Tales from today's commute....

[ianrauk]

The funny thing was that the diversion signs were just sending people back around the one way system to join the back of the ever growing queue, so the whole of Greenwich was grid locked, they needed to put people on the junctions to direct traffic away from the problem.

Not clever.....silly bunnies

 

[confusedcyclist]

Might be a bit soon for the merino baselayer, sweating buckets this morning...

 

[summerdays]

Wow that was a warm commute in for September, I started a bit chilly as I forgot my gillet, but did have gloves and a buff, but I ended up wearing a summer strappy top, having abandoned the gloves and buff! Beautiful weather!

 

[fossyant]

I find merino base works well in any temps.

Still on the MTB. Can't get out of the saddle with my ribs, so the fixed road bike remains unused. Mad hair man does indeed ride like a tool down the Fallowfield Loop. Bombing it past peds.

Got passed by a road bike on the Loop this morning, but I keep getting tailed by a bloke on a sit up bike. Can't shake him on my heavy off road winter tyres. One thing is, I won't be risking the fixed on the Loop on frosty mornings, it's not gritted and loads of places for ice to form.

 

[Simontm]

Damp dreary start to the day. almost had an off when I went over a manhole core on a roundabout turning right - why I had never noticed it before...
Numpty count: Lost count, too many. It seems that today was the day when people thought: "It's dark and dingy and damp. I know what, I'll drive my car like a c..."
On the other hand, there were a couple of excellent van drivers this morning.

 

[ianrauk]

Had the first rainy commute since a bleedin' long time... luckily it was very mild temperatures. Still in shorts and s/s jersey.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

A less than ideal commute . I was the target of road rage from a motorist today (not the car, just personal assault), and as a result I have cuts and bruises, and the commuter bike has a buckled front wheel. I'll be discussing this with the local police tomorrow. I did use a rude hand gesture after the motorist close-passed me, but the response was totally out of proportion.

 

[ianrauk]

A less than ideal commute . I was the target of road rage from a motorist today (not the car, just personal assault), and as a result I have cuts and bruises, and the commuter bike has a buckled front wheel. I'll be discussing this with the local police tomorrow. I did use a rude hand gesture after the motorist close-passed me, but the response was totally out of proportion.

Sorry to hear that Vic.
There are some complete peanuts out there.

 

[MisterStan]

A less than ideal commute . I was the target of road rage from a motorist today (not the car, just personal assault), and as a result I have cuts and bruises, and the commuter bike has a buckled front wheel. I'll be discussing this with the local police tomorrow. I did use a rude hand gesture after the motorist close-passed me, but the response was totally out of proportion.

Hope you're OK Vic.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I'll survive, thanks guys. The injuries are minor, and the good news is I have (a) a witness' name and number, (b) front and rear videos, and (c) the car's registration. Now I just hope the police will at least take me seriously enough to have a little chat with the driver.

 

[ianrauk]

I'll survive, thanks guys. The injuries are minor, and the good news is I have (a) a witness' name and number, (b) front and rear videos, and (c) the car's registration. Now I just hope the police will at least take me seriously enough to have a little chat with the driver.

...and do the right thing

 

[Black Country Ste]

Big bust up with an Amey/Severn Trent van driver this evening. Utterly stupid overtake in the wet that scared the living bejesus out of me, he stopped and I went ballistic. Not proud of myself in the least and came out of it with no credit. Though, don't want an angry cyclist calling you every name under the sun? Well, don't overtake them in a 3.5t van when they've just passed a parked car and there's another oncoming, then blame them for being "in the middle of the road" to excuse your own impatient driving.

Had a very similar incident half a mile before with a Clio. The van was the last straw. I was shaking for a good while afterwards.

Gah.

A less than ideal commute . I was the target of road rage from a motorist today (not the car, just personal assault), and as a result I have cuts and bruises, and the commuter bike has a buckled front wheel. I'll be discussing this with the local police tomorrow. I did use a rude hand gesture after the motorist close-passed me, but the response was totally out of proportion.

Been there, it's awful. So sorry to hear. Hope it's properly dealt with.

 

[Spartak]

No.14 Wessex bus beeped me tonight .... must have been cause I was holding him up by riding in the shared bus/taxi/cycle lane !

Bet I got to my destination before he did

 

[Simontm]

Had a few drinks last night so tried to take it easy this morning and was only a couple of minutes slower - who does that work then?

Numpty count: 1 - A gardeners' van took objection to me filtering past him so of course he had to squeeze my space on the road, cut me up, accelerate very very close to me (this is the A232 so there is a lot catching up with stationary traffic), cut me up again. So, at another stop point, I bombed past him and about 6 other cars to give myself some safe space before the turn onto the Waddon pathway I know I could have just stayed behind him, but what's the point when you are travelling quicker than him?

On the plus side there were two very polite bus drivers who let me through pinch points.

 

[Beebo]

Had a few drinks last night so tried to take it easy this morning and was only a couple of minutes slower - who does that work then?

Because the time you spend at junctions and traffic lights is dead time whether you are going fast or slow.
And that's the major factor in average speed calculations.