> > > Much better. I like this one. What really makes it interesting is > > the narrow street lined with cars, the cyclist and the oncoming car. > > Makes you wonder just how well everything is going to fit and who is > > going to give in (game of chicken). > > That happened to me a lot when I commuted by cycle in the UK. I was
> constantly amazed by the courtesy shown by drivers as they'd always > stop to let me through. I think it's because drivers there expect a > certain amount of congestion/delay so are generally more patient > (either that or the South of England is a bit.... different). > did you cycle in London at all? It's strictly Darwinian rules here. On average a cyclist travels at least twice as fast as any other form of transport in London, but to get that kind of speed (which is not high, admittedly) and live to do it again, you really have to know what you're doing. I've been a driver and cyclist in London for many, many years so I understand the way the traffic works, and I cycle as if I own the road (which, in fact, I do) and am in a 40-ton truck. Eye contact is your secret weapon. Cheers, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
