roglic looks to put more time between himself and Tadej Pogačar, but his compatriot is coming back fast. 

16 September 2020, 15:08
They've got him

Carapaz is caught, Roglic looks pretty infallible and let Sepp Kuss go for the stage win... but Kuss went back for Roglic, and now Miguel Angel Lopez of Astana will take the stage. 

16 September 2020, 15:05
Tour de France stage 17: will Carapaz hold on?

There's around 3km or so to go now, and the GC group are less than 30 seconds away from the Colombian. Meanwhile, Mikel Landa got dropped like a stone...

16 September 2020, 14:38
Riders neutralise second stage of Tour of Luxembourg in protest due to dangerous course conditions

There were numerous complaints among the riders and team staff about cars in the road, including a near miss with a tractor, which meant that all teams agreed to neutralise stage two after just 18km. 

Nicolas Guillé - who was driving AG2R La Mondiale's team car, told Direct Velo: "We already complained about a lack of security after the first stage. There were cars all over the place.

"This start of the second stage was a continuation of what we saw yesterday, with  vehicles travelling in the opposite direction of the race. It was really dangerous, so we decided to stop."

After some negotiations, the neutralised peloton agreed to ride to the finish circuit in Syren for a restart and a 42.5km modified stage, which was won by Arnaud Demare  of Groupama FDJ. 

16 September 2020, 14:04
Square Mile workers, visitors and residents say cycling is the most effective way to tackle climate change, according to survey
London cyclists at Hyde Park Corner (copyright Britishcycling.org_.uk).jpg

In a survey of over 2,600 people carried out by the City of London Corporation, 59% said that better cycling provisions and renewable energy were the most important things for tackling climate change. 49% said they would prioritise changing the way they travel, and 95% said that combating climate change was important. 

The survey also found that those aged between 25-34 were keenest to make changes. Catherine McGuinness, Policy Chair at the City of London Corporation, said: “It is clear that tackling the global climate crisis is a top priority for many City workers, residents and visitors, and we share their desire for change.

“Together we will build a greener City, where we can all play our part.

“These results will be built in to our Climate Action Strategy, which will reduce the City’s carbon emissions and ensure we are resilient to climate change.”

The City Corporation say they have invested heavily to achieve their goal of becoming net-zero emission and climate resilient in the future, including the introduction of a City-wide speed limit of 20mph, the UK’s first 24/7 zero-emission vehicle street at Beech Street, and the ‘All Change at Bank’ scheme which they claim has transformed a former accident hotspot. They also plan to expand the existing Square Mile cycling network, introduce more cycle parking and potentially introduce a new 15mph speed limit. 

16 September 2020, 13:12
Apple launching a virtual fitness subscription service 'to rival Peloton'

Costing just £10 a month or £80 a year, Apple's new Fitness+ service features "world-class workouts by the world’s top fitness trainers" according to the tech giants, and will be viewed as serious competition to the likes of Peloton, Les Mills and Fiit. This coincides with the launch of the sixth generation Apple Watch, which now has plenty of extra detailed features (blood oxygen levels anyone?) to tempt serious athletes as well as more casual users.

There are spin sessions and many other sports/exercises on Fitness+, with many of the floor workout designed so they can be done in hotel rooms, at the park or in your living room: "It’s easy to turn any place into a state-of-the-art studio", say Apple.

For Apple Watch users, Fitness+ will also recommend workouts and training plans based off activity tracking from your watch. You'll also get three months of Fitness+ for free. 

For more info, head over to the Fitness+ landing page on the Apple website.

16 September 2020, 12:28
Rose rumours roll on, as German bike retailer reportedly stops selling to the UK

Are Rose 100% definitely no longer selling bikes to UK customers, and is it all because they are refusing to set up bikes front brake/right? We've not heard back from them and the rumours are flying, after a would-be Rose customer claims they received this letter below. 

Ddi you have your eye on a Rose, and have you heard otherwise? Let us know in the comments or email us at info [at] road.cc

16 September 2020, 12:27
16 September 2020, 10:37
Jonathan Vaughters says criticism of Brailsford's team selection is "moronic", and has another pop at Lance Armstrong

As the current EF Pro Cycling manager references, he hasn't always seen eye to eye with Brailsford (once suggesting that Bradley Wiggins' 2012 Tour de France victory would always be blemished by his use of a TUE), but has slammed some of the criticism Brailsford has received over his team selection. 

"@INEOSGrenadiers picked the best team they could based on the data available. End Of", said Vaughters. 

