Maybe, just maybe, it’s starting to sink in.

[Racing roadkill]

I’m on one of my regular jaunts by bike into London today. I was delighted by a perceived sea change in attitudes from some of the drivers of ‘troublesome’ vehicle types today. Over the years I’ve seen some absolute horror stories unfolding before me, especially in certain bits of town. Today I found myself in a potential spot of bother ( this was my fault, I massively misjudged a changing light, and it could have been a bad one) but the cabbie to the right of the truck hit his horn and flapped his arms a about to warn the driver of the truck that I was in a potential complete blind spot, and to keep his eyes peeled. I did manage to bunny hop the kerb to my left and get into the trucks mirror sweet spot, and the driver did look and did spot me, but I can see how these things happen. Completely my bad, just a momentary lack of concentration on my part, but a brown trouser moment is a brown trouser moment.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I’ve managed to make it back to Woking train station with no further excitement. Every one has been on their game today, it’s a nice change.

 

[Dayvo]

I’ve managed to make it back to Woking train station with no further excrement. Every one has been on their game today, it’s a nice change.

Glad that you live to ride another day.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

Fair play for 'fessing up to getting it wrong, but I suspect too much speed and possibly being an "amber gambler" was a factor in this case. You were very lucky other drivers were alert, but you shouldn't rely on it.
I had someone in a Merc try to take me out on a mini-roundabout yesterday. If I'd blasted through the junction without slowing down on the approach, I'd have gone over her bonnet.

 

[Lonestar]

Ok commuting in but you must have hit a good karma and sent the rest my way,Mainly mobile phone using car drivers..there seemed to be a lot...Totally oblivious to evryone else and also including a ped whoo walked into my path with phone glued to ear.Totally oblivious asusual.

Canning Town high street overtaker took to undertaking other cars and close passing me but i'm annoyed with myself also for not being more aware.

What is it with the C3? The cyclists jump to the front at the lights bcause they are so important and very ignorant and aren`t particulary fast either.I wouldn`t mind so much if they jumped to the front if they were actually faster....and to boot my rear tyre went down again in almost the same place...or not far from on the last commute back.

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

The Cycle Superhighways have just become taxpayer-funded racing tracks for idiot inconsiderate cyclists to misbehave on. I'd get rid of the lot of them personally and sort out the congestion they've created.

 

[mjr]

The Cycle Superhighways have just become taxpayer-funded racing tracks for idiot inconsiderate cyclists to misbehave on. I'd get rid of the lot of them personally and sort out the congestion they've created.

Bingo!

Oh,sorry, weren't you calling buzzword bingo? It sure sounded like it. CSes cut congestion by encouraging a more efficient use of space at peak times.

 

[Racing roadkill]

[QUOTE 5362058, member: 9609"]what sort of truck?[/QUOTE]
40 ft Artic, which was interesting by itself as I guess he was using an exception to the London Lorry Control. Could explain why he was being extra careful.

 

[User16625]

I’m on one of my regular jaunts by bike into London today. I was delighted by a perceived sea change in attitudes from some of the drivers of ‘troublesome’ vehicle types today. Over the years I’ve seen some absolute horror stories unfolding before me, especially in certain bits of town. Today I found myself in a potential spot of bother ( this was my fault, I massively misjudged a changing light, and it could have been a bad one) but the cabbie to the right of the truck hit his horn and flapped his arms a about to warn the driver of the truck that I was in a potential complete blind spot, and to keep his eyes peeled. I did manage to bunny hop the kerb to my left and get into the trucks mirror sweet spot, and the driver did look and did spot me, but I can see how these things happen. Completely my bad, just a momentary lack of concentration on my part, but a brown trouser moment is a brown trouser moment.

What d'you mean you misjudged a changing light? Dont mean to sound negative but just stop on the red and only go when its green, or amber which is about to turn green. Did it change while you were at speed?

 

[Racing roadkill]

What d'you mean you misjudged a changing light? Dont mean to sound negative but just stop on the red and only go when its green, or amber which is about to turn green. Did it change while you were at speed?

Yes I was blindsided by the truck and it was still green, it changed whilst I was still blindsided and it had just started raining ( really heaving it down as well ) I ended up right in the trucks blind spot.

 

[classic33]

Most lights are mounted on the paths on the left-hand side. But your view of the lights was obscured, or were you simply not looking?

 

[Racing roadkill]

Most lights are mounted on the paths on the left-hand side. But your view of the lights was obscured, or were you simply not looking?

Right turn onto a straight with a kerb on the right and left, the lorry blocked my view of the light on the left, then stopped, leaving me right up the creek without a paddle. Normally I’d have been able to stop before ending up beside the truck, but you have to have your head on a swivel and eyes in the back of your head at that bit add to that I was at speed and it was chucking it down and you see the problem.