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Cyclists are dying on our roads at an alarming rate - why don't we care?
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I nearly got hit 2 days ago by someone who was only looking right as they were turning right out of a junction, he sped off after too, knew he fucked up.
The amount of times I've had bus drivers not able to wait 2 seconds for me to pass the bus stop, and then pull in, almost pushing me into the kerb. I really need to get a helmet cam. Black cab drivers can be bad offenders too.
Being a driving professional seems to require you to be a dangerous driver I've noticed.
One thing I've learnt from my 15 minute cycle commute is to assume everyone on the road is an idiot.
Drivers: happy to kill you for a second off their journey time.
Cyclists: same, as well as thinking red lights don't apply to them. They're happy to kill both themselves and their fellow cyclists and pedestrians.
Pedestrians: have a death wish. You don't need to look if you can't hear an engine.
I was on a bus once when they were still constructing the cycle superhighway in my area (a waste of time since it's just full of pedestrians), and despite the warning signs saying narrow lane, don't overtake cyclists, the driver couldn't be bothered to wait and ploughed right into the guy, he went flying. And the driver didn't even stop until a full bus stop later.