| HigHurtenflurst said: I think one major problem with road cycling is you have to protect yourself against both ignorant drivers, and arrogant drivers... and the solution to each is often mutually exclusive. ie riding in "primary" middle of the road position will stop most ignorant drivers from trying to overtake in stupid places, but some arrogant drivers will just overtake faster & closer to you out of spite. |
Luckily there aren't as many arrogant drivers around here yet I also avoid rush hour if possible. There are some here too ofcourse, sometimes even shouting get off the road out the window as they pass. And yeah cyclist aren't angels either. On my driving exam here I had a cyclist cross in front on me on a red light at two occasions. They probably helped me pass as I knew they weren't going to stop, evened out my not by the rules mirror checking. (I had to take the exam again after moving accross the pond)
There is a third category of drivers here. "Oh my god a bicycle, what do I do" drivers. They tend to overtake so far to the other side they actually go off road in a huge cloud of dust. Those are the ones that almost cause accidents with oncoming traffic. Cyclist are still rather uncommon here, especially since the country is in deep freeze half of the year.
I must say truck drivers are very good here. Never have a problem with those and there are a lot of trucks around here. Taxi drivers the same. Such a difference from taxis in Amsterdam. Ofcourse big cities tend to fuel road rage.
