There must be, there is no other explanation.
This morning I set off on bike to go to the local CTC meeting point. In a
village not a zillion miles from home. It was raining, so I was clad in my
waterproofs. The experience reiterated the fun it is to cycle in the rain.
The wind is what makes cycling difficult, not the rain. Anyhow - all the way
there, cycling on very narrow country lanes, whenever I came up against
traffic, which was actually quite frequently as compared to a normal day,
without fail I was met with courtesy - even from WVM!!! Oncoming drivers
pulled into the side of the road to let me pass - I said thank you of
course. When I was being overtaken, cars went by slowly and drivers even
checked in their rear view mirrors before pulling back in. Again, I waved a
thank you, and even got a friendly wave back. When I got to the place where
the CTC meet was, I found that there were several CTC people there, but I
was the only one who had cycled there, due to the weather! Nice, friendly
bunch, but it seems they meet at 10.30, not at midday as advertised on the
group website. Still, I shall know better next time. As I said, a friendly
bunch. I had a coffee with them and then everyone departed setting off in
the separate directions. I, the lone cyclist, set off once more down the
lanes and once again was impressed by the total courtesy of drivers. It was
exceptional today in the volume of goodwill to all road users, including
middle-aged woman on bike in the rain - all very good natured, which was
*lovely* :-)
Cheers, helen s