Not such a good commute today - Managed to crash after skidding on some "black" ice while turning into a side road. Luckily There is not too much damage to the bike, but I have a few extra bruises to the left hip and ribs. Loss of pride too, as there were a selection of bemused, but kind & helpful onlookers. The frightening thing is that there is no time to react, once that front wheel breaks away - Boom! As I was recovering, several cars came around the same turn and almost lost control - the ice was really bad.

Apparently it has been chaos on the roads this morning everywhere. The cause? a light frost. A forecast was given in plenty of time by the meteorological service and completely ignored by the road services . Unbelievable! It used to take at least a cm or two of snow to bring this country to a halt, now we have managed same with a cold night.

Careful out there!,

Cheers,

Ed