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Riding 2 abreast

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  • September 28, 2014 at 7:26 pm #22468
    CXR94Di2

    Over the last two days, I have been out with my teenage kids cycling. Both are inexperienced at distance cycling, so I was breaking them in steadily by riding 20 miles for a gentle outing. I tend to ride either slightly back of them and further out into the road to offer protection (fatherly responsibility) or alongside.

    On each day I have had multiple car drivers shouting abuse and pipping their horns. Why can’t drivers just be a little patient and wait a few seconds for a gap so they can pass safely?

    Before anyone starts mentioning the legalities of 2 abreast, I know the laws position and for those who don’t, it is perfectly legal to do so.

    I generally ride a third into the road when solo and haven’t had anything like the same abuse, but add another rider, and irrational behaviour ensues!

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  • September 28, 2014 at 7:53 pm #816071
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    notfastenough

    I did 55 miles today, almost
    I did 55 miles today, almost without incident. I got about 5 miles from home, just coming back into the city, and suddenly drivers patience changed drastically, I was getting close passed all over the place. “Must get past the cyclist, 2 seconds off my journey (or more realistically, 2 extra seconds at the lights) is more important than the safety of someone stupid enough to choose a different form of transport/hobby to me”…

    September 28, 2014 at 7:49 pm #816069
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    HalfWheeler

    Sometimes you can go for a
    Sometimes you can go for a week with no problems, sometimes you can barely go a few miles without some fucking cockmuncher(s) giving you grief.

    Fuck ’em basically.

    September 28, 2014 at 7:41 pm #816067
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    MuddyGoose

    Maybe you just ride in a
    Maybe you just ride in a nasty part of the country where people are more intolerant in general. When I ride around here in a group I don’t generally come across any of that type of behaviour.

    September 28, 2014 at 7:39 pm #816065
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    pablo

    For one people don’t
    For one people don’t understand the law and two people are twats. I love cars and bikes with a little patients we can all share. Unfortunately human nature can’t be changed.

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