He also had time to reiterate his thoughts on a certain Lance Armstrong when asked a question about Jumbo Visma's Sepp Kuss moving to EF Pro Cycling, calling the disgraced Texan "bitter and vindictive."

"And, I might add, totally out of touch with modern cycling. #livinginthepast", added Vaughters. 

16 September 2020, 10:34
The 'queen stage' is underway, minus Egan Bernal

Stefan Küng of Groupama FDJ has also dropped out to focus on the world championship time trial. 

16 September 2020, 09:47
The wheelie hour record has been broken... and now stands at a wheelie fast 30.95km

On an athletics track just in Gümligen just outside of Bern, Switzerland, Manuel Scheidegger smashed the previous record for the farthest distance travelled in one hour while doing a front wheelie. The previous mark was 25.86km, and Scheidegger destroyed it by going 30.95km in the 60 minutes. The rules stipulate that the rider's front wheel must never touch the ground throughout the whole attempt. 

We're not sure if Scheidegger's attempt has been ratified by Guinness World Records yet, but he's uploaded the activity to Strava if you want to analyse more details. It's not the first rodeo for this Swiss wheelie specialist either, as back in June, Scheidegger completed the first wheelie'd everesting. It took him over 21 hours, with all challenges raising funds for the Wheels for Nepal charity. 

16 September 2020, 12:21
Zwift x Specialized smart bike, anyone?
16 September 2020, 10:07
British Cycling confirm men's squad for Road World Championships
Great Britain in tthe men's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships (picture Britishcycling.org_.uk)

The hastily rearranged event will now be held in Imola, Italy, and Team GB have now announced their elite men's squad. Some big names are missing because of preparations for the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana, but Performance director Stephen Park said he is "confident" the team will get some good results. The selections are:   

Elite Men’s Road Race

Hugh Carthy
Matt Holmes
James Knox
Tom Pidcock
Luke Rowe
James Shaw

Elite Men’s Time Trial

Alex Dowsett
Geraint Thomas

16 September 2020, 09:23
Rose reportedly no longer shipping bikes to the UK due to 'legal reasons'

The German retailers will no longer be sending bikes to the UK, according to a message reportedly send to a potential customer. 

Rose say it's because they are now only setting up brakes 'Euro style', and as they're not allowed to send bikes here with the brakes set up the other way round/not set up, that gives them no option but to pull out of the UK. They say it's also not possible to get around it by ordering from Rose's overseas sites, as they've blocked deliveries to UK addresses. 

The letter also says: "Furthermore, we do not sell any single frames or forks for dumping protection reasons. 

"At this point in time, we cannot say if and when ordering for UK citizens will be possible again." 

road.cc have contacted Rose Bikes for more details - but as their UK website no longer includes bikes for sale, we can all but confirm the news. 

16 September 2020, 09:13
Pierre Rolland retweets competition to win a polka dot jersey
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It appears Rolland has a back-up plan if he doesn't manage to wrestle the real thing from Benoit Cosnefroy, comically retweeting the competition above. 

16 September 2020, 08:58
Brailsford: Ineos need to "go back to the drawing board"
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Speaking to reporters yesterday evening, Brailsford admitted that Ineos need to go away and have a re-think if they are to compete with Jumbo-Visma next year. 

He said: “Have we got to go back to the drawing board? Totally, and that’s quite exciting in some respects. We’ve got to put together a team and a coaching staff that can deliver and try and win the race again."

Denying that he "took a gamble" with selections, Brailsford stood by his decision not to take Chris Froome or Geraint Thomas to the Tour, adding: "I don't gamble. 

"People are entitled to their opinions, but I didn’t gamble with selection. They were big decisions. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. I’m sure that people have a lot to say but they’re not privy to the facts that I’ve got.

“It was a good decision, regardless of what anybody else may think.”

16 September 2020, 08:52
Bernal is the first defending champion to pull out of the Tour since... a certain Chris Froome

And the last one before Froome? Bernard Hinault in 1980. It really has been all or nothing for Ineos since they began dominating in 2012. 

16 September 2020, 08:26
Bernal pulls out of the Tour ahead of stage 17
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The young Colombian has thrown in the towel, after struggling to make an impact and losing huge chunks of time to Primož Roglič in the mountains. 

A short statement (that has crashed the Ineos Grenadiers website at the time of writing) from Sir Dave Brailsford says: “We have taken this decision with Egan’s best interests at heart. Egan is a true champion who loves to race, but he is also a young rider, with many Tours ahead of him and at this point, on balance, we feel it is wiser for him to stop racing.”

