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  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    a bit more reasoned article on the BBC today

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45079207
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  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    DrLex wrote:
    Sadly, the thing that first struck me about that video was the quality - crisp and steady. Some relief that no-one appeared to have been injured, there’s more than one video and the police were involved by the end of it.

    GoPro Session 5 mounted on the bars in the case of my mate. 1080HD quality, wide angle lens plus the fact that it is on a steady mount versus the other one which is mounted on the bloke's lid and therefore bobs around like crazy as he moves his head gives a much better piece of footage.
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  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    rjsterry wrote:
    Murvis1er wrote:
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    Smokey Bacon wrote:
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    nipmeister wrote:
    Can anyone explain to me why people on CS7 are so moody and serious? Give me the OKR anyday!

    You talking about riders or drivers? Anyone see this today?

    https://vimeo.com/282653231

    Wow utter madness!

    Here's another vid of this incident. it looks even worse than Nick's vid

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBfrD34Y5U

    http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/998116 ... oad-video/

    Words. fail.

    Headlines are not written by the journalist who writes the story. It's pretty standard for the headline to be misleading clickbait.

    Very lucky there was a big group of cyclists at that junction or I'm sure he would have followed through with his threats. Had something similar to the original swerve into the bike lane/undertake the other day in Brixton. Watched him weave in and out of the traffic into the distance and thought 'glad he's now in front of me'.

    At least there's lots of video footage of it. Another plus for recording commutes.
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  • kingdav
    kingdav Posts: 417
    It's top 3 on BBC news' "most read" at the moment.
  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    a bit more reasoned article on the BBC today

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45079207
    But even that headline (i guess another sub though) says "reckless", when the Met also call him "dangerous". I would call him "homicidal".
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    Felt like a proper South West London commuter Friday evening as I rode through Richmond Park and then on a bit of blue tarmac. Unfortunately due to visiting the old man in St George's, same again tonight so I might actually see a few cyclists for a change.
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  • mosheehan
    mosheehan Posts: 64
    Proper hacked off this morning...

    Forgot to start Strava, and then towards the end, go for a green light sprint and the reflector I had on the rear wheel decided to explode... (a part had already snapped off before the ride but I guess a cross wind blew it round and it fouled the rear frame and got ejected at about 25kph)
    I guessed what the noise/feeling was and powered on to make the green light and only checked at the top of the following hill.

    But still forgot to start the bloody Strava record!!!
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  • lancew
    lancew Posts: 680
    mosheehan wrote:
    Proper hacked off this morning...

    Forgot to start Strava, and then towards the end, go for a green light sprint and the reflector I had on the rear wheel decided to explode... (a part had already snapped off before the ride but I guess a cross wind blew it round and it fouled the rear frame and got ejected at about 25kph)
    I guessed what the noise/feeling was and powered on to make the green light and only checked at the top of the following hill.

    But still forgot to start the bloody Strava record!!!


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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    ^^^ This ^^^
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,929
    elbowloh wrote:
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    a bit more reasoned article on the BBC today

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45079207
    But even that headline (i guess another sub though) says "reckless", when the Met also call him "dangerous". I would call him "homicidal".

    And in the Grauniad.

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... o-cyclists
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    I think everyone would have benefited had the videos gone straight to the rozzers, rather than via the internet and the press.
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  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    I think everyone would have benefited had the videos gone straight to the rozzers, rather than via the internet and the press.

    rozzers were there so presume they got the videos
  • anonymousblackfg
    anonymousblackfg Posts: 2,029
    If you see the original posts on the twitters the rozzers had them and were scrabbling to link up between the BTP, Met Cycle Cops and local force as to who was doing what. I am sure the driver will face the full force of the law in a £30 fine and maybe 2 points.

    Bang on my usual route but was holidaying so wasn't part of the madness... I can only look at the coverage with disdain with zero motivation to try and correct the gaggle of c0ckwombles seeing this as a 'who is to blame' piece of coverage.

