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@skoota
basically if you stop for a minute and think abotu what your doing you probably won't do it, thats why if i ride after a j*int i ride like a treacle runner. Sometimes i just cast my mind back to the last juntion where i jetted between two vehicles at the right moment and shit myself when i see it in my head. You act on instinct 90% of the time, which i believe is best, cause over intellectualising ruins everything and makes you nervous, you can tell with some cyclists that they are nervous and processing everything really slowly, they are a danger, just like over cautious and indeed over zealous drivers.
p.s i have started to find that knocking politely and immidietaly saying 'excuse me' you really need to look and adding 'please' tend not to cause fights, if they act beligerant, smile sweetly and continue if they continue being a prick, break their fucking mirror, get on the pavement, give them the biggest finger ever and pedal like basterd.