benedmonds
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Everything posted by benedmonds
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Assuming this is this stretch of road. There will be more gravel in that cycle lane and there are definitely drains and other road furniture, you don't want to hit them on your 25mm tyres. The cyclist might have to weave and dodge... It goes back to the defensive riding, if you are in the blue section the cars, trucks busses are going to pass you no matter what, if something big is coming the other way that means they will squeeze though the gap, there is a cycle lane, they certainly won't leave the safe distance required in the highway code.... Also it looks flat the "pro lycra" riders will be doing about 35mph down that section, even us Mamils will be in the 20's... It's a 30mph zone, sat behind them it only adds seconds to your journey..
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But it probably still has lose gravel and crap.. and you might have to enter and leave traffic.. You would understand if you donned some Lycra and cycled on it on a road bike....
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I seem to be the only cyclist here.. I don't know the section of cycle track, but many are completely unsuitable for cycling on.. They are covered in road debris and gravel and might have bumps for pedestrian access. Your never going to get a strava segment on there...
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Most individual car drivers take the position "this is our road" every day..... Surely if there is a big group of road users (on bikes) wanting to do something then democratically they should have the right to do that, even if it inconveniences a few car drivers..?
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How many car drivers overtake as set down by the highway code and demonstrated previously posted video? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/aug/11/how-to-overtake-cyclists-the-video-all-drivers-should-watch As a cyclist you are going to come out worse in and incident so you have to be defensive. Obviously they're are "SOME" cyclists who are unreasonable, but they're are loads and loads of twats driving cars and trucks...
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As a cyclist, especially when on the road with children, I will often make things awkward. If a car thinks they can squeeze through a gap they will try and get too close. If you make it impossible for them to pass they will have to wait until it is safe. Defensive riding position as taught when riding motor bikes.. Yes it can slow you down for 1 min...
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Maybe I was wrong about the highway code recommending... But cycling safety organisations do.. Rule 66 states never ride more then two abreast.. Indicating that it is legal to ride two abreast and as that is safer it makes sense to do so..
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Riding 2 abreast is recommended in the highway code.... Riding in such away and being in a dominant position reduces the chance of twats who think they own the road driving to close, to fast and endangering the cyclist.... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/aug/11/how-to-overtake-cyclists-the-video-all-drivers-should-watch
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That got me thinking.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-Toyota-Hilux-RN13/153009736148?hash=item23a01749d4:g:lDAAAOSwTKha9Hip
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That's kind of positive.. As I recall it still took a long time to enter details and the owners of any reclaimed kit is likely to be the insurance companies.. If they insisted all tools were listed and lobbied the police to use the database that might help..?
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I really can't see the police using it. They don't even bother coming out to investigate, we had a bunch of kit including a large jet washer nicked from the yard. It was taken in broad daylight from our yard while the operator had popped inside for a cup of tea. It was noticed that it had been taken and cctv was examined showing the scroats taking it off across the field. The police were called and the thieves would have still been dragging it across the fields. The police didn't come and unfortunately we went the wrong way so didn't catch them, but that catching someone in the act is only ever going to end badly. For the register to be of value, you have to have confidence the the police will use it; be useful in other ways PUWER; Very quick and easy, or taken up by the manufacturers so they make it difficult to get parts for stolen equipment. I think honda ask for serial numbers and dealers are supposed to check..
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I found with all our kit adding the stuff one by one was a pain. We have it all in a spreadsheet and if I could cut and paste I would have done it, but after our theft of 50 items I couldn't be bothered. If it worked in conjunction as a PUWER form it might be more use.
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I would work out what you want to do. The Foundation degree is not going to much value at this stage of your tree career if you want to be a climber or do proper tree work with a chainsaw. Far better to do a 12 week tree surgery qualification, get the tickets and get experience.. If you want to be a Tree Officer or consultant then the degree might be the route to go. .
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If you are working as a groundie or even a climber you are probably classed by the HMRC as an employee, even if you call yourself a sub contractor.. You would therefore not need Public Liability insurance as you would be covered by your employers. The HMRC used to have a handy web site where you could put in your details and it told you if you could be classed as a sub contractor. If you do your own work you should have PL insurance. There are a few specialist brokers who insure tree work, most advertise here.. If you want personal injury or income protection then there are many firms who will cover you at a cost..
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It could have been a snow plough.. Seen some of those with de-mountable bodies..
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I am guessing: https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/exemptions "Is a passenger carrying vehicle..." Not convinced that a crew cab is going to classed as a passenger carrying vehicle... but hey they have got away with it for 10 years....
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I would not do it without contacting Network Rail. We all know it could be done, but if something goes wrong the downsides are potentially huge, a big fine or even prison.. Is a half days job worth that..? We cleared a big poplar tree next to the railway, with an official night closure, a couple of days later we were chogging down the stem well away from the track and we still had a helicopter called out to check on us and a Network rail inspector come out to check.. I hate to imagine what the fines would have been if they had decided we were a danger..
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I am not sure if the email is regional, but fill in the form send it to Network rail and make sure your client is sitting down before they see the cost.. In the past Network rail waved fees for private clients who were unable to pay the silly figures required.. from my recent encounters this is no longer the case. Hence the unintended consequence that the work does not get done or cowboys do the works as contractors doing it by the book either can't be bothered with the hassle for a small job or cost at least 10 times as much. [email protected] Development Questionnaire (blank).doc
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To be fair to network rail you would be upset if some numpty dropped a tree on the tracks. But they make it so difficult and expensive to work near the railway stuff gets left or done by folk who don't know better and shouldn't be doing it.. We recently had a job stopped as there was a theoretical possibility that if the crane failed it could reach the tracks. Just.. They needed a ground survey for the crane parked 20m from the tracks on a car park and the works at night.. a little further down the same line a client had a small syc right next to the tracks they wanted taken down.. Simple job but the required paperwork and potential additional costs meant that my price was not going to be close to the dodgy firm who didn't think to tell network rail...
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No Idea if things have changed..
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This is what the crane companies say but i don't know if it would hold up.. I might be wrong but it doesn't sound right to me. I don't see how any climber is ever going to be qualified to draw up lift plans, understand about ground conditions required, capability of the crane etc. etc... If that is the case the crane company who is still is operating the machine is surely liable if that bit goes pear shaped and should not offer a service to someone who cannot have the knowledge to do it safely. We don't use cranes often but the guy we normally use is an old feller who has been using cranes for 20+ years and does not differentiate, but when you ring round for prices it just feels like a scare tactic to me... As I say I might be wrong...
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I am not sure about the contract lift bit. I know the crane companies sell the contract lift and some firms use fear to ensure you pay the additional fees.. but is a competent crane operator going to lift something they think is dodgy...? And could they really blame the tree cutter as they signed a bit of paper? Has it ever happened.?
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Check out the Japanese imports, the pop tops are great for headroom. We had a Mazda bongo that served well as a family car and occasional camper. We have a hyundai i800 now, (not a camper or import) but it would make a good base vehicle for a conversion and half the price of a VW..
