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Forum: Cycling Topic: Passing a cyclist: did I do something wrong? |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 20:50
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Replies: 37
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| I used to move out more to the right and sometimes put my arm out to indicate "do not overtake". When it was safe to do so I would move over towards the left then wave the vehicles on with my right hand to overtake me. This usually was only a few seconds later. Often I had the best view of... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Support Boardman. Ride for autism/apsergics. |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 20:38
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Replies: 2
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How will you be helping? By raising money?
Not sure that is what autistic people need. Some protection by law might be more useful. |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: National Speed Limit to be cut to 50 mph |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 20:26
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Replies: 85
Views: 24897
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| Not sure what they mean by "most roads" and "major A-roads" and how they will enforce that? (Will they have 60 signs on the ones that retain that limit or new 50 signs on the ones that have been reduced as an NSL sign will be ambiguous). If they can at least make it 50 throughout... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Remove traffic lights! |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 16:19
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Replies: 67
Views: 56392
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| They have fairly recently switched off one useless traffic light. On the A1 Archway Road north-bound, there is a bus lane and lanes for the main traffic. At one point there was a traffic light supposedly there to allow the bus to merge in, but the bus-lane continues way beyond that point anyway so i... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: Why do "cyclists" hate cars so much? |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 15:34
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Replies: 41
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| Maybe cyclists hate that: 1. Cars will often take up every inch of roadspace in a jam and leave cyclists no room to get through yet 2. On an uncongested road where the car would be moving faster they are intolerant if a cyclist is delaying them and will try to force the cyclist off the road in order... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Bus lanes and TfL |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 15:12
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Replies: 9
Views: 16367
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| I feel that at least all the bus lanes that are currently available for taxis should also be permitted to motorcycles. Bus lanes I would remove or reduce are those just before traffic lights or junctions where traffic is forced to use the right hand lane then pull over for the junction (because the ... |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Introducing folk with a special interest in Motorcycling |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 15:02
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Replies: 50
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| I have been riding to work on a moped for the last 3-4 months. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Undertaking and foreign cars |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 16:05
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Replies: 42
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| I was actually referring to slow-moving traffic according to the highway code where left-side overtaking is permitted but they told you not to weave. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Undertaking and foreign cars |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 09:10
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Replies: 42
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| Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake Is not worded as "you must not" so it's advisory, not law. How many lane changes would be considered "weaving" anyway? Is even one, one too many? Of course the danger of changing lanes is the possibility of a motorbike (or even pushbi... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: High Occupancy Cars, Bus Lanes and Cyclists |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:32
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Replies: 3
Views: 3348
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| In free-flowing traffic cyclists should just use the main lanes and motor vehicles should move out to over take them. In congested traffic, cyclists should be given a safe passageway through the traffic. How about |BB|C|RR| where B is a bus-lane, C cycle-lane, N regular traffic. Actually I have made... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: overtaking at traffic islands |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:25
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Replies: 34
Views: 11953
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| No, I believe that this is precisely why many LAs put them by bus stops in the first place. They stop other vehicles passing the bus, permitting disembarking passengers who might want to cross the road to use the 'island' as a refuge on which to wait until traffic coming from the other way is clear... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: If you were road safety minister |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 16:39
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Replies: 19
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| Answering the original question I would probably go for upgrading major trunk roads to all be at least D2 (dual carriageway, 2 lanes in each direction). I would probably make the speed limit on other good single carriageway roads 50mph for all, i.e. for HGVs and cars alike. I would bring in laws res... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Daily Express 28/2/07 |
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 16:26
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Replies: 16
Views: 6435
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| I would be happy for them to be used for tracking in the case of fighting crime but there should be a proviso that they are not admissible by law with regard to speeding offences. A system that sends out a "beep" warning when you are over the speed limit but doesn't actually slow you down ... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: OK - So it's LONDON .. but please be careful |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:45
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Replies: 8
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| They didn't steal her bike though, just her bag and her mobile phone. (The phone may well have been in her bag). |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: If you were road safety minister |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:27
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Replies: 19
Views: 5356
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| They are planning to bring in road charging. I don't agree with this scheme but the tracking devices could be useful for other purposes in cutting crime. Of course you can't beat every case but certain devices that could be put into new cars might certainly significantly cut car-related crimes. I do... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: overtaking at traffic islands |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:04
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Replies: 34
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| Yes they are just as lawful regardless of their size. I am not sure if a "turn right" sign at a traffic light also carries a "no U-turn" restriction with it (or is a U-turn just a right followed very quickly by another right?). If a U-turn is forbidden, why is there sometimes an ... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: OAP's - Dangerous Drivers |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:02
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Replies: 20
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| My mother reached 70 this week and had to renew her licence but didn't have to take any tests. She agrees that re-testing at that age should be compulsory, every 5 years. I would not disagree to regular retesting for everyone. |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: OK - So it's LONDON .. but please be careful |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:53
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Replies: 8
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| This incident was on Crimewatch this week, and reported in the papers. She is now out of a coma. It would appear this gang mugged 2 others the same day (on foot) and it all ended with one of them crashing his bike around Britannia Junction (Camden Town). As for your laptop, probably the best idea is... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: overtaking at traffic islands |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:46
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Replies: 34
Views: 11953
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| I pass on the right hand side of them sometimes - when I'm on my bike overtaking stationary traffic that has not given me any room to pass on my own side. Personally I find traffic islands the biggest problem for cyclists. They are there as a refuge for pedestrians crossing the road and also are put... |
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Forum: Cycling Topic: For Autism and Aspergers// charity ride notice |
| Earl Purple |
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:43
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Replies: 4
Views: 3798
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| I have Aspergers. The one thing we need more than anything else is simply tolerance of our condition and acceptance that we don't act socially exactly the same as everyone else. I think I may have a milder form of it than others but I generally live a normal life. |
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