*Warning* Rant inside

[mr_cellophane]

had a car door open in front of me (a little girl so it doesn't really count).

That's worse, what responsible parent lets there kids open a car door and step out into the flow of the traffic. When mine were young, I made them get out on the kerb side no matter whether someone else was that side or not.

 

[magnatom]

That's worse, what responsible parent lets there kids open a car door and step out into the flow of the traffic. When mine were young, I made them get out on the kerb side no matter whether someone else was that side or not.

This was on the curb side, though not somewhere you would expect a door to open.... see here

 

[HelenD123]

My own theory is that during the Christmas period your commute to work route has you mixing with folk in cars who are getting out earlier to do shopping but have no general experience in commuter traffic.

I think some drivers are generally more stressed and preoccupied in the run up to Christmas, rushing to get things done.

 

[magnatom]

I've just had another look at the video and you can hear the car on the opposite side of the road hitting it's horn at him. He didn't have much space on either side! What a complete numpty!!

 

[magnatom]

If this is the case, then I don't think you was out far enough.

Read my previous posts.

 

[mattybain]

I use the met office site it gives you an option of Latest/ Recent, it only cover the last 6 hours.

Met Office For Glasgow

Actually if you click on the graphical part you can get 24 hours of history. Not sure why the don't go back further.

The BOM site in Australia has detailed records going back 3 days and has loads of summary maps of past weather. The Met Office could learn a thing or two from that site.

 

[PBancroft]

If it was a private hire taxi, complain to the licensing authority and his boss.

 

[shunter]

This was on the curb side, though not somewhere you would expect a door to open.... see here

I can not see what the childs intention was after he/she got out of the car - through the hedge, walk forwards or backwards, cross the road or maybe just get in the back seat. You would have not expected anyone to do that but you were going slow enough, that if it did happen, you could stop in time.

 

[Vikeonabike]

This is the advantage of displaying my job title in big reflectve letters on my hi-viz. It doesn't matter where I position myself, people don't generally try to knock me off. However don't try this if you are tax man, banker or in some other unpopular trade.

 

[magnatom]

This is the advantage of displaying my job title in big reflectve letters on my hi-viz. It doesn't matter where I position myself, people don't generally try to knock me off. However don't try this if you are tax man, banker or in some other unpopular trade.

I had a chat with a cycle cop once who said that sometimes the POLICE sign on his jacket made little difference. However, he had the advantage of radioing a car up ahead to stop the perpetrator. Now that would be cool!

 

[rnscotch]

Weather underground shows temps, rain fall etc for the month. Infact you can check back upto the last 12 months.

Scroll down to weather stations at the bottom.
Click on the one closest.
Then put in the date.

 

[magnatom]

Weather underground shows temps, rain fall etc for the month. Infact you can check back upto the last 12 months.

Scroll down to weather stations at the bottom.
Click on the one closest.
Then put in the date.

Thats great. It was-3C

 

[bryce]

I recognise this pinch point from another of your near-miss videos.

That's two near misses in a few months. Driver was very impatient and in the wrong but could you change your technique to stay close to the kerb a bit closer and then pull out gradually for the pinch point? It'd be a polite gesture to the traffic behind and a safer method judging from these videos.

The road looks pretty narrow from the pinch point onwards so not entirely surprising that the traffic behind you will want to get past quickly.

 

[magnatom]

I recognise this pinch point from another of your near-miss videos.

That's two near misses in a few months. Driver was very impatient and in the wrong but could you change your technique to stay close to the kerb a bit closer and then pull out gradually for the pinch point? It'd be a polite gesture to the traffic behind and a safer method judging from these videos.

The road looks pretty narrow from the pinch point onwards so not entirely surprising that the traffic behind you will want to get past quickly.

You are right I have had an incident here before, but it was over 6 months ago (July)!


I could cycle closer to the curb, but that would mean re-entering the flow of traffic at the pinch point which would either mean that I would have to stop (why should I have to do this, I am traffic) or risk pulling out in-front of other traffic and traffic does accelerate quick quickly away from the roundabout.

My only mistake here was not to be further out. Generally cars can overtake about 10-15 seconds further down the road, which they often do with little difficulty. I really don't see why a cyclist should have to move out the way where it is not safe to do so.

 

[BentMikey]

Yes, you either need to pull to the curb and slow down, or stay rather further out, depending on your speed and how much traffic is following. Pulling in is fine, but then it does mean negotiating out again, and the distance between pulling in and having to negotiate out is not very far, which is why I'd probably stay out.

If Iwas staying out, I think I'd use a fear wobble to discourage drivers from coming near me.