Bearing in mind that 80% of adult cyclists drive (it's a gut feel figure of mine) I have a question for all of you who put us down. Do any of you own a bike, and if so do you ride it? If you do, then will you accept when you jump on your lethal two wheeler you suddenly join the I-own-a-car-but-prefer-to-cycle brigade? In the blink of an eye, would you describe yourself as a tiresome. law breaking and inconsiderate individual?Instead of moaning, you should be thanking all cyclists because one more bike on the road is one less car on the road. The effect of this is that it makes car journeys quicker by up to a minute - that's all. The average journey in a car, in London, is less than four miles - a journey which most people could do in less than 30 minutes by bike. For heavens sake, get out of your polluting cars and onto a bike. It is easy to notice the bad cyclists than poor driving since cycling only accounts for 4% of traffic (2% outside London).Be gentle and courteous around us lot. Last week I was forced to break sharply because a car turned left into Arlington Road and deliberately chose not to indicate, probably because he is one of the majority: a useless driver who would fail his driving test. I did not choose to report this daily event on Ealing Today because it is part and parcel of a daily commute. On Wednesday, I saw a cyclist almost get doored by an oncoming car. The driver jumped out on the offiside of his car in Church Road, almost wiping out the cyclist.
Ben Owen ● 3202d