Who has cycled A class roads ?
A van or car passing close at 37mph is nothing compared to the same vehicle passing you as close and at 70mph or worse is motorbikes(You know who you are) passing you at 130mph
But that is considered normal procedure, at least to expect it.
Therefore, to expect it there it is best to expect it everywhere. Takes time not to wet yourself each time something passes you :? Which I think is the case in many of these 'near misses'
Clocked another eejit cycling home on one of the major thoroughfares in the city, the one most coming out the city centre use to go home at night, and a bus route to boot
So there he is, commuter hybrid and fluro jacket flapping in the wind as he filters up the left hand lane at every set of traffic lights.
He filters past the bus im sitting on and on a left turn which is seriously busy.
2 cars in front of us and the lights go green catching him between both cars as both were turning left. Clear psycho looking to end things fluro jacket and all, but the 2nd driver is on the ball and narrowly avoids running him over.
Flushed with success he goes through the junction ignoring the traffic. which has now stopped to let him through, probably more flabbergasted than anything.
I lose sight of him at he continues on his pressing of luck but do catch sight ahead at the next set as he again filters up the inside intent on saving precious seconds.
I would also add that most cyclists don't have a mirror they can constantly check and who constantly looks not to be surprised when a vehicle suddenly appears :?
