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Yesterday my wife and I had business in London. We decided to go to a
show in the evening so we had a few hours bimbling around looking at the
sights, covering 12km. From Waterloo, across the bridge, round pariament
square and the abbey, Hyde Park, Piccadilly, Regents St, Oxford St, Hyde
Park, Victoria. With other peripheral bits and pieces we would have
walked 16km.
From what I have read here, London cyclists are supposed to be a
notable tourist attraction, experiencing them turn the air blue as they
shout and scream at pedestrians just before sending them flying.
How disappointing! I saw one cyclist that crossed the line on a red
light just to slowly move to the mouth of the junction and then wait out
of anybody's way. Another time when motorists had auto-clogged the
street, I saw a pedestrian step out (into the road) in front of a
cyclist legally using the space between vehicles and kerb. The cyclist
just rang her bell - only barely audible above the din of motorists'
engines.
However, I did encounter the usual set of motorists that don't know the
give way when turning rule or about sounding the horn when stationary.
Perhaps it was the wrong part of London. Or perhaps there is a different
London in another part of the world. Maybe the usual suspects would
offer some clues.