Is it free for journeys of less than 30 minutes (undocking to docking)?
Tales from today's commute....
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Is it free for journeys of less than 30 minutes (undocking to docking)?
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Doesn't sound like it:
https://www.visitlondon.com/travell...er,also use the official Santander Cycles app.
Cheers, I could've sworn they used to be free for less than 30-minute journeys. Maybe I dreamt it or it was a long time ago when they were nicknamed Boris Bikes.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I seem to have noticed a lot of ninjas on bikes recently. Not sure what's going on, but they weren't delivery drivers.
Nearly got right and left hooked last night. Approaching a crossroads near work, I usually have someone from the opposite carriageway trying to cut across my path, so I was ready for that one. But a lad in a golf shot past me and turned left, or aborted it, as my brakes screeched to a halt just in the cycle box. Swore under my breath and stood there shaking my head at both drivers, as the opposite carriage way driver was then stuck in the middle on red.
The Alan Newton Way has been a bit flooded recently (near home) but there were signs up saying road closed. Noticed there had been heavy machinery on the 'farm track' and the flooded area had been levelled. It looks like long awaited repairs are going on the track (Alan Newton Way) as it's badly eroded from run off from the fields - it was badly surfaced from the start, becoming a total mud bog in the wet so the council had to remove the lot and start again. It only really lasted a couple of years before it returned to suitable for tractors, MTB and gravel bikes. Fingers crossed the surface gets a good repair as it's a great way of getting south and west from where I live avoiding the busy main roads.
Fairly un-eventful morning today - much prefer mornings !
Nearly got right and left hooked last night. Approaching a crossroads near work, I usually have someone from the opposite carriageway trying to cut across my path, so I was ready for that one. But a lad in a golf shot past me and turned left, or aborted it, as my brakes screeched to a halt just in the cycle box. Swore under my breath and stood there shaking my head at both drivers, as the opposite carriage way driver was then stuck in the middle on red.
The Alan Newton Way has been a bit flooded recently (near home) but there were signs up saying road closed. Noticed there had been heavy machinery on the 'farm track' and the flooded area had been levelled. It looks like long awaited repairs are going on the track (Alan Newton Way) as it's badly eroded from run off from the fields - it was badly surfaced from the start, becoming a total mud bog in the wet so the council had to remove the lot and start again. It only really lasted a couple of years before it returned to suitable for tractors, MTB and gravel bikes. Fingers crossed the surface gets a good repair as it's a great way of getting south and west from where I live avoiding the busy main roads.
Fairly un-eventful morning today - much prefer mornings !
6° cold, dark and misty over the Medway this morning. It turned into a glorious sunrise.
For the second time this week I was nearly wiped out by a moton changing lanes suddenly and without indication. Bloody arsechicken #1
I was then nearly wiped out by a ped running across the road. How we didn't collide, I don't know. Arsechicken #2
For the second time this week I was nearly wiped out by a moton changing lanes suddenly and without indication. Bloody arsechicken #1
I was then nearly wiped out by a ped running across the road. How we didn't collide, I don't know. Arsechicken #2
What's that arch structure in the background? Can't work out if it's a modern installation or the remains of a ruined church!
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
My new lodger, who also works for us, was concerned the other day that I 'left it late' to leave home at 8am for a 9am start in the office (she was driving). I got in to work at 08.30am....ahead of my colleagues.
What would you do?
I was stopped at lights on red. 3 cars in front of me, all of us waiting for right turn filter light to go green. Light turns green for us. First car goes, second car goes, but 3rd car doesn't budge. After some time I decided to go round it. I reckon the driver then saw my bike lights in the wing mirror, realised the lights were green and darted forward, made the right turn but left me now stuck on the red light again.
I was so tempted to tap on the back window to wake the driver up instead of trying to move in front of the car.
I was stopped at lights on red. 3 cars in front of me, all of us waiting for right turn filter light to go green. Light turns green for us. First car goes, second car goes, but 3rd car doesn't budge. After some time I decided to go round it. I reckon the driver then saw my bike lights in the wing mirror, realised the lights were green and darted forward, made the right turn but left me now stuck on the red light again.
I was so tempted to tap on the back window to wake the driver up instead of trying to move in front of the car.
Spartak
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£1.65 for a single journey OR £3.50 for a day pass.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
The driver probably saw nothing, they'd be on their phone or something 🙄
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Strangely busy this morning but everyone was behaving themselves and my favourite rolling stock was back on today. Although its go no dedicated bike rack, it doesn't stop at every station so there's little standing to St'Evanage, and those that do can't stand in front of the bike or block me when I need to get off.
Technically I could have ran round for the earlier train on Platform 2 ( I was in time for it) but it does stop at every station and involves stairs.
They are editing the time table over the weekend, I hope they don't change anything 🙏
They are editing the time table over the weekend, I hope they don't change anything 🙏
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Those carriages are very different to what we get - i.e. cattle class. We are stop 4 and the commuter trains in the morning are standing only - literally crammed on by the time it get's to us. I don't understand why people are paying nearly £10 to be treated like this every day. There is no chance of getting a bike on. A colleague used to train/bike, but he got on at the start of the line.
Same here with South Eastern Trains. I've already checked and there's no changes to the times of the trains I use thankfully.
It does depend on what train I get in the mornings. I can get a faster, direct train 10 minutes before or 10 minutes after. But much prefer the stopping service as it's much less busy. It's nice to sit in relative comfort next to the bike rather then battle with the great unwashed.
It was a tad milder this morning here in the South East, 11° and cloudy. The cloud making it a very dark 7am.
Thankfully the ride in to work was incident free.
Spartak
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Yesterday's commute was from hotel back to Mechelen station.
