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Author	thrillamilla
Comment	I know it’s always a common theme but any argument or near miss I’ve had is with taxis, some are nice, some are not. I usually don’t skip forward to the cycle waiting area at junctions if it’s a busy morning/night as the people who I pass to get there have already overtaken me and either 1) have a certain amount of patience 2) didn’t give enough room when passing the first time. When coming up to chokes in the road, like narrow roads between islands I usually take the middle of the lane. Anywhere where it’s narrow enough that someone in a car might want to try and overtake. And make sure highly visible when doing this, or anytime for that matter. Don’t wear all black at night. Be considerate of everyone on the road. I know the de facto position when cycling is to assume that everyone in a car is hates a cyclist but as a driver and cyclist I know this isn’t the case. Put yourself in their position, they might’ve had a bad day and just want to get home and a rude cyclist is just another trigger to set them off and do something stupid. They teach this in driving but hazard perception goes a long way if you’re cycling in town on a busy morning. Try and look ahead on every road, think about what you’re going to do, think about what you might do if you were in a car. But stay vigilant and expect the unexpected. It rains a lot in Glasgow in winter (and summer) and it can suck going into your destination the whole day wet so either don’t cycle that day, get good waterproofs or have a change of clothes packed (right down to your kegs).
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Created	Wed 7th Sep 2022 12:16pm
Status	normal ()

I know it’s always a common theme but any argument or near miss I’ve had is with taxis, some are nice, some are not.

I usually don’t skip forward to the cycle waiting area at junctions if it’s a busy morning/night as the people who I pass to get there have already overtaken me and either 1) have a certain amount of patience 2) didn’t give enough room when passing the first time.

When coming up to chokes in the road, like narrow roads between islands I usually take the middle of the lane. Anywhere where it’s narrow enough that someone in a car might want to try and overtake. And make sure highly visible when doing this, or anytime for that matter.

Don’t wear all black at night.

Be considerate of everyone on the road. I know the de facto position when cycling is to assume that everyone in a car is hates a cyclist but as a driver and cyclist I know this isn’t the case. Put yourself in their position, they might’ve had a bad day and just want to get home and a rude cyclist is just another trigger to set them off and do something stupid.

They teach this in driving but hazard perception goes a long way if you’re cycling in town on a busy morning. Try and look ahead on every road, think about what you’re going to do, think about what you might do if you were in a car. But stay vigilant and expect the unexpected.

It rains a lot in Glasgow in winter (and summer) and it can suck going into your destination the whole day wet so either don’t cycle that day, get good waterproofs or have a change of clothes packed (right down to your kegs).