Tales from today's commute....
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Randombiker9
Senior Member
Morning
No problems apart from a car overtook to closely just overtook in the same lane didn’t bother to wait.
No problems apart from a car overtook to closely just overtook in the same lane didn’t bother to wait.
Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
- Location
- A champagne supernova in the sky
That happened to me yesterday
-I've checked out a new route through Stainton which is nice but some potential problem bits if it's icy, so I'll probably be heading back into Penrith via Pooley Bridge. As they used to say in Hill Street Blues, let's be careful out there
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Quiet ride in this morning as I left the house late, making the most of flexi time on a Monday morning.
Novembers mileage has now passed the monthly totals in January, February, April & October. March & September are within reach if I can make 55 miles between now and close of play on Thursday.
Novembers mileage has now passed the monthly totals in January, February, April & October. March & September are within reach if I can make 55 miles between now and close of play on Thursday.
Steady run in this morning, off and on pissing it down for the hour before leaving, so put a rain jacket on. Bad call. Very Very Very hot by the time I got to work. Ran into one of the other regular commuters though so had some company nearly all the way in, he doesn't use mudguards though, so mudface.
confusedcyclist
Veteran
3 close passes in one trip, all shockers too. Getting a bit pissed off with selfish and reckless drivers.
Randombiker9
Senior Member
It's really annoying when drivers don't pass with enough distance.
I had a few close passes on the way back and it was dark at the time
Randombiker9
Senior Member
Well at least you didn't drink before you ride as that's illegal
Randombiker9
Senior Member
You were saying:
Road traffic act
“It is offence to ride a cycle on road or other public place when unfit through drinks that is to say is under influence of drink to such extent as to be incapable of having proper control of cycle”
Highway Code:
“Cyclists must not ride under influence of alcohol”
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simon the viking
Guru
Update got back from lunch today to find chap and his wife waiting for me in the shop where i work.
Apparently he has been so upset he hasnt slept since it happened. He was hoping i would pop into to his house to say i was okay.
Bless him he said he would take me the wife out for a meal to say sorry! I said dont worry i'm fine now you dont need to do that..
Sorry to hear about that simon the viking and I hope that your shoulder recovers soon. At least the person from the incident does seem to have been genuinely concerned about your welfare which is nice to hear.
My commute home wasn't nearly as bad or as eventful as this.
However my commute home was just annoying. Stupidly I completely forgot to do the zip up on one of my racktop bag pockets. As a consequence as I was riding along things were jumping out of the pocket, including my mobile phone. But it was only when something particularly noisy hit the deck that I realised it was happening. I then had to spend half an hour in the dark using my bike lights to try and reover all of my stuff which fortunately I did eventually.
My commute home wasn't nearly as bad or as eventful as this.
However my commute home was just annoying. Stupidly I completely forgot to do the zip up on one of my racktop bag pockets. As a consequence as I was riding along things were jumping out of the pocket, including my mobile phone. But it was only when something particularly noisy hit the deck that I realised it was happening. I then had to spend half an hour in the dark using my bike lights to try and reover all of my stuff which fortunately I did eventually.
