A noticeable difference

CYCLING DURING LOCKDOWN:

Get on my bike, have a gentle ride for 45-60 minutes round the quiet lanes, enjoying the peaceful calm of the countryside, seeing maybe 2 or 3 different people out for walks with their dogs or their families.

 

CYCLING NOW:

Bike 300 yards, then have to pull into a gateway to let a car go past, bike another 100 yards then have to climb into the hedge because there’s a tractor coming the other way, bike another 100 yards then have to stand on the grass verge to avoid a middle-aged woman driving a people-carrier with one child in it, turn left onto the main road to avoid the busy country lanes, then have a near miss every 12 seconds because people driving on A-roads are completely blind to cyclists.

RC 8-10-20