Interesting ride, today, to Milton Keynes mainly along a slightly busy back road between Hanslope Park & Haversham ( @biggs682 & @Drago will know the road). There were some road works traffic lights at the aptly named Devils Dip.
Three or four cars behind me hadn't been able to overtake as it's narrow & windy there. Lights on green so I proceed at an average, but not fast, pace.
Too narrow through the cones for anyone to pass so they were patiently (ie not right up my arris) following along behind me at, I guess, 15mph then 10mph up the hill to the bend at the top.
Then...
Around said bend came lots of cars as the lights in the opposite direction had changed to green....
There was enough room for me to get past but, obviously not for the cars following me!
I continued on my merry way and, suffice it to say, it was a long time before any of them caught me up!!
And there's me thinking that the timing of such lights should allow for cyclists.. 🤷♂️
Three or four cars behind me hadn't been able to overtake as it's narrow & windy there. Lights on green so I proceed at an average, but not fast, pace.
Too narrow through the cones for anyone to pass so they were patiently (ie not right up my arris) following along behind me at, I guess, 15mph then 10mph up the hill to the bend at the top.
Then...
Around said bend came lots of cars as the lights in the opposite direction had changed to green....
There was enough room for me to get past but, obviously not for the cars following me!
I continued on my merry way and, suffice it to say, it was a long time before any of them caught me up!!
And there's me thinking that the timing of such lights should allow for cyclists.. 🤷♂️
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