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Aqueduct etiquette
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Posted 8 years ago #
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Posted 7 years ago # -
I was hanging over the rail at lunch time waiting on a big lad coming past. I have returned to rolling with two panniers. Big Lad said Where have you come from? - I said Balerno (Did you think I was touring?) Big Lad nodded. I then noticed he was carrying a massive kitbag. I asked, Where are you going? Big LAd said Glencoe, I wished him well.
Posted 7 years ago # -
I was uimpressed with the etiquette of the lady ahead of me at the Slateford Aqueduct this morning. I was catching her on the approach but didn't have time to overtake before reaching it and sensed that she was going to ride across anyway. I was wrong. She came to an abrupt stop without looking behind her at a point where her front wheel was on the cobbles, causing me to also have to stop abruptly behind her since there was no space to pass by this point, hopped off and started pushing her racing bike across. At the far end, she abruptly stopped walking at the point where the cobbles were just ending, despite knowing by this time that I was right behind her, hopped on and started to peddle. I rang my bell and passed as soon as there was space.
Most people use the area to the side of the path before it narrows on the aqueduct to pull over and get off/on their bike if they are pushing it across, but not her.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@jdanielp
Time to start castigating students?
I saw a lot of bad cycling this morning, looked like students to me - new bikes, no idea, heading up to the uni. They will learn I am sure.
I saw a large amount of very bad driving today, cars all over the place, I don't think it was the students to blame.
Posted 7 years ago # -
I too have noticed the increased number of student-age cyclists. I've observed that none of them ring their bells when passing under bridges - resulting in a few close calls recently.
Friday's highlight (when running to work) was being closely overtaken by someone on a mountain bike riding with no hands, both hands on their phone texting (or pokemon-ing) away. When he got to the aqueduct his hands went back on to the handlebars, but he then forced his way past oncoming cyclists.
Just as he passed one of the cyclists who had dismounted and moved to the side to let him passed, he wobbled on the cobbles and very very nearly fell in to the water. Myself and the oncoming cyclist laughed at his almost-dook.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@gembo maybe. I considered saying something but refrained.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Is it bad etiquette if she followed the canal rules,may be she assumed everyone does if had not cycled that way before, if a car is behind in the 20mph area and you are doing 21mph should you pull to the left to let them pass, well possibly that would be correct etiquette as etiquette is not the rules of road nor the canal so yes on reflection then I would think was bad etiquette although less obvious may be than some breaches,
Posted 7 years ago # -
I would say that it is bad etiquette to abruptly come to a complete stop without first checking that nobody else is behind you, unless stopping in an emergency of course.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Oh yes that would be, but I wondered if pushing the bike across holding everyone up is also bad etiquette
Posted 7 years ago # -
"I wondered if pushing the bike across holding everyone up is also bad etiquette"
Now there's a question!
Posted 7 years ago # -
@jdanielp but her coming to an abrupt stop wasn't a problem as you'd anticipated that she might follow the canal rules and dismount. Right?
Posted 7 years ago # -
@Ed1 sorry, I misunderstood you! No, I'm fine with that, but appreciate being given the opportunity to pass before anyone does set off pushing their bike across. If they're already on their way across then I happily slot in behind.
@Luath as I said I had anticipated that she wasn't going to stop because she was approaching the aqueduct without slowing down and the majority of cyclists don't dismount, but I had left enough space to stop safely in any case...
Posted 7 years ago # -
On regent's canal towpath in London? They will mow you down those cyclists, you could be a kitten or pregnant, they don't care. You could be another cyclist but you can still feck off because this is london
Posted 7 years ago # -
@gembo
Surely kittens are sacrosanct, even in London?
Posted 7 years ago # -
@iwrats, just what were those irresponsible canal boat people doing letting their little kitten loose on the bicycle autobahn that is the regent's canal? Also what on earth did that pregnant person think she was doing going anywhere near the regent's canal bicycle autobahn, has she no brains? Putting her unborn child at risk?
Posted 7 years ago # -
@gembo
So NO SYMPATHY for the pensioner's teeth? Ha!
Posted 7 years ago # -
If I encounter a deer crossing the aqueduct, do I give way?
Posted 7 years ago # -
If she is an Old Dear.
Posted 7 years ago # -
If I encounter a deer crossing the aqueduct, do I give way?
Depends. If you want to muscle in on its harem then lower your head and charge, otherwise normal rules.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Depends on the size of the deer:-
Posted 7 years ago # -
New person on the towpath is a chap I wish to christen as Gentleman's Half Hose. He is a tall spindly fellow and he birls along on a tall spindly bike at a great rate of knots. He favours shorts and then very long blue socks. Seems to work well for him.
Posted 6 years ago # -
@gembo also sporting a hi-vis waistcoat?
Posted 6 years ago # -
@luath, I have been blinded by the socks but will report back next time I see him. He has also burned me on the road.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Last night we watched Air a' Chanàl/Scotland's Canals episode on BBC Alba about the Union Canal. The presenters cycled from Edinburgh to Ratho. To Mrbill's huge disapproval they didn't dismount on the Slateford aqueduct and cycled across*.
* not that he uses it very often, in fact I am aware of just two times he walked across
Posted 6 years ago # -
@bill presumably they didn't encounter the canal pusher-inner?
Posted 6 years ago # -
in the snowy conditions I have been dismounting and pushing, @Bill, feel free to update Mr Bill
Posted 6 years ago # -
@jdanielp true, the pusher-inner was not featured in the show. Before Christmas I used to see the pusher-inner quite often, once even I saw that person on my way back at 6.30pm and then again the following morning at 6.30am (the person heading east in both cases). On another occasion the person was saying a prayer aloud.
@gembo Thanks for the update. I will update MrBill. Recently I have been dismounting a lot more often as well (usually when it's gusty and/or slippy).
Posted 6 years ago #
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