dcbwhaley wrote:
But I bet you, like me, have nearly been knocked of your bike by a speeding motorist on more than one occasion.
mY BOLD -BUT how can you stand up and say motorist is SPEEDING -have you got calibrated eyeballs ( or perhaps you're a Special Constabull),whose been trained to estimate a motorist is speeding .Safety on roads depends on ALL factions getting on together ( or in other words -ensuring that the intentions of all are clear before any actions are taken ) .Problem is not helped by those on cycles accusing motorists of speeding . Likewise not helped by motorists not giving those on cycles sufficient clearance .But not also helped by those on cycles not making the task of getting past them safely a lot easier .But again -that's the result of the past few years of the focus ( and apparent brainwashing-as evidenced by some posting on here) on SPEED to the detriment of all other causes of accidents and ways of prevention -like courtesy ,understanding ,patience and above all others trying not to inconvenience any other road user ,irrespective of mode of transport .Perhaps a bit of "do unto others ,as you would that they do unto you " might be better than the present slogan of "do unto others ,before they do it to you ",and reinforced by a few blokes ( and blokesses) in white caps ,a la Durham .
Now factually - my dog ignores most folk - the rest -he doesn't worry - he's got memories of his past life that he's looking for - teenagers -he wanders round then , tail going daft( his last owner's granddaughter was his favourite) - any kid less than about 2/3 -he stays clear off - they want to hug him, and he don't like hugs .Little blonde girls about six - that's my youngest granddaughter's age -and he only sees her once a week -he dotes on . In fact the only two things he might worry are rats and squirrels - but as he's a cairn terrier -that's natural - bit like you ( as far as I can judge ) jumping to conclusions ,without proof .