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I’m not convinced that it’s

I’m not convinced that it’s the roads that are dangerous – if so, then maybe they need to be re-designed. It’s more likely to be roads with dangerous drivers using them.

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Pub bike wrote:

Had a strange one on Sunday.   I was cycling on the shared use cycle path and a pedestrian told me I should have been cycling on the road, and that I was cycling too fast.  I explained that it was a shared use path as you can see from the multiple signs behind his head in the picture.  I have checked my speed and I was doing 17kmh which is less than the 12mph “speed limit” in the nearby Wandsworth park.

If you see this man please tell him:

– There is no legal speed limit for cyclists on cycle paths or anywhere else on public roads

– There is no requirement for cyclists to have speedometers

– There is no specific speed limit on this shared use path for cyclists

– if he has problems with shared use paths to complain to Wandsworth Council

Why do people feel compelled to demonstrate their cluelessness to cyclists? It’s the same with those motorists who feel compelled to shout made up rules about where and how cyclists should get about.

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Jogle wrote:

Jogle wrote:

For some reason a number of websites quote S42, but that doesn’t appear to apply https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/42 HC123 says that it comes from The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 98 (which is about stopping the engine to stop noise) & 107 (which would apply if the car park is a road, which is then in RTA1988 S192(1)). I had thought that private land meant that it wouldn’t apply but now I’m very confused.

Yeah, I just copied/pasted that from a cursory search and didn’t dig any deeper, but it does appear that you’re correct – idling on private land isn’t illegal (according to at least a couple of websites).

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Jogle wrote:

Jogle wrote:

[b]Mystery as unattended car left running for eight hours in Asda car park[/b] Putting to one side the environmental impact, if the car had been like that for eight hours, was it really a police matter to come and break in to turn it off? https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/mystery-unattended-car-left-running-9164263 It’s a mystery, it’s a mystery! I thought that Toyah would be more interesting than a photo of a car park

Under Section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, engine idling is an offence. The Highway Code also has a rule against engine idling. Rule 123 states: “You MUST NOT leave a parked vehicle unattended with the engine running or leave a vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road.

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andystow wrote:

Unfortunately, true. It would take a while to either thicken up or abandon the suburban sprawl, but at the moment the average person travels nearly 40 miles a day, which is more than double what I cycle. I wouldn’t even want to do that much while still working. Transit is a non-starter. Even if the money were there, the development pattern makes it nearly impossible to provide it at a useable frequency.

The best time to start building active travel infrastructure is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.

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chrisonabike wrote:

chrisonabike wrote:

Notjustbikes paints a depressing picture of where they are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_SXXTBypIg OTOH folks in the US seem to be pretty confident they know what they need. And for most of them motor vehicles are unquestioned. So I’d say good luck them – if only it weren’t that they are pretty… forceful … about getting the vast resources they are using.

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chrisonabike wrote:

Should be an “image” thing at the bottom of the editor (well – there is in my one anyway.

You can also reference already-uploaded images but ICR the syntax just now, andystow had that all worked out…

In Firefox you can right-click an image and choose “Copy Image Link” and then put that between two IMG tags in square brackets

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brooksby wrote:

Steve K wrote:

[Pendant=on]Surely he is a Staffordshire ex-squaddie, not an ex-Staffordshire squaddie[Pendant=off]

Did you mean “Pedant“?  

I try to ensure that I’m wearing a pendant when posting too

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David9694 wrote:

Frome roads to be closed as schools to go car-free for children and parents

Frome is launching a School Streets trial to improve the safety and wellbeing of its young residents

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/frome-roads-closed-schools-go-9096263

Great, but don’t let this become an obstacle to a more extensive  roll-out of 20 mph. “It’s OK outside schools” is a containment strategy by drivers. 

Yeah, it’s fine to run over kids if they’re not too close to a school

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mark1a wrote:

Club Admin Droid wrote:

I have soul access to the club email and I have been on holiday this week. 

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Sounds like they’re doubling

Sounds like they’re doubling down on being arseholes

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A related article on

A related article on BristolPost:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/pavement-parking-ban-should-extended-9091380

Powers to ban pavement parking should be extended across England to make streets safer, according to a report published by councils. Wheelchair users, older people and parents with pushchairs are among those put at risk by having to navigate around vehicles mounted on kerbs, a study commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) warned.

The investigation found some vehicles cause “a complete obstruction to someone walking or wheeling”, meaning they have “no option but to enter the carriageway to continue their journey”. Pavement parking can also damage the surface, creating trip hazards and leading to costly repairs, the report by active travel charity Sustrans and disability rights organisation Transport for All added.

The study recommended that pavement parking is banned across England, and urged the Government to “recommit to the principle that the function of the footway is to provide space for walking and wheeling”. London is the only area in England where pavement parking is banned.

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don simon fbpe wrote:

We have a response.

 

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Creakingcrank wrote:

Correct length spoke – ends up roughly flush with top of nipple. Spoke overtightened – sticks out of nipple on the inside – pierces rim tape – punctures tube. Less likely on a box section rim, but potentially a problem on a “basic” shaped one.

Aha – that makes sense now.

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Driverless lorry gets wedged

Driverless lorry gets wedged in a bridge in Easton, Bristol:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/lorry-gets-stuck-underneath-bridge-9088514

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