October 22, 20223 yr Author i was riding back from town on the road with my light flat out and was going about 30mph and clocked a car waiting to pull out from a turning on a side road and seen him from about 10m away and thought he has not seen me yet so slowed down and he still pulled out in front of me like how the fook can you not see the light that's 8000lm they must be fkn blind or on the fkn phone. It's always the dozy drunk/stoned, insane coked up ones or speed freaks at night you've got to watch out for. That happens to me a lot less at night now. Maybe your light beam is meant for offroad, too diffuse? A narrower beam might work better on the road perhaps, even if it isn't as bright? Edited October 22, 20223 yr by guerney
October 22, 20223 yr it is flood not throw so when in town with street lights and shop fronts it is just wiped out with all the different light colors.
October 22, 20223 yr if he pulled out and i never slowed down id be doing a super man over the bonnet but just shows how fast i can wipe off speed with my brakes
October 22, 20223 yr Author I've got the oposite problem - I want a very bright red flood not spotlight for the back... I have a large aluminium L plate, which I could cut a square (or Batman symbol) into, to make a frame to hold a diffuser in front of this, on the rear rack https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003682322101.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.4.486bbc091LJ2KO&gps-id=
October 22, 20223 yr Police are trailing an AI Traffic camera that can detect any passing driver using a mobile phone or not wearing a seat belt. Coming to an area near you soon. https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/ai-backed-traffic-cameras-can-catch-driver-using-a-mobile-phone-even-at-186mph
October 22, 20223 yr Author [ATTACH=full]49227[/ATTACH] if he pulled out and i never slowed down id be doing a super man over the bonnet but just shows how fast i can wipe off speed with my brakes Ach, you've got me wanting to up the amps from 15A to 20A on my controller again. 24mph would be piss easy, but I'd find it harder to stop (V-brakes)
October 22, 20223 yr my controller is 20a and tbh anything over 30mph is coming from my legs but i have dual piston brakes with 203mm rotors.
October 22, 20223 yr Author Police are trailing an AI Traffic camera that can detect any passing driver using a mobile phone or not wearing a seat belt. Coming to an area near you soon. https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/ai-backed-traffic-cameras-can-catch-driver-using-a-mobile-phone-even-at-186mph ABOUT FUCKING TIME!!!! That's fantastic news [mention=12457]georgehenry[/mention] !! I hope they don't leave out the dark A roads, where these two cyclists were killed, and where drivers get bored apparently. Will Councils be able to afford them? These need to be legion!
October 22, 20223 yr Author my controller is 20a and tbh anything over 30mph is coming from my legs but i have dual piston brakes with 203mm rotors. Disc brakes have piston V-brakes! Sadly there's no way to convert mine... I'm forcing myself to stick to 15A to extend battery lifespan, and should avoid going fast anyway.
October 23, 20223 yr i have dual piston brakes with 203mm rotors. We've moved on from the 90's. Its quad pistons with 220mm vented rotors now Although I think for Ebikes someone like Hope should reintroduce their 6 piston DH caliper again. Now That was a brake
October 23, 20223 yr Author "The cyclist, a 71-year-old man, died at the scene. Two men from Sittingbourne, aged 35 and 55, were later arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and taken into custody. urge anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage to come forward. " https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-63314679
October 23, 20223 yr Author A property developer has been jailed after his Porsche hit a much-loved cyclist “who was there to be seen”. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23068222.porsche-driver-james-bryan-jailed-killing-dad-andrew-jackson/
October 23, 20223 yr Author A cyclist that died yesterday following a road collision, at the start of this month on N4 at the Collooney roundabout, has been named as Pamela Benson , aged 78. https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/61911-tributes-paid-to-ballymote-cyclist-who-died-yesterday-following-road-collision-close-to-collooney-earlier-this-month
October 23, 20223 yr Author A cyclist who was killed in a crash in Ipswich has been named. A 35-year-old man - who has been named locally as Benjamin Wright - died after a crash involving three cars in Vernon Street on Thursday, October 13. https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/obituaries/ipswich-cyclist-killed-in-vernon-street-crash-named-9336986
