Alan Biles
Senior Member
- Location
- Salisbury, England
Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes.
I was cycling along the front at Bournemouth yesterday morning from Sandbanks to Hengistbury enroute from Swanage to Salisbury. It was about 9am so we were 'legal'. My cycling buddy and I couldn't help but notice how bloody miserable the cyclists were. We generally say "Good morning" or "Hello" to opposing traffic but in most cases just got a look and in some cases they totally ignored us. After a while we decided to see if anyone coming the other way would greet us. Not a chance, they were all head down, blasting away, oblivious to all. At one stage we saw there was going to be a conflict with a bunch of peds and some opposing cyclists so we slowed up and allowed the opposing traffic to come through. Not even a lifted finger in acknowledgement, never mind a 'thank you'.
Not really strong enough for a 'Soapbox' thread; more of an observation really.
I'll get back in my box now.
Alan
I was cycling along the front at Bournemouth yesterday morning from Sandbanks to Hengistbury enroute from Swanage to Salisbury. It was about 9am so we were 'legal'. My cycling buddy and I couldn't help but notice how bloody miserable the cyclists were. We generally say "Good morning" or "Hello" to opposing traffic but in most cases just got a look and in some cases they totally ignored us. After a while we decided to see if anyone coming the other way would greet us. Not a chance, they were all head down, blasting away, oblivious to all. At one stage we saw there was going to be a conflict with a bunch of peds and some opposing cyclists so we slowed up and allowed the opposing traffic to come through. Not even a lifted finger in acknowledgement, never mind a 'thank you'.
Not really strong enough for a 'Soapbox' thread; more of an observation really.
I'll get back in my box now.
Alan