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This morning I went through a red light on my bike.
I don't usually do that. Even though at the junction in question the traffic flow often means it would be safe to do so.
What was worse was that I pulled up to the line and stopped. On a green light. When it changed to red, I went. I was over the junction and off at the other side before I realised that that's not how these things are supposed to work.
I did subsequently successfully negotiate several more sets of traffic lights in a rather more conventional way. But still. Aaargh.
I have no idea what my brain was thinking.
I don't usually do that. Even though at the junction in question the traffic flow often means it would be safe to do so.
What was worse was that I pulled up to the line and stopped. On a green light. When it changed to red, I went. I was over the junction and off at the other side before I realised that that's not how these things are supposed to work.
I did subsequently successfully negotiate several more sets of traffic lights in a rather more conventional way. But still. Aaargh.
I have no idea what my brain was thinking.
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Date: 2010-10-21 10:32 am (UTC)If a pavement is also a cyclepath then fair enough, just lots aren't in London.
Reading is quite a nice place at times, but walking around showed that there are a couple of nasty hills there. Mount Pleasant? springs to mind on the way to the uni.