Tales from today's commute....

[thefollen]

Had to dodge a woman in rollerboots coming towards me this morning! Just after Trafalgar Square.

 

[subaqua]

On the canal path

which one ??

 

[400bhp]

The London one

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Apart from nearly nutting the back of a VW Golf when the driver decided to stop halfway out of a junction I had a lovely ride to work this morning.

 

[lejogger]

I was 15 minutes late leaving the house this morning and it made for a much crazier commute!
- woman on a busy motorway roundabout trying to overtake me while i'm in primary and she's on her mobile phone.
- woman pulling out on another roundabout just because the car in front of her did. Full anchors on to avoid her so she got a good shouting at. I think I upset a dog walker on the other side of the road.
- Woman in a fiesta RLJing that nearly took my front wheel off it was that late
- Witnessed two cars go through a red light, the first of which was one of those "blimey you've left it a bit late there!" Fortunately it was the two cars ahead of me so I wasn't affected... just gobsmacked.

 

[subaqua]

The London one

too late, I have spent it now

 

[ceepeebee]

Ride home yesterday was delightful til I hit Streatham Common, at the first busstop I overtook the very stationary bus. As I did some utter nutjob in a Skoda (didn't get the number plate unfortunately) decided to do the same, at about 60mph. He must have come within a Cm of my elbow, swerved in again at a ridiculous angle and proceeded to scream away and RLJ into Valley road. Scared the bejeesus out of me if I'm honest.

 

[400bhp]

too late, I have spent it now

It's OK, you owe me.

 

[BentMikey]

Crikey, yesterday's commute was a bit eventful. I had what seemed like a non-stop barrage of tw@t attacks. The worst one didn't even involve me, it was a small red van left hooking a bus. Very impressed with that bus driver:

 

[ianrauk]

^^ blimey, that was shocking.

On another note, what is that white stick sticking out the leg of your shorts?.. oo eeer missus

 

[Edwards80]

If it's a chupa chups, remind me to give it a rinse if we ever meet and you offer me one

Shocking bit of driving that, glad the bus driver was on the ball!

 

[Mugshot]

On another note, what is that white stick sticking out the leg of your shorts?.. oo eeer missus

They're his legs ian, think you're a bit cheeky too, I thought they were looking quite tanned and toned

 

[BentMikey]

If it's a chupa chups, remind me to give it a rince if we ever meet and you offer me one

Shocking bit of driving that, glad the bus driver was on the ball!

LOL! I don't offer those ones to anyone, but I have spare ones kept in a pencil case.

 

[400bhp]

Crikey, yesterday's commute was a bit eventful. I had what seemed like a non-stop barrage of tw@t attacks. The worst one didn't even involve me, it was a small red van left hooking a bus. Very impressed with that bus driver:

You stopped and shook the driver's hand LEGEND

 

[Holdsworth]

Had a wheel sucker on the way home today. A full-on roadie comes up behind me and sits very close to my back wheel for around 500 yards whilst I'm doing 20mph along a main road. He felt uncomfortably close and maybe I should've said something to make him back off bbut he wasn't behind for long as I upped the pace and then took my left turn shortly after and we went our separate ways.

I could see him coming a long way off during regular shoulder checking. I'd have had no idea he was there otherwise!

I feel honoured that I am now fast enough on my touring bike with pannier to provide a slipstream for a London commuter/TDF wannabe