Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
Oh you are a tease.
Look out for his new one of the traffic lights he thought were going to change, but they didn't.
That wasnt my fault.
Holding cars up...
- Thread starter magnatom
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That wasnt my fault.
Origamist
Legendary Member
Well, it certainly had the predictable ups and downs of a ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, but these video threads are more like Punch and Judy shows; what with the repetitious succession of encounters, knockabout humour, unsavoury undertones and everyone gleefully hollering like kids: "That's the way to do it".
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
MrHappyCyclist
Riding the Devil's HIghway
- Location
- Bolton, England
I find myself saying that, but when I think about it, the queueing really isn't the issue at all. When I used the car, I used to listen to the Today programme on radio 4, which I enjoyed. Despite the queueing, my journey time was a bit shorter than it is on my bike, and the bike journey is a lot longer if I include the time to pack and unpack panniers, wash and dry, and get changed. The changing is necessary as I am dripping with sweat when I get there and it would take me a long time to get there without breaking sweat.
The main difference I see is that the people in the queues mostly have fat bellies like I used to have, and that's the motivation for me.
See Mugshot's reply.
Wasn't an answer to my three examples was it.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Mugshot
Cracking a solo.
1) It would probably be more sensible for him to use a van rather than try to shove it all in panniers.
2) It would probably be more sensible for them to use the boot of a car rather than shove them all in panniers.
3) It would probably be more sensible for them to use a car, however it may depend on the age of the children and whether or not there is any school transport available. Maybe they live close to another parent and they could take it in turns driving the children to school.
There are situations where using a motorised vehicle would be preferable to using a bicycle, when transporting bricks for example, however, sometimes, though not always, people could cycle rather than driving.
Hence
So I think it may have been.
Mugshot
Cracking a solo.
Was.
That better?
Much better. And it displays the point in a fine manner that some people do have to use a vehicle as there is not a usable alternative.
400bhp
Guru
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
I find myself getting really bored and annoyed when I am out with the family on a long journey somewhere and we end up getting stuck in a traffic jam on the motorway. I recall one such instance where we were going on holiday and get stuck behind a large crash.
We were only stationary for 1 hour but I was being a good samaritan and telling other drivers of what had happened. they were very grateful.
I hate getting stuck in traffic jams. Its one benefit of being on a bike, you can slip past everyone. I love it in summer when I am passing everyone and just watching them all get annoyed.