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mark1a wrote:
AFAIK the first Edge unit to not support it is the 1040, but can’t be certain it’s still supported on the x30 units.
The Edge 1040 has had a significant update to the software and the review by DC Rainmaker mentioned that Varia Vision is not supported so that looks like a dead end for Varia Vision owners.Having the benefit of heads-up display and investment of £350, I’m not pursuaded that some ease of use improvement is more valuable.
Edge 1040 at £520, and more for the Solar variant…
So the Edge 1030 looks like an upgrade to the battery life and the IQ application platform that Edge 1000 has fallen off.
If only it was clear that Varia Vision heads-up display is supported on Edge 1030….
Rather than confrontation,
Rather than confrontation, there is Avoidance. Specifically providing the spacially challenged drivers with a visual aid showing the minimum acceptable passing distance.It’s simple, cheap and effective being white plastic pipe 15mm diameter and 1.5m long, attached to your seat tube, perpendicular to the top tube on the off side. Gaffer tape does this well and ensures that if it were impacted the force would not cause a loss of control.
Because it is odd, it gets noticed, so ensures that a close pass isn’t possible.
It removes the ability to filter within the lane, but not in a cycle lane.
Once you explain it to other cyclists there’s no issue passing you in secondary position.
Any impact with the pipe is non-structural and loud enough to be captured on video camera.
I hope this works for you. Ride safe..
mark1a wrote:
I think the OP is referring to the discontinued Varia Vision head up display.
Yes, Varia Radar is a different (great) product line, which Garmin continue to evolve.Sadly they lost their nerve with Varia Vision heads-up display so have not evolved that for new display technology like their watches or more powerfully to a lower price that more people could afford.
Kent have now taken a
Kent have now taken a slightly different approach, with a similar outcome: the HaveYourSay@Kent… email-box is now shut and rejects 100% of messages. Apparently that was shut to save IT cost and complexity…
Secret_squirrel wrote:
Seems to be policy for them. Covered in NMOTD this week. They will request video if they plan to take it any further.
True, and a bit frustrating as a rate payer since the NextBase system should save them time and effort. So they would have more time for investigation and enforcement…It turns out that Kent PCC plans their own DashCam upload application, as shown https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CaHL5p–x-Ptv0Csv0cK3jvFiv9BOuzX/view?usp=drivesdk
In reality they won’t be arsed too.
Not true, though I only have a sample size of one so this remains to be proven. Though there is the Freedom of Information route, you would think that a PCC who prioritises road safety would want some open and transparent reporting of the relevant action. I will ask them…IanMSpencer wrote:
That makes me wonder if magistrates are more prone to sob stories than judges on totting up – though generally the serious cases we get miffed about (anything with a potential sentence above 6 months) are sentenced by judges
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The Sentencing Council provides guidance in the interests of consistency and fairness. My guess would be that Judges are more able to apply that with critical thinking and courage (professional) than Magistrates (volunteer).Bungle_52 wrote:
Just wondering if anyone on here has had any positive experience with PCCs.
Before I implemented Avoidance I was close passed at speed with a rear facing camera, which evidence I reported to Kent Police.The careless driver was offered a course but declined so at Court was convicted and sentenced for costs, victim surcharge and points.
I can’t evidence that the Kent PCC was responsible for that outcome however they did state their commitment to road safety and their office did write to me, which I was not expecting.
So my experience is good and plausible that PCC was effective.
Hi Charlie, I would say that
Hi Charlie, I would say that modern key-hole surgery and materials make a standard Hernia operation a low risk. Typically its day surgery meaning an early start at the clinic, general anaesthetic, and return home same day after recovery time.I’m very happy with mine and didn’t require both sides, despite the surgeon keeping his options open to do both.
I’ve had no issues despite standing on the pedals on some steep hills, which previously caused the issue.
mdavidford wrote:
What’s wrong with people in other countries having jobs, though?
Nothing, unless it’s at the cost of jobs in your own country. Global trade follows the best profit so exports jobs if we pay no attention to the consequences of our buying decisions.hirsute wrote:
We visited portmeirion on holiday, went to buy some pottery, but all made in china. I suppose made in England would have been worse !
Every Import is a job Export so Buy British!Rich_cb wrote:
Personally I try and avoid buying anything that’s been made in China as I don’t really want to support the economy of a genocidal communist dictatorship.I’d rather pay a bit more for something manufactured in a democracy.
It’s the 40 year anniversary of an invasion by a dictatorship that British armed forces had to die to repel and restore democratic government. So Britain is clear on the cost and need to stand up to bullys.Another bully who doesn’t respect democracy is currently driving up the cost of living and devistating the country he’s invaded whilst claiming a friendship without limitation with China.
Taiwan is both a leader in bicycle manufacturing and a democratic nation that China says it will return to greater China by force.
So buying anything from China supports their economic dominance agenda and undermines democracy.
Your only democratic vote with the PRC is not to buy their products. Don’t Buy!
Slava Ukraine!
Whilst the interweb is
Whilst the interweb is replete with wrong or outdated content the Highway Code is specific that 1.5 metres is the minimum below 30mph and 2 metres above 30mph. Why would anyone look at a legacy commercial site when gov.uk is the system of authority…Surely van drivers are fully aware since the vehicle requires MOT, VED, and they DVLA, too, which is all online at gov.uk..
Then there is ‘ignorance of the law is no defense’, but I hope you would not come to that. .
Ride safe.
Yet you don’t provide any
Yet you don’t provide any evidence of that. Not like you…Rendel Harris wrote:
A ridiculous excuse which is also used by the Metropolitan Police, they basically said that to inform me of the outcome they would have to send me a copy of the letter, sanctioning document or whatever they sent out, and that would breach the driver’s right to privacy because it would have his/her name on it.
Yes, total bullshit since a court conviction is a matter of public record.Kent Police have no such issue and did send me a letter about the conviction, fine, costs, and points that resulted from a close pass incident. The same GDPR applies, just a different cast of characters: DPO, Chief Constable, PCC..
zideriup wrote:
”But cyclists often show no respect for traffic laws and behave as the most entitled road users” type of rhetorical question.Which is interesting because one driver they interviewed in the Peak District almost moans about groups of ‘them’ [cyclists] ‘being aware of the rules’ and some of ‘them’ [cyclists] tend to ‘flaunt it’.
So I guess it’s another curious case of Schroedinger’s cyclist…
Indeed.Respect to the Buxton Cycle Club who graciously allowed a ‘soft southern shandy drinker’ to ride with them one Sunday morning. They educated me that cycling involves pedaling up hill and down dale, relentlessly. No sign of flaunting anything but great fitness and determination. I was impressed and humbled. No discernible quantum mechanics though..
