This morning's commute and other commuting stories

I've used the Blackfriars road - E&C cycle lane a couple of times now. Heading South, it's certainly preferable to getting snarled up in the traffic before you hit the bridge. The danger from cars remains in that they can still cut across your path turing into side roads, as one did to a guy ahead of me on the way North from St George's Circus who managed to stop just in time. You also have to be much more vigilant about the actions of your fellow cyclists. People turn right across you without looking. A woman in front of me slapped a passing roadie hard in the face by signalling right without looking behind. And there are too many bellends going way too fast, as if it's their right. I suspect some kind of etiquette will start to establish itself but for now it all feels a bit wild west.