r80
Active Member
I've had couple of incidents on my commute recently that I want some opinions on.
The first when I was cycling down a two-lane street where one side is peppered with parked cars, and on the clear side of the road. Then a car comes onto my side of the road and without slowing squeezes through the gap between me and a parked car. I wasn't exactly cycling in the gutter but I had no choice when he steamed past. My question is should I have used my right of way and stayed in the middle of the road forcing him to back out, or gone onto the path?
Another incident (on the same 150yd road) a car reversed out of their drive without looking I had to take avoiding action onto the path. I shook my head a little and carried on, but should I have stopped and given the driver a ticking off?
All thoughts are welcome.
r80
The first when I was cycling down a two-lane street where one side is peppered with parked cars, and on the clear side of the road. Then a car comes onto my side of the road and without slowing squeezes through the gap between me and a parked car. I wasn't exactly cycling in the gutter but I had no choice when he steamed past. My question is should I have used my right of way and stayed in the middle of the road forcing him to back out, or gone onto the path?
Another incident (on the same 150yd road) a car reversed out of their drive without looking I had to take avoiding action onto the path. I shook my head a little and carried on, but should I have stopped and given the driver a ticking off?
All thoughts are welcome.
r80