Should magnatom sell his camera?

Should he ditch the camera?

  • Yes, he is going to get himself killed for his art.

    Votes: 2 100.0%

  • No, he is doing essential work for the cycling community.

    Votes: 1 50.0%

  • Maybe, I don't watch them anyway.

    Votes: 1 50.0%
  • Total voters
    2
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magnatom

Guest
User76 said:
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LOL! :biggrin:

Seriously though I wouldn't be able to take the pink dot line as I would have to cut across the lanes on the roundabout where cars try and sneak round. You can see the cleaner road where they do that.
 
tdr1nka

tdr1nka

Taking the biscuit
Location
SE London, Bandit Country
User76 I especially like the way you ride straight over the silver car on your exit from the roundandroundandroundabout!:biggrin:
 
Origamist

Origamist

Legendary Member
tdr1nka said:
Looking at the pics, and your needing to take a primary position coming off the roundabout to be clearly visible to cars pulling out to your left, IMO you are taking the safest line.

The crosshatched section of the road, if you follow the nearside tyre marks, automatically routes a cyclist into a secondary position with little room for a car to pass safely hence, looking back, signaling and getting into primary would make sense on approach to the pinch point.

FWIW unless you rode the exit from the roundabout to the pinch point in the gutter or on the cross hatchings you are likely to hold up traffic at some time or other in order to pass these obstacles safely.

It is the duty of any following vehicle to show patience and not theirs to decide what level of safety a cyclist should require. No matter how frustrating that may be.
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The cross hatchings on the approach to the pinch point have now been removed. I think I'd prefer them to be reinstated.
 
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magnatom

Guest
Origamist said:
The cross hatchings on the approach to the pinch point have now been removed. I think I'd prefer them to be reinstated.
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Yes I agree. In fact in an ideal world the hatching could be replaced with pavement/grass/plants, i.e. the road would be narrowed. The extra road serves little purpose and just encourages conflict.
 
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magnatom

Guest
tdr1nka said:
I agree, it even looks as if a car is actually parked on that section in the pic without the hatching.:biggrin:
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I've never seen a car park before the pinch point. The one in the aerial pic is unusual.
 
tdr1nka

tdr1nka

Taking the biscuit
Location
SE London, Bandit Country
magnatom said:
The extra road serves little purpose and just encourages conflict.
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You don't say?:biggrin:;):laugh:

I want to get a camara now and film myself riding around the Elephant & Castle roundabouts(there be two)at 18:30hrs on a Friday night and see what our more rural friends make of it.:sad:
 
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magnatom

Guest
tdr1nka said:
Maybe they have pulled over to let the following car pass?:biggrin:
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:laugh:
 
tdr1nka

tdr1nka

Taking the biscuit
Location
SE London, Bandit Country
User76 said:
Good idea, I will make every effort today to film myself going over around the roundabout in Cheddar, theres only one, then you can all be amazed at my skill and handling of a bike on such a major arterial route:biggrin:
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I've given Chedder a quick googlemap, Cliff Road looks fun!:biggrin:
 
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