- Y167HNP Vauxhaul Astra Van White
- YV02OYH Ford Focus Black
- AP02SKX Vauxhaul Corsa Blue
- AJ59CFZ
- MF57WRE
- AO55XUW
- AE04GZM
- KP07UUF VW Golf Black
- AE05NBX BMW Black, 1 series
- KJ04ZMK Citroen Picasa, grey
- KP57JUX Mercedes blue
- AP02SKX
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
March 2nd 2010
As dated above, the following vehicles drove straight through the Longstanton / Oakington airfield road, without stopping and thus violating the "No Motor Vehicles" road sign:
Just one thing:
If you're close enough for me to hit your side window with my fist you're too bloody close, move away NOW!
There's this common event where a car decides to overtake me but doesn't care whether there's anything that's going to stop them from completing the manoeuvre. If this impediment is that there's traffic coming, it's even worse, because the end result is always that when the car is abreast of me, it sees the oncoming vehicle and simply pulls over to the left to avoid hitting it head-on. Of course all it then achieves is to drive into me, squashing me to the kerb and nearly killing me. A vehicle from the Wheelie Bin Cleaning company did this to me once, only it was their bin cleaning trailer that they drove into me!
There's this common event where a car decides to overtake me but doesn't care whether there's anything that's going to stop them from completing the manoeuvre. If this impediment is that there's traffic coming, it's even worse, because the end result is always that when the car is abreast of me, it sees the oncoming vehicle and simply pulls over to the left to avoid hitting it head-on. Of course all it then achieves is to drive into me, squashing me to the kerb and nearly killing me. A vehicle from the Wheelie Bin Cleaning company did this to me once, only it was their bin cleaning trailer that they drove into me!
February 30th 2010
As dated above, the following vehicles drove straight through the Longstanton / Oakington airfield road, without stopping and thus violating the "No Motor Vehicles" road sign:
- S900ACP Ford Focus Grey
- T810GNM Renault Laguna Gray
- P693RVL VW Golf Blue
- AM02O?F Toyota
- R842NMO Chrysler People Carrier Purple
- BU56FVO Ford Van White
- R833VAV Ford Escort Grey
- AJ51UEF Vauxhaul Corsa Blue
- SY59UHT White Van "Vulcan"
- LM53GVY
- GGS860 White Van - Italian Plate Vehicle - Overtook me on sharp bend at exit of airfield road, very scary
Friday, 26 February 2010
Did I mention....?
One thing that I've been meaning to write about is what it's like to share this road with even calm drivers. My previous writings have focused on the insane, but they're clearly not the majority of drivers using this road.
It takes me about 10 minutes to ride through this stretch of road. During that time, if it's night, my eyes completely adjust to the darkness. This means that when a car comes towards me it completely blinds me and I can't see where the edge of that road is. The driver thinks that just because they've dipped their main beam I'm OK. Well that's just wrong. Plus, after the car's gone, now my eyes can't see in the dark either, having adjusted some to the lights.
The end result is that if I'm riding in the dark and I see a car coming, I just stop and pull over.
The speed limit is set to the National Speed Limit, which for a single lane in the countryside has, if I'm right, a limit of 60mph. Let me tell you this: when a car comes past you with a gap of a few feet and it's doing 60mph it's TERRIFYING. It's especially scary since you know that in about 5 feet there's a hole 12 inches wide that you've got to go round and the drive neither can see it nor cares nor is expecting you to have to go round it and so only leaves 3 feet space.
The end result is that if I'm riding and I hear a car coming I start maniacally looking over my shoulder ever 3 seconds to see how fast and close the oncoming car is.
What I'm trying to get across here is that ever single vehicle using this road makes life very hard for cyclists.
It takes me about 10 minutes to ride through this stretch of road. During that time, if it's night, my eyes completely adjust to the darkness. This means that when a car comes towards me it completely blinds me and I can't see where the edge of that road is. The driver thinks that just because they've dipped their main beam I'm OK. Well that's just wrong. Plus, after the car's gone, now my eyes can't see in the dark either, having adjusted some to the lights.
The end result is that if I'm riding in the dark and I see a car coming, I just stop and pull over.
The speed limit is set to the National Speed Limit, which for a single lane in the countryside has, if I'm right, a limit of 60mph. Let me tell you this: when a car comes past you with a gap of a few feet and it's doing 60mph it's TERRIFYING. It's especially scary since you know that in about 5 feet there's a hole 12 inches wide that you've got to go round and the drive neither can see it nor cares nor is expecting you to have to go round it and so only leaves 3 feet space.
The end result is that if I'm riding and I hear a car coming I start maniacally looking over my shoulder ever 3 seconds to see how fast and close the oncoming car is.
What I'm trying to get across here is that ever single vehicle using this road makes life very hard for cyclists.
February 26th 2010
As dated above, the following vehicles drove straight through the Longstanton / Oakington airfield road, without stopping and thus violating the "No Motor Vehicles" road sign:
- B518DFT Blue Skoda
- SC04WSE Grey Peugeot 207
- JT53TAY Burgundy Ford Fiesta
- YP02VHN Black Golf
- GY53TAE Van from O'Dell
- S315BJE
- RC04THC Red Mazda
- RJ52NXF
- AJ04HLV
- FH51NCD
- R761GEW Black BMW
- C18TLB Grey Mazda 6
- AZ51EGP White Van
- E929MJO Micra blue
- LT53AWV white van
- AE52CHZ Blue Ford Ka
- PJ151TXK Red Passat
- YA56GYY BWM Estate overtook me at speed on blind bend!
- T388UEB VW
- Y553CAV Red
- AJ04XHP
- AFZ8ECV Suziki Silver
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