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Officer FluffyTail reporting
Officer FluffyTail reporting for duty. I wood have got here sooner, but I spent some time at the beech.
There’s been some serious reports that this tree has been taking drugs – it’s been dropping needles everywhere.
So, why was there that
So, why was there that “threat” about the physics of cars vs bikes?
Update: I bottled it this morning. The train was actually reasonably quiet; I even got a seat. Half an hour reading a book rather than half an hour on the bike. I’m telling myself I got half an hour of mental exercise as opposed to half an hour of physical exercise. Doesn’t feel great tbh.There’s nothing wrong with taking a break from routine. Personally, I don’t bother cycling in the rain (unless it’s just a short distance) and will get the train instead. Nothing to beat yourself up over – think of it as a recovery break.
Who needs the advice? The errant individual he encountered, not people reading road.cc.The pitchforks are out today! Maybe I’m easily taken for a ride (so to speak) but I got the impression that our OP friend was actually a cyclist who on this particular occasion happened to be driving, and was offering friendly advice.Pointless posts like the OP’s promote the erroneous idea that people who sometimes cycle are a homogenous collective (we are not) and we all need reminding about these things (we don’t).
That’s why we need to find this errant cyclist. Unfortunately, no-one’s telling us where this happened.
Also, don’t forget about the physicists that need reminding about Newton’s Third Law – they get so bogged down with relativity/quantum mechanics that they forget about the much easier to use approximations. Though why that is here on a cycling forum is puzzling.
Remember that our brains are
Remember that our brains are very well adapted to identifying risks and as a result, we tend to over-empathise the dangerous incidents and ignore the hours/minutes between the incidents. Cycling is statistically very safe and for most people results in a longer, healthier life.Also, don’t let the buggers get you down.
Is the A38 a trunk road?Fir Christs’s sake!!
I heard that they had to call in the special branch.
The pitchforks are out today! Maybe I’m easily taken for a ride (so to speak) but I got the impression that our OP friend was actually a cyclist who on this particular occasion happened to be driving, and was offering friendly advice. The Highway Code quotes would seem to be at least arguably satisfied by the fact that he did in fact see the cyclist in time and reacted accordingly; nonetheless it sounds like the cyclist hasn’t done himself any favours. Whilst I agree we shouldn’t bear anywhere near the duty of care that motorists should, due to the balance of risks etc, that doesn’t mean we have no responsibility at all.I’m going to need to know how to find him though to pass the message on.
Was he from around Bristol?
You can ‘lump’ cycling without lights/reflectors in with ignoring red lights, cycling up one-way streets etc. It’s not really ‘helping the cause’ when (some) motorists are anti-cycling and looking for any reason to point the finger.Was he in Kensington/Chelsea, as that might be allowed (and I definitely wouldn’t know him if he’s from around there): https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/parking-transport-and-streets/getting-around/cycling-and-walking/two-way-cycling-one-way-streets
Possibly also Cambridgeshire: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/transport-projects/cycling-&-pedestrian-improvements/two-way-cycling-in-one-way-streets/
That doesn’t sound like
That doesn’t sound like anyone that I know of. Good luck trying to find him though.
Just make sure you don’t wear it anywhere near a school!
That policeman should be ashamed of himself for that.
Unfortunately, I read some of the comments, so I’m just going to bleach my eyes.
What was the cyclist actually wearing, in that story? Was it a pollution filter mask or a balaclava? No story seems to discuss that, just that he was ‘wearing a mask’…
I’d assumed that it was a pollution mask, but it’s irrelevant anyway unless the cop was from the fashion police (he didn’t look to be that fabulous, though).
If kids are scared of a bloke on a bike wearing a facemask, then they should be taught why someone may want to wear a mask (e.g. it’s cold; there’s too much pollution) and to not be afraid.
What would happen if someone with facial disfigurations (e.g. burns) was waiting to pick up their kid? Would they get banned for scaring the children too?
Just make sure you don’t wear it anywhere near a school!
That policeman should be ashamed of himself for that.
Unfortunately, I read some of the comments, so I’m just going to bleach my eyes.
Ha Ha Haaaaaaa!“No more bike Oxford for me, having a medal at the end of a race is The best feeling in the world”
You need to get out more
To be fair, it’s the lure of medals that is making that person get out more.
I can’t say that I’m motivated by medals, but I don’t buy that scrapping the medals is going to make any difference to the state of the environment. Sounds more like a cost-cutting exercise to me.
What they could do is get the entrants to declare beforehand whether they want a medal or a photo.
It sounds like your work is
It sounds like your work is flexible, so could you change your hours?
I’m a believer in habit over motivation, so if you can just fit cycling into your daily routine, you won’t be thinking about it – you’ll just be cycling as a matter of course.
So, change your hours to better fit with your wife’s and then make a point of always commuting, say every Tuesday/Thursday and go from there. I’m not sure there’s a good solution to avoiding other commuters apart from changing your route/home/work, so maybe you should see it as a challenge – accelerate as quick as possible where feasible and slow down for any obstacles.
Here’s the headlineIsn’t it ironic that the core DM readership voted in the George and David club who have demolished every Police Force in the country, you reap what you sow.
Our PM was at the helm when these cuts were made, and even Maggie didn’t go after the boys in blue
Wasn’t that because Maggie was using the police as her private enforcers?
Not wanting to be alarmist or anything, but….“Im going to fit a 1.5m cattle prod on my wing mirror,if a cyclists falls off then i know im to close.” got 60 up clicks……..!
I wouldn’t worry. Those mouth-breathers would fit the cattle prod and then forget about it and zap themselves every time they got into/out of their vehicle.
