Recent content by Ionia

Agreed Flecc, Although I'm only confident with the method you describe if the driver looks me in the eye and acknowledges me, when I started cycling in London it wasn't a popular thing to do, especially for a women, so relying on a driver to see you was risky - either they didn't register...

Agree - but impossible to avoid at times, especially in London.

I agree - but easier said than done in London I'm afraid, and not always safer I've had my elbows scrapped by cars trying to get past, and cars pull in front and then do a 90 degree left turn across the front of me at junctions.

Thanks to everyone for the excellent and informative posts on this forum, after reading everything I decided to take the plunge and buy a scirocco cd as my first electric bike, I have now joined the big grin club! Ionia

I'm female and have cycled in London for the best part of 20 years. Even though I make every attempt to stay behind / in front of lorries at junctions it is not always possible e.g. Arriving first at a junction only to have an articulated lorry pull up beside you, railings at the side of you...