Egan Bernal said: “This is obviously not how I wanted my Tour de France to end, but I agree that it is the right decision for me in the circumstances. I have the greatest respect for this race and I am already looking forward to coming back in the years ahead.”

Is Brailsford now ruing that big decision not to include Chris Froome or Geraint Thomas in his squad?

16 September 2020, 08:47
The alternative lives of the riders in the Tour de France Panini album

Tom Owen has re-imagined what some of pro cycling's biggest stars would be doing if they weren't pro cyclists - do you think the observations are spot on? 

Jack Sexty

Jack has been writing about cycling and multisport for over a decade, arriving at road.cc via 220 Triathlon Magazine in 2017. He worked across all areas of the website including tech, news and video, and also contributed to eBikeTips before being named Editor of road.cc in 2021 (much to his surprise). Jack has been hooked on cycling since his student days, and currently has a Trek 1.2 for winter riding, a beloved Bickerton folding bike for getting around town and an extra beloved custom Ridley Helium SLX for fantasising about going fast in his stable. Jack has never won a bike race, but does have a master's degree in print journalism and two Guinness World Records for pogo sticking (it's a long story). 

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eburtthebike | 4 years ago
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Has anyone from Martin & Co been contacted for a comment?  Deliberate vandalism, illegal parking, obstruction of the highway.  I'm sure there are more offences but that's enough to be going on with.

May I suggest that any local cyclists contact the firm and make it very clear that the company won't be getting any business from them.  Has this been reported in the local media?

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to eburtthebike | 4 years ago
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Lots of tweets in the thread copying them in and someone also emailed the MD.

However one reply indicates that they were arseholes stealing all the nearby redidential parking at a previous location so must be here as well.

The area had been coned off and lined off as non parking bays for weeks and they just still carried on moving the cones. The council should have had a tow truck ready to remove the vehicles that were illegally parked and stopping essential road works from taking place in the first place or sent the ticketer up the street several times. 

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brooksby replied to eburtthebike | 4 years ago
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I hadn't realised that those things just screw back in.  I'll have to start just replacing the ones near my office when they end up on the footpath, rather than phoning the council.

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brooksby | 4 years ago
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'I could have died' - Cyclist crashes head-first into bus windscreen

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/i-could-died-cyclist-cra...

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A cyclist who crashed head-first into a bus in Bristol has shared the shocking pictures of the incident - and says wearing his helmet saved his life.

Gerry Davis, 55, was cycling home along Fishponds Road near Eastville Park last Wednesday when the tyre of his bike got caught in a pothole.

As the bike jarred, Gerry, a teacher, span around 90 degrees and ended up head first into the windscreen of a double decker bus.

The impact smashed the bus’s windscreen and dad-of-two Gerry was left lying in the roadside

Miraculously, he managed to scramble to safety at the side of the road where he was checked over by a passing doctor before paramedics arrived to take him to hospital.

“As I span round 90 degrees I went head first right into the path of the bus,” he said.

“The last thing I remember was looking up from my bike and seeing the bus in front of me,

“I don’t know whether it was the adrenalin, but I managed to get up.”

Passers-by who saw the accident, including a doctor on their way to work, raced to his aid while others called 999.

Gerry, who lives in Horfield, was then taken to Southmead Hospital where he underwent a CT scan to his head

Gerry, who cycles to work three times a week, said: “It was the first time anything like this had happened.

“But the paramedic crews said that if I had not been wearing my helmet my head would have taken the full impact and I would have undoubtedly smashed my skull.

“The fact I am on blood thinners also made it even more dangerous. I could have died.”

Gerry was checked over by medics and discharged.

He escaped mainly unhurt apart from a few bumps and bruises.

The year five teacher is now using his experience to urge others to ensure they wear a helmet while out cycling.

He has shown the pictures taken at the scene – including the smashed windscreen of the bus – to his class in a bid to drive home the safety message.

He also plans to talk to other classes at the school to highlight the importance of being safe while out on a bike.

“I’ve used my experience as part of a safety lesson to my class.

“What happened to me proves what a vital piece of safety equipment a helmet is.

“I know that some people choose not to wear them.

“If sharing my story means that one more person wears a helmet on their bike some good will come out of it.

“It may save someone’s life later down the line.”

There's no law which compels cyclists of any age to wear a helmet.

However, it's obviously dangerous to cycle without one and the Highway Code suggests all cyclists wear a safe and well-fitting helmet regardless of what the law says.

