AndyPeace
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- Worcestershire
Dno if I should feel guilty or not. Whilst on my way to work, having just crawled past a organised run, with 150+ joggers, I steadily carried on my way to work. At the next bend in the pathway I took the outside of the path, as no-one can see you coming on the inside due to hedges. The section of path is frequently used by young families as it leads to an adventure playground and other facilities, so I am always careful. After ringing my bell and carrying on the turn a cyclist came bombing down head on to me. Instead of slowing down he took the corner but had to go wide of the path onto a grass verge. As I turned around to shout a warning about the runners ahead of him (at the next bend) I saw he was picking himself up off the ground. Perphaps the transition from tarmac to wet grass had not quite worked for him.
I appreciate people like to go fast and cycling distance requires you to keep a good speed...but sense and reason says read your enviroment, a shared path frequented by young families, dog walkers, joggers and me is not really the place to be testing your speed and as this mornings events show, pushing speed does not always get you places quickly.
I like to ride fast too, but I reserve this for roads and appropriate cycle routes were I have clear line of sight. Am I just old?
I appreciate people like to go fast and cycling distance requires you to keep a good speed...but sense and reason says read your enviroment, a shared path frequented by young families, dog walkers, joggers and me is not really the place to be testing your speed and as this mornings events show, pushing speed does not always get you places quickly.
I like to ride fast too, but I reserve this for roads and appropriate cycle routes were I have clear line of sight. Am I just old?