Bl**** Cyclists !!

[Moscow Mule]

That's what he gets for flying the bloody Union Flag upside down!

You sure it's not just the back?

[hyperD]

This may jinx it, but the commute has been very quiet of late. Considering it's 16 miles each way and includes Hammersmith, Kensington and Hyde Park Corner the scope for muppetry is considerable.

Have seen a few close calls for other people recently, but nothing affecting me directly.

Same here DaveB, even with the kids coming back to school, been fairly uneventful. The only incident I've had was someone pulling out in front of me on a roundabout but that, ironically, was on the motorbike rather than the bicycle.

[Mich the Tester]

Here in NL we have a complete network of cycle paths which should make things safer but actually creates a whole new set of risks; fat wobblers who use up the whole path cycling side by side, old codgers on electric bikes who can't stay upright, kids pissing around with their StupidPhones (tm) while cycling, etc.

[hyperD]

Yeah, what is it with kids texting while cycling!?!?!

[Dallas]

Here in NL we have a complete network of cycle paths which should make things safer but actually creates a whole new set of risks; fat wobblers who use up the whole path cycling side by side, old codgers on electric bikes who can't stay upright, kids pissing around with their StupidPhones (tm) while cycling, etc.

Got run off the cable st bike path into a fence couple of weeks ago by a fat wobbler, safer picking fights with the cabbies. 3 bikes this morning (6am) - no lights - tazer them

[BA to the Stars]

That's what he gets for flying the bloody Union Flag upside down!

Perhaps it is being used correctly as a distress signal

[d000hg]

Today I got cut up by 3 cars and 6 pedestrians. A fairly average day. Of course by process of extrapolation it means that all cars should be banned from the roads. Nearly killing an Olympian too.

To be cut up by a pedestrian don't they have to be going faster than you?

[minestrone]

Service stations are a feckin' nightmare to run past. People always start driving off too soon as they feel obliged to let the car behind into the pump, then as they are moving they are trying to belt up, stick a receipt in the glove box, deal out Cornettos to the kids on the back seat and keep an eye on the road to see when they can pull out. Easiest place to get whacked.

[DaveB]

To be cut up by a pedestrian don't they have to be going faster than you?

Not if they step out in front of you, while the lights are against them, and they are wearing headphones, and looking the wrong way. As happened to me a couple of weeks ago.

Or they come wandering across the road while you are waiting at the lights and are too busy looking at their phone to watch where they are walking and end up walking straight into you, and then looking surprised to see you. As also happened to me.

[Mich the Tester]

Not if they step out in front of you, while the lights are against them, and they are wearing headphones, and looking the wrong way. As happened to me a couple of weeks ago.

Or they come wandering across the road while you are waiting at the lights and are too busy looking at their phone to watch where they are walking and end up walking straight into you, and then looking surprised to see you. As also happened to me.

Personally I would support legislation requiring telephones to be attached firmly to the ground by lightweight yet sturdy cables, and the area surrounding the telephone to be protected by a brick and mortar structure known as a 'house'. In some remote areas, or places where one might wish to provide a telephone for the convenience of the public, one could consider replacing the brick and mortar structure with a heavyweight cast iron box, large enough to accomodate a standing person and painted bright red for visibility and safety. This innovation would, I feel, be a major contribution to public safety.