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Totally agree, but it’s a
Totally agree, but it’s a bike lane that puts cyclists in greater danger than if it wasn’t there. I would not use it and take the lane instead.
Yep, it’s past the point of
Yep, it’s past the point of being able to report. That bus doesn’t normally do the 156 service, but it did a couple of trips on the 12th of September. Although the bus dot matrix sign looks to say 56, perhaps strobing effect of the camera has dropped the 1 off.
Anyway, point is, she *could* have reported it, as the white number in the windscreen (10844) uniquely identifies the bus.
She didn’t report it as she didn’t get the registration plateShe got the bus number though (10844), which thanks to that great website bustimes.org, you can then deduce the registration! Plus, get a photo of it…
https://www.flickr.com/photos/aswans1234567/52029435165/
I think this incident happened quite a while ago though. According to bustimes, the 56 service was withdrawn in July and replaced with the 156 service.
This is a terrible bike lane.
This is a terrible bike lane. Not only is it not wide enough, it disappears without warning.
Not that this excuses the bus driver. Unless it was their first run on that route, they surely must have known the bike lane would end as the road narrows.
Yes, it’s considered a
Yes, it’s considered a junction.
I did think the scenario where a very slow cyclist was using the outside lane of the roundabout to turn right is quite similar to a pedestrian crossing an entry/exit. Cars are supposed to slow/stop on the roundabout and allow a cyclist to cross their path.
The highway code has always said to ‘watch out’ for pedestrians crossing the entry/exits. Just like it says drivers joining the roundabout should look forwards and ‘watch out’ for vehicles already ahead of them on the roundabout. But it makes it sound like you’re ‘watching out’ for a rule breaker!
ooh, and page 87! Which
ooh, and page 87! Which describes the carriageway of a roundabout as circulatory and exiting as ‘leaving the junction’…
I refer you to page 119 of
I refer you to page 119 of the ‘Manual for Streets‘*; a junction is still a junction even if there are no road markings…
*(it’s redacted, but it explicitly states that there is no statutory requirement to mark a road junction)
100% you were within your
100% you were within your rights to stop for the pedestrian. A roundabout is considered to be its own circular carriageway, distinct from the adjoining roads and each entry/exit is a junction.
However, this has been poorly communicated in the recent highway code updates and people have different opinions on this. Whenever something can be debated, it usually means the rules are not clear enough.
So, with this in mind, I would say next time make the pedestrian wait. You are a vulnerable road user too, plus you do not have the mass nor the width to offer any protection to a pedestrian should a motorist fail to stop.
I’m just going off the wheels
I’m just going off the wheels I’ve had in the past, most rims have had a lower rating than the tyres. But I suspect there’s a healthly safety margin in there.
edit: here’s a good spec sheet from DT Swiss, definately rims less than tyres I’d say from that. 28mm contis reckon 120psi max, the swiss rims are 113 for hooked and 73 for hookless with a tube.
https://www.dtswiss.com/pmt/00/00/00/00/00/00/00/10/00/00/00/86/6/MAN_WXD10000000866S_WEB_ZZ_001.pdf
lol, clearly needed more
lol, clearly needed more sleep (or should have waited until the first coffee had taken effect)!
But the key is the max pressure the rim can take will vary depending on tyre width.
I’d first check what the max
I’d first check what the max pressure limit is on your carbon rims. It will vary depending on tyre width.
Generally, tyres tend to have a higher max than the rims can take.
The only downside is you
The only downside is you could have one tyre lose grip before the other if cornering very hard, but the difference will be marginal and only when riding on the limit. Other factors such as tyre pressure, tread condition and road debris will have far greater effect than 3mm in tyre width.
Come to think of it, most motorbikes have a rear tyre way bigger than the front, so it can’t be much of an issue.
Those halcyon days where you
Those halcyon days where you could leave your bike out of sight, safe in the knowledge nobody would nick it whilst you were sitting on the top deck of the bus and when accessibility meant a ladder before you got to the stairs.
Maybe all parking meters
Maybe all parking meters could be designed to be so challenging to operate correctly, that they require a level of mental agility similar to driving a car.
Fail the observation test on the parking meter?
Didn’t react in time when asked to press a button within 3 seconds?
Can’t read the 4 digit code printed on the lamppost 20 metres up the street?I’ll swap you a PCN for your driving licence!
Ideally it would be a civil
Ideally it would be a civil organisation, maybe the council, maybe a new national government body, enforcing certain moving traffic violations from public video submissions. Paid for by the fines collected and freeing up the police.
But that alongside a paid option (a bit like private healthcare alongside the NHS) where you let private companies also issue fines, could be interesting.
