Cycling UK Forum

gaz wrote:Well done for spotting 36 camouflaged cyclists. How many got past your checkpoint unnoticed?

These traffic surveys need more staff, some to see camouflaged cyclists and some to see the rest. The statistics for cycling will rise and we will get more and better facilities..... hmmm!

Cycling to work this morning I took Derby Road (A565) into LIverpool. After the Boundary Street junction, where it becomes Great Howard Street, there are roadworks with 4 lanes down to 2 and a contraflow in place. NIce narrow lanes. Concious of a line of traffic behind me I pulled over to let them pass, when it was safe. One driver tooted in acknowledgement. Yes, just one out of nine. Might not bother on way home.
It is the Mathew Street festival in Liverpool this weekend so lots of city centre roads are closed today and tomorrow. so if you are passing through you will have to skirt the city centre or take the main routes.

I want a masterclass infalling off.
Seriously, I wish someone in the UK would clamp down on people who block cycle paths and cycle lanes.

byegad wrote:

drogyn wrote:Now lets see him do it with loaded panniers.

HERETIC!


One pannier please.

Ok, i'll be impressed if he has a carradice saddlebag

Now lets see him do it with loaded panniers.

Triffids!

Stop the film at 48 seconds and you can see him leaning his bike against a wall - not too gently either. Look at the state of his front wheel. He is a lucky bloke, as is anyone who was thinking of following him across the junction in front of the bus.
I hope he sorted things out with the bus driver as he/she will have passengers who may have been upset seeing what happened, or even hurt when he stopped quickly.

[quote="700c"]I did buy a pair of gloves - these are fine, not an awful lot of gel in them though, but for 3.99 ??!?
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At that price the mitts will be usefull for anyone who uses walking poles on holiday (thats when we go down routes that are not roads or bridlepaths).

Back on the bike. Cycled to work - felt good.

snibgo wrote:The car driver must give his details, either at the scene or later to the police. He doesn't legally need to wait for the police or ambulance.

AFAIK the cyclist isn't legally obliged to give his details at the scene, or do much else.

After my recent experience the Police know more about my Dawes Galaxy and me than they do about the Ka that hit me.

thelawnet wrote:

drogyn wrote:
What was your position when he hit you?

Irate!

Sorry, a bit flippant. Irate came later.
I was about 1 m out from the kerb, about 1-2 m from the corner when the car came alongside.
Driver squeezed me towards left, flipped me and I ended in centre of road about 1m behind that other vehicle in the picture.

I don't mind off topic, but you can blame a chap called Mr Woodhead - he was one of my Geography teachers at secondary school and liked his maps, added to that it is partly his influence that made me a Geologist so the map reading came in handy - got to be accurate finding your rocks
As for the "accident" - doing ok so far but stiif getting upstairs. Colleagues at work being very helpful telling me the shock will hit in a day or two. Hmmmm...

Location is B 5193 in Little Crosby village, junction with Little Crosby Road and Delph Road (nice but pricey cafe up there). Grid ref: SD 31814 01622 (sorry, too set in my ways for GPS). I was travelling from St Mary's Church end towards Crosby but there are a few sharp bends like that on the B5193 towards Hightown.

Out for a quick ride in North Merseyside/Lancashire this afternoon. Almost home when the driver of a blue Ford KA decided to share a sharp left hand bend with me, resulting in me getting swiped by the rear end and ending up in a heap in the centre of the road. Nice person in the Ford decided not to stop. A lot of nice people did stop to help and some gave witness statements to the police who turned up. Its quite interesting being told to keep still in the centre of a busy road when ones instinct is to get up out of the way. A nice traffic jam formed on both sides Nothing broken, just some cuts and gravel rash. Thanks to the paramedic. ambulance staff. police and all the people who helped me.

"Rubber goods" dispenser outside a sport shop in Solden, Austria.