This morning's commute and other commuting stories

He was ready to stop. And he did. Without hitting a kid. The kid fell out because his dad abruptly stopped pushing the pushchair.

You literally hit a child with your bike, you analbead.

He literally did not hit a child. Whether his other actions were suspect or not, he literally did not hit the kid.

Well, going by the latest OED definition it's a bit less clear http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10240917/Uproar-as-OED-includes-erroneous-use-of-literally.html

Today's top story, forum users quick to judge.

To clarify the man was already red, and the law is here:

https://www.gov.uk/rules-pedestrians-1-to-35/crossings-18-to-30

I know, but Asians, right?

Rice Asians or maths Asians?

Last time I checked the use of a descriptor (adjective) wasn't cause for concern.

The only law on that page is that it's illegal to loiter on a crossing.

I know, but Asians, right?

Are you Asian? or a white middle-class SJW?

Nothing wrong with describing the people that one comes across in this world.

Chances are if they were up in the West-end that they were foreigners who aren't used to our traffic ways.

Chances are if they were up in the West-end that they were foreigners who aren't used to our traffic ways

Yeah, they'd probably come in from Hertfordshire or somewhere outlandish like that

Chances are...

...that they're British.

Minor collision with a scooter. I was filtering a bit quickly, he should have looked. Parted on good terms.

Ethnicity of driver unknown due to full face helmet.

Nothing wrong with describing the people that one comes across in this world.

Of course there isn't.

Otherwise how are we to know what to think about someone, unless we know, you know, certain things about them.

We appear to be in total agreement, which is so nice, don't you think?

Well that was underwhelming - a perfectly normal ride home. Maybe slightly more idiocy than usual - the merry line of nodders going down the left of a left indicating van at the lights was a particular highlight - but not the chaos of this morning.

Oh, I tell a lie, there was a bloke that nearly recreated the Manchester side-of-bus incident at Clapham Common by setting off on the amber light.

Still underwhelmed - was promised anarchy. 7/10

Left turn on to Westminster bridge after horse guards parade, got called a twat by a ped and honked at by a car for waiting at a red light. The 'go straight' and 'turn left now' are delayed you see.. Always confuses someone... Anyway no biggie, just pissed me off enough to write about it!

What's a nodder?

^ an asian.

curry asian or noodle asian?

This thread seems to be gradually mutating into a Kipling poem

keep your head, when all about you are losing their's.

Theirs! Fuck, it's too late for you. You're one of them.

Actual lols at the last few pages, great stuff guys keep it up

Bogbrush

Witnessed the rare sound of an Air Horn this morning - first one I've heard for many seasons - cyclist blasting through the Old Broad St/London Wall lights junction.
Didn't appear to make an impression on the swarming shoals of pedestrians unused to the overground daylight conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpprOGsLWUo

Nice commute home today.

No Asians.
No gypsies.

Awful commute as first day in new job meant I was a busenger. Never mind what my logins are, where the fuck is the bike room!?

Great minor collision between bus and car at St Georges Circus tonight; one lady in the car kind of accepting she'd fucked up whilst the other giving it the hypeman/sidekick beastmode.