just occasionally Id like to be able to say, nothing remarkable happened, or even better something nice happened. but no, with the kids back at school, the roads are busy again, and everyone is driving around like a lunatic. If I thought the previous week was fraught it had nothing on this last week.
part of me ponders is it just because I spent two days on a high around lots of cycling stuff, where everyone seemed really happy and excited about cycling & cyclists, followed by two days where it felt almost the same people were then taking out their frustration on cycling instead and I just happened to be the one cyclist in the way.
I mean when your dealing with stuff like a driver pulls out on you at a roundabout youre already on, then blames you for being in their way, or theres a guy speeding past a school between parked cars towards you,and there are two kids on bikes just in front of him on the road, so I made sure he slowed to a stop (well I had nowhere else to go and I wasnt letting him close pass me at the speed between parked cars) and it gave the kids some breathing space to get out of his way , but again its my fault apparently for being there, not his for driving like a grade a muggle, and Im just lost at what happens to people behind the wheel of car sometimes.
chuck in the usual load of close passes, people in such a hurry they must overtake you, only to then stop 50 yds later, do these people forget where they are driving too, or is it just mgif.
but to cap it all, nearly got crushed by a lorry, who overtook in a really dangerous way and spot and decided to pull in once the cab had passed me, happy I ride with disc brakes is all im saying, and yes theyll be reported.
so its been quite the week, lets hope for better next week
