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  • norks74
    norks74 Posts: 54
    Joe Totale wrote:
    Things were worryingly alright today, are some schools closed for the elections?

    Yes, it's true.
  • inbike
    inbike Posts: 264
    cjcp wrote:
    anonymousblackfg wrote:
    cjcp wrote:

    Absolute shambles, as was Putney Bridge and the NKR.***

    And Chelsea Embankment is further screwed because of the Hayfever Show.

    And Parliament Square is a b0ll0cks because of "drains".

    Everything's screwed. :evil:

    ***What are they doing on Putney Bridge and the NKR? Are the traffic lights and bollards for display purposes only?

    Come on...Colliers Wood, DT, Balham, Clapham then E&C. Unless you're scared of a little Dragon?

    Used to do this route back in 2002. The coming together with a coach at Stockwell remains a vivid memory.

    So I'll pass on that one, thanks. :lol:

    Stockwell is now somewhat segregated. Might be worth another look.
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    cjcp wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    rower63 wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    My incredibly scientific experiment, in which I left home quarter of an hour earlier this morning, proved that it makes zero difference to the level of carnage on LRR.
    Just after 0720 Queen's Ride was remarkably clear for me this morning, although LRR was a queue from Barnes direction...


    We can't have missed each other by much, I was heading through there at that sort of time.

    Went through about an hour later.

    Absolute shambles, as was Putney Bridge and the NKR.***

    And Chelsea Embankment is further screwed because of the Hayfever Show.

    And Parliament Square is a b0ll0cks because of "drains".

    Everything's screwed. :evil:

    ***What are they doing on Putney Bridge and the NKR? Are the traffic lights and bollards for display purposes only?



    Catching up on your beauty sleep, eh !!!!

    Zero idea what they are doing on Putney Bridge, it seems pretty minor stuff but seems to be taking ages to finish. The NKR work seems to be a re-work of the junction, again taking absolutely ages.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,814
    Caught a bloke on a 'Dale road bike going over Kingston Bridge, sat behind him as no room to pass and was next to him at the lights to turn right towards Teddington. He seemed to put in a bit of effort when the light went green so rather than racing off the line I dropped back and let him carry on. He was too slow so I soon passed him anyway. Got to the ped gate for Bushy Park and was through before he arrived. I went the long way round on the gravel path, I assume he rode up the path. I passed him again as he was climbing the col du Hampton Hill, must be all of 1% for nearly 100 yards. Considering I was on my pub hack MTB with rack, pannier, mudguards and reasonably knobbly tyres he really should have been quicker than that. I need to re-fit the toy plane on the handlebars to complete the humiliation when I pass roadies on that.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Heads-up: traffic in Norbiton, Kingston and Surbiton a bit rogered due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb in Surbiton, near Kingston Uni.

    The state of rogeredness will continue into tomorrow.
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    "Exactly."
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Kingstonian wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    rower63 wrote:
    Kingstonian wrote:
    My incredibly scientific experiment, in which I left home quarter of an hour earlier this morning, proved that it makes zero difference to the level of carnage on LRR.
    Just after 0720 Queen's Ride was remarkably clear for me this morning, although LRR was a queue from Barnes direction...


    We can't have missed each other by much, I was heading through there at that sort of time.

    Went through about an hour later.

    Absolute shambles, as was Putney Bridge and the NKR.***

    And Chelsea Embankment is further screwed because of the Hayfever Show.

    And Parliament Square is a b0ll0cks because of "drains".

    Everything's screwed. :evil:

    ***What are they doing on Putney Bridge and the NKR? Are the traffic lights and bollards for display purposes only?



    Catching up on your beauty sleep, eh !!!!

    Zero idea what they are doing on Putney Bridge, it seems pretty minor stuff but seems to be taking ages to finish. The NKR work seems to be a re-work of the junction, again taking absolutely ages.

    Wash your mouth out, young man :).

    Getting some miles in in RP to shake some unwanted kilos!
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    "It stays down, Daddy."
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,814
    cjcp wrote:
    Heads-up: traffic in Norbiton, Kingston and Surbiton a bit rogered due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb in Surbiton, near Kingston Uni.

