maomao
普費斯
I had once fitted v-brakes (which were a new thing at the time) on my bike and between jobs at work decided to test them by hitting the front brake as hard as I could while moving. Landed ten metres from my bike and missed a week of work.
The Cycling Chat Thread
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TopCat
Putin fanboy
It’s very clear on not keeping going when you can’t see ahead though.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
sure but these things happen in an instant
TopCat
Putin fanboy
I know it’s scary. Give it a bit of thought as to how (with hindsight) you might have handled it differently. Again may you heal quickly. X
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
i wouldn’t have been able to do anything differently, besides stopping and pushing my bike on the pavement before every sharp corner or hill brow every time there is a sunny autumn/winter morning
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Sigh.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
why? i was there. you weren’t.
Cid
Proper break this time
Well think about what the posters over on Leeds CC said. You need to think through these things, might not be a bollard next time.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
what else could i have done? i’m not at fault here. it’s the bollard placement, the weather and bad luck.
those two posters decided to what had happened before they knew the facts, and it’s now happening here.
so I’m paying more attention to the posters on FB who acknowledged that there could a safety issue here and are putting me in touch with someone in a position to do something about it and consider this when deciding if these lanes are to become permanent. they were installed during covid as a temporary measure and consultation was almost non-existent.
Cid
Proper break this time
what else could i have done? i’m not at fault here. it’s the bollard placement, the weather and bad luck.
those two posters decided to what had happened before they knew the facts, and it’s now happening here.
so I’m paying more attention to the posters on FB who acknowledged that there could a safety issue here and are putting me in touch with someone in a position to do something about it and consider this when deciding if these lanes are to become permanent. they were installed during covid as a temporary measure and consultation was almost non-existent.
You could post up where said bollards were and then we might go 'well yeah, tbh that is fucking stupid'. But for me hitting a stationary object would cause some introspection.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
as it happens, i’m going there to take pics tomorrow to show where it happened and to try and work out what happened myself. I spent all day yesterday in a&e, concussed, and in a lot of discomfort and high anxiety, so i still haven’t had time to figure it all out
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
this is some bollards on another street nearby, same bollards, same narrow lane, same usual badly thought out scheme but at least here the road is wider and there's more space on the pavements, with low kerbs:
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
this pic reflects my impression of them closer:
there's some info on them here:
leedscovidcyclingstreets.commonplace.is
there's some info on them here:
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David Clapson
Well-Known Member
If I were in your place I wouldn't cooperate with this inquest. It seems mean-spirited. Tell them to shove a bollard up their arse.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
no it’s just humans jumping to rash and possibly incorrect conclusions based on unconscious bias.
long live social media!
long live social media!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I crashed into the bollard on the right - cloudy today but you can see where the sun is on the horizon
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
This is the approaching stretch to the bollard I hit - the bollards stop for the bus stop then start again after the junction on the left and I hit the first one. I watched a few cyclists pass by and they all veered to the right when they passed the bus stop, so I would have done the same and then clipped the first bollard coming back into the lane
maomao
普費斯
Bike lanes should not be physically segregated where there is no room to overtake. Also, what might feel adequate width for the average cyclist might not for those of us that are a little broader at the shoulder. I need a bit of lateral movement space, especially when checking behind me.
liquidindian
Hello
You mean room to overtake people who cycling a little slower than you? I'd take the separation, even if that means waiting a bit for someone taking it easy.
maomao
普費斯
At my age and current fitness level I'm more worried about holding other people up. But yes, that's my point.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
aye, i’m usually the one that gets overtaken. but there also needs to be room to avoid objects in the lane. That road is
on The Otley Road, a pub run popular with students and other young folk, so there are often bodies flinging themselves into the lane as well as constant broken glass and other hazards. also joggers clog the lane up in rush hour. they could have spent the money on a cycle lane just half a mile to the east, through some woodland - there could be an almost totally car free path for a good seven miles or so from the university just outside the centre all the way to the Ring Road and out into the countryside.
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Leafster
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It seems to me that whenever someone "plans" a cycle route they immediately think in terms of roads rather than other potential routes. Perhaps it because the planners have a road-centric view of the world.
Near me, as a result of the COVID 19 knee-jerk reaction to improve active travel, they want to put a cycle lane up on the bypass to join several communities together but a much better solution would be to improve some of the footpaths and bridleways which link the quieter roads.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
A path from Godalming to Guildford has been planned for more than 10 years now and is still no nearer to completion. Five poxy miles. There already is a path from Shalford to Guildford which is >2 of those miles, but talk of tarmacking it so it is usable by all bikes all year round have been met with furious resistance, especially as a few trees need to be cut down to make it a uniform width. With no irony one of the biggest complaints about making it a viable alternative to car use is the trees are needed to counter the fumes from the cars.
Cid
Proper break this time
Looks horrible. Have retreated to indoor bike myself... Looks like some nice weather end of next week though.
klang
klang
never mind those of us who are broader than broad.
Cid
Proper break this time
DJWrongspeed
radio eros
Sorry to hear about yr crash OU. I’ve been similarly scared of these bollards. The intention is good but think they work on wider roads. This time of year I’ve experienced that same low blinding sun on my commute as well.
