I have done it. My last rush of blood to the head before I settle down to rascally old age. I acquired for myself a bicycle, a do-up job. By the time I have finished with it, it will look very racy. Now cars have become, instead of comfortable speedy thingies to get me around, they have morphed into cycle crushing, cackling tools of the devil, out to destroy me. Specially at the lights at Oceanbeach Rd and Golf Rd.
Drivers! The cycle lane is not a left turning lane, whereby you believe that you can squeeze an unfortunate cyclist off the road and onto the grass verge so you save a good ten seconds after the light turns green. Get reading lessons.. it is marked cycle lane.
It also has a dinky green paint square with a stylised bicycle in it to force home the idea that it isn't for cars. Yet I have seen so many cars from little granny carriers to hoons cackle and smoke-mobiles all squeezing in, driver hunched over the wheel daring a cyclist to try and use that small strip.
Sadly this socialistic politically correct nation we live in has everyone believing emphatically in their rights, to the detriment of others and this can be seen in full bloom on our roads.
Wayne C Jessop, Bayfair.