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@joe_b
i think part of the reason motorists can be so dangerous to cyclists is because of their mentality.
as a driver myself i know i am less careful when my driving my car than when riding my bike. i think drivers, because they are fairly safe in a car(safer than on a bike), think that they are less likely to get hurt so take more risks or arent as careful. its not a good thing to admit, but i will as it sheds some light on ;why drivers can be such twats.
yesterday i was going round a roundabout and a lorry driver waiting to pull out looked at me in the eye because i was watching him pulled out and was not going to let me cycle off to my exit. i thought i was going to die it was bloody scarey. i think he did it because he felt i should not be using a roundabout as a cyclist. there are very few cyclists where i live.