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"Cyclists to get trained for trams after track troubles"
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Posted 14 years ago #
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I really do never learn not to get involved in the arguments on the comments section...
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Yeah, I was going to say....
It is funny though, because Evening News readers do hate cyclists and trams with equal vigor. So far the trams do seem to be the least-disliked option though.
Some of the TIE advice is pretty weak - although I suppose strictly speaking it's true that if you don't cycle anywhere near the tram network, you'll never have to worry about it. Are they really going to offer training to everyone in Edinburgh?
Perhaps I should badger the council legal department after all.
Posted 14 years ago # -
hey, at least it got your site some publicity and at least one new member/poster....
Posted 14 years ago # -
"Perhaps I should badger the council legal department after all."
Badger baiting is illegal....
Posted 14 years ago # -
Good to see that TIE are getting in some instructors to train people. I will defiantly on Princes Street this weekend... ;-)
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"I really do never learn not to get involved in the arguments on the comments section..."
Good work!
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"
I really do never learn not to get involved in the arguments on the comments section..."
Good work!
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Rather a@w than me, I can't bear to look.
All these people with nothing better to do than post their prejudices....
Posted 14 years ago # -
I'm arranging to meet one of them to look at the problem of pavement cyclists!
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"I'm arranging to meet one of them to look at the problem of pavement cyclists!"
Take bodyguards (and mudguards).
I mean- that's good, hope it's productive.
Presume you know about
http://www.politecycling.info/edinburgh.html
I believe the council would like Spokes to do more of such 'public information campaigns'.
I think Spokes (all volunteer, no staff), think they shouldn't have to...
Posted 14 years ago # -
Anth - let me know if you need support - ie extra protection!
Been quite a round of postings... 100+
Many seem to have issues. You may tip 'em over the edge!
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Anth, I gave up half way through the 'comments' on the EN website BUT, if you're at the commonwealth pool tomorrow, keep an eye on the parents dropping kids off at Preston St school, on dalkeith road, just off that intersection. I go past it, heading north, most mornings c.8.45 and almost always have a dad cut across my path or a mum open the door on me. Have written to headmistress asking her to 'remind' parents to pay attention for bikes and not even had the courtesy of a reply. Any other clever ideas?
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I don't know where you find the patience, Anth. Most of the guys on the EN site are wind-up merchants.
Posted 14 years ago # -
Hey RB - I like to chase them away if I can. And usually can...
SRD, hope the email helped last night!
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Posted 14 years ago #
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Good LORD I am not getting into that EN comments stramash, I've not even read halfway down and I have lost the will to live not to mention run out of lunch break...
SRB - re the Preston St school - I used to work there and yes it is a nightmare. As I also drive from time to time and know that junction even in the quiet times I can honestly say my eyes are often looking front and not in wing mirrors all the time (or I would crash) which is probably why I was knocked off my new bike in June coming down Dundas St and passed a double parked delivery lorry only to get body slammed by a driver who had seen me in the split second he had the chance.
Point I am making is I learned great though it may be to have the advantage of speed and size through gaps no driver is ever aware of 306° perceptionOn another note - how many of the people on here will be down at Castle Street for this "training"? I am curious and will probably pop along (mostly because I want to speak to the bike station folks abour donating a pile of old bike bits left behind by the local Napier building (bless em)
I just read some more - Anth you really volunteered to meet people at the Commie? How did that go?
*reads more*
*gapes*Can't we all learn to just "get along?"
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It's tomorrow (Sun) 11-2
'meet at Castle Street'
Though I think it will be a whole block further west for the coned off bit.
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Edinburgh's newest and biggest bike park - Airport to Leith
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Only half my front wheel made it in to the picture! So did people find the tram track training useful? Remember always try to cross the tracks at an angle of 45 deg or greater. Do not be tempted to try and drift across the tracks a shallow angle, you might get away with it in the dry, but if they are wet you will go down. Should do so, try to make sure there is not an Evening News journalist standing on the pavement next to you...
;-)
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I see Santa got on on the training - I'm guessing his sleigh was parked behind Kim's bike then?
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Kim: Sorry this site seems to autocrop and when I tried to go to a new firefox tab and grab the image url and came back the whole thing had scrolled the centre blog column to the left so I couldn't see the Send Post button
Go here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4181513478_3707a54eed.jpgIt was useful - it helped me decide to avoid in dark and wet conditions when there is more traffic and trams finally running
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Thanks
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"Sorry this site seems to autocrop"
Hmmm, set up to autoresize
can't explain.
Posted 14 years ago # -
AHA
It's down to the coding
Needs to be [img] not <img src etc.
Posted 14 years ago # -
So are you going to add it to the Cycling in Edinburgh pool on Flickr?
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Another picture of "the bike rack." taken same day same time as one above.
Is that spytfyre?
Posted 14 years ago # -
ARGH! my legs!
Added to Flickr
Amusing though both these photos taken at the same time - we could almost make it 3D...Posted 14 years ago # -
"could almost make it 3D..."
Panorama even
Posted 14 years ago # -
Call google, we don't need no camera cars...
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