Darlington Bike Commute 1

A commute by bike from Springfield to the West End of Darlington, via North Road and the Denes.

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• Darlington
• Bike
• Commute
• Cycle
• Campaign

[ekin1972]

It would have been so much easier to go under the 5 arches and then on to North Road

[miketually]

The path along the river is great, right up until you have to dodge all the dog walkers on a morning and then get stuff thrown at you on a night on the way home...

[GurglingAnimal]

In fact the path along the river is great for dog walkers except for having to dodge all the cyclists!!!! Who are supposed to give way to pedestrians!!!

[miketually]

Have you actually tried giving way to a pedestrian on a bike? I'm still not sure what it involves.

However, it is pretty easy to move to the opposite side of the path and cycle past slowly. Unless there's a barely under control dog running loose. Or, worse, on the end of a virtually invisible extendable lead.

[lambtonesq]

very brave, I

[Milipede666]

I would go straight on at the traffic lights on Thompson Street and turn left on to Whessoe road rather than turn right on North road by B&Q. Your are v brave to risk it and must be fit to cycle up the hill on Thompson Street bridge.

[vigo101]

You go past my old house on North Road there mate, just after the Thompson Street part ;)

[Cyclelicious]

Although I learned to drive on the left, I've been in the U.S. for over 20 years now and it's freaky to see traffic on the 'wrong' side.