GrumpyGregry
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Given the nations new found fondness for all things bicyclular courtesy of Lord Brailsford and the knights and dames of Team GB we can expect the general population to treat us with kindness and respect. Why only yesterday, as I rode home, two young boys, packing up from a fishing trip, stopped, looked in awe at me as I big ringed past them, stood almost to attention and chanted "Olympics! Olympics!" in my honour.*
So will the Olympics/TdF wins bring about any change in attitude to cyclists?
*Needless to say my pleasure was short lived, over the next 30 minutes three knobbers in cars/vans attempted to kill or maim me and one has been reported to roadsafe and the other to his employers. This after witnessing, and to a degree participating, or even precipitating an RTA on the way to work. Such was my distress over this I slung the bike in the shed last night and got the train to work today. And now I'm really pissed off cos it is a really lovely day
So will the Olympics/TdF wins bring about any change in attitude to cyclists?
*Needless to say my pleasure was short lived, over the next 30 minutes three knobbers in cars/vans attempted to kill or maim me and one has been reported to roadsafe and the other to his employers. This after witnessing, and to a degree participating, or even precipitating an RTA on the way to work. Such was my distress over this I slung the bike in the shed last night and got the train to work today. And now I'm really pissed off cos it is a really lovely day