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andy arthur (@cocteautriplets)
17/09/2012 22:47
When night cycling, the amount you can see is inversely proportional to the intensity of the Audi going the other way's headlights #physics
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Yesterday I cycled up Chambers Street just after the 'big shower'. The sheet of water reflected the newly cloud-free sun straight into my eyes. (I don't usually bother with sunglasses even at the height of summer.)
I was on MMW before my eyes readapted to normal.
I had the same on the NEPN yesterday. Very, very glad I was off road at the time, I could only see by holding one hand up to block the glare.
Polarised shades are now very much on the shopping list.
Kaputnik, can you remind me where you got those prescription lenses, ta?
I get more concerned about the drivers in these conditions. Some don't allow blindness to affect their driving.
That sun was awful. I was quite worried that I just wasn't going to be visible (and was therefore taking a line nearer to the kerb than I normally do) until I spotted another cyclist up ahead and realised he wasn't as invisible as I'd feared.
(Did have a "moment" with a van which moved off - I hadn't noted it as something that I should have been paying attention to, oops. I've no idea if he indicated or anything. Given that he was parked and I was going along the road it was his responsibility to move off without hitting anything...)
I was one of four cyclists stopped at Tarvit street, aiming for Gilmore place. Unbelieveable shine. Impossible to see much at all until we rounded the corner part way down G.P. I dealt with it by zooming round all the other cyclists :)
Quite bad on canal heading west after wether hailes round six pm just now but will soon be dark
@gembo posative attitude and then the thread will diverge into bloody cycle lights too strong :) lol. yeah cycling along george st yesterday 6 ish I was def in slow mode as couldn't see a bloody thing and hugging the pavement a tad
@Uberuce http://www.sportsshadesonline.com it's actually a trading name of an optician, so despite appearance of the site I got a friendly, personal service from someone who knew their onions. Well, their Adidas onions anyway.
Thankee, although it looks like clip-ons for me...
My new tail light from The Bike Chain would blind you if you look into it;
Moon Comet, USB chargeable. Plus, it looks cool, like KITT.
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she claimed that she never saw the child due to the sun
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That's a chilling account... a dreadful thing to have happened. I won't say more than my thoughts go out to her family.
At 12.30pm the sun is almost directly overhead, even at this time of year. The sun blinds fitted above car windscreens should screen all but the lowest sun. Liar, liar, pants on fire to that dangerous driver. She was going too fast and wasn't looking, more like.
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The Highway Code (@HighwayCodeGB)
09/10/2012 07:39
If you are dazzled by bright sunlight, slow down and if necessary, stop #HighwayCode rule 237
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very hard to see lights on toucan crossing at bruntsfield links/leamington walk.
@chdot... ha ha ha!! Expecting drivers (and some cyclists) to know and actually observe the highwaycode is a complete waste of time.
Over the summer a driver slowed down as I exited his street and told me I should be on the path. When I pointed out that Highway code rule 64 states cyclist are not allowed on the pavement, he looked puzzled and his wife had to dig him in the ribs and tell him to leave me alone!
Perhaps drivers and adult cyclists should be allowed on the road only after passing a multiple choice test on the Highway code annualy? (tricky question as what do children do?)
what do children do?
Cycle on the pavement?
"The Highway Code (@HighwayCodeGB)
09/10/2012 07:39
If you are dazzled by bright sunlight, slow down and if necessary, stop #HighwayCode rule 237"
I actually got asked this in my driving test. It wasn't a bit I'd mugged up on so I took a punt on finding a safe place to pull in and wait until conditions were such that I could continue driving safely.
@DaveC all for it, harder to Police for cycles, but easily do-able for motor vehicles.
Very hard to see on entire cycle home from town today due to sun. May well have been motorist's excuse for ignoring give way at goldbergs and just driving right into me, however she missed as Inpulledmon the brakes
Melville Drive - heading east to work in the morning, has had me wincing - and I was wearing polaroids. It worse on the 'bent because my head is lying back, so I can't look so far down. Ah well, it was beautiful seeing the low sun on glinging on the Meadows, so I suppose I can take the fused retina every now and agin
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