    Else two weeks of cheese eating and only two short rides meant this morning felt tiring.
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  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    anonymousblackfg wrote:
    If you see the original posts on the twitters the rozzers had them and were scrabbling to link up between the BTP, Met Cycle Cops and local force as to who was doing what. I am sure the driver will face the full force of the law in a £30 fine and maybe 2 points.

    Bang on my usual route but was holidaying so wasn't part of the madness... I can only look at the coverage with disdain with zero motivation to try and correct the gaggle of c0ckwombles seeing this as a 'who is to blame' piece of coverage.

    Else two weeks of cheese eating and only two short rides meant this morning felt tiring.

    It is perplexing that none of these 'news' outlets don't run with the 'who is to blame?' angle when it's Jonny Terrorist driving a car on the pavement....

    Can I just take this opportunity to apologise to anyone who was held up by my feeble attempts to impersonate a cyclist this morning. I think my legs are still in bed.
  • martinc
    martinc Posts: 422
    Jetlag means 8am feels like 3am and I can only muster the energy to Brompton it to station. Gawd the trains are unpleasant. Must MTFU.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    martinc wrote:
    Jetlag means 8am feels like 3am and I can only muster the energy to Brompton it to station. Gawd the trains are unpleasant. Must MTFU.

    Oh the shame!!!! :mrgreen:

    Was on the train yesterday morning because of a trip to the theatre last night. Couldn't face the full journey in to Waterloo and then the tube, so ran from Vauxhall. Was having hot flushes all yesterday. Feels like the male bloody menopause.
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  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    cjcp wrote:
    martinc wrote:
    Jetlag means 8am feels like 3am and I can only muster the energy to Brompton it to station. Gawd the trains are unpleasant. Must MTFU.

    Oh the shame!!!! :mrgreen:

    Was on the train yesterday morning because of a trip to the theatre last night. Couldn't face the full journey in to Waterloo and then the tube, so ran from Vauxhall. Was having hot flushes all yesterday. Feels like the male bloody menopause.
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    cjcp wrote:
    Was on the train yesterday morning because of a trip to the theatre last night. Couldn't face the full journey in to Waterloo and then the tube, so ran from Vauxhall. Was having hot flushes all yesterday. Feels like the male bloody menopause.
    Epic route choice fail. Run from home to Barnes instead, then Boris Bike from Vauxhall/Waterloo as a warm down. Follow Beverley Brook from Roehampton Gate to avoid Priory Lane.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,900
    I've already told CJ this morning, enough of this talk about running.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    TGOTB wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Was on the train yesterday morning because of a trip to the theatre last night. Couldn't face the full journey in to Waterloo and then the tube, so ran from Vauxhall. Was having hot flushes all yesterday. Feels like the male bloody menopause.
    Epic route choice fail. Run from home to Barnes instead, then Boris Bike from Vauxhall/Waterloo as a warm down. Follow Beverley Brook from Roehampton Gate to avoid Priory Lane.

    And get on the train at Barnes to Vauxhall? You've seen how much I sweat, right? I look like someone with advanced symptoms of a tropical disease, and people would likely flee for their lives or call the emergency services.

    Besides, when did you ever run???!!!! :lol:

    When I ran in a couple of times last summer, I followed the bike route (so, including Priory Lane - yuk) until the NKR, when I carried straight onto Sloane Square etc.
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    cjcp wrote:
    And get on the train at Barnes to Vauxhall? You've seen how much I sweat, right? I look like someone with advanced symptoms of a tropical disease, and people would likely flee for their lives or call the emergency services.
    You'd still be less unpleasant than a lot of the people who travel by train; I'm sure some of them only shower weekly.
    cjcp wrote:
    Besides, when did you ever run???!!!! :lol:
    Ye of little faith! I've even been known to do the odd fell race, I just don't see the appeal in pounding tarmac...
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  • mamil314
    mamil314 Posts: 1,103
    Thinking to take up running. My legs are so week despite of bulging quads. Funny, how little cycling translates into, especially with useless upper body
  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    cjcp wrote:

    And get on the train at Barnes to Vauxhall? You've seen how much I sweat, right? I look like someone with advanced symptoms of a tropical disease, and people would likely flee for their lives or call the emergency services.

