jugglingphil
Senior Member
- Location
- Nottingham
Coming down a long shared cycle path today. Wind behind me (YAY) going at a far old rate.
I'm cycling on the LHS of the lane, but all the cyclists coming the other way seem to want to share the same bit of pavement. They're on their RHS of lane. So we end up with a game of chicken. Today I bottled ever time, as I'm doing over 20 mph and as they are fighting into the wind they'd be going a lot slower.
I think it's because that side of lane is furthest from the road. Wind direct was directly up/down lane no crosswind so it's not that.
Is this common? Do most cyclists think that cycle on the left is the rule or merely what you do on roads!?
I'm cycling on the LHS of the lane, but all the cyclists coming the other way seem to want to share the same bit of pavement. They're on their RHS of lane. So we end up with a game of chicken. Today I bottled ever time, as I'm doing over 20 mph and as they are fighting into the wind they'd be going a lot slower.
I think it's because that side of lane is furthest from the road. Wind direct was directly up/down lane no crosswind so it's not that.
Is this common? Do most cyclists think that cycle on the left is the rule or merely what you do on roads!?