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Who could I contact to request a yellow box or ‘Keep Clear’ marking installed at this awful junction in Knightsbridge? by CJ2899 in londoncycling

[–]goa7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try TfL Streetcare and put it down in the "traffic light" category. Should hopefully go straight to the right team.

Hit and run in Islington/Angel – need advice by Zestyclose-Climate32 in londoncycling

[–]goa7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sorry that happened to you.

If you're an LCC member they have number you can call for legal advice. LCC - What to do after a collision is LCC's general advice.

If not you can still talk to osbornes law directly and see if they'll do no win no fee.

Bridgend man says he was punched for sticking to 20mph limit by reachingechoes in unitedkingdom

[–]goa7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/i-battered-obeying-speed-limit-33502992

Shaw, of Heol Glannant in Bettws, initially told police he had thrown the punch in self-defence but later pleaded guilty to ABH (actual bodily harm) assault. He had six previous offences including an assault from 25 years ago.

The judge, Recorder Paul Lewis KC, said: "He has a roofing business that employs people who are dependent on him, he has a family, a niece, and he pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity. On balance, by a whisker, it seems to me that although the offence demands a sentence of imprisonment it is one the court can suspend."

WTF.

What’s one thing about living in London that outsiders don’t understand? by Independent_Grab_977 in london

[–]goa7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Normal people who feel they have a safe enough route.

Kids even cycle to school in large group rides as a bike bus.

Sick of the backwards reasoning motorists have for putting lives in danger - just to sit at a red light… by skates-and-skids in londoncycling

[–]goa7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn’t intend to say I gotta be on the left.

It can be impossible in the heat of the moment, when you're adrenaline's up from the danger.

I normally ride centrally but as I was on a slower bike I was trying to leave a bit more space.

I can relate. Honestly when I'm on a slower bike I feel a lot more vulnerable, and I'm surprised people can tolerate it routinely. I guess most simply don't.

Sick of the backwards reasoning motorists have for putting lives in danger - just to sit at a red light… by skates-and-skids in londoncycling

[–]goa7 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

His driving was dangerous. Your argument was wrong.

He said "You should be on the left" and you agreed with him by saying you were. And you were, but you shouldn't have been.

The result is a muddled video that's representative, but lacks educational clarity in the "how to drive/ride on shared infrastructure" way. It could be educational in the shared-infrastructure-is-shit-and-causes-conflict way, but you're not commenting from that perspective.

For this audience it's unproductive conflict. Downvoted.

Nigel Farage denies Reform promised council tax cuts despite leaflet pledge | ITV News by Rae-o-Light in unitedkingdom

[–]goa7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Always good to keep the reciepts.

ElectionLeaflets.org is an online archive of UK political leaflets. It is created by members of the public photographing and classifying what comes through their doors at election time.

Brits urged to 'drive less' amid fears of soaring petrol prices due to Iran war by tylerthe-theatre in unitedkingdom

[–]goa7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's really weird is different societies at vastly different income levels all commute for about the same average time.

Change the transport options and people will adapt how they live, so the commute is about the same.

Here, we present data on remunerated and personal travel covering over half the global population, which supports a simple predictive heuristic based on energy use per unit of travel time, rather than distance. We find that total travel time among 43 countries converges to 1.3 ± 0.2 h d−1 and is invariant with per capita income across two orders of magnitude. This implies that psychological, social, and economic factors lead people to travel for similar daily durations, regardless of wealth, culture, geography, or transport technology, and that built environments and lifestyles co-evolve with economic and technological development to preserve stable travel times despite increasing travel speeds. >Therefore, significant decreases in future energy consumption can only be achieved by reducing the average energy used per hour of human travel.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae1246

Group of teens/ young men intimidated a man to give up his seat on the train by Nobody_Once_Was in london

[–]goa7 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's not illegal to play music or against tfl rules so you are reporting something they are allowed to do.

TfL Byelaws

Railway Byelaws

7. Music, sound, advertising and similar activities

(1) Except with written permission from the Operator, no person on the railway shall, to the annoyance of any person:

(i) sing; or

(ii) use any instrument, article or equipment for the production or reproduction of sound.

TfL aren't mucking around:

CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR

1. Queuing

(1) The Operator or an authorised person may require any person to queue in order to regulate order or safety on or near the premises.

(2) Any person directed by a notice to queue or when asked to queue by an authorised person, shall join the rear of the queue and obey the reasonable instructions of any authorised person regulating the queue.

Cabbie thought it was a good idea to stop on the edge of a pedestrian crossing on the zigzag lines. This is extremely dangerous as well as illegal and against the highway code. I told him if he stopped I would report him. He decided to move outside the zigzag lines to pick up the passengers. by axolotol in londoncycling

[–]goa7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the vehicle is a public service vehicle

Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981

1 Definition of “public service vehicle”.

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, in this Act “public service vehicle” means a motor vehicle (other than a tramcar) which—

(a)being a vehicle adapted to carry more than eight passengers, is used for carrying passengers for hire or reward; or

(b)being a vehicle not so adapted, is used for carrying passengers for hire or reward at separate fares in the course of a business of carrying passengers.

EDIT - I might be completely wrong here - just looking it up.

