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What’s the solution here
What’s the solution here though? A floating stop as per the examples near road.cc towers in Bath? Or having the stop on the original pavement line?This one seldom bothered me as there’s little traffic at 0715 when I pass by – the unbelievably bad surface at East Norton Place a few metres to the east is way more of a problem – to the extent that I avoid the area entirely most mornings.
The road is more use than the
The road is more use than the cycling infrastructure here. I take this route home from work if I’m in a hurry or feeling lazy, but it’s so fussy and fragmented, I always stay on the main carriageway, enjoying the slight downhill. Another instance of the design not really following how people want to use the outcome. Do these designers actually ride bicycles?Short bans are a good idea,
Short bans are a good idea, especially if combined with confiscation of the vehicle. Otherwise, it’s too easy just to carry on driving, safe in the knowledge that being stopped in the week of a first ban is so unlikely as to be risk free.The old black ones always
The old black ones always seemed to end up at the bottom of a very black toolbox. With the lovely hi vis colourful ones, complete with their own holder, I seem to do better. And there’s no temptation to use one of the hundred saved from IKEA construction (tho they are usually 4 mm).The thing that’s made the
The thing that’s made the biggest difference to me since Christmas is a nice set of colour coded hex keys (Pearson Fiddlesticks) because I was sick and tired of wondering where I’d left the 5 mm one again. But then I am a bit absent minded.Even padding with a soft
Even padding with a soft cloth will help. My cheap Halfords rack gives no choice of position on the downtube, but it doesn’t need to be all that tight – just to stop excess movement and the clamp undoing.If you’re quick and either
If you’re quick and either quite tall or not very tall at all, consider a Dolan Preffisio, available for £150 as a run out special. Takes 28 mm tyres with mudguards so can probably do 30 mm without. A friend of mine has one and likes it very much. Lovely paint as well.If it works, can you share
If it works, can you share the name of the climb on which you lost the kilo? If I ride up it every day for a fortnight, I might get down to a decent weight.You could try to find a local
You could try to find a local repair charity. Edinburgh has a “Remakery” which aims to help people repair things including electronics. Not used them myself though.A few years ago I tried mobile phone repair shops to get my dad’s Tom Tom GPS mended – but they looked at me as if I was mad. Odd, because I had the parts and just needed assembly.
HollisJ wrote:
.Everyone’s use case is different though, and for other people I’m sure taking the upper Bristol road is more convenient than the river path. Jesus, do drivers only have one road to get from A to B??
They’ve got a Lower Bristol Road as well. Perhaps that’s a bit infra-dig.I agree, in short. I simply
I agree, in short. I simply don’t understand why stop signs are used. They only ever seem to mean that the sightlines are bad and extra care is needed.It’s 2023. Use an air fryer,
It’s 2023. Use an air fryer, obvs, or risk missing out.The Robert Weetman article is
The Robert Weetman article is very interesting – more than partly because it’s a junction I know very well. He makes good points, especially that people will not obey signs unless they see a reason (which may include fear of detection).I think he misses a bit of detail around stop signs though. They are usually placed where sightlines are poor, meaning that you have to stop and then move out a bit to see if further progress is safe. So is the stop sign really just trying to ensure that the moving out speed is really low? A full stop does seem pointless at that one, as you just have to restart.
Secondly, drivers will follow others through pinch points on the assumption that they can get through. As no traffic can arrive from the right at that junction, and anything approaching from straight ahead will be easy to see, it’s not illogical.
My conclusion is that unless we can enforce compliance, we’re in a “policing by consent” mode, and therefore we have to try to make road rules that people can see the need for, with enforcement where that’s not possible.
The Leith Walk to London Road turn is a case in point. It’s No Left Turn because of the pedestrian crossing phasing as far as I can see. Drivers are unlikely to realise that reason, especially if unfamiliar with the road. The diversion is bats, for want of a better word. I think a redesign is called for.
I would support this, and it
I would support this, and it should be easy: if there’s no centre line, default the speed limit to 30 mph. It won’t stop the hooligans but might influence others.There are roads in the Highlands and Islands (you know, the places that you can’t get online delivery to) where there are some empty single track roads with very long sight lines and 30 (+ the speed drivers add as a garnish to any limit) would seem quite slow. So not a perfect idea, I admit.
giff77 wrote:
Even schools aren’t safe.
Car crashes into Dundee University classroom https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-63877236
That’s a difficult one to understand – the streets round about are all narrow and many are restricted access through the campus.And a bit close to home: my daughter has classes in that building. Perhaps fortunately, at this time of year most students are revising or doing coursework rather than lectures.
