biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Already very warm this morning, definitely tempo riding, I didn't even try to stick with the roadie whom I might have been able to draft in with. Last week, also fine riding with no incidents.
Tales from today's commute....
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Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
A rare repeat customer for Avon and Somerset police this morning. Usually the first contact has a positive effect, but this driver who I'd reported in March this year for similar bad driving in the same location, overtook the driver behind me as I was approaching a bend, before meting out a fast close pass on me and forcing an incomer to brake sharply to avoid a collision.
There's a wheelchair sticker on the back of the van asking for space.. 🤷🤦🚴
I expect prosecution this time although we rarely get told of the outcome.
There's a wheelchair sticker on the back of the van asking for space.. 🤷🤦🚴
I expect prosecution this time although we rarely get told of the outcome.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Back to commuting today but not giving it full gas yet as the knee is not perfect yet. Even at 4.15 am it was close to 20 c
Scary stuff that, not good at all.
How long does it take you to report? Is it online with an option to upload the video or do you need to go to the police station?
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Yes, a very dangerous bit of driving. Put everyone else around him in danger just to get in front a few seconds earlier.
It's all online in Avon & Somerset. With a good broadband connection it can take less than 5 mins to upload 3 or 4 2-min video files and file a report. I hope they will prosecute this time, but the feedback is not great so I may never know.
Hopefully the police take the right course of action against that maniac.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I have some confidence, but it would be nice to know more than warning letter, fixed penalty or prosecution. Maybe the driver will stop some time in the future and thank me for reporting him, so he could improve his driving before killing someone.
I have some confidence, but it would be nice to know more than warning letter, fixed penalty or prosecution. Maybe the driver will stop some time in the future and thank me for reporting him, so he could improve his driving before killing someone.
Excuse my ignorance - if the police decide to prosecute, will they disclose your name to the driver? Hopefully not.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I don't think so. They send a notice of intended prosecution usually, to ask the registered keeper to identify the driver, followed by a fixed penalty notice (£100 fine & 3 points) and sometimes offer a course instead if the driver is eligible.
If they deem it serious enough/too dangerous for the fixed penalty process, the driver can be summonsed to court, or if the driver disputes it they can deny the offence and ask for it to go to court. At that point the police will take a formal statement from me and my name (but not address) is on the statement.
Having said all that I have reported over 1100 drivers in six years, and only had to go to court four times.
Fair play to you, that some reporting!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A deceptive head wind/ hair dryer this morning. I was a few minutes lates and expected traffic to have woken up but the roads were strangely quiet. Except for the van driver who waited behind me at wide points with no traffic then started to overlap my back wheel at a pinch point. They pulled out of the overtake though and sat back again.
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95% Headwind
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95% Headwind
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Back at it today after only commuting one day last week. Only two days on the bike as Thursday is doctors am, to get somewhere with a shoulder consultant as my supraspinatus tear is listed as 'significant' on my NHS app (what ever that means - fractured pelvis was significant) and then off to Salford Royal to see a hip specialist in the afternoon. WFH that day.
Good day to choose to bike in. Or is it grim oop norf?
biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Not grim - but overnight probably 10C cooler this morning. Fine riding.
Yesterday's ride in was fantastic - awake early so had a nice chilled start; wafting along unhurried with a novel cool breeze tempering the heat from the bright sunshine to make it very pleasant.
Took the backroads and got held up a little by the school run, but on bikes this was a non-issue with the quiet single residential carriageway remaining between parked cars allowing ample space to pass. Again, very heartening to see so many people out on bikes
Interactions were generally positive, although some woman did lazily pull out infront of me on St. Aldates in the world's longest BMW - not dangeously-so but it was certainly inconsiderate. A lack of oncoming traffic meant I could retain my momentum to sail past and once I'd taken the lane infront she backed right off.
The ride back was a bit of a contrast - exhausted for all the usual reasons and really struggling in the oppressive heat. I only planned for a token waft but ended up floating around aimlessly as I became more knackered and detached from reality. I made the mistake of going to the shops whilst hungry and ended up spending the fat end of £20 on rabbitfood - stopping on Frideswide square to smash some olives and half a tub of onion hummous on a celery stick carrier... at least only my wallet took a hit and not my diet as well.
Buoyed a little by my snack I headed out north to M&S again in the hunt for chicken and salad for dinner; found the latter but had to make do with raiding the substantial freezer reserves for the former once home.
Already aching after a pretty heavy session on the rings yesterday, farmers-carrying the Brompton and bag round the various shops has really punished my core and traps; which feels good to an extent although also hasn't done my back any favours - reinforcing the "creaky old man" feeling..
This morning was back to the usual muggy standard; again knackered from the off but getting out in a reasonable timeframe. Think I passed the super-hot-redhead on the Abingdon rd (I live in hope of instigating meaningful interaction some time; but not today!) and spotted some regulars coming the other way on the tow path.
Notable mentions go to the bespecticled girl always riding in a massive billowing dress (which must really kill her drag coefficient); and the proper alt-bike-afficiando with the appropriate village people aesthetic who's always riding something interesting and occasionally gives a nod of recognition
Took the backroads and got held up a little by the school run, but on bikes this was a non-issue with the quiet single residential carriageway remaining between parked cars allowing ample space to pass. Again, very heartening to see so many people out on bikes
Interactions were generally positive, although some woman did lazily pull out infront of me on St. Aldates in the world's longest BMW - not dangeously-so but it was certainly inconsiderate. A lack of oncoming traffic meant I could retain my momentum to sail past and once I'd taken the lane infront she backed right off.
The ride back was a bit of a contrast - exhausted for all the usual reasons and really struggling in the oppressive heat. I only planned for a token waft but ended up floating around aimlessly as I became more knackered and detached from reality. I made the mistake of going to the shops whilst hungry and ended up spending the fat end of £20 on rabbitfood - stopping on Frideswide square to smash some olives and half a tub of onion hummous on a celery stick carrier... at least only my wallet took a hit and not my diet as well.
Buoyed a little by my snack I headed out north to M&S again in the hunt for chicken and salad for dinner; found the latter but had to make do with raiding the substantial freezer reserves for the former once home.
Already aching after a pretty heavy session on the rings yesterday, farmers-carrying the Brompton and bag round the various shops has really punished my core and traps; which feels good to an extent although also hasn't done my back any favours - reinforcing the "creaky old man" feeling..
This morning was back to the usual muggy standard; again knackered from the off but getting out in a reasonable timeframe. Think I passed the super-hot-redhead on the Abingdon rd (I live in hope of instigating meaningful interaction some time; but not today!) and spotted some regulars coming the other way on the tow path.
Notable mentions go to the bespecticled girl always riding in a massive billowing dress (which must really kill her drag coefficient); and the proper alt-bike-afficiando with the appropriate village people aesthetic who's always riding something interesting and occasionally gives a nod of recognition
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