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Four sets of essential points for cyclists to remember
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April 17th 04, 10:52 PM
Iain Jones
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Four sets of essential points for cyclists to remember
omcom (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote in
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Each morning going to work I pass about 5 buses. £1.20 saved and five
minutes faster. I love it!
And that's only a 3 1/2 mile journey as well.
As a way of getting me to and from town when I've only a little bit of
shopping to do, it gets me exercise and saves on the fuel bill for the
car - noticeably so.
If I used to bus, to and from work ... £1.20 each way = £2.40 per day. 228
working days per year = £547.20 per year. The bike was only £370.
It blows the cobwebs away, so to speak, and if I've been stuck inside
all day, it's a sheer joy to get in the fresh air.
I even enjoy riding in downpours and howling gales. Well, maybe not at the
time I don't.
I'm sure it makes me a more considerate driver, as when cycling, I'm a
more vulnerable road user, and this helps me, when I'm in motorist
mode, be more aware of the needs of non-motorised road users.
I'm not a driver (haven't been in a driver's seat since I passed my test 2
years ago) but I like to think most of the skills and observations I use on
the bike I can use in a car as well. Like you say, on a bike I'm more
vunerable so I have to be aware of everything. Unlike some drivers who seem
to be aware of nothing.
Iain Jones
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