Ride home last night was OK, good weather again. Car drivers seem more impatient in the evenings and so there's always a little more conflict and bad driving!
Another fine morning after a coolish night. Rode in on 'gears' today.
Whilst waiting in a queue to turn right a car pulled out from the junction immediately in front of a oldish bicycle rider. The car didn't hit the bike or cause him to stop but it certainly looked close to me. The car driver looked like he 'snarled' when I pointed my finger at him in admonition, maybe he was upset that someone had noticed his dangerous driving or, more probably, that someone had 'told him off'! What compounds the offence was that he had a child in the passenger seat - a good example to future generations!!
Should I be so self-righteous? Well I do occasionally do silly, dangerous or even illegal manouevers on the bike but I don't think I've ever endangered anyone's life but my own.
The rest of the ride was fairly uneventful, queues of traffic on the inner ring road to the south of the city again, lots of cars going nowhere fast. One of the small contributions to schadenfreude that comes from riding through a city.
Three wheeled Beacon
Thursday, October 03, 2002
A bright sunny start this mornng, in fact a beautiful autumn morning.
Traffic was congested on the way in and so 'traffic jamming' was the way to go. I guess I shouldn't be suprised that some car drivers can't cope with a cycle travelling whilst they are stationary and therefore try to move as close to the car in front as possible so that I can't move into 'their' space.
A couple of traffic policemen were doing a speed check on a busy approach road to an industrial estate, we exchanged 'good mornings', they certainly have my support as cars regularly exceed the 30 mph limit there.
The regular 'lollipop' men (school crossing patrol) were also cheery this morning too, it must be the sunshine.
I also spotted a female cycle commuter I regularly see but as always she more or less failed to acknowledge my existence, this contrasts with a male commuter who always waves or nods in the morning. Perhaps it's the lycra, the fact that I'm male and older or maybe she just isn't very friendly (unlike many cyclists) but I'll probably keep trying!
Traffic was congested on the way in and so 'traffic jamming' was the way to go. I guess I shouldn't be suprised that some car drivers can't cope with a cycle travelling whilst they are stationary and therefore try to move as close to the car in front as possible so that I can't move into 'their' space.
A couple of traffic policemen were doing a speed check on a busy approach road to an industrial estate, we exchanged 'good mornings', they certainly have my support as cars regularly exceed the 30 mph limit there.
The regular 'lollipop' men (school crossing patrol) were also cheery this morning too, it must be the sunshine.
I also spotted a female cycle commuter I regularly see but as always she more or less failed to acknowledge my existence, this contrasts with a male commuter who always waves or nods in the morning. Perhaps it's the lycra, the fact that I'm male and older or maybe she just isn't very friendly (unlike many cyclists) but I'll probably keep trying!
Wednesday, October 02, 2002
This is the BLOG of a cycle commuter from Birmingham UK.
1 October 2002
I was riding home on a 'fixed' wheel this evening. It was grey and there was a warm, southerly breeze, I struggled!
About half way home it began to rain and as I couldn't be bothered to stop and put on a rain jacket I was wet when I arrived. Traffic was busy but not too bad, at least I didn't have any 'close shaves' this evening. I think I'm going to have a rest day tomorrow.
1 October 2002
I was riding home on a 'fixed' wheel this evening. It was grey and there was a warm, southerly breeze, I struggled!
About half way home it began to rain and as I couldn't be bothered to stop and put on a rain jacket I was wet when I arrived. Traffic was busy but not too bad, at least I didn't have any 'close shaves' this evening. I think I'm going to have a rest day tomorrow.
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