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This pic any help?

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I may give a different type bell a try - I chose a single ding one as I thought it would seem less aggressive

I have an Airzound but that may be going too far the other way

When I use my bell on a shared use path I will more often than not get one of the following results: a) They will completely ignore it b) They will randomly jump sideways without looking (often into my path) c) They will give me some abuse (or at least sarcastic response) for ringing a bell at them ...

I have two mirrors on my bike and find them very handy for seeing what the vehicle behind is up to etc. BUT if you do have a mirror it is vital that you never let yourself start relying on it (i.e. not looking behind when turning etc.) as there will always be a blind spot which will eventually catch...

Sorry if this is already common knowledge, but I have just seen this and it seems to me like a good idea. Maybe not the cycle lane?, but projecting something on the road would get you noticed. http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/02/lightlanes-lase/ It basically uses a laser/hologram to project an imag...

This isn't rocket-science. I agree, but for some reason we don't seem to be able to do it (not round here anyway) People will walk/cycle either side of the path and swap at any moment without signalling or looking cyclists come at you round a blind corner on the wrong side of the "road" a...

There are examples outside of the UK where pedestrians and cyclists (legally) share the same space surprisingly well. I recently returned from a Munich visit and was quite surprised to find lots of cyclists belting down shared paths along the Isa River at speeds around 20mph or more. Perhaps there ...

BTW - I am speaking as both a cyclist and a walker, whichever I am doing I often find the other irritating

The problem is that if it is going to be a combines cycle and foot path then it can't be ideal at either and we have to somehow find a way to exist together with the least stress?

Where there are shared paths then I think there will always be conflict as the two activities are not really compatible. The problem when cycling is that pedestrians will often block the whole path and take an age to make space (if they have a dog they will often fail to manage to make space even af...

I would consider having a try at seeing if you can repair it I did so on one a while back and they are not as difficult to work on as you might imagine. http://sheldonbrown.com/sturmey-archer/aw.html http://sheldonbrown.com/sturmey-archer_3-spd.html http://hadland.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/how-to-rep...

having the relevant parts of the highway code printed on small cards and presenting this to the driver would be good - I must get round to making myself some... btw - there is probably a market on eBay for such an item (or even a sticker for the window) or asking why they think the alleged crime of ...

I do not have a car, if a car is essential then what does this mean - what will become of me? ;-) Well, actually I am on thin ice here as I do have a car, but I put it into storage a few years ago as I realised that the age of the car has now passed, there are just too many of them, it has got way o...

One thing I have found many times (and this is really dangerous) if you indicate the car behind will often speed up and try to overtake you (especially when you are trying to change lane position or change lane) It is almost guaranteed that if you are changing lanes on a multi lane road you look rou...

Microwaves? Good for defrosting stuff, melting butter, heating baked beans. That's about it. Don't forget porridge ! It is worth owning a microwave just to use it for porridge making :-) I have seen something on t.v. recently which showed what Yorkshire pudding was originally and it is nothing like...