Horrible Road Surface - Been honked every time!

[thomas]

On my commute there is this bit with a terrible road surface, the odd pot hole and a completely cracked surface. I refuse to cycle in it as it'll just damage the bike.

It's mainly when going up hill and every time on the way home I've been honked! I've commuted 5 times now on this route.

I've tried pointing at the surface, but they just don't understand to show why I'm in the middle but none of them can put one and one together.

Would it be so bad if I went over with some white spray paint and either made a cycle lane in the middle of the road, or write something on the road along the lines of stop honking cyclists, the road surface is shite - you retards.

Actually, I hate cycle lanes, but does anyone fancy meeting outside Byfleet with some spray paint and stencils and make a cycle lane avoiding all the pot holes ...

 

[Maz]

You need to contact the council about it!
There's also that website thingy called 'fill that hole' - try googling it.

 

[marinyork]

Slow down, wave and remember to smile.

 

[thomas]

You need to contact the council about it!
There's also that website thingy called 'fill that hole' - try googling it.

I have reported it...I did think about doing that - just the idea of making the entire road a cycle lane seems more fun

Hopefully they'll have it fixed soon...or at least in time for when I'm back in Summer after UNI exams.

Slow down, wave and remember to smile.

It's up hill both ways and I'm hardly going fast. I wave of sorts

 

[marinyork]

I know what you mean about potholes. I came across the mother of all potholes tonight, it was about 6ft long, a foot wide in most places and a couple of inches deep.

My point about smiling is unless you're doing 35mph these idiots will not be satisfied and think you are holding them up. Ignore them. If they are stupid enough to use their horn they deserve to be held up.

 

[Crankarm]

Take a pic of the crater.

 

[hackbike 666]

 

[thomas]

Take a pic of the crater.

Craters....hackbike's picture sums it up (tempting to upload that to the fill that hole report, but then it wouldn't get taken seriously )

 

[Will1985]

Screw the traffic behind...they have engines. There is a section near me where the 3 ft from the edge are rutted with potholes. I take the middle of the road, and ignore any revving engines behind me. Invariably there are parked cars on the opposite side which means that with 2 impatient cars going in opposite directions, one has two wheels in the potholes!

I've had a word with a few cyclists I've seen hugging the kerb because they are scared of aggressive drivers - you would think drivers can take being held up for 100m.

 

[thomas]

Screw the traffic behind

haha, well yeah - it just gets annoying. I still like my fake cycle lane idea

Yesterday I got honked, AFTER all the pot holes...when it starts to go down hill and I started bombing it haha.

I just give a few blasts of the airzound - "yes Mr Car, I have a horn too"

 

[hackbike 666]

you would think drivers can take being held up for 100m.

No they can't.

 

[mr_dombat]

Where is it in Byfleet? (Can you post a link to a google map)

 

[bugslop]

I've the same problem on one of my routes near leyand. The road has been torn up by wagons turning into a mill and it's nigh on impossible to ride on that side of the road for nearly fifty metres. Luckily it's quite rural so i've only had one load of abuse from a young lad in a works van, which unfortunately for him was sign written with the home address of his employer on the side. Not quite decided the right course of action yet!

 

[thomas]

Where is it in Byfleet? (Can you post a link to a google map)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...,-0.522323&spn=0.003218,0.009656&z=17&iwloc=A

Not really Byfleet, just outside...Pyrford apparently. On the Old Woking road.

 

[garrilla]

you would think drivers can take being held up for 100m.

No they can't.

And why should they? They paid road tax and compulsory insurance so they don't have to. That is what its for isn't it?