Visual Aids for Cycle Training

Reading spanish is almost like reading english...
carriles bici son una mierda

Reading spanish is almost like reading english...

especially when you do understand spanish David!

insuficiente para una circulacion masiva de ciclistas

So work this out without babel fish Ed...

As thee any bisto?

insufficient bisto for a mass of cyclists

It's the punch line to what is possibly the only good joke I have ever heard from Bernard Manning.
On topic; I really think these visual aids are a really useful resource, even as a post-training thing, and we should think about CTUK having a really well stocked YouTube channel.

jeaniejeanjean is on the case
(repost sorry...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asXdnP_1j9k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8STimmAGoM&feature=related

I shall have a chat with her on Friday when I am in the office.

Time to finish off this bottle of Merlot now.

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- Avoiding the Door Zone[/ame]

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- Keep your distance - Defensive Cycling 7![/ame]

insuficiente para una circulacion masiva de ciclistas

So work this out without babel fish Ed...

insufficient circulation massive of cyclist?

Porno-muzak seems to be the preferred soundtrack. That's good, cause it associates with good times.

Reading spanish is almost like reading english...
carriles bici son una mierda

I love Spanish and really want to learn it eventually. I love that 'risk' is 'riesgo'. That has a very funny resonance with German "Risiko". :)

The point about being part of the traffic stream where possible is well made if you can maintain that speed

This may not be what you mean by 'maintain your speed' (you may mean maintaining the your own speed rather than that of other traffic), but I wouldn't say that you have to maintain the speed of other traffic. You should make your risk assessment based on the speed differential between faster traffic and you (just as you should make it if you are the faster traffic). Speed differentials are fine as long as they're not too extreme, e.g. if everyone around you is doing 70mph, you'd better adjust your risk assessment. :)

This may not be what you mean by 'maintain your speed' (you may mean maintaining the your own speed rather than that of other traffic), but I wouldn't say that you have to maintain the speed of other traffic. You should make your risk assessment based on the speed differential between faster traffic and you (just as you should make it if you are the faster traffic). Speed differentials are fine as long as they're not too extreme, e.g. if everyone around you is doing 70mph, you'd better adjust your risk assessment. :)

Indeed - you don't have to maintain the speed of other traffic (it's often wise to back off), but you do have to operate within the contraints of your cardio-vascular system!

HGV obscures another HGV:

YouTube - HGV Obscuration - Defensive Cycling 13

Be careful out there.

faaaaaaaaaaarrrk.

That was decent. Approaching Elephant from Kennington, no?

Yep, and it's quite a clear-cut video showing how you should not rely on cycle lane all the time.

faaaaaaaaaaarrrk.

That was decent. Approaching Elephant from Kennington, no?

Yep, Newington Butts, northbound. The busy Dante Road junction is one to be wary of.

Bicycling safely on the road, 1979 on Vimeo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDm6jiQz5BY

Starring: Troll Dad

I don't even need to understand spanish to get the point of that video, great little example.

Just ask the person who uploaded that video if he can do an english subtitled one.

YouTube - What is an urban bikeway?

That's ace. I'd like to see that up on the CTUK site.

THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR IN THE STREET.

^^repost -see #23 upthread

That's ace. I'd like to see that up on the CTUK facebook site.

ftfy* Will

(*facebooked that for you)