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cycling to work this morning, me on the main road. Moronic audi driver in a side road stops his car 1/4 of the way out into the main road instead of stopping at the white lines. I look down the side road as I'm cycling past and make eye contact with him, so why does he stop like that? I have to move into the middle of the lane for me to pass him. The moment I do he honks his horn as if to intimidate me.
Why?
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Why?
.ambuletz said:
cycling to work this morning, me on the main road. Moronic audi driver in a side road stops his car 1/4 of the way out into the main road instead of stopping at the white lines. I look down the side road as I'm cycling past and make eye contact with him, so why does he stop like that? I have to move into the middle of the lane for me to pass him. The moment I do he honks his horn as if to intimidate me.
Why?
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Seen this many times --never have understood why they do it . Why?
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3 incidents in about half a mile this morning. Firstly a van tried to pull out of a side road into me, he stopped, and I noticed he was on the phone. Secondly a girl on a pendleton went down like a sack of spuds on some stupid paving that crosses the road and finally I stopped at some lights next to a bus when 2 cyclist barrelled through them. I fking despairer sometimes.
The paving area cost 150k too! http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11162588.The_150_000_road_that___s____an_embarrassment_to_Southampton_/
king despairer sometimes.The paving area cost 150k too! http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11162588.The_150_000_road_that___s____an_embarrassment_to_Southampton_/
Edited by S10GTA on Wednesday 1st October 09:25
S10GTA said:
3 incidents in about half a mile this morning. Firstly a van tried to pull out of a side road into me, he stopped, and I noticed he was on the phone. Secondly a girl on a pendleton went down like a sack of spuds on some stupid paving that crosses the road and finally I stopped at some lights next to a bus when 2 cyclist barrelled through them. I fking despairer sometimes.
The paving area cost 150k too! http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11162588.The_150_000_road_that___s____an_embarrassment_to_Southampton_/
They have done the same in Swindon, redesigned a junction with cobblestones as a crossing, cost loads and is a fecking disgrace, the cobbles are supposed to indicate a "crossing" but it is so vague and bike wheels get caught in the gaps!! Pedestrians think they are on a crossing, drivers think it is a normal road...it doesnt end well!king despairer sometimes.The paving area cost 150k too! http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11162588.The_150_000_road_that___s____an_embarrassment_to_Southampton_/
Edited by S10GTA on Wednesday 1st October 09:25
Nice commute in, back down to SS top and shorts, dropped the PSI in the 32c tyres down from max to 65psi and the roads and bridleways are a lot smoother
thelittleegg said:
AC43 said:
I also found a solution to my tired legs. Go a bit slower. It works.
It took me ages to work that out. I now do some slow, some fast, and some with interval/sprints. Oh, and stretch in the evening
Ever since I was a kid I've always seen riding a bike to be something to be done as quickly as possible. I could never understand the other kids who just dawdled along......
Yeah, and stretches, good point. On Sunday morning it took me ages to get everything moving again - hamstrings, glutes, lower back + abs all tight as anything.
Doh.
S10GTA said:
3 incidents in about half a mile this morning.
I went to do a slow lap of Richmond park on Sunday to ease myself back into the commute after nearly a month off. Saw two separate incidents on my way back where bikes had come together with cars. Nothing major by the looks of things but a both cyclists looking like they’d had the wind knocked out of them.
I feel like I’ve seen a lot of bikes on the deck recently and am having unwelcome thoughts about my mortality.
Had my 2nd puncture in 4000 miles last night. I think I’d let the pressures drop too low but getting prepared to bin the Maxxis Detonators that came with the bike if any more happen this month. Nearly low sided on a drain cover in the drizzle this morning as well. Rubbish start to the week.
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