Around the Corner

One for the police I think

2008-07-13T10:35:47+00:00

I travel Edinburgh to Glasgow daily by bike and I end up in heavy traffic from Junction 12 onwards. I filter through the traffic at a genberally slow speed but still making better progress than the single occuppancy Cars sitting in straight lines (more the fool them) but what I am wondering is : Is it legal and if so what advice would a PC give in these circumstances

Yours Aye

Patch

Service

2008-04-29T21:52:13+00:00

Just spent over £280 getting my bike serviced. Are there any places in the Lothian and Borders where I can learn to do some of this myself or is it better left to the ‘experts’ ??
As you will tell by this question I am NO mechanic!

Formation

2008-06-02T15:37:25+00:00

I could do with a picture to illustrate this, but an idea on straight roads is not to ride all in single file but to ride in staggered formation so that you can see further and have more room to stop if need be. In town you may also be able to use this to clear a junction quicker, but it depends on your confidence in your riding mates.

For corners or overtakes out on the open road you can go back to single file, keeping an adequate distance between you and the bike in front (2 seconds in the highway code).