"Simon Mason" <
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> Today's Daily Express (30 NOV 05) has this piece by Ann Widdecombe.
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> http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/wid.htm
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> I Iike her take on the "left hook" move.
I had a passenger seat car journey the other day. The commuter style
cyclists I saw the other day, well two of them, left a little to be desired.
The first clipped my brothers wing mirror and wasn't riding defensively. His
track stand was good, but was on chevrons which didn't let the motorists
know what he was doing. The second was riding normally with hi-vis and the
lot. He jumped a couple of reds (no big no-no, where he did it, but got no
awards from the views of cagers). But his main fault was taking super human
primary position. He was on the white dividing lines, but with two cars able
to pass on the inside. I thought he was turning into the petrol station on
the other side. But no, he swung left and returned after "a long while". I
think I was the first to say "he's bloody dangerous".
Wearing hi-vis and all the kit (lights, nice bike, SPD's, panniers) means I
*expect* you know what you are doing on the roads. Not doing that is more
dangerous than a bit of dark kit but still got lights.