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Re: Watch Le Tour in HD

Sergey_D — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 16:59:05 -0000

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Re: Much better heron v ravenous beastie graphic

AHSOON — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 02:14:21 -0000

HI THERES
MAY I KNOW WHEN THIS POSTER RALEIGH WITH TIGER PRODUCE/PRINTED?
WHAT MEAN X.A.D 2000?

TQ.

Re: Road-kill is too normal to be news

carltonreid — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:54:12 -0000

I totally agree, of course. Normally I wouldn't run such long extracts but, in this case, I feel there's a defence of 'public interest' and that somebody like Terry Jones would understand that his powerful story has more potential to change minds if it's disseminated rather than locked away in a children's book. I bought the book and would encourage others to do so, too.

Re: Road-kill is too normal to be news

Jon Sparks — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:48:05 -0000

This is all great stuff, but I feel duty bound to warn you that reproducing long extracts still means you could fall foul of copyright.
Put it this way, if I published a blog or web gallery with eight photos attached, and someone reproduced, say, five of them, I would go after them for © infringement and 'we only used some of them' would not be any kind of defence.

Re: Traffic professionals need to understand why cyclists don’t use “cycle routes”

James Gorman — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:28:02 -0000

Gee. I sympathize with the cyclists from way over here (Greensburg, Indiana) because I ride in a place where I'm a steep minority, with motorists who actually get a kick from intimidating me and NO dedicated routes. The problem discussed above looks cultural- as I'm experiencing. Danes and Dutch have cycling over cars as an efficient mode of transport, development favoring cycling in some cases, equal in all cases and many don't love cars. UK has Top Gear- the worlds biggest TV show dedicated to the love fest with cars. A quick Yank comparison, sure, please forgive me- but it's there.

I'm also a civil engineer with past road traffic design experience. We did much of it by driving the route and assessing a solution from a car. Design of cycling routes should be performed the same way- by 100% or 75% pure cyclists (who are the civil designers), evaluating the routes, and the solutions. There needs to be a place in the civil design firms for real cyclists.

Re: Traffic professionals need to understand why cyclists don’t use “cycle routes”

Cyclelicious — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:41:30 -0000

If they were any good, then we'd use them, right?

It seems obvious to me that if cyclists refuse to use these facilities "built at not inconsiderable cost to the taxpayer" (what's with the double negative?), then perhaps the project was as "successful" as our self-congratulatory local authority engineer seems to think he is.

Re: #space4cycling is a clever slogan. Could it have been even cleverer still?

Clive Matthews — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:13:59 -0000

Mais certainement! I keep a Brompton in the cab and it gets used daily.

Re: #space4cycling is a clever slogan. Could it have been even cleverer still?

carltonreid — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:11:00 -0000

All cycling is good, n'est-ce pas?

Re: #space4cycling is a clever slogan. Could it have been even cleverer still?

Clive Matthews — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:05:22 -0000

It's actually Racetech http://www.racetech.co.uk/, yes I work from their York base.

Re: #space4cycling is a clever slogan. Could it have been even cleverer still?

carltonreid — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 12:03:26 -0000

Company is Racing UK and you know 'em?

Re: #space4cycling is a clever slogan. Could it have been even cleverer still?

Clive Matthews — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:54:43 -0000

Half of all employees, most of the drivers and the CEO are 'vehicular' cyclists.

Re: #space4cycling is a clever slogan. Could it have been even cleverer still?

carltonreid — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:39:05 -0000

HGV driver who may also be a cyclist, vehicular or otherwise?

PS
I don't mind these placards on the back of motor vehicles, I'm slightly worried about them when fixed to saddles and the like. Some time in the future somebody could say such placements prove there's space for a bicycle registration plate...

Re: #space4cycling is a clever slogan. Could it have been even cleverer still?

Clive Matthews — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:35:11 -0000

Another driver happy to share with vehicular cyclists!

Re: Robocars are coming. Will they be good or bad for cycling?

carltonreid — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:25:13 -0000

The liability issues are covered by Brad Templeton in his blog. http://www.templetons.com/b...

