Actually, there was a cyclist killed here by wing mirrors (or at least the chain of events was triggered by being struck by wing mirrors) not too long ago, so you're not wrong.
I don't want to paint a grim picture of cycling in the UK, because taking in the natural beauty is well worth the risks to most of us. UK motorists take driving seriously, which helps. I have had the privilege of worldwide travel, much with a little cycling thrown in. Northern Europe has proven the most cycling friendly, the US, the least. (In fact, there is what I sensed to be a genuine and ongoing battle between cyclists and motorists in the US.) One of the factors that cures the "us/them" aspect of sharing the road with vulnerable road users is the fact that in most of northern Europe and Scandinavia, *everyone* does at least some road cycling, so cyclists on the roadway aren't seen as a personal affront to motorists. A little mutual understanding goes a long way . . . Cheers and come cycling to the UK, Bob On May 28, 7:56 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Bob <linthi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > [snip] > > > the ability to filter is a big reason that I depend on a bicycle for > > commuting and > > general transportation. Traffic is a major problem here (and getting > > worse, petrol prices be damned), so the ability to wheedle-dee up the > > middle is a significant time-saver. > > Obviously your automotive traffic includes few large pickup trucks > with cathedral-buttress-size wing mirrors -- a real danger in tight > traffic here in the US SW, left or right. With the big ones, the > mirrors sit about ear level on a drop barred bike ridden by a man of > average height. > > Sorry to hear about your traffic, but interesting to hear about your > cycling environment. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
