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@tomiskinky
There really needs to be some kinda training imposed on cyclists who are new to the roads on London, it really can be aggressive, and you need to know what the traffic is doing, and be able to avoid dangerous situations. I'm pretty sure all of us here have been taken out by someone - ped, car whatever and are now twice as aware of the hazard that caused it. I have riden bikes all my life, and for the last 10 years in London. I see so many instances of dangerous cycling, and I don't mean riding pavements and jumping lights, as these sometimes can be ways out of situations, but total ignorance of how they are riding, what the traffic is doing and how to carry themselves amidst the traffic. My heart goes out to the family of the casualy today, I just went to the funeral of a friend who was killed skydiving last weekend.