Hi All,
So I've downloaded a couple of vids to Dropbox, it works for me but I'd be interested to know if it works for you! :salute:
The route is heading towards Windamere.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9abbi9ieoseg7zb/Lakes2.MOV?dl=0
Cheers
Red
Yep link works for me - :clapping:
Works for me. :clapping:
Looks like a liquid sunshine day.
Nice mirror :onya:
We did that road a couple of times while we were up the lakes last year.. We rented a Cottage just outside of Windemere and toured the lakes from one central point.. Highly recomend it to anyone.. was a great time.
Quote from: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 12 October 2017, 08:47 PM
Works for me. :clapping:
Looks like a liquid sunshine day.
Nice mirror :onya:
Thanks Kiwi
The mirror is a feature through all my vids 😩
Quote from: Proteous on Thursday, 12 October 2017, 09:57 PM
We did that road a couple of times while we were up the lakes last year.. We rented a Cottage just outside of Windemere and toured the lakes from one central point.. Highly recomend it to anyone.. was a great time.
I'll second that proteus Rinos and Hardknott I could do anytime 😀
https://www.dropbox.com/s/io168vas56r9hvk/Loch%20Ness%20A82.MOV?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oncsrwq67uafw26/PRIL0032%20%281%29.MOV?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8pean4v0wgkenr9/PRIL0033.MOV?dl=0
Worked for me across the pond!
:hat:
Stan
Quote from: Globalrider on Friday, 13 October 2017, 04:23 AM
Worked for me across the pond!
:hat:
Stan
Cheers Global, it's a wonderful thing the old interweb 👍
I am a bit concerned by those arrows - do you blokes need constant reminding about which side of the road you meant to be on? ???
Prob for the tourists from Europe?
I noticed the arrows too, was thinking they'd be a bit slippery in the wet conditions. I guess you learn to manage whatever you deal with on a constant basis, still, I wouldn't appreciate them every few hundred yards.
Hardknott looks like the run I do over our 'Port Hills'. I'm not saying it's exactly the same, but 'my' run is narrow, twisty, no run-off in most places, just over the cliff (with no fences), rough undulating roads & no room to pass. Sound familiar?
I like that Port Hills run, hones your skills & you have to be alert else you'll end up waaaaay down the hill, the fast way, & probably not be found for ages. I should put up a video of that, or part of it. I don't have an editor though, just 'raw' footage on my laptop, which I can see fine.
It's strange that all you guys noticed that! It never crossed my mind!
The arrow markings are a pain but occasionally they remind you that you are on narrow twisting roads, it only takes a car/lorry to come flying around slightly over your side and it can catch you out.
I guess in general our roads are a lot busier therefore lots more accidents, so the local council have to be seen to taking some kind of action.
@ kiwicol Ill put the Hardknott vid up over the weekend, the camera was set slightly too low so you only get 30yds of rd directly in front of me and not the breath taking vistas damn it!!!
Cheers
Red
such a shame the weather wasn't better you went through some fantastic scenery and on some brilliant roads .
the arrows on the road are there to try and remind Europeans who drive in the right to drive on the left while over here as there were lots of accidents over the years when they forget which side to drive on to busy looking at everything else they relax and drift over to the right hand side of the road.
great video's hopefully you'll get back north when the weather is kinder to you .
I am quite lucky in that I live only 50 miles from the lakes.
So in dry weather I do the Lakes and North Yorkshire very regularly.
Quote from: seth on Friday, 13 October 2017, 07:27 PM
the arrows on the road are there to try and remind Europeans who drive in the right to drive on the left while over here as there were lots of accidents over the years when they forget which side to drive on to busy looking at everything else they relax and drift over to the right hand side of the road.
I would love to ride there, but honestly I am way to concerned (scared) to do the left-side riding thing.
I know what you mean Andre, I was alittle concerned when I rode to Cologne last year, but honestly after half a day you get used to it no problem.
Red
Red, I talked about this with Seth who frequently comes to the continent. His opinion is that it is more natural to ride on the right side. No doubt you get used to it, but the time window till this happens is a critical point for me. Riding on a "lefty" main road wouldn't be that big of an issue until the first junction or town came up. Easily confused, set in his way, old geezer here :rofl2:
I'm leftie as in left handed and footed, I think its easier on a bike than in a car but as Socrates used to say 'wisest is he who knows what he knows' :worshippy:
Red
Swapping sides of the road to drive in Europe is not too much of an issue, you soon get used to it, you just have to concentrate a little more at first. What doesn't come so naturally is if something happens - few years back driving a hire car in Spain on business, and noticed a couple of police cars coming down the road behind me at speed with his lights on - so did what one does naturally when you see an emergency vehicle, I pulled into the kerb. Straight in front of them. Yep I pulled into the left, not the right. One went round me the other pulled me up, and although my Spanish is not good, translating what he gesticulated at me, I'm pretty sure what he said was "That was a bit silly sir, please remember to drive on the right when on Spanish roads. Hope you have a nice day". Or something similar :lol: Being one of the national (rather than the local) police, you don't mess or argue with them and I got quite a dressing down probably in Spanish of which I didn't understand one word!
Since then, I've always remembered to drive on the right when in Europe now, no idea why!
the marks are mainly for car drivers in hire cars as they are on holiday in unfamiliar cars,places and a foreign language.
bikes are much easier here and over in Europe. as andra said i much preffer riding over there it seams so much more natural especially roundabouts.
Quote from: gsxbarmy on Saturday, 14 October 2017, 12:41 AM
What doesn't come so naturally is if something happens
Having ridden for so long, much is done by "instinct". Hard to override that.
Then there is the right-before-left rule. I assume in your country it's left-before right. Just all to much for me. Never been a timid person at all, until about a dozen years ago all of a sudden I did a 180 degree turn. Can't figure out why. Maybe my guardian angel plastered me with subliminal messages :whatever:
Timid-level is not pathological or I wouldn't be still riding :boogie: