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@danwentskiing
the roads are well dodgy out there today - be careful!
i was out on a nice relaxing countryside ride this morning, around 10am, 'safe' in the knowledge that it was above freezing all night long. unfortunately, the weather tells you air temperatures and doesn't take account of wind either, any patch of road that was exposed to the wind had a nice coating of ice on the top. i had several scary moments and wound up on my side in the middle of a national speed limit road before i had a change to take my hands off the bars!
at least when it happens that fast you can't get your arms out and hurt your wrist/collar bones.
i can see myself driving to work and using the peasant wagon a fair bit over the next few months - it just isn't worth going under the wheels of a car/bus/lorry.