swee'pea99
Squire
Ok, so it's dark, it's wet, and I'm on a main but narrow road, along with another rider, maybe 50 yards ahead. I hear the siren of a police car behind me, approaching at speed, then watch as a car in front pulls over to let it past. What does the cyclist do? Tuck in behind the car for a few seconds, till the blues & twos have gone about their business? Nope. I watch in awe as he pulls out to overtake the pulled-over car, just before the police car goes past within inches at 50mph.
Moments later, still shaking my head, I reach the lights at the T junction ahead. I'm turning right, so I pass the queue of traffic and take up a position on the right at the head of the queue. Like I say, it's quite a narrow road, so I take care to tuck in, out of the way of anyone turning into the road we're on. A few seconds later, a bloke on a motor scooter overtakes, then stops right next to me - which means he's now stationary, on the other side of the road. Sure enough, a car turns the corner, then has to slam on the anchors 'cos there's a guy on a scooter parked up on the wrong side of the road, on a blind, busy corner.
Moments later, still shaking my head, I reach the lights at the T junction ahead. I'm turning right, so I pass the queue of traffic and take up a position on the right at the head of the queue. Like I say, it's quite a narrow road, so I take care to tuck in, out of the way of anyone turning into the road we're on. A few seconds later, a bloke on a motor scooter overtakes, then stops right next to me - which means he's now stationary, on the other side of the road. Sure enough, a car turns the corner, then has to slam on the anchors 'cos there's a guy on a scooter parked up on the wrong side of the road, on a blind, busy corner.
