ASL full of Motorcycles/High level exhausts

londonbairn

lost_in_thought wrote:

londonbairn wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Friday afternoon, Shepherd's Bush. I pull into an ASL just as the light turns red (and stop). A few seconds later a motorbike pulls into it, next to me. The other side of me, a Police motorbike pulls into it and stops. Then, on the other side of motorbike the first, a police van pulls into it and stops. The police van edges forward out of the ASL before the light changes.

I have pretty well decided to ignore ASLs. Clearly everyone else does.

The vast majority of on road cycle markings are ignored in London, I don't even notice them anymore as a result. Some situations I think it is dangerous to cycle in the "designated lane"

This being one http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 2,,0,10.32

I like this one... note how the left turn arrow points at the cycle picture on the road in an almost prophetic manner...

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 7,,0,17.98

Haha yes that one is funny, I cycle up that everyday. That section from the top of that hill all the way to Hyde park corner is one of my favourite parts of my commute, as is most of Uxbridge Road (thanks to the bus lane)

rjsterry

I suppose those might be of some use, as there's at least a possibility that they make motorists think, "Oh, a bike, there might be some cyclists around here".

lost_in_thought

londonbairn wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

londonbairn wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Friday afternoon, Shepherd's Bush. I pull into an ASL just as the light turns red (and stop). A few seconds later a motorbike pulls into it, next to me. The other side of me, a Police motorbike pulls into it and stops. Then, on the other side of motorbike the first, a police van pulls into it and stops. The police van edges forward out of the ASL before the light changes.

I have pretty well decided to ignore ASLs. Clearly everyone else does.

The vast majority of on road cycle markings are ignored in London, I don't even notice them anymore as a result. Some situations I think it is dangerous to cycle in the "designated lane"

This being one http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 2,,0,10.32

I like this one... note how the left turn arrow points at the cycle picture on the road in an almost prophetic manner...

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 7,,0,17.98

Haha yes that one is funny, I cycle up that everyday. That section from the top of that hill all the way to Hyde park corner is one of my favourite parts of my commute, as is most of Uxbridge Road (thanks to the bus lane)

Yeah, Uxbridge road rocks.