This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Yikes. That's on my route to Bloomsbury and I hate cycling down that hill. If he'd grabbed me while in motion I'd have ended up in his wheel arch.

Maybe he wanted to be addressed as Mr Boardman?

He didn't manage to grab me but he tried hard to. Should have said also - he was stationary about 4 cars back from the lights, which were red. I filter on the right there if it's possible because I take the lane to go into the Pakenham Street cycle lane (also a shit junction). I think drivers tend to sit further to the left on Margery Street because they assume that the cycle lane is two-way.

@tracerbullet I prefer going up Lloyd Baker street on the way home to avoid that whole mess, but it's one way uphill too so not so good for heading West. Quietway 2 is crap compared to Quietway 1.

Whether or not the cycle track is going your way or not, you are under no obligation to use it.

That or maybe it wasn't actually Chris Boardman.

Roadsafe

They were assaulted. Make a report at the cop shop.

What @Skülly said.

Should have told him to mind his own business*

*and then shit on his bonnet.

On the Kona? 26" just doesn't command the respect it used to.

I fit a speedo today.

https://youtu.be/8-rvq7bLX_0?t=38

ffs, how do I stop it imbedding?
or to start at 0.38??

I was following a postie down Portland St towards burgess park end. There are some temp traffic lights half way down which went red just as he passed through ahead of me. So I cursed my luck and slowed down for the inevitable 5 minute wait you get with those shit temp lights. Five seconds after it goes red, it jumps to green so I cruise on through feeling well smug. The postie obviously has noticed this in his rear view mirror and does a three point turn to confront me/tell me off for RLJing (rightfully so). He was a man who'd seen red so we initially start shouting at each other, until I convince him I'm telling the truth with "why would I give a shit what you thought if I had broken the law to argue with you if I had jumped the light?" Immediately he smiles/apologises and explains he sees RLJing all day and this was the 'straw that broke the camels back' so to speak so we part laughing etc. I don't think I've ever convinced a driver like that and end up laughing about it, shame taxi drivers don't back down when proven wrong...

"why would I give a shit what you thought if I had broken the law to argue with you if I had jumped the light?"

Ummmm, no, still nothing. Is it on the right way round?

I met the angriest transit van man today. I have never seen someone flip their lid so quickly! I thought he was going to hit the car in front when he tried to cut me off then come flying out of his truck at me when i cycled past.

Getting a bit sick of the slalom course they have set up for cycles going through Bishopsgate, that whole area is carnage at the moment.

"why would I give a shit what you thought, if I had jumped the light, enough to argue with you?"

why would I give a shit what you thought if I had broken the law to argue with you if I had jumped the light?

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Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Tough crowd.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4

That made me giggle right there!

To the driver of car (RKII USG) on Long Lane, heading towards Tower Bridge this morning round about 8.35/8.40am - not a great manoeuvre. Am disappoint.

Old fart driving behind me on CS7 at Clapham Common (where the left lane traffic turns to go across the Common), beeps me as I filter across to right lane to avoid left-turning traffic. Catch up with him at lights and ask him what's up; he says if I don't ride in the bus lane (there wasn't where I started filtering), that "one day I'll die" (which is obvious tbf). I tell him I hope it's not at his hands, and certainly not with his grand-daughter in the back like she was. Told him to read the Highway Code, not impressed. /csb

fucking boris bike users cycling and using their phones

Name a more iconic duo

There it is!

Boris bike users cycling? Outrageous!

Suspicious package at Liverpool St.