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But you are getting there safely. Watch a lady this morning at Bank junction pull across the oncoming traffic as she though she had enough time. Not even the 3 motorbikes made the same move as it was highly dangerous she didn't seem to care or notice.
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But you are getting there safely.
True. I'm not making a case for RLJ-ing, just working out my reasons for the sense of annoyance I feel when I see people doing it. I mean, it doesn't affect my journey directly, so why am I bothered?
I think it's a fairness thing. In any system where some individuals flout the rules, seemingly consequence-free, the people following the rules are going to feel a bit hard done by.
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I had a similar thought about the lady on the blue single speed in the white headphones RLJ-ing all the way from Clapham to E&C this morning.
I go through phases of being bothered by RLJ-ing and similar, and phases of really not being that fussed. I mean, maybe I'm concerned about the cumulative effect behaviour like that has on motorists' perceptions of cyclists, and their subsequent treatment of us. And maybe I'm concerned about the safety aspects of it, and the potential catastrophic consequences if she gets it wrong. But really, if I really think about it, and I'm very very honest with myself I'm probably just a bit jealous she's 'winning' by getting to her destination faster...