Ste T.
Guru
I had a very interesting conversation with a PCSO yesterday. I was riding through a local town with loads of parked cars and narrow streets, and was getting the usual comments and filthy looks for riding in the primary and staying out of the door zone, when I spotted two PCSOs on bikes coming out of a park so I stopped for a chat.
I asked them what their training was on the subject of riding primary and her answer was that they get two days training so that the can go out on the bikes but the passing of parked cars wasn't covered. She then went on
"It's an awkward one that isn't it? You see, if you ride far enough out so that the door won't hit you, you'd be too far out and holding up the traffic. Thats why I ride next to the cars and if they open the door they are in the wrong.
So there you have it.
I asked them what their training was on the subject of riding primary and her answer was that they get two days training so that the can go out on the bikes but the passing of parked cars wasn't covered. She then went on
"It's an awkward one that isn't it? You see, if you ride far enough out so that the door won't hit you, you'd be too far out and holding up the traffic. Thats why I ride next to the cars and if they open the door they are in the wrong.
So there you have it.