"because I stopped to take a photo of the sunrise..."
Try that in a narrow segregated cycle lane...
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Overheard
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Posted 8 years ago #
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With its own car park? Free?
Yes and yes.
Posted 8 years ago # -
@chdot - good point. Maybe we should ask for wide segregated lanes so we can stop for photographs without holding up (bike) traffic.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Does the 'management' know the cost of this staff perk?
Is it being taxed?
Posted 8 years ago # -
In New Zealand even very narrow lakeside/fjordside roads had wide parking/gawping spots any time there was any space, presumably to prevent scenery-derived blockages.
Posted 8 years ago # -
"Maybe we should ask for wide segregated lanes"
Yes.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Pootled along canal today towards Bridge Inn, ting tinging gently and saying "Good morning" to all, and "Thank you" to pedestrians and dog walkers. All good....
But encountered youngish couple walking two abreast (filling wthe whole width of path) in Wester Hailes stretch. They were walking in same direction as we were cycling.
Gentle ting ting provoked no reaction. So tried again.
Woman to male companion "Why is it we have to move all the time?
Man to woman "Push em in then."
Woman to man "Why is it we have to move all the time? It's a walking path, not a bike path".
Man to woman "Push em all in then."
Thankfully they weren't as bold as their words.
It is interesting though that they were clear in their own minds that this isn't / shouldn't be a shared path for those walking AND those cycling. Perhaps more signage highlighting that it is a shared path is required? #justathought.
Posted 7 years ago # -
PS I edited out the liberal sprinkling of adjectives starting with "F" just in case there are any children watching.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Apparently I was "breaking the speed limit" on George IV Bridge today.
Comment from pedestrian trying to get across road which was like long car park as a few people bringing their cars right into town. I do have a bright headlight which is maybe seen as unduly aggressive in combination with the semi-low bike. If I had been less visible I could have slipped by un-noticed - although it is hard to avoid detection it seems!
Good though that people are now aware of the 20mph limit even though I doubt I was over 20.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@laidback nice that you posted in overheard rather than today.'s unwarranted comment
Posted 7 years ago # -
As I approached the MMW bike counter today, I noticed some heriots kids larking about - one 9-10 year old boy in the cycle lane, jumping on the strip, another heading that way with a scooter. As i got closer, I heard one of them comment on my helmet - along the lines of 'hey, look at the cool lights on that helmet'. So I then activated my turn signal, wondering if they'd notice (since it's only visible from the rear) and then could hear them going - 'wow - look at that'.
It's clearly a hit with the primary 6 demographic.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@SRD - why only visible from the rear? You want to inform people coming out of side roads that you're going to turn left so that they don't have to wait for you to go pas.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@Rosie, If you are turning out of a side street should you not wait until a vehicle has started to turn in before you start pulling out. You can never be certain that the indicator isn't on by accident.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@Rosie, yes, agree that's one limitation to the concept that I've identified as well. on the other hand, I would never rely on just a helmet indicator in such instances anyway.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@srd how did you activate the indicator?
Posted 7 years ago # -
@Rosie I'm an idiot. It does indicate on the front too. I just didn't do a proper demo for myself.
@gembo there's buttons that attach to my (already crowded) handlebars.
You can check it out at PY.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Overheard in Another Land, strange talk of road users;
Posted 7 years ago # -
"...motorists are the road users, the users of the roads. It’s fairly straightforward, to be honest."
Basically all announcements from the Mayhem tendency have to pass the Farage test. This one scores 100%.
Commonsense you see.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Oops, just created a new thread about the above prior to finding it posted here...
Posted 7 years ago # -
That's fine, deserves its own.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Work colleague returned from a lunchtime wall around the Meadows. Heard her saying she stopped in at Soul Cycles and nearly bought a bike but where to store it put her off. Need more on street storage!
She'll get one eventually I'm sure - a few months ago she was saying she used to cycle all the time in Germany but roads here scare her. Think she's working her way through all the barriers one at a time.
Posted 7 years ago # -
"Think she's working her way through all the barriers one at a time."
Maybe need a checklist(?)
Posted 7 years ago # -
"...six points and a £250 on-the-spot fine for changing her satnav, on her phone, attached to the dashboard..."
Not sure where. Friend of colleague's wife. It was just about accepted by all those paying attention, so I didn't need to pipe up.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Is the law so well written it can 'distinguish' between a fixed phone and a fixed SatNav?
(Not that I'm saying it should...)
Posted 7 years ago # -
"Just about accepted" as in they said ”Yeah, that sounds fair"?
Edit: @chdot -I'm on my phone so can't check for sure, but I don't think there's any difference legally. Pushing buttons on a fixed device is not inherently illegal, but you can still be done fornotposting enough attention to actually driving.
Posted 7 years ago # -
On Friday on Inverkeithing High St heading uphill, I (on my bike) stopped at 2 traffic lights. Two L-Plated motorcyclists came behind me revving their engines in a very loud manner.
A cyclist comes through the red light, heading up the LH Cycle lane.
One motorcyclist said "F**king idiot"
The other said "That's why people hate cyclists"Before I could think of a retort the light went Green and they revved off.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Bikeability training this morning, P7 class. Kids had all just been given the mandatory hi-viz vests...
KidA: Why do I have to put this on?
KidB: So drivers can see you.
KidA: What! If they can't see me, they shouldn't be driving.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Overheard today.
[quote]Cyclist should grow up and get a car.
From the obese man sitting not to far away.
Posted 7 years ago # -
In the pub last night from a man sitting beside a Newfoundland dog;
'And then his nipples fell off!'
Posted 7 years ago #
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