    The state of rogeredness will continue into tomorrow.
    Not too bad from the bridge to Richmond Road, I suspect the other side of the one way is worserest.
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  • drhaggis
    drhaggis Posts: 1,150
    No real SCR here in Edinburgh for a change, but gosh, to the lad I met this morning with Zipp 202's on his way to Peebles, I hope you had a lovely day. Sunny all the way if a bit breezy!
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Man down on Priory Lane, about 50 yards after the turning off the URR, on the Park-bound side. Police were stopping traffic from turning up Priory Lane. Anyone know what happened? Looked bad :(. Hope the fella's ok.
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  • -Dash
    -Dash Posts: 179
    Jason Wells got hungry on his way home?
  • frogonabike
    frogonabike Posts: 157
    cjcp wrote:
    Man down on Priory Lane, about 50 yards after the turning off the URR, on the Park-bound side. Police were stopping traffic from turning up Priory Lane. Anyone know what happened? Looked bad :(. Hope the fella's ok.

    I didn’t see what happened but when I came through he appeared to be in the recovery position and I think was talking to the group of peds gathered around him, or they were talking to him at least. He certainly wasn’t moving much so I hope it wasn’t too serious
  • london-red
    london-red Posts: 1,266
    frogonabike wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Man down on Priory Lane, about 50 yards after the turning off the URR, on the Park-bound side. Police were stopping traffic from turning up Priory Lane. Anyone know what happened? Looked bad :(. Hope the fella's ok.

    I didn’t see what happened but when I came through he appeared to be in the recovery position and I think was talking to the group of peds gathered around him, or they were talking to him at least. He certainly wasn’t moving much so I hope it wasn’t too serious

    Rode through before the police had arrived. No idea what happened but hope he’s okay. He wasn’t moving much, but plenty of people helping and offering support. Fingers crossed.

    Looked like a left hook, but can’t be sure.
  • dekant
    dekant Posts: 114
    edited May 2019
    Is the sequel to 28 days / weeks later being filmed today or something? Where the heck was everyone? Eerily quiet
  • dekant
    dekant Posts: 114
    edited May 2019
    Also, we all know how drivers love a good loophole to let them get away with speeding, close passes or generally doing whatever the heck they want, so I was wondering what the "SCR community" thought about this loophole to skip a red light.

    https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.48429 ... 384!8i8192

    If you want to turn left here, the cycle specific lights are often red for a long period while the cycle specific lights for straight on are green. Looking at the road markings, you cannot cross the stop line on a red light so would need to stop if turning left, however if you continue in the straight on you can legally cross the other stop line then make an immediate 90 degree turn to go left.

    There aren't any signs forbidding a left turn at this point and technically you haven't broken any laws so in my view you can get away with it on a technicality even though it clearly isn't within the spirit of the law / the design of the junction.

    Disclaimer: the lights for the left turn are red for a pedestrian crossing phase in which there is almost always no pedestrians in sight. I'm not advocating doing this when there are actually pedestrians on the crossing which of course should always have priority. Doing this around people could also enable you to be (deservedly) done for careless / dangerous cycling.
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    dekant wrote:
    Is the sequel to 28 days / weeks later being filmed today or soemthing? Where the heck was everyone? Eerily quiet


    Yeah, fairly quiet on the roads. Everyone that stayed at home missed out on a lovely morning.
  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    dekant wrote:
    Also, we all know how drivers love a good loophole to let them get away with speeding, close passes or generally doing whatever the heck they want, so I was wondering what the "SCR community" thought about this loophole to skip a red light.
    [...]

    I can only answer for myself, which is that would fail my “don’t be a d1ck” test.
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    DrLex wrote:
    dekant wrote:
    Also, we all know how drivers love a good loophole to let them get away with speeding, close passes or generally doing whatever the heck they want, so I was wondering what the "SCR community" thought about this loophole to skip a red light.
    [...]

    I can only answer for myself, which is that would fail my “don’t be a d1ck” test.
    Same here; you couldn't reasonably argue that you genuinely thought it was ok; it's too obviously taking the p*ss.

    From a legal perspective, I suspect it's the same as the left turn into the Embankment Superhighway from Westminster Bridge Road; the difference there is that, assuming you're in the main part of the road, there's no obviously better alternative.
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Anyone know what the rules are for the "cycle crossings" that are starting to spring up, like this one on New King's Road? I can't find any mention in the Highway Code.

    You don't have to start giving way to someone on a zebra crossing until they're actually on the crossing; does the same apply with the bike crossings? One of these crossings has just been built near me, and I've seen a few instances of cyclists emerging from a gap between buildings at 15mph or more, and expecting to be able to sail straight across the road without slowing down...
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    TGOTB wrote:
    Anyone know what the rules are for the "cycle crossings" that are starting to spring up, like this one on New King's Road? I can't find any mention in the Highway Code.

    You don't have to start giving way to someone on a zebra crossing until they're actually on the crossing; does the same apply with the bike crossings? One of these crossings has just been built near me, and I've seen a few instances of cyclists emerging from a gap between buildings at 15mph or more, and expecting to be able to sail straight across the road without slowing down...

