Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work

Commuting to work through the busy streets of Chester to afford my cycling addiction.

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

I'm always more alert around vehicles with bike carriers. The drivers transport their bikes to "safe" locations and then claim to be cyclists with none of the awareness of those of us who cycle on the road. This driver reversed into me yesterday while we were waiting at red light

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

The driver of this local roofing company equally as impatient. That's my helmet showing at the bottom of the image.

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

Driver of this BMW couldn't wait 10 seconds for a wider section of road. (Ignore the timecode, I've got another camera that can confirm the accurate time from this morning)

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

@ShitChester Next door to KwikFit.

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

Fettle didn’t last long, at least we still have Bren Bikes and The Bike Factory, plus the big groups like Evans and Halfords. @ShitChester

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

@cyclist13 Didn’t know this service existed. Just reported an abandoned trolley at the end of the greenway.

[Chester Cycling @Chester_Cycling]

Bank Holiday Monday quiz. This gap leads to the Greenway, but from which road?

[Paul - Bloke on an Ordinary bicycle @FinchettsBrook]

Top tip!
If you are going to drive your 4 wheeled shitbox down a one way street shaking your head at a cyclist riding towards you, perhaps be sure that they arent in a cycle lane that allows them to ride the street in the opposing direction.
That way you wont look such a pleb!

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

@Chester_Cycling Hopefully they won’t just turn them off, but also put some temporary give way signs at each entrance to the roundabout. Roundabouts seem to confuse many drivers.

[Chester Cycling @Chester_Cycling]

The council will be turning off the traffic lights and installing a temporary pedestrian crossing on St Oswald way to monitor effects on traffic and to help pedestrians and cyclists. Do you think this will make Fountains roundabout safer for cyclists?

https://t.co/jhbfYBf4wB

[Cheshire West @Go_CheshireWest]

🚦 A new scheme to improve Fountains Roundabout in Chester for both motorists and pedestrians will be trialled next week, from Monday 12 May the existing traffic signals will be switched off to assess how the junction operates for all road users 👉 https://t.co/uJV0aZ5bE9

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

Driver completely confused by new road markings and traffic signal layout, misses 2 stop lines and stops across the cycle crossing waiting for the strangely positioned 3rd traffic signal in this layout. Why is that additional traffic signal there?

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

@Chester_Cycling April last year the opposite path was scraped back, and again in Feb this year, shows a clear need for routes like this to be part of a regular schedule of sweeping and maintenance https://t.co/JpPqF8gUHx

[AMAMAM @corrimal7]

@WorkingToCycle @Chester_Cycling Here's the result of my mate's reporting. He's chuffed - more to do though. @WorkingToCycle

[Chester Cycling @Chester_Cycling]

Work party yesterday on the cycle path at the side of the Tarvin roundabout. Over the years grass had encroached onto the track, halving its usable width. A couple of hours of hard work it is now back to original size! Thanks to Hannah and Garrett from Streetcare at CWAC

[Cheshire West @Go_CheshireWest]

👏 A big thank you to volunteers from Chester Cycling Campaign, who worked with our Your Streets team on the A51 in Littleton to clear back vegetation and mud to widen the footpath to make room for both cyclists and pedestrians again 👉 https://t.co/rnV87bBfSQ @chester_cycling

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

@Chester_Cycling @Sustrans I used to think that was the one they were fixing, but the sandbags are further up by the pond on the opposite side. Left marker is where the sandbags are, your photo appears to be from the right marker?

[Chester Cycling @Chester_Cycling]

Cyclists be aware: sudden drop in road surface from poor quality utility work. Highways are aware and will hopefully force original contractors to fix asap.

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

Unfortunately what we have too many of is careless drivers.

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

Our cities do not need driverless cars.
They desperately need more carless drivers!

—Struin BSO in #Nijmegen

[Working to Cycle, Cycling to Work @WorkingToCycle]

@duncanyoung68 @MikeyCycling Are you suggesting the “average motorist” has blue lights?

[Chester Cycling @Chester_Cycling]

@RantyHighwayman here in Chester’s we are losing ASLs when traffic lights are being refurbished. Have we missed some change in the rules? Can you have an ASL without a feeder lane? Grateful if anyone knows the answer