This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Out of interest is their an example of a country where safer/better driving is not a result of heavy enforcement and restrictions but instead a more educated culture toward driving responsibly?

Fucking depressing we have to have all these rules and restrictions to not kill each other in cars.

a more educated culture toward driving responsibly?

Personal cars are literally the embodiment of human selfishness. So no.

But probably Finland

Saw a driver on their phone waiting at a red light this morning. When the cars around them moved as the lights went green they pulled away without even looking up. Only after I tapped the side of their car did they look up, and even then not to check what the bang was, just to carry on.
Roadsafed and going to email their employer as they were in a company car.

Other than that the ride was lovely. Great temperature out this morning.

@edscoble got a wave this morning along the Kingston road coming from Richmond.

Got to remove a layer on the way in as well!

I thought Finland had a road safety policy based upon fines according to income:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31709454

Rode in on this. No guards, no racks, sun came out, got a thumbs up from a motorbicycle man at the traffic lights.
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any more details on the mug? earthenware?

Did you cycle one handed so as not to spill your coffee?

Ha! Think so, what they use at The Barn on Turville Heath. Good coffee as well.

No handed, jam sandwich in the other :)

jam sandwich

More details on the jam, (homemade?, fruit from allotment?),
and bread please.

No, it’s all lies (the food and drink bits) if I take my hands off the bars I will die.

Is it common for one to be complemented on one's helmet?

Did I just pull?

How old are your bib tights?

Would have been foraged damson jelly on Hovis granary as that’s what in the fridge right now.

I wasn't wearing any.

Shitscary close overtake, I'll be calling in to make a statement tomorrow. Audiot or beamer dreamer.

Meanwhile birds and sun are out so morning in was pleasant and a man with a heavy ex post bike and his son on the back slugged up a steep hill this morning.
It's about 10 meters up per 100 meter, steep enough.

Chapeau!

Also got a nasty close pass this evening, fortunately my camera hadn’t run out of battery for this one so I’m looking forward to roadsafing the fucker

Lol, no I’m not. My fat stupid fingers must’ve double tapped the record button so I don’t have any footage from my cycle home. Wank.

https://youtu.be/OqjF7HKSaaI

And my pedal exploded on the way home. Had to get a cab :(

Fab pic of the heron!

I just glimpse and did see someone waving!