There are comments BTL, if you're feeling brave (I wasn't).

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Captain Badger replied to brooksby | 4 years ago
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Some usual stuff ("this proves that helmets save lives" yadda, "cyclists on pavements" yadda, "militant" yadda) but also a few pointing out that the bus was too close

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Hirsute replied to brooksby | 4 years ago
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"A typical display of incompetence by your lycra-clad, gammon-faced hobbyists. Not paying attention to the road surfaces, not assessing where he was going.

Had Gerry contributed to the upkeep of the motorist-funded roads network, there would have no doubt been funds to keep the road gutters (where cyclists belong) in a usable condition. ALAS he did not and they did not.

And we haven't even started on the inconvenience and delay caused to all the bus passengers due to the actions of this psycholist." - BradleyWoggins

 

Not sure what a 'psycholist' is, but they did well in the bingo list. (though I doubt the track suit bottoms or flash gordon tshirt are lycra).

I suppose this is the sort of lowish speed event that helmets are certified for, but if he takes away 'helmet' rather than checking the road ahead, proximity of vehicles, road position, he is going to become a cropper.

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eburtthebike replied to brooksby | 4 years ago
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<p><strong>'I could have died' - Cyclist crashes head-first into bus windscreen</strong></p>

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There are comments BTL, if you're feeling brave (I wasn't).

I couldn't resist.

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brooksby | 4 years ago
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Thames tunnel will cost nearly £2bn over 30 years, TfL figures show

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/sep/16/thames-tunnel-will-cost-...

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A controversial four-lane road tunnel under the River Thames [the Silvertown tunnel] will cost nearly £2bn over the next three decades if it goes ahead, according to accounts published by Transport for London.

The figure – which includes the construction, maintenance and operation of the tunnel as well as interest payments on the debt – is more than twice the original estimate for building the tunnel.

Critics say the new figure, revealed in “a small, discreet note” in TfL’s published accounts, proves the cost of the project was spiralling out of control.

Kind of puts the amounts spent on cycling infrastructure into scale, doesn't it...? 

 

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Awavey replied to brooksby | 4 years ago
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thats cheap in comparison to the Lower Thames crossing which Highways England are estimating will cost 6.8billion, its cost per mile of route means its more expensive than even HS2

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David9694 replied to Awavey | 4 years ago
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Motorists get subsidised to the hilt, but it's never enough for them. 

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to brooksby | 4 years ago
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I suspect adding an extra seperated lane for cycists was out of the question. (Could always be the safety evacuation tunnel and used by cyclists when not in use)

TBH whilst the Blackwall tunnel needs to be updated or replaced, especially the northern one, from the plans for this everything still needs to get down the A2 to get to it and that is bad enough at the moment.

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PRSboy | 4 years ago
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Seems very short sighted of Rose.  Surely it would not be beyond the wit of removing a UK-destined bike from the line and have a tech wire the brakes the UK way, for a modest upcharge.

Oh well, its an opportunity for UK builders to step up and compete. 

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brooksby replied to PRSboy | 4 years ago
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Yes, but it's an extra cost that they clearly don't want to put (edited:) 'pay'.  I wonder what proportion of their sales are made to the UK.

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NZ Vegan Rider replied to PRSboy | 4 years ago
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"Surely it would not be beyond the wit of removing a UK-destined bike from the line and have a tech wire the brakes the UK way, for a modest upcharge."

 

For "Uk way" substitute 'proper' way!

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armb replied to PRSboy | 4 years ago
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Someone on Twitter implied the bikes are now already boxed before it's known where it will be shipped to. So it's not "take it off the line", it's "take it out of the warehouse, unbox it, swap it, rebox it" at the shipping stage.
Obviously it could it still be done at a cost. Does it makes more sense to drop UK sales altogether than charge extra for that stage? I assume Rose's accountants considered it carefully, while anticipating imminent extra costs from a crash-out Brexit.
(I've no idea what the "dumping protection" thing on frames and forks is.)

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brooksby | 4 years ago
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We are Apple.  We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.

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STiG911 replied to brooksby | 4 years ago
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brooksby wrote:

We are Apple.  We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.

Genius.

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brooksby | 4 years ago
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Uber's self-driving operator charged over fatal crash

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54175359

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The back-up driver of an Uber self-driving car that killed a pedestrian has been charged with negligent homicide.

Elaine Herzberg, aged 49, was hit by the car as she wheeled a bicycle across the road in Tempe, Arizona, in 2018.

