The Cycling Chat Thread
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
managed to use/abuse my council contacts to go straight to the person in charge of planning the lanes, so hopefully they’ll take notice!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
i went over my handlebars countless times as a kid, but kids just bounce and get up
and dust themselves off,
don’t they? adults hit the ground like
a sack of spuds and often stay there for a while unless their adrenaline bids differently
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Me too, but just the once I went over them and did a perfect forward roll and landed on my feet. Felt like a stuntman. No one else saw it!
Fucking hurt all the other times though.
Hope you're feeling a bit better today OU, that commute sounds a bit crap but hopefully won't be for longer than a few weeks.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
aye, and getting cuts/grazes/burns were fun cos you could then peel the scabs off!
klang
klang
I remember when I was maybe 9 years old, I proudly told my mum that I couldn't remember one single day when I didn't have a cut / bruise / burn / graze / limp / other sore, eg I was fully functioning, pain free.
I thought that was a great achievement.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
crashing on a Grifter was a bit oofy.
also remember a story/myth of someone’s mate who crashed on his chopper going fast downhill, his nutsack catching on the gearstick (crotch level on the top tube, for
those youngsters who never saw a chopper) and tearing open. Said friend claimed a testicle fell out of the sack,
looking like a peeled lychee.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
I’ve been encouraging my kids to roll down grassy banks, that thing you used to be able to do where you just aligned your body like a log and rolled away. Trying to demonstrate this to them made me realise that these days my body seems to be mostly made out of sharp elbows.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Orang Utan : Leeds Cycling Campaign has a very active Facebook page which is often critical of the crap cycling infrastructure that is provided in the city, might be worth posting your story there for advice.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I did and they were just rude and dismissive! (well two of them were - I wasn’t made to feel especially welcome
)
klang
klang
sounds familiar
TopCat
Putin fanboy
A infamous london despatch rider had an arm amputated due to crash and had all controls put on the left bar. He has a hook type clamp thing for the false arm and retook his test. Was back at work in less than six weeks.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Did they say something about being able to stop in the distance you can see to be clear?I did and they were just rude and dismissive! (well two of them were - I wasn’t made to feel especially welcome
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
no, just something about how if a motorist hit something and complained about not seeing it, they'd get a hard time,
might as well paste the post:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx:
"I was driving along the road, sun was low and I was slightly blinded by the sun, I hit a cyclist with my car, can’t do anything about sunblindness, but those wretched and dangerous cyclists need to get off the road.’
Give ur head a wobble.
U crashed.
If what I actually posted above was true then everyone would obviously and rightly go mental about my lack of awareness"
Another one got the wrong end of the stick and thought I'd collided with a bollard on a pavement so had a rant about that, before realising his mistake and deleting it.
I should invite them both over here. they'd fit right in.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
But do you get the gist of the point? You couldn’t see it was clear and kept going and crashed? Didn’t slow down etc?no, just something about how if a motorist hit something and complained about not seeing it, they'd get a hard time,
might as well paste the post:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx:
"I was driving along the road, sun was low and I was slightly blinded by the sun, I hit a cyclist with my car, can’t do anything about sunblindness, but those wretched and dangerous cyclists need to get off the road.’
Give ur head a wobble.
U crashed.
If what I actually posted above was true then everyone would obviously and rightly go mental about my lack of awareness"
Another one got the wrong end of the stick and thought I'd collided with a bollard on a pavement so had a rant about that, before realising his mistake and deleting it.
I should invite them both over here. they'd fit right in.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
also to respond more specifically - perhaps I'm partially at fault here if that's the guideline? I was certainly a good stopping distance before the sun hit my face but should I have stopped completely as soon as i couldn't see in front of me? I wonder what motorists are advised. better go look in the Highway Code
TopCat
Putin fanboy
The Highway Code say always be able to stop in the distance you can see to be clear. Hard if a cow jumps out in front of you but if you are cycling in country lanes be prepared for cows and cow shit.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I don't know long it was between the sun hitting my face and me hitting the bollard but it was probably just a second or two. I was already going very slow as it's a heavy beast and I was at the top of a slope, so was probs 5-10 mph
Cid
Proper break this time
Well at least we now have ammunition when you next accuse us of reckless riding.
Nah*, get well soon... Doc is probably right to tell you to stay off the bike. I might have a gentle go, but probably not on the beast. The carbon bike will be much more capable of braking in a timely fashion.
I say nah, but will definitely bring this up.
Nah*, get well soon... Doc is probably right to tell you to stay off the bike. I might have a gentle go, but probably not on the beast. The carbon bike will be much more capable of braking in a timely fashion.
I say nah, but will definitely bring this up.
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
I ran into a cow once, it just jumped out of a hedge. Sent me flying, the cow barely noticed it.
Cid
Proper break this time
Moost have hurt.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
i've only done a cursory google but can't find any specific Highway Code guidance on temporary sun blindness.
Cid
Proper break this time
Second result for 'highway code sun blindness':
"The advice, according to Rule 237 of the Highway Code, is for drivers to slow down or pull over if they become “dazzled by bright sunlight.” (RAC)
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Obviously, if I got blinded like that it could affect a lorry driver and have much worse consequences.
Just remembered, after I came out of my post-crash stupor, a driver had stopped and come to see if I was ok and he asked if he had hit me, cos he heard me hit the bollard but couldn't see cos of the sun
Just remembered, after I came out of my post-crash stupor, a driver had stopped and come to see if I was ok and he asked if he had hit me, cos he heard me hit the bollard but couldn't see cos of the sun
Cid
Proper break this time
There's a cafe road near me which at exactly the wrong time (about 7pm in the summer) has the sun positioned perfectly to blind oncoming traffic. I almost got hit by a car going about 5mph, but still not seeing me. I gave it a good thump - I think they assumed they'd hit me, so I just said 'I'm alright, but watch it' and went about my business... 
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
and motorist websites also advise wearing polarised sunglasses. I was wearing them.Second result for 'highway code sun blindness':
"The advice, according to Rule 237 of the Highway Code, is for drivers to slow down or pull over if they become “dazzled by bright sunlight.” (RAC)
In fact, I had just seconds before been congratulating myself for having the foresight to wear them on such a sunny morning 
