What a strangely emotive response. (View Post)

Yes, perhaps that's it. I'm not a hobby cyclist (I wouldn't look good in lycra) and I use a bicycle purely to get from A to B as an alternative to the car when the distance is short and I don't have … (View Post)

Yes, and for some drivers the mere sight of a bicycle is like a red rag to a bull. A couple of months ago, I was sat on my bike behind a car, both of us waiting to turn right from a side road onto a … (View Post)

The antipathy that some people have towards anyone on a bicycle - even 77 year old ladies - is extraordinary. This poor woman basically fell into the road while trying to avoid an accident and was hi… (View Post)

The cyclist (77) was considerably older than the "elderly" pedestrian (49). I'm in my 50s myself, and I'm not sure I'd like to be described as elderly! (View Post)