Big "Thank You!" to the lovely guy who has been operating the temporary traffic lights at the works at the junction of Grange Loan / Kilgraston Road for the last couple of weeks.
I was hammering up the hill, at least 50 yards behind the last car in the stream, which was already proceeding through the green light, fully expecting not to make the junction before it went red.
Said gentleman was about to press the button to move the lights on when he spotted me, paused, waited till I reached the lights and THEN changed them. That extra 12 seconds meant no delay (and loss of momentum) and made my day! Ta :)
CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Commuting
Todays considerate traffic-light operator
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Posted 11 years ago #
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Bravo that chap! Little moments like this can make all the difference on a commute.
Posted 11 years ago # -
sadly the chaps doing the Glmore place one seemed oblivious to the queue of pedestrians lining up opposite the lollypop man, despite the start of their lights being right there too.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Nice one! Doesn't take much does it?
Posted 11 years ago # -
I had a similar thing happen to me on Lanark Road. Two new blocks of flats are being built and sometimes the builders need to send out a guy with one of those stop-go lollipop style signs when they're blocking part of the road for a delivery or such like. I was whizzing down towards the site with a line of cars about 20m ahead of me being let through. Once the last car was through, the guy started to turn his sign round to Stop and then noticed me coming, so stopped and waited until I was through, saying 'sorry' as I went past.
Posted 11 years ago # -
My guilty secret: when I'm waiting at a pedestrian crossing I always try to time pressing the button to allow buses or bikes to pass, but just catch a 4x4.
I'm ashamed of myself sometimes.
Posted 11 years ago # -
I do that too, I have no shame....
Posted 11 years ago # -
He he! And Audis
Posted 11 years ago #
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