    I believe its' the same - formally you have to be "on" the crossing to get priority.

    We've had one installed here in Portsmouth in the last month and I believe we've had a number of collisions already on it...
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  • dekant
    dekant Posts: 114
    Not surprising. It's annoying enough when pedestrians walking along the pavement with their backs to you do a 90 degree turn out onto a crossing in one step.

    Anyone riding even at a gentle pace will give you even less time to react, plus due to the speed they will be coming from an area outside the usual envelope that people consider when driving ("they came out of nowhere")
  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    Eight days in Spain eating and drinking too much and not doing any exercise meant I had a sloooowwww commute in today, my first day back in the office.

    Unsurprisingly, no SCR. Well actually there was plenty on offer but none that I had the legs to get involved in.

    Strange then that I had two encounters...

    - slowing to a stop at a set of lights and pulling in behind the fish on the kerb side another rider sees that I am obvs a player and offers me the outside lane. Nah mate, I'm tekkin it easy today
    - arriving at work and stop at the security manned barrier, just like i have done for ten years and security guy goes 'set a PB today then?'. I mean seriously, you never speak in ten years* and today of all days you want to ask me about my times... :lol:

    (* in fairness I've never seen this particular guy before but y'know...)
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    MTB-Idle wrote:
    - slowing to a stop at a set of lights and pulling in behind the fish on the kerb side another rider sees that I am obvs a player and offers me the outside lane. Nah mate, I'm tekkin it easy today
    That's swimming in unanswered questions...
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  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    dekant wrote:
    Not surprising. It's annoying enough when pedestrians walking along the pavement with their backs to you do a 90 degree turn out onto a crossing in one step.

    Anyone riding even at a gentle pace will give you even less time to react, plus due to the speed they will be coming from an area outside the usual envelope that people consider when driving ("they came out of nowhere")


    Yeah. It's why beg buttons should be there for car drivers, not pedestrians ;)

    Advice from the Portsmouth City Council, (https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/parki ... portsmouth), is below:

    Guidance for using a tiger crossing

    Pedestrians and cyclists

    Follow the guidance below:
    •Give traffic plenty of time to see you and to stop before you start to cross.
    •Always check that the traffic has stopped fully and the road is clear before crossing.
    •Pedestrians should always cross over the zebra markings and cyclists on the marked cycle area. Do not cross at the side of the crossing or on the zig-zag lines, as it can be dangerous.

    Drivers and other road users
    •When you approach the crossing, look well ahead and reduce speed to allow more time to spot approaching pedestrians or cyclists.
    •If pedestrians or cyclists are approaching the crossing, stop your vehicle just before the broken white lines to give way. Pedestrians and cyclists have the right of way to use a tiger crossing.
    "
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Half term, and Queen's Ride and the Lower Richmond Road were back to pre-Hammersmith Bridge closure levels of traffic at 0830 hrs today i.e. clear, with traffic queues really only starting by the Grind café on the LRR.

    That's a sh!load of people who drive to work. :?
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    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • wolfsbane2k
    wolfsbane2k Posts: 3,056
    cjcp wrote:
    That's a sh!load of people who drive to work. :?

    That's a sh!load of people who drive their darlings to school .

    FTFY.
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  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    Wolfsbane2k wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    That's a sh!load of people who drive to work. :?

    That's a sh!load of people who drive their darlings to school .

    FTFY.

    Well of course they do; the kids can't walk or cycle because there's too much traffic... :roll:
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  • rower63
    rower63 Posts: 1,991
    edited May 2019
    What was going on with the scooters yesterday evening? As I rolled up to Vauxhall Bridge around 1820, 2-300 scooters were occupying the opposite lanes all tooting horns and moving slowly.

    Edit: ah here we are... https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest ... ard-avenue
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  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
    rower63 wrote:
    What was going on with the scooters yesterday evening? As I rolled up to Vauxhall Bridge around 1820, 2-300 scooters were occupying the opposite lanes all tooting horns and moving slowly.

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  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
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  • london-red
    london-red Posts: 1,266
    Interesting one while running with the dog this lunch... A roadie on a Cannondale came hurtling down Ham Cross hill towards the gate yelling, swerved around the front of a car which was stopped, queuing, and started yelling at the driver through the passenger window...

    Driver jumps out and goes all cockney hooligan, yelling "yer after me are yaaa??? Come on thennn!!!!" marching quickly round the car towards said roadie with his fists raised..

    Roadie picks up his Cannondale and runs away up the hill in his cleats. Tickety, tack... :lol:

    #carefulwhatyouwishfor

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