the reluctant cyclist said:
*sigh* You're probably right - such is life though! Gotta take the rough with the smooth and all that!
It's funny but the drivers often think it is "all my fault" too!
Sometimes it is. I've certainly made mistakes before. In fact today coming out of a lane onto a larger road I didn't see a car coming from my right (very slowly I might add) and I pulled out. Straight away I realised that I was at fault and said sorry and they waved back in appreciation. I'd post the video, but you can't see much.
In mitigation there was a tree blocking my view, but that is no excuse I should have taken the junction slower.
However, I am willing to admit mistakes and try and learn from them. Does that make me a bad person? Mr_hippo, oh Mr_hippo, where are you Mr_hippo? (I wonder if he is related to Mr Tumble!?

. Maybe he listened to me and he has gone now

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