Comments for The Sometimes Angry... http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com ...London Cyclist Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on London: Made for cycling? by Cycling should be dull « The Sometimes Angry… http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/london-made/#comment-49 Cycling should be dull « The Sometimes Angry… Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:56:22 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=342#comment-49 [...] not improved one iota and is totally inadequate. Not sure whether tfl ever realised the irony of those [...] [...] not improved one iota and is totally inadequate. Not sure whether tfl ever realised the irony of those [...]

]]> Comment on Bike messenger rides with one leg by Ever wonder what one-legged bike messengers ride? « Mumble Mumble… http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/bike-messenger-rides-with-one-leg/#comment-45 Ever wonder what one-legged bike messengers ride? « Mumble Mumble… Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:15:20 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=487#comment-45 [...] Link: YouTube (via The Sometimes Angry…) [...] [...] Link: YouTube (via The Sometimes Angry…) [...]

]]> Comment on Bike messenger rides with one leg by Coconuts http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/bike-messenger-rides-with-one-leg/#comment-44 Coconuts Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:08:50 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=487#comment-44 Shit. That's awesome. Shit. That’s awesome.

]]> Comment on The Track Stand Balancing act by sometimesangry http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/balancing-act/#comment-42 sometimesangry Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:15:39 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=449#comment-42 The bike box is an area at the front of a junction reserved for cyclists to allow them to get a head start away from the traffic. It's contained by thick white lines and is often green in colour with a bicycle symbol in the middle. The proper name for these road markings is 'advanced stop lines' (e.g. as referenced in the Highway Code etc). Not sure I agree with your observation of young women drivers, as I would say middle aged male taxi drivers or young male motorcyclists are more dangerous/inconsiderate. But then, being a young woman myself I might be a little biased ;) That's awful that someone tried to take your rucksack off you, let alone while you were actually moving. I did read about a young woman who got put in a coma after youths on mopeds yanked a bag off the back of her bike, so I'm not at all surprised you were shook up by the experience! The bike box is an area at the front of a junction reserved for cyclists to allow them to get a head start away from the traffic. It’s contained by thick white lines and is often green in colour with a bicycle symbol in the middle. The proper name for these road markings is ‘advanced stop lines’ (e.g. as referenced in the Highway Code etc).

Not sure I agree with your observation of young women drivers, as I would say middle aged male taxi drivers or young male motorcyclists are more dangerous/inconsiderate. But then, being a young woman myself I might be a little biased ;)

That’s awful that someone tried to take your rucksack off you, let alone while you were actually moving. I did read about a young woman who got put in a coma after youths on mopeds yanked a bag off the back of her bike, so I’m not at all surprised you were shook up by the experience!

]]> Comment on The Track Stand Balancing act by hoh http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/balancing-act/#comment-41 hoh Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:04:12 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=449#comment-41 whats a bike box?! i was a biker [with out engine] the worst driver were young women they just about run you over they seem to have a spacial distance challenge it's the traffic fumes that stopped me going out love flat roads! i live at the top of a hill so it's gruellling - now i'm a tad concerned that someone will grab my bike when i'm crawing up the hill! i did have someone try to take my rooksack while i was doing 2 meters per minute! it shooke me up for a while - i think i need a session of trauma deberifing! cheers whats a bike box?!
i was a biker [with out engine] the worst driver were young women they just about run you over
they seem to have a spacial distance challenge
it’s the traffic fumes that stopped me going out
love flat roads! i live at the top of a hill so it’s gruellling – now i’m a tad concerned that someone will grab my bike when i’m crawing up the hill!
i did have someone try to take my rooksack while i was doing 2 meters per minute!
it shooke me up for a while – i think i need a session of trauma deberifing!
cheers

]]> Comment on The Track Stand Balancing act by sometimesangry http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/balancing-act/#comment-40 sometimesangry Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:15:09 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=449#comment-40 Ahh, thank you - I've amended the post accordingly. Had a little look on YouTube and will be posting the results in the Videos as well. Ahh, thank you – I’ve amended the post accordingly. Had a little look on YouTube and will be posting the results in the Videos as well.

]]> Comment on The Track Stand Balancing act by Tim http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/balancing-act/#comment-39 Tim Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:46:57 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=449#comment-39 It's called "track standing". The highly adept are able to perform it with no hands, and, even, only one foot clipped in. Obviously, that is usually only done for demonstration purposes. It is a lot easier on a fixed wheel bike, as you can make corrections in both directions without the lunging that you have noticed. It’s called “track standing”. The highly adept are able to perform it with no hands, and, even, only one foot clipped in. Obviously, that is usually only done for demonstration purposes. It is a lot easier on a fixed wheel bike, as you can make corrections in both directions without the lunging that you have noticed.

]]> Comment on Cambridge Cyclists by velochick http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/cambridge-cyclists/#comment-37 velochick Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:54:05 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=446#comment-37 Blimey, just looking at that video, it's no wonder cyclists get run over! Good job, we don't go normally that fast! Blimey, just looking at that video, it’s no wonder cyclists get run over! Good job, we don’t go normally that fast!

]]> Comment on NYC Police Officer Attacks Cyclist in 25th July Critical Mass Video by Tim Slade http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/police-officer-attacks-cyclist-in-critical-mass-video/#comment-36 Tim Slade Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:08:09 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=413#comment-36 Shocking, just shocking. Hopefully, the existance of this footage will secure a conviction against the officer and a hefty compensation payment for the cyclist in question. Shocking, just shocking. Hopefully, the existance of this footage will secure a conviction against the officer and a hefty compensation payment for the cyclist in question.

]]> Comment on Urgent blood and airborne missiles by Tim Slade http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/white-van-men/#comment-35 Tim Slade Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:06:47 +0000 http://sometimesangry.wordpress.com/?p=376#comment-35 Hm. Interesting. Those statistics are pretty damning. I ride in the middle of the lane that I am in, to combat people coming up beside me and drifting in, but I understand that this level of confidence and bolshi-ness is not for everyone. Thanks for the interesting blog, too. Hm. Interesting. Those statistics are pretty damning.
I ride in the middle of the lane that I am in, to combat people coming up beside me and drifting in, but I understand that this level of confidence and bolshi-ness is not for everyone.
Thanks for the interesting blog, too.

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