Multi-modal transport review with Neasden Postlethwaite

[hirez]

Oh, FFS (i) : Some bollix w/hooped jumper and hybrid. Yes, you should expect a Futurist car-horn fanfare when you try to turn right against the lights without looking to see what the cars coming from your left are doing. You cock. Especially since you were coming from the Queen's Square end and there are two pleasant, narrow and largely car-free streets you can nip down which will put you on the end of the bike lane. But of course you're a blasted car-pilot in disguise and you're too feckwitted to think like that. And yes, the other cyclist in the black t-shirt did call you a complete cock-end.6

Oh, FFS (ii): Two bloody cars on the same roundabout on two different days. It must be localised magnetic stupidity that makes you stare right at the car half-way across the roundabout and heading in your direction and then think (well, I say 'think') 'Oh I can just nip out in front of.. Oh.' and then pretend that you can't see the nice man in the Saab giving you one of his special waves. You cocks.

Comments

[bogwitch64.livejournal.com]

Traffic angst...it's universal.

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Yeah. They always pretend they can't see you when they cut in front on roundabouts. Which is almost worse - you're either a stupid risk-taking arse, or you're someone physiologically incapable of looking around while driving. Either way, you should prolly not have a license any more.

[nemesis-to-go.livejournal.com]

This gives me an opportunity to show you my Berlin traffic angst photo, which I'd decided not to put into the Berlin photo-essay in my own LJ...

Tegel airport. Waiting for the bus into town. Bus looms up, taxi pulls out, bus/taxi interface happens:



Everyone was far more civilized about it than they'd be in London - nobody shouted, nobody swore. But it did mean that the bus service suddenly had a bit of a gap in it. So we went for refreshments in a beer 'n' currywurst caff converted from an old S-bahn car, along with a passing Stephane Lord (http://www.darkfairies.co.uk/), who was heading back to Montreal after photographing the dark fairies of Berlin, or something. So that was all right.

There - an exclusive Berlin story, unavailable elsewhere! I also have an amusing bicycle pic from Berlin, which will be along in my own LJ soon...