I find this interesting, because at intersections they are happy to burst that bubble and swoop between stationary traffic in order to push their way to the front of the queue, ready to wobble off at the green light and hold up all the other road users. Of course, they are not always traffic - they happily morph into pedestrians at the sight of a zebra crossing.
As an almost daily walker on the Hutt river trail, this is where I find them the most irritating of all. In a variety of Australian cities, I have shared walkways with cyclists who are unfailingly thoughtful. A cheery 'ting ting' signals their approach and they pass without incident. Here they approach at speed, overtake closely and without warning, and routinely scare the life out of me. Would it be so hard to purchase and use a bell?
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When I encounter cyclists on footpaths and walkways where cycles are not allowed I refuse to give way. If one of them were to come too close or brush me I'll push them over.
ReplyDeleteI could have written this post, in fact I've written something very similar in the past. Make no mistake, cyclists are the sporn of Satan. I hate every last man, woman and child who hops onto a cycle and then becomes God of everything because they are exercising. Yes, their attire is bloody ridiculous and their attitude is juvenile. I automatically hate anyone who purchases one of those silly contraptions.
ReplyDeleteSporn? You meant spawn unless of course you were trying to spell sporran but then why would Satan wear a sporran unless he is a Scotsman?
ReplyDeleteWell, in your last post you called a DVD a DDD. Why would you buy a DDD? It's probably not going to work in a DVD machine. Silly boy The Curmudgeon!
ReplyDeleteHa ha - word verification was 'let updmit'!
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