    My workmate Brian featured as the sweaty commuter on the front page of the Evening Standard as well as some other rags the other week when they were at Clapham Junction watching commuters travelling on trains in 37 C heat without any air conditioning.

    Brian-Donovan.jpg?w600

    Suffice to say he has taken a lot of stick for this
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    cjcp wrote:

    And get on the train at Barnes to Vauxhall? You've seen how much I sweat, right? I look like someone with advanced symptoms of a tropical disease, and people would likely flee for their lives or call the emergency services.

    My workmate Brian featured as the sweaty commuter on the front page of the Evening Standard as well as some other rags the other week when they were at Clapham Junction watching commuters travelling on trains in 37 C heat without any air conditioning.

    Brian-Donovan.jpg?w600

    Suffice to say he has taken a lot of stick for this

    I feel his pain. I walked from Bishopsgate to Covent Garden last night, and I looked a right state by Barbican. When the kids saw me, they initially came running towards me, and then started to put the brakes on when they were close up, saying something like "Urgh, what?! No!"
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  • ricky_h-2
    ricky_h-2 Posts: 119
    Top tip, white shirts are the only shirts you should ever wear in the heat/humidity as the sweaty mess isn't quite so apparent.....
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    cjcp wrote:
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    cjcp wrote:

    And get on the train at Barnes to Vauxhall? You've seen how much I sweat, right? I look like someone with advanced symptoms of a tropical disease, and people would likely flee for their lives or call the emergency services.

    My workmate Brian featured as the sweaty commuter on the front page of the Evening Standard as well as some other rags the other week when they were at Clapham Junction watching commuters travelling on trains in 37 C heat without any air conditioning.

    Brian-Donovan.jpg?w600

    Suffice to say he has taken a lot of stick for this

    I feel his pain. I walked from Bishopsgate to Covent Garden last night, and I looked a right state by Barbican. When the kids saw me, they initially came running towards me, and then started to put the brakes on when they were close up, saying something like "Urgh, what?! No!"

    Ha - "I'm Brian!"
  • kingdav
    kingdav Posts: 417
    PoweredByIdris wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    cjcp wrote:

    And get on the train at Barnes to Vauxhall? You've seen how much I sweat, right? I look like someone with advanced symptoms of a tropical disease, and people would likely flee for their lives or call the emergency services.

    My workmate Brian featured as the sweaty commuter on the front page of the Evening Standard as well as some other rags the other week when they were at Clapham Junction watching commuters travelling on trains in 37 C heat without any air conditioning.

    Brian-Donovan.jpg?w600

    Suffice to say he has taken a lot of stick for this

    I feel his pain. I walked from Bishopsgate to Covent Garden last night, and I looked a right state by Barbican. When the kids saw me, they initially came running towards me, and then started to put the brakes on when they were close up, saying something like "Urgh, what?! No!"

    Ha - "I'm Brian!"
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  • threespeed
    threespeed Posts: 13
    Horrific accident this morning on Jamaica road at the junction with Southwark Park Road - cyclist vs. tipper truck. I only saw the aftermath but that was bad enough.
    https://twitter.com/janaKotlarova/statu ... 1623894016
    https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/ ... 05661.html

    He survived but apparently sustained very bad leg injuries - only status I can see is 'serious but stable'. Hope he pulls through.
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    Ricky h wrote:
    Top tip, white shirts are the only shirts you should ever wear in the heat/humidity as the sweaty mess isn't quite so apparent.....

    Unfortunately a wet white shirt reveals the true extent of my body hair, and nobody wants that.
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  • sgt.pepper
    sgt.pepper Posts: 300
    Good race on my way this morning with a slightly older guy on a road bike. Was pootling with my hands on the tops on the Raleigh after a late night and he cruised past on the bike lane. Despite having just been thinking how pleasant it was not gunning it for a change, I immediately gave chase and got in his tow. He checked a few times to see whether I was still behind, which in my mind was the international signal of 'you game?' Opened the taps coming around the corner, but couldn't gauge whether he kept up all the way to the lights as there was too many hazards to check behind.

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