On 18 April 2013 18:50, Walter Bright <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 4/18/2013 10:42 AM, Iain Buclaw wrote:
>
>> I certainly don't mind winding and narrow.   Cycling isn't inherently
>> dangerous,
>> but the two main things that don't help are - lack of cycle paths;
>> careless or
>> inconsiderate drivers.
>>
>
> When you have cars brushing by your elbow at 40 mph, well, I thought that
> was very dangerous. When going around curves, cars routinely cut into the
> inside shoulder. They'll do it on blind corners, too.
>
>
Been there and done that with a few buses and lorries.  Also had a few near
misses where the shear force of the wind almost derailed me into the
vehicle passing.  Other than that, I quite happily sit in the drag of a car
going 40mph downhill, or scrape through the busy traffic of a city.

-- 
Iain Buclaw

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