2020-08-01

A little cycle today. We took the easy route to Wylam and back. A flat 40km. We had a nice surprise, we bumped into Teemo out on his walk, he greeted us enthusiastically before barking at us when he realised we weren’t getting off our bikes. That was definitely day made for Mrs Basil.

Road changes

Gateshead council have put out a lot of cones and a closed some roads as many have for social distancing. To make more room for pedestrians and cyclists.

Having ridden through the changed roads for the first time I can list what they have achieved. Made cycling much more difficult and unpredictable, made driving much more difficult and time consuming, and made walking slightly more dangerous than before.

Oh, and everyone is pissed off and blaming cyclists, so job well done, councilors.