I was cycling away from Norwich along the Railway Path. On a long straight stretch, there were three teenagers cycling toward me. They were three abreast, thereby occupying the entire width of the path. Slowing from about 30kph, I prepared for the one on my left to drop back and make room for me to pass them. But they just kept on riding. There's no doubt they had seen me - I had even made eye contact with the one on "my side". As far as I could tell, there was nothing malicious going on - no game of "chicken" or anything. But they kept on riding, not giving way, and (inevitably) I collided with the one on my left.
That's a surprisingly common occurrence on cyclepaths, once the weather warms up and the fairweather cyclists start coming out. A lot of people switch off once they leave the road.
It happens to me a few times a year on my evening commute along the Bath-Bristol path. I can usually tell now when someone coming towards me hasn't noticed my presence. If the bell doesn't wake them up, the AirZound will.
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I was cycling away from Norwich along the Railway Path. On a long straight stretch, there were three teenagers cycling toward me. They were three abreast, thereby occupying the entire width of the path.
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not giving way, and (inevitably) I collided with the one on my left.
That's a surprisingly common occurrence on cyclepaths, once the weather warms up and the fairweather cyclists start coming out. A lot of people switch off once they leave the road.
Some cyclists switch off when *on* the road. I once had a nastyish coming together with somebody who suddenly turned right as I overtook him. I ended up with my right arm round his waist and my left hand jammed into his rear brake as I grabbed his rear wheel. I had to ride the 60 or so miles home with a painful left hand. In some ways it was fortunate that I had my bike set up with the front brake operated from the right hand lever. -- Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"
