Your rants here.

DrLex

If the crossing didn't have a central island, thereby making it two separate crossings, then I'd have you down as a scofflaw by cycling behind the pedestrian still on the crossing. Having said that, I'm sure thousands of cyclists do this, and I'm surprised the fellow tackled you about it.

wongataa

You are only allowed to cycle across Toucan crossings. They are pedestrian & cyle (and potentially horse) crossings). All other crossings are pedestrian only and therefore require you to walk across and if you have a bike push it. In reality if it is empty I think most people would be fine cycling across them.

joncomelately

wongataa wrote:

You are only allowed to cycle across Toucan crossings. They are pedestrian & cyle (and potentially horse) crossings). All other crossings are pedestrian only and therefore require you to walk across and if you have a bike push it. In reality if it is empty I think most people would be fine cycling across them.

I think he meant cycling through one, not cycling pavement to pavement.

mudcovered

DrLex wrote:

If the crossing didn't have a central island, thereby making it two separate crossings, then I'd have you down as a scofflaw by cycling behind the pedestrian still on the crossing. Having said that, I'm sure thousands of cyclists do this, and I'm surprised the fellow tackled you about it.

Does seem a little overly harsh. The interpretation of law is correct but its a rule broken by loads of car drivers and cyclists alike on a daily basis.

Mike

reformedfatty

Also pretty sure having a police hat does not necessarily equate to being a police officer.

cruff

DrLex wrote:

If the crossing didn't have a central island, thereby making it two separate crossings, then I'd have you down as a scofflaw by cycling behind the pedestrian still on the crossing. Having said that, I'm sure thousands of cyclists do this, and I'm surprised the fellow tackled you about it.

I'm not surprised at all. I can't count the number of police officers I've encountered who fit the stereotypes of 'bullied at school' or 'bullies at school'. A massive amount of them are on a permanent power trip - far outweighing the decent coppers who get into the job because they see it as a vocation and a worthwhile contribution to society.

timbo_tim

Thanks all very helpful. I don't wish to be rude about our emergency services as ordinarily I have the utmost respect for what they do, but I noticed prior to this his driving was pretty aggressive, not liking me filtering up the inside of him to a junction etc (in complete safety) and was heavy on the right foot whilst behind me

reformedfatty wrote:

Also pretty sure having a police hat does not necessarily equate to being a police officer.

Reformedfatty - I thought that, but if he was legit, I didn't want to escalate the situation so nodded politely and moved on, and technically, he had a point regardless of his employer...

joenobody

timbo_tim wrote:

reformedfatty wrote:

Also pretty sure having a police hat does not necessarily equate to being a police officer.

Reformedfatty - I thought that, but if he was legit, I didn't want to escalate the situation so nodded politely and moved on, and technically, he had a point regardless of his employer...

Most, if not all, coppers I've met out of uniform (admittedly a small number) have carried their warrant cards in their wallets. I'd have been inclined to ask to see it.

wongataa

Joncomelately wrote:

wongataa wrote:

You are only allowed to cycle across Toucan crossings. They are pedestrian & cyle (and potentially horse) crossings). All other crossings are pedestrian only and therefore require you to walk across and if you have a bike push it. In reality if it is empty I think most people would be fine cycling across them.

I think he meant cycling through one, not cycling pavement to pavement.

Ooops.

kingstonian

JoeNobody wrote:

timbo_tim wrote:

reformedfatty wrote:

Also pretty sure having a police hat does not necessarily equate to being a police officer.

Reformedfatty - I thought that, but if he was legit, I didn't want to escalate the situation so nodded politely and moved on, and technically, he had a point regardless of his employer...

Most, if not all, coppers I've met out of uniform (admittedly a small number) have carried their warrant cards in their wallets. I'd have been inclined to ask to see it.

Pretty sure they have to carry it at all times. Certainly the 2 coppers I know do.

elbowloh

Two cyclists seemed intent on getting themselves killed in front of me yesterday.

1) Came off Vauxhall Bridge, round the imax and turned right onto York Road. Bus ahead clearly indicating to go left into Waterloo station (you could tell by road positioning also), so I wait behind the bus. Tw@t on a BSO squeezes between me and the bus, trying to undertake. I shout out that the bus is turning left, but to no avail.
Bus turns and the twunt is forced to go left with it. Bus slams on breaks and cyclist them scoops round the front of the bus, onto the pavement, scatters pedestrians and hops back on to York Road without a care in the world.

2) Next Just down the road, going round the Park Plaza hotel gyratory thing and there's a load of road works, squeezing road space. Part way round there's a bus parked at a angle at the lights, up close to cones and a hard barrier. It clearly can't get round without edging closer to the barrier, so again I wait behind. Another twunt goes round me, down the side of the bus, but then can't get through, so he picks up the cone and moves it, so he can squeeze through, only just making it before the bus would have squished him.

dinyull

Drove in this morning because of the thunder storms and got sat behind some absolute f*cktard seemingly intent on killing himself and others.

