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billyam998
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 Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject: I know different |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8382506.stm
borlicks, try crossing the kegworth island at 6:50 am trying not to unclip  
Then proceed up the A50 to the Long eaton turn off, now thats kin scary.
Unlit glass strewn cyclepath equally unpalletable. |
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Whippet
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Location: Here's no place for fop or idler
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: I know different |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8382506.stm
borlicks, try crossing the kegworth island at 6:50 am trying not to unclip
Then proceed up the A50 to the Long eaton turn off, now thats kin scary.
Unlit glass strewn cyclepath equally unpalletable. |
can you go up long lane from kegworth to the plank and leggit instead? it's scary for different reasons though, because if i were a murderer that's where i'd go to dump the body.
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billyam998
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: Re: I know different |
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| billyam998 wrote: |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8382506.stm
borlicks, try crossing the kegworth island at 6:50 am trying not to unclip
Then proceed up the A50 to the Long eaton turn off, now thats kin scary.
Unlit glass strewn cyclepath equally unpalletable. |
can you go up long lane from kegworth to the plank and leggit instead? it's scary for different reasons though, because if i were a murderer that's where i'd go to dump the body. |
Yes that route is a possibility, but adds about 15 mins on my journey and the chance of getting mown down by a random pikey in a transit van is highly likely. If the gates were closed and locked it would be a good route, but it's turned into a rat run and is very dangerous even in daylight.
My journey from just south of loogabarooga to derby takes on average 1 hour 10 and can be quite enjoyable, but I rarely have an incident free ride  . |
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Andrew Jackson
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I would say that the area around the A453, A50 and M1 are, IMO, the most dangerous roads locally to me. I would NEVER ride my bike on the A453 (or M1  ), but have ridden on the A50 for 1 junction and shat myself.
Long Lane and the cycle paths should and could be great, but need lots of work.
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