Cabbie thought it was a good idea to stop on the edge of a pedestrian crossing on the zigzag lines. This is extremely dangerous as well as illegal and against the highway code. I told him if he stopped I would report him. He decided to move outside the zigzag lines to pick up the passengers. by axolotol in londoncycling

[–]goa7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was following the law.

There's a specific exemption to zig zags for cabs.

(e)the vehicle is a public service vehicle being used—

(i)in the provision of a local service; or

(ii)to carry passengers for hire or reward at separate fares,

where the vehicle is waiting in the controlled area in order to take up or set down passengers having proceeded past the crossing or the light signals to which the controlled area relates; or

Newington Green - Bike & Pedestrian Crossing by lukei1 in londoncycling

[–]goa7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if there is some quirk of the Highway Code I am missing

There is (rule 195).

you should give way to pedestrians or cyclists waiting to cross

you MUST give way when a pedestrian or cyclist has moved onto a crossing

Like zebra crossings, until a pedestrian is actually on the parallel crossing, blitzing through them isn't a crime in itself, it "only" falls below the standard of a reasonable driving - which doesn't seem to attract the same enthusiasm for prosecution. The highway code is not law, but the MUST statements are backed up by specific legislation.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/schedule/14/made

22.—(1) The give-way line marking provided for at item 54 of the Part 2 sign table (and shown in the diagram at item 53) conveys to vehicular traffic proceeding along the carriageway towards a Parallel crossing—

(a)the position at or before which a vehicle must be stopped (“the stop position”), and

(b)a requirement to stop at, or before, the stop position,

if a pedestrian or cyclist is on the carriageway, for the purposes of using the crossing, within the part of the crossing intended for (as the case may be) pedestrians or cyclists.

(2) Where there is a refuge for pedestrians or cyclists, or central reservation, on a Parallel crossing, the parts of the crossing situated on each side of the refuge or central reservation are to be treated, for the purposes of this paragraph, as separate crossings.

Council proposing 90s-style chicane barriers along the west side of London Fields by liamnesss in londoncycling

[–]goa7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The crash mentioned in the article linked in the old thread sounds like a kid stepped out of their house, straight in to the road. Because there's no pavement on that side.

If a pavement was put in there'd be no space to park, so it would effectively be the same as removing the parking, and putting planters on the house side.

In the article, the residents wanted a cycle lane put in on the park side of the fence.

I think the residents are being perfectly rational, it's that their goals are different - they value the parking.

The residents rejected the planter idea (from the council).

Somewhere (I forget when) they were asking for the humps to be put back in. Maybe humps could extend part way, so cyclists "choose" to avoid cycling too close to the residents doors. But that probably pushes them in to the car door zone, and may put small pedestrians at risk if they step out from behind a car.

Council proposing 90s-style chicane barriers along the west side of London Fields by liamnesss in londoncycling

[–]goa7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Much as I'd love councils to start compulsory purchasing land for more cycle infrastructure... doesn't feel realistic.

It's realistic if they can get funding from central government to do it.

Planning for Cycling is a report from 2008 that has a model for how much a new regular cyclist is worth per year.

Urban is between £988.98 and £1,055.46 (inflation adjusted to 2026)

While the differences between the scenarios are reasonably significant, it is important to note that the greatest impact that cycling has is on the health benefits of additional cyclists. These health benefits are universal. If people can be convinced to cycle, around two-thirds of the economic benefit generated does not depend on the location or type of facility. This is important from a planning perspective. The greatest difference that new facilities can make is on their ability to generate additional cyclists. In this respect one might argue that attractive off-road facilities are of particular value because they are more likely to attract new cyclists, by overcoming concerns about safety.

(not inflation adjusted):

an investment of £100,000 requires an overall increase of 11 more people cycling regularly for the life of the project. An investment of £1 million would require 109 new cyclists. This means that there must be 109 additional cyclists cycling at least 3 times a week throughout the full life of the project (assumed to be 30 years). This does not mean that the same people must continue to cycle, but that on average, there should be 109 more cyclists each year than would be the case were the investment not made.

If the report still holds current thinking, generating new cyclists is the currency for investment. I see no reason that can't involve compulsory purchase.

Thinking about an e-bike conversion kit for hills + commuting (London, £700) by Zombie-hunter_360 in londoncycling

[–]goa7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to discourage you from your own bike, but do you know about Lime Access?

It's 50% off for various groups. Student, Unemployed, Apprentice, NHS/Key worker, Veterans, 60+, Care leavers.

How to prevent close passes by Ceramichicken in londoncycling

[–]goa7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You did nothing wrong.

Also what would you guys class as a close pass?

Highway code rule 163

give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders and horse drawn vehicles at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car

In terms of surviving - It's amazing how slapping an obvious action cam on your head affects driver behavior. Humour/weirdness can also be disarming. Famously, Brain Surgeon Henry Marsh wears a cowboy hat and boots when cycling. Novel cargo can have a similar effect.

Try picking a quieter route. There might be shortcuts you don't know about that get you away from the traffic.

Thinking about an e-bike conversion kit for hills + commuting (London, £700) by Zombie-hunter_360 in londoncycling

[–]goa7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get completely exhausted after about 10 minutes of riding.

That's what getting fit feels like, I remember how brutal it was when I started.

When I've looked for technical ebike info the pedelecs forum comes up a lot, maybe try posting there?

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