October 23, 20223 yr Author Sheffield cyclist Adrian Lane killed in road crash was about to retire to Spain A ‘much loved’ Sheffield cyclist killed on a popular route to the Peak District was about to start a new life in Spain. https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/sheffield-cyclist-adrian-lane-killed-in-road-crash-was-about-to-retire-to-spain-3882746
October 23, 20223 yr Author Residents of Chester village launch petition after cyclist dies in crash The petition calls for action to be taken at the busy crossroads, which is used by children walking or cycling to school as well as being on a national cycling route https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/residents-chester-village-launch-petition-25290924
October 23, 20223 yr Author Surrey cyclist killed after hitting unrepaired pothole despite complaints Charles Stringer died on Church Lane, Headley, in June 2020 https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/surrey-cyclist-killed-after-hitting-25285649
October 23, 20223 yr Author Popular club cyclist hit and killed during time trial, van driver arrested The driver of a Ford Transit van has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by driving without due care while unfit through drugs https://road.cc/content/news/popular-club-cyclist-hit-and-killed-during-time-trial-296217
October 23, 20223 yr Author Tribute to cyclist who died following collision Sadly, 79-year-old Andrew Leadbetter, from Stafford, died at the scene. https://www.staffordshire.police.uk/news/staffordshire/news/2022/september/tribute-to-cyclist-who-died-following-collision/
October 23, 20223 yr Author Cyclist chased and murdered after crashing into a car https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/23020349.slough-murder-man-arrested-cyclist-dies-cippenham/
October 23, 20223 yr Author Careless driver was 'using phone' when she killed Cambridge cyclist https://www.elystandard.co.uk/news/traffic/driver-killed-cambridge-cyclist-near-m11-9044484
October 23, 20223 yr As far as I know (I don't have one so can't be sure) all phones that can access the web, have gps in them. Therefore they 'know' where they are and how fast they are travelling. Simply make it mandatory that they have a function that prohibits usage at anything over 10mph. 'Oh, but I use my phone on the train'! Tuff - read a book instead, you'll live a less pressured life. Yesterday I was at Nant Yr Arian which is a red Kite feeding station near Aberystwyth. This spectacle happens every afternoon. There was a gathering of about 100 kites swooping down to grab scattered meat from the ground. It astounds me the inability of many people watching to be quiet in the face of such ariel majesty. Some were even on their 'phones as the event was happening.
October 23, 20223 yr Author After viewing many, many lights on ebay and AliExpress... I think this might be suitable as a highly visible rear bike light, because the listing appears to state the lens is optional - hex screws either side of the lens look promising in this regard. If not, the lens could be ground flat, which would also add diffusion. 18W would look damned bright, probably too darn bright and dazzling, even with a frame fashioned out of a large aluminium L plate with a rectagle or Batman symbol shape cut out of it, holding a diffuser in front. I very much doubt rozzers would be happy, but I'd feel safer cycling the roads at night... apart from of course worrying about rozzers. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32858351524.html?spm= The lens deffo needs to go! Edited October 23, 20223 yr by guerney
October 23, 20223 yr In response to the stories of cyclists killed by drivers I looked up pedestrians killed by cyclists. As bad as any death is, the vast majority of deaths were when the pedestrian stepped into the carriageway without looking, effectively they were responsible for their own demise. The cyclist then faced a slew of charges of which many don't make sense. For example, the road is a 30mph limit, with all the traffic going back and forth doing 30+. The pedestrian steps out without looking properly, or with faced buried int heir phone, is then hit by a cyclist, doing less that the traffic around them and is charged with a wanton and furious cycling charge.
October 23, 20223 yr Author As far as I know (I don't have one so can't be sure) all phones that can access the web, have gps in them. Therefore they 'know' where they are and how fast they are travelling. Simply make it mandatory that they have a function that prohibits usage at anything over 10mph. Facebook's app could do this if they wanted - it watches and records everything including texts and phone calls, as per the user agreement, as all apps could.
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