Impatient, close passing moped driver knocked us off our bike today. Fortunately the police (?) were right behind us, so they could scold me for not wearing a helmet and then leave. First time off my bike since 2007.
Sigrid is fine; my knee is messed up, can't ride for a bit.
This is exactly why I don't like to stop for red lights. Inattentive or impatient motorists frequently hit cyclists when the light turns green. Note also, I was in an ASL, meant to prevent exactly this kind of negligence.
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If anyone is curious, I've been informed by the Met that there is an investigation into this collision underway. I'll update when/if there is a result.
Impatient, close passing moped driver knocked us off our bike today. Fortunately the police (?) were right behind us, so they could scold me for not wearing a helmet and then leave. First time off my bike since 2007.
Sigrid is fine; my knee is messed up, can't ride for a bit.
Went to court for this today and the case was dismissed. This is considered acceptable driving, even though I had to dodge out of the way to avoid a collision. 👍
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I'll have a video for the ride later, but I want to give a big shout out to the ride marshalls today. Some very hairy intersections and unruly drivers, and you all did a fantastic job.
In other news, Sigi was a very sleepy girl today.
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I don't mad often but this is completely unacceptable. I was directly behind another car, keeping pace no problem, and this guy decided to just take my place. Total disregard for other people on the road. 2012 Mercedes-Benz SC12 WFB.
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I wear a helmet 99.9% of the time, so I'm not defensive about it. I'm defensive about people victim blaming cyclists when the motorist was entirely at fault.
We went to the Tower Bridge Cat's birthday party! Sigrid walked on the high-level Walkway and had a snack while haughtily staring down at the traffic below, had a fiesty encounter with Bella and got to meet some new friends during storytime.
Bella, the (fictional) Tower…