Along by a school entrance he attempts to overtake 3 cars on the wrong side of the road, only 1 of the cars ahead is turning right so f*cktard has to slam the brakes on and get back in line of the traffic.

Sat closer behind him I notice he's on his phone and quite clearly leaning over for something in the opposite foot well. Kids walking to school both sides of the road.

Minute or so later at a really tight roundabout with car coming in opposite direction he turns right at over 30 mph without indicating meaning car coming head on had to skid to a stop.

Was like something out of GTA.

itboffin

stung on the bottom lip mid ride

elbowloh

itboffin wrote:

stung on the bottom lip mid ride

I got a bee sting on the top lip a couple of years back (cycling past Buck House as it happens). Swelled up a bit, went down, then a day or two later ballooned up like the Goodyear blimp. Seriously, I looked like Pete Burns.

Had to get antibiotics as it had become infected.

rick_chasey

itboffin wrote:

stung on the bottom lip mid ride

grant2307

Can't stop my bottle from tasting like washing up liquid no matter how much I rinse it.

itboffin

elbowloh wrote:

itboffin wrote:

stung on the bottom lip mid ride

I got a bee sting on the top lip a couple of years back (cycling past Buck House as it happens). Swelled up a bit, went down, then a day or two later ballooned up like the Goodyear blimp. Seriously, I looked like Pete Burns.

Had to get antibiotics as it had become infected.

i immediately applied alcohol to the local area and am continuing to repeat frequently, just in case

itboffin

3 weeks on and i'm still waking about every 3 hours with rib pains

gbsahne001

Grant2307 wrote:

Can't stop my bottle from tasting like washing up liquid no matter how much I rinse it.

at least you have a bottle; got home last night to find that my 2 yo had given mine to the dog to play with. Needless to say it's now in the recycling bin.

elbowloh

Cats.

When I got married last year, I inherited 4 of them. Now, let's just say I'm more of a dog person.

Got showered this morning & then, when getting dressed, I stepped, barefoot into the foulest smelling cat diarrhoea that has ever been in existence.

hopkinb

elbowloh wrote:

Cats.

When I got married last year, I inherited 4 of them. Now, let's just say I'm more of a dog person.

Got showered this morning & then, when getting dressed, I stepped, barefoot into the foulest smelling cat diarrhoea that has ever been in existence.

Ugh. Cats are meant to be clean aren't they?

dinyull

Haha, my brother-in-law has the most evil cat in the land.

If anyone visits the house she will almost certainly attack them. To the point they hide her away in the bedroom when they have visitors, only she knows this now so always pulls some trick in there.

Last 2 times we went she wiped her ar$e all over the bed and sh*t in his slippers.

joncomelately

elbowloh wrote:

...the foulest smelling cat diarrhoea that has ever been in existence.

Are you sure it wasn't just normal cat diarrhoea, given it all smells like Satan himself went on a bender, then a tour of the local kebab houses, then had colonic irrigation with vinegar?

On a separate note, when I was young we had house rabbits and one of them died of diarrhoea. That was not pleasant.

elbowloh

Dinyull wrote:

Haha, my brother-in-law has the most evil cat in the land.

If anyone visits the house she will almost certainly attack them. To the point they hide her away in the bedroom when they have visitors, only she knows this now so always pulls some trick in there.

Last 2 times we went she wiped her ar$e all over the bed and sh*t in his slippers.

Ah, we have an evil cat too. Pretends to be nice, wanting a stroke and then as soon as you touch her, she bites you.
She'll also just take a swipe at you, just for walking past her.

elbowloh

Joncomelately wrote:

elbowloh wrote:

...the foulest smelling cat diarrhoea that has ever been in existence.

Are you sure it wasn't just normal cat diarrhoea, given it all smells like Satan himself went on a bender, then a tour of the local kebab houses, then had colonic irrigation with vinegar?

On a separate note, when I was young we had house rabbits and one of them died of diarrhoea. That was not pleasant.

Oh no, this stuff was "special", arse-water straight from the 7th circle of hell.

thistle_

Grant2307 wrote:

Can't stop my bottle from tasting like washing up liquid no matter how much I rinse it.

Tried bicarb of soda?
Usually helps to get rid of that new bottle plasticky taste.

Not sure it works on cat diarrhoea.

rower63

thistle (MBNW) wrote:

Grant2307 wrote:

Can't stop my bottle from tasting like washing up liquid no matter how much I rinse it.

Tried bicarb of soda?
Usually helps to get rid of that new bottle plasticky taste.

Not sure it works on cat diarrhoea.

cat diarrhoea will definitely get rid of that new bottle aroma

joncomelately

elbowloh wrote:

Oh no, this stuff was "special", arse-water straight from the 7th circle of hell.

Christ - worse than normal cat diarrhoea is terrifying (and I've spent a lot of time around hospital wards). Presumably the men with the NBC suits and special cleaning solutions are at your place now? And it's probably safest just to amputate the foot; you could get a special prosthesis with an inbuilt cleat.

roubaixmb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-0T5yoXBhM

Tashman

The person who always turns the lock to Engaged in the gents here when they leave so that you assume the cubicle is taken!