I stopped cycling to work in London because I found the experience too scary

Mind you, there's a reasonable provision of cycle lanes on my route in. The main problem was other road users - drivers (cars, buses and taxis), other cyclists and even pedestrians. Everyone seems interested in getting to where they're going as soon as possible, and to hell with everyone else. During the couple of months I was cycling, I saw reckless endangerment of pretty much every combination (including some cyclists routinely taking insane risks). So for me I'd say it's more of a social problem - the roads will always be dangerous while people's primary and overriding interest is hogging their own piece of Tarmac and getting to their destination at any expense.

Posted By: King on August 2nd 2012 at 09:31:07

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final post (I promise) re cycling in London (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 2, 08:59:58
- Thanks for that Tricky - I'll read it later (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 2, 09:42:27
  - Oh, you'll need to edit the closing bracket out of that link... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 2, 09:46:03
  - helmets (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 2, 09:43:50
    - Always one smutty mind... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 2, 09:46:42
      - nearly always donut (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 2, 10:02:52
- I stopped cycling to work in London because I found the experience too scary (General Chat) - King, Aug 2, 09:31:07
  - Everyone should have driving refresher courses... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Aug 2, 09:57:15
  - isn't part of the problem tht our roads are overcrowded? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 2, 09:52:43
- I think everything you have said is fair enough (General Chat) - norway, Aug 2, 09:00:58

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