Lovacott
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This bloke has the wobble down to a tee...If it is safe, I pedal on, maybe with the wobble to make them think I might be a dodgy cyclist.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlU9YURQ9uI
This bloke has the wobble down to a tee...If it is safe, I pedal on, maybe with the wobble to make them think I might be a dodgy cyclist.
reminds me of me, teaching myself to swim freestroke lapsThis bloke has the wobble down to a tee...
Underwater cycling.reminds me of me, teaching myself to swim freestroke laps
lol no, I meant swimming in a pool, sans bikeUnderwater cycling.
That's a new sport right there.
Have you got a patent pending?
look somewhere other than 10 degrees either aide of dead ahead, and thus maintain superior situational awareness which allows you to respond earlier than you otherwise would have been able. That 1 second extra reaction time difference could save your life.
And then give a cheery wave to those that do treat you with respect. Its a nice feel good thing, and they'll be more inclined to continue to drive sensibly. If its a local road the odds are they'll encounter you again, so all the more reason to foster good relationships with other road users.
A vote here for the Garmin Varia as a brilliant safety device!
Instantly hooks up with my Wahoo Roam.
Lets me know about vehicles coming up, often before I hear them.
I then position myself accordingly: if I don’t think it is safe to pass (coming to brow of hill or bend, or perhaps cars coming the other way, narrow road, etc), I wobble a little and move out. If it is safe, I pedal on, maybe with the wobble to make them think I might be a dodgy cyclist.
I don’t look over my shoulder - they won’t know that I know they are there……
Works brilliantly.
All that said…..on a busy commute, I can imagine the beeps etc being irritating & less helpful: I am lucky enough to be a leisure cyclist.
At roundabouts, I always make eye contact with drivers so that I know they have seen me. If the driver isn't looking straight at me, I work on the assumption that I haven't been seen.Secondly letting a driver know you're aware of his/her presence through shoulder checking improves your personal safety. It's much harder to close pass a cyclist who is clearly looking at you and aware of your presence. Attempting eye contact at roundabouts, junctions etc. is an important part of safe riding.
Absolutely. This has always been my approach at roundabouts and junctions. If I'm on a roundabout and see a vehicle at or approaching an entrance the driver gets a long hard stare. It sends a very important message.At roundabouts, I always make eye contact with drivers so that I know they have seen me. If the driver isn't looking straight at me, I work on the assumption that I haven't been seen.
My brother was a copper and his driver training is what should be taught to every driver.Several years ago I mentored a new friend as she took up cycling. She was a police officer. I remember at a T-junction handing over this piece of wisdom. She told me it had been part of her police driver training.
As a matter of interest, what do you then do?If the driver isn't looking straight at me, I work on the assumption that I haven't been seen.
You and me both, I drive a heck of a lot of miles for work, and on fast A roads and motorways I'm convinced that the vast majority of people drive with no concept of anything that's not between their windscreen pillars at that moment of time, the amount of time you go to overtake on a dual carriage way or motorway, check the mirrors, see it's safe to pull out, indicate and go yet some blind moron way back is flashing their headlights when they're nowhere near you is astoundingAt roundabouts, I always make eye contact with drivers so that I know they have seen me. If the driver isn't looking straight at me, I work on the assumption that I haven't been seen.
in my case I'm constantly double and triple checking they won't do something stupidAs a matter of interest, what do you then do?