1) ride facing oncoming traffic.
2) ride with oncoming traffic.
Today around 8.30am I had a walk into town and was looking up at a house fire rebuild in progress so not really taking note of where I was going.
As I aproach a street light that narrowed the path I was unaware of a cyclist heading straight for me expecting me to move out of her way, which of course I didn't so her options were to slip on to the road into on comming school traffic or run me down! Still lookin up and oblivouse to the danger I continued on and lucky for me she chose a middle ground and ran into the lamppost. She glared at me and I smirked back and we continued on our separate ways.
A few yards further on I caught up with two enormously overweight smartphone zombies and was planning an impossible overtake due to dangerous school traffic when another bike zipped past me from behind at high speed! This rider didn't bother about me or the traffic and just barrelled in among the cars causing absolute chaos with the school mum 4x4's and taxis having to take evasive action before they drop off their precious cargo, also with total disregard for other road users and causing even more chaos, but fortunately for me, one of the zombies, who hadn't noticed the carnage in progress, stopped to correct a spelling mistake and with a sudden burst of speed I slipped through. I was going to offer a cheery good morning but they were were both feeding their ears via cables so didn't bother.
I managed the rest of my walk without issue but have to wonder.. what is happening with people?
2) ride with oncoming traffic.
Today around 8.30am I had a walk into town and was looking up at a house fire rebuild in progress so not really taking note of where I was going.
As I aproach a street light that narrowed the path I was unaware of a cyclist heading straight for me expecting me to move out of her way, which of course I didn't so her options were to slip on to the road into on comming school traffic or run me down! Still lookin up and oblivouse to the danger I continued on and lucky for me she chose a middle ground and ran into the lamppost. She glared at me and I smirked back and we continued on our separate ways.
A few yards further on I caught up with two enormously overweight smartphone zombies and was planning an impossible overtake due to dangerous school traffic when another bike zipped past me from behind at high speed! This rider didn't bother about me or the traffic and just barrelled in among the cars causing absolute chaos with the school mum 4x4's and taxis having to take evasive action before they drop off their precious cargo, also with total disregard for other road users and causing even more chaos, but fortunately for me, one of the zombies, who hadn't noticed the carnage in progress, stopped to correct a spelling mistake and with a sudden burst of speed I slipped through. I was going to offer a cheery good morning but they were were both feeding their ears via cables so didn't bother.
I managed the rest of my walk without issue but have to wonder.. what is happening with people?