By: Blonde Two
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Dear Lady
You don’t know me but I know some things about you. I know for example that over the last two weeks you have nearly knocked my husband off his bike… TWICE!
I know that you are often in a hurry. I know that you think you have looked when you pull out into the traffic, but you haven’t.
Please don’t be in such a hurry, being late really isn’t that bad, at least it isn’t as bad as actually knocking my husband off his bike. Not knocking people off their bikes is simple; here’s what you need to do when you get to a junction:
Look at the traffic.
Make your decision to pull out.
LOOK SPECIFICALLY FOR BIKES.
Keep looking.
Pull out.
You will know my husband next time you see him. He will be wearing lots of bright clothes and have the brightest light you have ever seen on a bike (he always does). He will be moving quite fast, maybe as fast as the cars.
Hopefully next time you will have looked specifically for bikes and will watch him ride past you. Please make sure that you do, I quite like him coming home.
Kind Regards
Blonde Two
So true, having had similar experiences in traffic to be told “I saw you”, or the instance during road running (quiet road that could take two cars) a car just had to smash the water bottle I was holding, despite there being no other cars on the road.
So, back to cycling – that’s why I bought a Torch T2 helmet.
CJ
Ver scary! Mr B2 uses Exposure lights for cycling and loves them (pressie from myself of course!) He particular likes them during off-road nights in Wales.
My rucksack got hit on a road on Exmoor a year or so back – by a 4×4 that just couldn’t allow enough space for a walker and dog who were practically standing in the hedge to keep out of the way. There was room on the road for a car coming each way, too. Smashed dog bowl and my cup, and scared the dickens out of me when it spun me round.
Sounds perfectly horrid, that would have really shaken me up!