The loose nut behind the steering wheel remains the same though....if not worse, with todays pressures of life and distractions!
I am describing the prevailing culture, not putting it forward as a model to adopt. I have been a lifelong participant in adventure / high risk sports and activities and understand risk and reward. The Roadcraft philosophy is one that I do susbscribe to though, it might seem tedious to constantly have a plan but after a while it becomes an almost automatic process of hazard identification and reacting to those hazards. I firmly believe it swings the odds in your favour and it doesn't have to make you a slow boring old fart. Sometimes we think we observe and see but don't really, a bit like reading other peoples posts :wink:
As a cyclist, I used to routinely ride up Piccadilly, round Hyde Park Corner, down Grosvenor Place and hang a right into Belgravia. I'd ride it pretty fast, keeping up with traffic, but you do have to just trust that people have seen you and are going to give you room. There isn't a whole lot you can do about it except be visible, so I had the very uncool hi-vis fluo cycling jacket. I never had a problem, but it was probably just luck. Yes, cyclists like bikes can ride in a way to make themselves safer, but it is unreasonable to imagine that knocks are never going to happen. Just as cars bump into each other, it can happen to a cycle and that can put you in hospital or kill you. I was aware that cyciing in London was pretty high risk, but as a motorcyclist for decades I've got used to risk and it didn't worry me at all. Once you've done what you can to mitigate it, you either accept the risk that is left, or you don't and go by bus.