Re: Robocars are coming. Will they be good or bad for cycling?

toddscott — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:24:37 -0000

I think it will be interesting to see how manufacturer liability plays into this. Driverless vehicle crashes seems to expose the manufacturers to more lawsuits. Perhaps this will push some of them to take a more serious approach to safety.

Re: Riding retro: the reunion for the first ever MTB World Championsips

carltonreid — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 03:41:27 -0000

Good to hear from you, Drew.

Ah, those were the days…

Re: Riding retro: the reunion for the first ever MTB World Championsips

Drew Lawson — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 01:43:11 -0000

I remember (some of) that.
I only have vague memories of those days but I do know it was an exciting time. Good to see the faces of people I've lost touch with. Those were the days when I didn't have a belly, moobs, multiple chins and a cowardly hairline.
Thanks for posting that piece - gave me a warm glow.

Re: Victim-blaming barrister needs a new insect analogy

carltonreid — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 04:16:04 -0000

Yes, three.

I have no idea whether this is normal.

Re: Victim-blaming barrister needs a new insect analogy

Aushiker — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:29:39 -0000

I am curious that you had three, is that right, Magistrates sitting on the bench. Which Court level is this? I don't think we have that sought of representation unless it is an appeals case (and we model pretty much the British system as well). Anyway just curious to know how it works.

Re: Victim-blaming barrister needs a new insect analogy

Aushiker — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:27:51 -0000

Yes thankfully they are rare, but and this may have something to do with time I spend commuting (around two hours each way) or that I ride in Western Australia but I seem to encounter quite a few near misses. Of which a few are serious enough to warrant passing on the Police. Of those reported to the Police the trend has more recently been towards the issuing of Traffic Infringement Notices or at least a chat to the driver (I am probably also getting better at judging which ones to bother to report). Hopefully those chats result in improved driving and the next cyclist does not become a statistic.

Re: Victim-blaming barrister needs a new insect analogy

carltonreid — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:19:27 -0000

Driver was in the yellow box and knew he had to get out. Signalling isn't a right to move, it's to tell others you may move, if it's safe to do so. It wasn't safe.
Then stopping and taking you out was pure evil.

Re: Victim-blaming barrister needs a new insect analogy

bigblokeonabike — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:54:38 -0000

What a well-informed and considered response, you must be very proud of yourself... I particularly enjoyed your capitalisation...
I wasn't chasing anyone, I was riding quick - there is a difference.
I did get annoyed by the actions taken by the driver, I only just managed to avoid going into him. Annoyance is a natural reaction to other people's actions. I'm not especially proud of shouting at him but his reaction was not acceptable.
I wasn't in the road "you tart" I was on the pavement. I was told to stay there by the police officer as she insisted that I needed a bandage (which I didn't want).

Re: Victim-blaming barrister needs a new insect analogy

ian — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:01:43 -0000

that incident should never have happened, if you rode more defensively and didn't get annoyed like a little prick shouting at people and chasing them. also, get up off the road you tart. i've broken my arm and then ridden home 20 miles and i stayed on the deck for less time than that. man up and take some responsibility for YOUR style of riding. yes, car driver is a prick, but so are you.

Re: Victim-blaming barrister needs a new insect analogy

carltonreid — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 10:00:20 -0000

So "erratic" is a meme, then.

Hmm.

Re: Victim-blaming barrister needs a new insect analogy

bigblokeonabike — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:17:44 -0000

I had a similar experience in relation to this incident:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

In this case the video evidence helped a LOT.

I too felt that I was on trial not the defendent. When the defendent described me as riding erratically and not checking my shoulder before pulling out it really burned me that I couldn't answer that - you can actually see me checking my shoulder before I pull out on the video!

In my case the driver said that I fell off my bike not because I hit his car but because there was a pile up of cyclists as I was riding erratically!

The defence barrister used similar tricks obviously saying that I was unsafe and going too fast.

The guy was found guilty and I was described as a "credible witness who's statement had a ring of truth about it", the defendents statement was described as less credible.

At one point the prosectution said that they may have to re-call me in light of the new evidence (the pile up that was not on the video or in the police witness statement) but the magistate said "no I don't think that will be necessary" - in other words they knew he was full of sh*t!

He got around £700 costs and 5 points on his licence.