Jeremy Vine nearly taken out by London cab driver on his morning commute; Pidcock deletes tweet questioning photo finish; Genius shipping trick reduces bike damage; Cav is back; Hi-vis bike thief; Gravel stories; Bike lane petition + more on the live blog

17 thoughts on “Jeremy Vine nearly taken out by London cab driver on his morning commute; Pidcock deletes tweet questioning photo finish; Genius shipping trick reduces bike damage; Cav is back; Hi-vis bike thief; Gravel stories; Bike lane petition + more on the live blog”

1. Mr Vine is missing the point.

   Mr Vine is missing the point.  Those particular road markings signify ‘give way’, and any fule kno that you don’t have to give way to cyclists!  The very thought!!

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2. For a moment, I thought

   For a moment, I thought Jeremy was turning his head to give the driver a ‘hard stare’ but he seemed to be staring for a bit too long and then did that owl trick of turning his head right round.

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   • which camera does he have,

     which camera does he have, anybody know?

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     • one of those Instagram 360
       one of those Insta 360 cameras I suspect, could have done with one of those at the weekend as an SUV tried to drive through me but none of it captured on my forward facing camera

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     • According to https://twitter

       According to https://twitter.com/theJeremyVine/status/1375927773496233984, it’s an Insta360: https://www.insta360.com/

       Edit: I’ve been looking at their store and they look very impressive bits of kit. I think I’ll have to wait for my Fly12 to finally break before I can justify getting one, though.

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       • Looks like an Insta360 One X

         Looks like an Insta360 One X or the more recent One X2. I recently acquired a One X and it’s a fascinating device although the battery life is poor and the device can be flaky. Here’s a short video I made of a recent gravel sportive, it uses a mix of Insta and GoPro footage. 

         https://youtu.be/SBenRQjbXHM

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         • Miller wrote:

           Looks like an Insta360 One X or the more recent One X2. I recently acquired a One X and it’s a fascinating device although the battery life is poor and the device can be flaky. Here’s a short video I made of a recent gravel sportive, it uses a mix of Insta and GoPro footage. 

           https://youtu.be/SBenRQjbXHM

           — Miller

           Great footage, though I threw up in my mouth a little when I saw bikes being put upside down.

           What we need is a full on Road.cc review of these as the stabilisation and choice of angles is superb, but if battery life is poor then they might not be best for commuters.

       • Reviews have been mixed to be
         Reviews have been mixed to be fair,its an interesting camera and great for video bloggers to get unique footage with. But to get that 360 look also requires some post processing I think, so Vine has edited the raw footage to display what’s interesting, and I dont know how that works with submissions for police close passes.

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         • If I got one, I’d be inclined

           If I got one, I’d be inclined to upload the raw footage and a suitably chosen angle or two to highlight the incident.

         • If you want a low maintenance

           If you want a low maintenance way to record traffic around you, I wouldn’t recommend a 360 cam at their current state of development. On the other hand, yes for getting a unique look in youtube videos. What I have: the One X camera itself and some spare batteries and assorted mounts. 360 stills or video recorded on the camera can be downloaded to your phone where you can use the Insta App to do some basic editing for export to social media. For more elaborate post-processing you can copy the source files to PC and then use Insta Studio to select angles of view and effects in your clip, then export the clips one at a time as either 360 video or flat non-360 video. Then you can assemble your clips into a final video, noting that although all video editors will of course handle flat video, only a couple of high-end video editors are able edit 360 video.

         • Here’s another little

           Here’s another little Insta360 video done for fun.

           https://youtu.be/cr99lZEJ0Hs

3. Coventry: the new Cycle

   Coventry: the new Cycle Infrastructure Design LTN1/20 is very good – clearly written by people who know about best practice around the world.

   Follow the guidance, and you won’t go far wrong.

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4. Quote:

   Anthony Webb offered some feedback to Sultana’s message: “Very important thing that’s always forgotten with these – rights of way at turnings etc often make it more dangerous to use the cycle lane than not to.”

   When North Somerset Council was proposing to put in a new shared-use cycle path alongside the A369 between Pill and Abbots Leigh, at the consultation I raised this very point.  I asked if they could put a give-way line set back from the main road on the side roads? (No) or at the very least some sort of warning sign to remind people that there was a cycle lane ahead (No).

   We also couldn’t get a light controlled crossing as it would hold up the traffic (?), so we got a refuge in the middle, to cross what was originally a 50mph commuter route (now dropped, supposedly, to 40 mph).  It can take 5-10 minutes to cross just two lanes of traffic, during morning rush hour…

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   • In Surrey, the council puts

     In Surrey, the council puts some metal staples at intervals on pavements and hey presto a cycle lane (that nobody uses). Or widens a cycle lane on a fast road where there were never any problems but ignores the roundabouts at either end and seems happy that bikes have to filter back into the traffic on the approaches (& of course drivers always allow that..). A five-year-old would do better in a primary school project. 

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   • It’ll be interesting to see

     It’ll be interesting to see how Rule H3 will change thinking on this:

     You should not cut across cyclists going ahead when turning into or out of a junction or changing direction or lane, just as you would not turn across the path of another motor vehicle. This applies whether cyclists are using a cycle lane, a cycle track, or riding ahead on the road and you should give way to them.

     I understand that most cycle lanes have a give way signs at junctions and this would negate rule H3 anyway. The ones I have seen are just painted on the tarmac. However, it’s going to be difficult for drivers to know who has priority as they approach the junction if they can’t see the cyclist specific give way sign. It’s therefore surely better for most junctions to adopt rule H3 as default.

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5. Quite a smart choice for bike

   Quite a smart choice for bike thievery – hi-vis will tend to draw away the attention of any witnesses and make them less likely to remember any actual identifiable details.

   Of course, getting caught on video is rather less smart (though you can’t make out a great deal from this clip).

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6. Deliveroo investigating after

   Deliveroo investigating after picture emerges of food courier cycling along M32 motorway (Bristol Post)

   https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/deliveroo-investigating-after-picture-emerges-5317913

   Deliveroo is investigating after an image shared online appeared to show an employee cycling along the motorway in Bristol.

   A cyclist wearing the distinctive turquoise backpack with the food courier’s branding was pictured riding on the hard shoulder of the M32.

   The image was shared on social media platform Reddit on Wednesday night (April 14) with the caption: “Not everyday you see a Deliveroo rider on the M32.”

   It showed the rider about a mile before the turn-off for Fishponds and Horfield, despite it being illegal for cyclists to ride on motorways in the UK.

   So….  That’s the story (assuming its not all made up).  One of the first comments BTL is (as you can guess):

   “This doesn’t surprise me…cyclists make then own rules on the road..jump red lights ride faster than cars in a 20mph zone.. ride on pavements ride in and out of traffic hitting cars not giving a dam.”

    

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