Was a club / time trial rider for 19yrs and finally gave it up year before last at 67 not because I got too old but because I found it too dangerous. If you've been a club / fitness riber or commuted to work on yer bike you'll have a differant perspective on cyclists, all X riders will know how to deal with them in most situations but those that have never ridden for comp/fitness or commuting will find it difficult to judge how best to cope with this moving hazard, learner drivers are probably some of the only drivers that negotiate cyclists properly and It seems a lot of us have just forgotten what they were taught when learning to drive, it's mostly impatience that causes drivers to put cyclists in danger. If you approach a cyclist at a safe speed and judge how fast he is going along with watching his confidence you'll have a good chance of getting by no problem, as for the cyclists overtaking / undertaking in traffic queues then it's up to us to stay alert, after all we're in a slow moving situation so we've got plenty of time to keep a look out behind and hopefully not be surprised by one. Don't forget, we have a Metal shell around us, they have nothing not even a helmet if they don't want to wear one and if we're caught out and have a accident with one the authorities will try their hardest to convict us for just the very reason that they are 100% vonerable to us in our vehicle. That's why wether we like it or not we'll have a job proving we're innocent. Cyclists a nuisance on our roads???? Yes I believe they are but then they have as much right to be there as me and you, I believe it's worth having some patience with them. It works for me.
Rha, Roy.
