PeterNatt
Well-Known Member
A good piece on how cyclists should pass horses on Anglia T.V. Well done Cycling U.K. and the British Horse Society for getting this on t.v.
I had a strange encounter with a cyclist recently. Riding along a farm track bridleway, cyclist coming the other way pushing his bike up the hill. As he approached he wasn't moving over from the middle of the track so I stopped awkwardly on the edge trying to stop horse walking onto farmers freshly ploughed field. As he got close I was about to smile and nod at the guy anyway but he turned his face away looking at the ground and continued briskly past. Bit odd I thought but on my way back met the same guy again, this time on his bike, and again he very deliberately turned away completely avoiding looking at me. I thought maybe horses scare him a bit so fair enough but then why would you go past so close on a wide track and why use a busy bridleway if you don't like horses so much you can't even look at them or the rider? Very odd. And not really the safest thing to look in the opposite direction when passing close to a large and potentially unpredictable animal!
Fortunately most cyclists we come across are friendly and considerate
I find the club cyclists are fine. It's the ones in "civvies" on a family bike ride that haven't a clue.
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