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Unnecessary complication. Try
Unnecessary complication. Try some flat pedals and you can move your foot around as much as you want. If you’re spinning up a hill, you’re unlikely to pull up effectively.
Very sad one here. Infant
Very sad one here. Infant killed.
https://abc7chicago.com/semi-trailer-crashes-into-house-winnebago-county-wi/12075275/
“kept inside a securely locked vehicle (without an enclosed car boot) and locked through the frame and any quick release wheels to a secure anchor point by an approved lock”They may as well say we don’t insure you in a locked vehicle. What secure anchor point can there be ?
When the rear seats are folded forward, there’s usually a metal loop that serves as the catch for the latch. Sometimes it’s on the seat, sometimes on the car body.
I’m not sure that “four in
I’m not sure that “four in ten” and “almost always” mean the same thing.
Six in ten were, presumably, not drunk.
EDIT: “periscope depth, number one”. Have they pixelated out three ducks?We want the ducks to have a fair trial if they’re eventually accused of being behind this.
Have you not noticed that as the tide rises, the ducks somehow stay just on top. Not possible unless they’re somehow causing the tides.
Absolutely gorgeous! I see RH
Absolutely gorgeous! I see RH tyres. What crankset and front rack are those?
On the trail sections of our
On the trail sections of our group rides, we’re constantly having to call out “post” so someone doesn’t hit one. On the other hand, we don’t really want cars on the trail.
A friend of mine hit the one you can see here on the adjacent trail. He went off into the wood and was very banged up, with huge cuts on his shin that took weeks to heal.
“The cyclists take delight in zooming past pedestrians as close and as fast as possible.”This seems unlikely unless they’re teenagers trying to impress their friends. Do you have some insight into their mental state that most people wouldn’t, or do they laugh maniacally as they pass?
Let me clarify as of course I’ve been misinterpreted. I’m not denying that the person who started this thread got hit by an inconsiderate cyclist, nor that she gets passed by cyclists at speed and distance that she finds uncomfortable. I take issue with what I quoted in italics because:
- She has no way of knowing that they’re taking delight in it.
- Who the fuck does that? Anyone who did would crash daily. Crashing hurts.
If only there were some way
If only there were some way of knowing ahead of time that the water level can change significantly! Even better, if there were published tables of predicted times of such events.
I’ve wanted a Brompton for a
I’ve wanted a Brompton for a long time, and now I have one. Shown here with the Bickerton it replaces, the Brompton is much nicer.Flat bar, 6 very useable speeds, no rear rack. It weighs the same as the Bickerton, but folds significantly smaller.
“The cyclists take delight in
“The cyclists take delight in zooming past pedestrians as close and as fast as possible.”
This seems unlikely unless they’re teenagers trying to impress their friends. Do you have some insight into their mental state that most people wouldn’t, or do they laugh maniacally as they pass?
In any case, yes separation might help if the path is wide enough, and yes cyclists should ride relatively slowly around pedestrians and give them a wide berth, even if it means waiting to pass. The vast majority of us do so.
A map link to the path might help if you really want fruitful discussion.
Her defence solicitor, Rhys
Her defence solicitor, Rhys Rosser, urged the court not to ban her so she could visit her child in hospital in Salisbury, in Wiltshire, arguing it “cannot be done by public transport”.
That’s a trip that can easily be done by bicycle in just a few days.
stonojnr wrote:
But there’s not an alternative road the bus could take, how did it get to the pier in the first place ?It is odd. From the lamp posts visible in the photo, and comparing to Street View, it does appear to have been attempting to drive out away from the sea. Maybe the open top bus is close on height, and would just fit if driven right down the middle. In which case, it wasn’t “driven accidentally under the bridge,” it was just driven incompetently under the bridge.
Found better images, and one
Found better images, and one sign says clearance is 11′-9″, and the other says 3.5 m, which is just under 11′-6″.
Google says a London double decker is over 16′ tall, the shortest I could find is 12′-3″, and even a single decker bus is over 10′ tall.
This is like me trying to drive my MINI under a lorry trailer. Oops, it accidentally didn’t fit.
hirsute wrote:
Bus hits bridge – luckily no passengers at the time.https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/20272285.open-top-bus-crashes-venetian-bridge-clacton/
“Following a promotional event outside the Clacton Pier on Sunday evening, the Clacton Breeze Open top bus was driven accidentally under the bridge causing damage to the front of the bus on the upper deck.”
Accidentally driven under the bridge? Did the bridge suddenly jump out in front of the bus? I think it’s a safe bet that the bus was deliberately driven (most of the way) under the bridge, it’s just that the driver either:
- didn’t know what these signs mean
- didn’t know how tall the bus was
- wasn’t good at maths
- was an utter moron
