Tube strike, London

Can't wait to get my bike built. Took me 3 1/2 hours to get to work - including one (very messy) attack from a seagul. I've got a bump on my head from pecking.

:(

I bet you felt like a right tit.

cue puns

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must have been a flocking nightmare mate.

YouTube - A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran

Tube strike declared for Mon 5th Oct

For some reason when there is a tube strike on, the standard of driving in London reaches new depths of crapness! OK so their journey is more frustrating than normal, but some of the things I saw on a short 4 mile journey to work, were frightening! Suddenly box-junctions meant nothing (or should I say less than normal), red lights were optional, and it was as though the use of indicators had been officially outlawed!

I have been cycling in London daily for more than 10 years, so clearly I am used to the kind of issues we all have to put up with, but whenever there is a tube strike on, it becomes fucking nuts out there!

It's not just the cars either, there are suddenly hundreds of people on bikes who have clearly just dug it out the shed and saddled up, wobbling a long with "road kill" written all over them. I saw a woman cycle into the back of a stationary lorry as if it wasn't there, and then look at it as if to say "where did that come from!". Scary shit!

As for the pedestrians?!? A whole new level of lemming characteristics had been discovered!

Time to invest in a bike air-horn!

Bike air horn. Something I've considered also.

It's also because a lot of the drivers were only occasional drivers or normal non-commuting drivers.

http://www.bosunslockerchandlery.co.uk/3778/Plastimo-Mini-Trump-Fog-Horn.html

^Forum/group order?

http://www.cyclechat.net/forum/10-commuting/

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=40052

Worst commute ever yesterday. Some people are utter fucknuckles and some are a danger to themselves and everyone around them.
I really need to learn to not get angry at these people. Any tips?

I would like an air horn too. In.

It really was unbelievable yesterday, but to be honest I thought the cyclists were behaving worse than the drivers, by some distance. Genuinely surprised that I didn't see anyone die

The standard of cyclist yesterday was more fucking dire than usual

I drove to work.

Im amazed I only passed one major accident yesterday, everyone seemed to be driving like a drunken toddler having a tantrum, to the point where even traffic lights seemed to become completely invisible.

Dreadful commute there and back. One large fucking car park.

what i fail to understand is who the hell wakes up, says to themselves 'ooh theres a tube strike on today, hmmm, thats mighty inconvenient - hang about - i know what i'll do - i'll DRIVE into london!'. Assuming you make it on before noon, what the hell are you going to do with your wretched car once you get here?

Just leave it in the traffic jam.

I do love it when a cyclist turns accross into a busy lane without looking behind at all. They seem to be so preoccupied with cars and the noises they make that they forget about bikes, despite being on top of one themselves.

I think a need some squeaks so they can hear me coming. It's right up there with a ped coming out from between two parked cars for me.

Yesterday was the most fun I had on a commute in ages. It felt like a tight technical piece of single track or something. Lot's of slow maneuvering, track stand, look in every direction, move forward and repeat. By fun I also mean death defying. Good for the awareness skills.

Yesterday was the most fun I had on a commute in ages. It felt like a tight technical piece of single track or something. Lot's of slow maneuvering, track stand, look in every direction, move forward and repeat. By fun I also mean death defying. Good for the awareness skills.

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but not on the enjoyment front.

Yesterday was the most fun I had on a commute in ages. It felt like a tight technical piece of single track or something. Lot's of slow maneuvering, track stand, look in every direction, move forward and repeat. By fun I also mean death defying. Good for the awareness skills.

+1. Loads of fun. In an irresponsible, dangerous way of course.

You lot should use more back roads. Things were pretty normal for me on most of my commute miles.

I can attest to seeing even car drivers rlj'ing yesterday, but as others have said there was a lot of bad cycling going on. The burbs were the same as usual, even the traffic levels were the same, but from Kew down to Fulham in the evening was mental. Cyclists riding 3 or 4 abreast, some definitely wobbling like jellies. I think I must have seen 10 near cyclists on cyclist incidents, was almost in a couple myself with riders coming out of nowhere.

i find that shouting "moooove cunts" really helps comunicate my presence to fellow cyclists as well as nearby pedestrians.
verbal communication helps build a sense of community on the road.