Sour Grapes

Just a bit of a joke of course but I wonder if we could persuade the Government to bring in a law banning cyclists from smiling so much when out ‘exercising‘ whilst we have to keep our bikes locked up except for the essentials... nearly all the ones I see have beaming smiles of joy & delight permanently on their faces which leads me believe their outings are designed for a 10% exercise and a 90% fun factor... as I say it’s only a slight taste of sour grapes, but it does remind me what I’m missing every time I’m out for my once a day walk and the cyclists smile by on the current traffic-less roads...

 

I wouldn’t like to ride a bicycle anywhere near a road... the mismatch of speeds between cars & cycles and the general impatience of drivers when stuck behind cyclists seems to flick a brain switch after about 10 seconds of slowing to a crawl... and unsafe overtaking is almost inevitable, mostly putting the vulnerable cyclist in danger. When cyclists appear to deliberately block cars from overtaking, usually because the road is narrow or blind bends, drivers get even more incensed by the inconvenience to slowing their journey...and the patience time drops to about 5 seconds before being compelled to overtake in the most dangerous of places... it would be nice to think we all could have more time for each other’s road usage after this covid business but I doubt it ... glad I have no inclination whatsoever to try and ride a pedal bicycle on the roads in this day & age...