User3143 said:
The top two things you have to care of when out on a bike are: 1) your position on the road in relation to other vehicles/road users and 2) read the road ahead and take any necessary action to make sure that number 1 does not come into any conflict of any kind
While I appreciate that it nice and spreads 'good karma' .........
The fact that the car driver would possibly think 'bloody cyclists' is irrelevant. At the end of the day you have just as much right to use the road then they have.
Good post, Lee. A cyclist's priority has to be his / her own safety and if that means being assertive at times and possibly 'inconveniencing' the poor motorist, then so be it. In most cases this means only a few seconds delay for the motorist, with no real impact on his journey time.
I also think the majority of drivers understand this. I always hold primary when stopped at lights and seldom get any hassle, moving over to secondary as soon as it is safe to do so.
