briantrumpet
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- Devon & Die
There I was, cruising along at 30mph in a 30 zone, about 20ft behind a car, approaching a 20 zone, and some dumb cluck decides to do a Must Get Past The Cyclist Pass And Then Squeeze Him To The Side Of The Road. Rather angry, I shouted "What are you doing you stupid fool?" (or words to that effect), and as she inevitably slows I pulled round to her side to look her in the eye. As I did, she gave me a two-fingered salute, at which point I recognised her as a good friend and colleague. Hmm, what to do?
A phone call - I didn't want to leave it to the morning. "Oops", she says, "I'm so sorry! I didn't realise it was you!!" I really just wanted to know what was going through her mind. It seems she was in a hurry after Evensong, and her dislike of cyclists not going on the shared path by the road led her to make a silly decision. What I still can't work out is if she wouldn't have done it if it were a car doing 30mph, or if she had known it was me, why on earth would she have done it to a cyclist she didn't know?
She is actually, still, a good friend (which is why I rang her): I'd like her to think about how she views other cyclists - she should treat every cyclist as if they are a good friend, whether or not she thinks they should be on a cycle or shared-use path.
A phone call - I didn't want to leave it to the morning. "Oops", she says, "I'm so sorry! I didn't realise it was you!!" I really just wanted to know what was going through her mind. It seems she was in a hurry after Evensong, and her dislike of cyclists not going on the shared path by the road led her to make a silly decision. What I still can't work out is if she wouldn't have done it if it were a car doing 30mph, or if she had known it was me, why on earth would she have done it to a cyclist she didn't know?
She is actually, still, a good friend (which is why I rang her): I'd like her to think about how she views other cyclists - she should treat every cyclist as if they are a good friend, whether or not she thinks they should be on a cycle or shared-use path.