summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I have to play this game daily on my way to school when the side of the road that my son and I are on is clear of cars and they are all parked on the other side. The road is not wide enough for a parked car, car and bike to pass. If I see a car coming before we enter the area of parked cars we wait for the oncoming traffic - otherwise I'm in primary to prevent them attempting it from either behind or infront... a couple still do even with a 9 year old on a bike!! One of them that regularly gets irritated with me is the local driving instructor who keeps pointing at the side of the road and trying to force her way through ... you would hope that they understood slightly better than the average motorist.
I wouldn't let my son cycle to school on his own because I wouldn't expect him to have the confidence to deal with them. Its never as bad in the evenings when we have the parked cars on our side ... perhaps because we are prepared to give way to the on-coming traffic.
I wouldn't let my son cycle to school on his own because I wouldn't expect him to have the confidence to deal with them. Its never as bad in the evenings when we have the parked cars on our side ... perhaps because we are prepared to give way to the on-coming traffic.