CC'ers spotted on the commute...

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Came back - too wet down there (actually we were due to come back anyway) - lucky we did though as I would have missed the total drenching last night if we'd stayed!!!!!

too wet?

blimey it must have been under water !

 

[fossyant]

@Matthew_T

Spotted you tonight about 5:20 on the A548 about a mile from where you work, well thought it was you. Black bike, panniers and helmet cam. I was coming the other way in a car, on the way home from the caravan.

 

[Matthew_T]

@Matthew_T

Spotted you tonight about 5:20 on the A548 about a mile from where you work, well thought it was you. Black bike, panniers and helmet cam. I was coming the other way in a car, on the way home from the caravan.

Sounds like me. What car were you in?

 

[fossyant]

Silver nissan primera, followed by a green focus. Less than a mile from your work. 5:18 ish

No bikes on the roof this weekend, will be next. We were heading to Fflint. Didn't flash or owt as you'd be wondering who the nutter was.

 

[Matthew_T]

Silver nissan primera, followed by a green focus. Less than a mile from your work. 5:18 ish

No bikes on the roof this weekend, will be next. We were heading to Fflint. Didn't flash or owt as you'd be wondering who the nutter was.

Well my helmet cam caught you. That Focus was a bit close wasnt he?

 

[fossyant]

Well my helmet cam caught you. That Focus was a bit close wasnt he?

Aye. He was being a bit of a tit. Had a guy in a Merc deliberately cut me up on the A55, another tit. I was seeing what the car would get on a round trip if I didn't put the foot down. Got near to 40 mpg over 190 miles, including driving locally in North Wales. Usually it's less than 35.

 

[Matthew_T]

Aye. He was being a bit of a tit. Had a guy in a Merc deliberately cut me up on the A55, another tit. I was seeing what the car would get on a round trip if I didn't put the foot down. Got near to 40 mpg over 190 miles, including driving locally in North Wales. Usually it's less than 35.

My dad has just put a new fuel filter in my mums car. Apparently it is going to increase MPG from 30 to 34. My mum drives everywhere in 5th thought so I doubt it will make a blind jot of difference.

 

[fossyant]

You'll have to post a still. LOL

 

[fossyant]

My dad has just put a new fuel filter in my mums car. Apparently it is going to increase MPG from 30 to 34. My mum drives everywhere in 5th thought so I doubt it will make a blind jot of difference.

Driving in 5th isn't always best, but keeping the revs down helps. If my car goes over 3000 rpm on the motorway it starts drinking fuel, that's about 65. Keep it below that and its ok for a petrol.

Changing fuel filter and having a good service helps

 

[Matthew_T]

Aye. He was being a bit of a tit.

The proximity from my point of view.

 

[Matthew_T]

Driving in 5th isn't always best, but keeping the revs down helps. If my car goes over 3000 rpm on the motorway it starts drinking fuel, that's about 65. Keep it below that and its ok for a petrol.

Changing fuel filter and having a good service helps

My mums car has had a problem with the filter in the past. Because she doesnt keep the revs up, the filter gets all clogged and has caused the car to make a few odd noises. It has still got plenty of power left in it though. It is a 1.2 and compared to my driving instructors car (which is a 1.4 TDI) it has quite a bit of power.
My mum always complains when we are on the motorway because she says that she would like another gear. You can hear the engine though (70 is about 4500 revs).

 

[fossyant]

The proximity from my point of view.

Does look close doesn't it. Sticking to the speed limit as there is a camera near there, and the Police in N Wales are sneaky. Saw two cars on look out for illegal drivers, and two plain clothes BMWs on the M56 (lights on as they had stopped folk).

 

[Matthew_T]

Does look close doesn't it. Sticking to the speed limit as there is a camera near there, and the Pice in N Wales are sneaky. Saw two cars on look out for illegal drivers, and two plain clothes BMWs on the M56 (list on as they had stopped folk).

There is a regular place here that they sit at with a camera van facing down the hill. However, you can see the van from the bottom of the dip and all of the opposing cars flash their headlights (because the van cannot see them). The speed limit down there is 30 however people always go over it (I have had people overtake me when I am doing 30 down there).

I always read in the newspaper about the campaigns that the police have and all the people they catch. So although they might be few and far between, they do catch people when they are out.

 

[fossyant]

There is a regular place here that they sit at with a camera van facing down the hill. However, you can see the van from the bottom of the dip and all of the opposing cars flash their headlights (because the van cannot see them). The speed limit down there is 30 however people always go over it (I have had people overtake me when I am doing 30 down there).

I always read in the newspaper about the campaigns that the police have and all the people they catch. So although they might be few and far between, they do catch people when they are out.

I know the Meliden camera location, they have a great view of speeding cars.

 

[Bluescouse1]

Just wondering if that was a CC'er cycling along Cross lane Prescot today, full regallia
and giving all you had up hill.