Jeremy Vine highlights grim reality of gridlocked London route where cycle lane was ripped out... as council due in court over early removal; Chilly commutes; Manchester to host 2023 Tour of Britain Grand Départ + more on the live blog

eburtthebike wrote:

".........as council due in court over early removal"

So what happened?

Hearing adjourned to January 13th.

To be fair, in my view this one has been mostly good faith healthy debate... 

One poster relates this to a personal tragedy.  I respect where they're coming from even if I differ in my opinion on the issue as a whole.

However, some of us have forgotten the rules...

Come to think of it I hadn't seen Rakia or Martin these past few days either.

muhasib wrote:

With regard to W8HUX that is always parked on KHS possibly the owner has forgotten where they park it everyday and they could be reminded perhaps by a review of the Hux hotel on Trip Advisor.

I wonder if they habitually claim to be loading/unloading and the local enforcement has given up.

Desperate to reach a standstill so they could check FB*

*Other social media apps are available.

brooksby wrote:

France to introduce law requiring buildings with car parking to also offer secure bicycle parking

Nice 

Not just there, all over France I think...

As the French say, cap!

Two things in France. The law, and the application thereof.

I believe its an Insta360.

rjfrussell wrote:

waht is Vine's camera/ how does it work?  how does it give that 360 degree from above effect?

It's a 360 camera on a tall pole attached to the handlebars, the software edits the pole out in processing. It's always fun on Twitter to tell people that he has a drone following him, which causes frothing outrage from drivers saying how dare he put people's lives at risk by flying a drone through central London.

It has 2 180 degree cameras so can create a complete(ISH) sphere. Editing software then allows you to manipulate the point of view, creating the impression of a drone.

Simpler than it looks!

I think it's actually a fairly short pole, though taller than a Pickelhaube. He would win the balloon puncturing contest in Those Magnificent Men. 

Only about 350mm.

Fortunately he already looked like a mebon, anyway :-).

4 cyclists stopped and spoken in regards to various matters including lack of lights and protective headwear

Even I, an inveterate helmet wearer and user of reflective devices on ankles and spokes, would tell the Filth where to go in non-expletive terms if they stopped me on such matters and would move off smartly, indicating a refusal to be 'stopped'. 

wtjs wrote:

4 cyclists stopped and spoken in regards to various matters including lack of lights and protective headwear

Even I, an inveterate helmet wearer and user of reflective devices on ankles and spokes, would tell the Filth where to go in non-expletive terms if they stopped me on such matters and would move off smartly, indicating a refusal to be 'stopped'. 

I think it's entirely reasonable for them to stop people for insufficient lights, head injury rates are so low, helmets are a non issue, buth they do keep your warm hat in place when it's -2

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Say 'NO!' to Garstang pigs!

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Comments on that suggesting that police are wrong to stop them because it's only a recommendation in the highway code, and not law, are frankly ridiculous.

Not the police's job to offer moral advice and to stop people for no lawful reason.

hirsute wrote:

Not the police's job to offer moral advice and to stop people for no lawful reason.

 

Do you think that the police should stop people who tailgate on the motorway at high speed?

Yes, as that is careless driving and an offence.

Not wearing specific items whilst cycling is not an offence.

ShutTheFrontDawes wrote:

hirsute wrote:

Not the police's job to offer moral advice and to stop people for no lawful reason.

 

Do you think that the police should stop people who tailgate on the motorway at high speed?

Highway Code 44 states "You must not drive dangerously...without reasonable consideration for other road users." "Must nots" are compulsory and tailgating can very justifiably be put into the category of dangerous driving, so that's an entirely different matter to lecturing people for not complying with the "should not" optional parts of the code.

ShutTheFrontDawes wrote:

Do you think that the police should stop people who tailgate on the motorway at high speed?

They should stop and prosecute them for careless driving. It's very dangerous behaviour.