Investigators said the car's safety driver, Rafael Vasquez, had been streaming an episode of the television show The Voice at the time.

Ms Vasquez pleaded not guilty, and was released to await trial.

Uber will not face criminal charges, after a decision last year that there was "no basis for criminal liability" for the corporation.

 

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to brooksby | 4 years ago
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Over here the person would have been free to go after 6 months. That is why deaths should not have such a short window for investigation.

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billymansell | 4 years ago
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Re; Rose Bikes, they stopped selling their range of e-bikes to UK and Ireland over a year ago so it's a bit surprising it's taken them this long to follow suit with their other bikes.

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Judge dreadful | 4 years ago
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Hopefully Sir Jim, will give Sir Dave a wake up call. Sir Dave screwed up by dropping Froomy and G from the Tour line up, Bernal was not respected enough to be given full screw status, and he's too young ( Bernal not Brailsford). Hopefully they'll learn and move on.

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Secret_squirrel replied to Judge dreadful | 4 years ago
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Eh?  Froome's obviously so far from TfD winning form your comment is ludicrous.  Thomas you may have a point but bascially that would have removed him from Giro contention.  Without hindsight Bernal was the right choice for TdF, presupposing they thought he was ok form-wise.

What on earth does full screw status mean?  Are you suggesting the team didnt work for Bernal?

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Judge dreadful replied to Secret_squirrel | 4 years ago
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It's that time of year then.

 

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TheBillder | 4 years ago
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Defending champion pulls out... "It really has been all or nothing for Ineos since they began dominating in 2012" and yet there were so few non Sky/Ineos defending champions to do any abandoning that the stat is meaningless. You might as well say that since 1980 a full third of abandoning champions have been French, called Bernard, and ridden for Renault. Or indeed pointed out that a shocking 40% of sick days are taken on Fridays or Mondays.

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eburtthebike | 4 years ago
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Rose bikes; yet another "benefit" of Brexit?yes

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OnYerBike replied to eburtthebike | 4 years ago
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I don't think it's entirely related to Brexit - the regulations that require bikes sold in the UK to have the brakes the "right" way around have existed for some time. Rose bikes have just decided that as a result of their new production methods they will no longer be fitting brakes that way around and therefore can't sell to UK customers.

Of course, it's not a massive leap to think that Brexit might have been weighing on their mind when they took that decision...

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to OnYerBike | 4 years ago
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TBH, their market share in Britain probably doesn't justify the cost to have a dedicated production line to change the brakes over. Especially if extra taxes and stuff might come into effect from 31st December. 

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roadrunner23 replied to AlsoSomniloquism | 4 years ago
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Reading through the post by Dave Arthur and also parts of Rose's website it seems that they have moved some of the assembly from in house to other contractors. The result of this will be that they have moved from a made to order model to a made for stock model. So rather than have a small percentage set up for the UK they have decided to withdraw from the UK market. They'll not be missed, the bikes themselves were never as keenly priced as the UK based direct sellers nor marketed as well as those of Canyon. They therefore struggled to gain enough traction in this country. 

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IanEdward replied to roadrunner23 | 4 years ago
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roadrunner23 wrote:

They'll not be missed, the bikes themselves were never as keenly priced as the UK based direct sellers nor marketed as well as those of Canyon. They therefore struggled to gain enough traction in this country. 

Speak for yourself, I'll miss them! Who else offered that level of customisation at that price? Even without the customisation (saves you a lot of money very quickly if you like odd sized cranks or don't want pro-elite gearing on your bike...) they were well priced for a very nice product in the flesh.

I think we had this discussion on a Ribble thread somewhere else on the site, Ribble might look as good value until you started digging in to the component choices, at best Ribble were on a par with Rose, certainly not more 'keenly' priced.

It's a moot point though, even if they were still shipping to UK they're not doing customisation, so I'll be looking elsewhere for my next bike sadly.

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schlepcycling replied to OnYerBike | 4 years ago
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OnYerBike wrote:

I don't think it's entirely related to Brexit - the regulations that require bikes sold in the UK to have the brakes the "right" way around have existed for some time. Rose bikes have just decided that as a result of their new production methods they will no longer be fitting brakes that way around and therefore can't sell to UK customers.

Of course, it's not a massive leap to think that Brexit might have been weighing on their mind when they took that decision...

Is this actually a regulation?, Mason Cycles for one will allow you to configure your brakes the other way round when you configure your bike,  are they breaking the law?

 

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