Categories: cycling, ethics, swansea
Tags: Cycling
Date: 19 May 2005 15:51:03
Just fallen off my bike. I skidded on the path from the park into uni. Don't worry, apart from a few cuts, a suspusious looking lump on my knee and being slightly shocked by the experience, I'm ok. Thank you Matty, Grandad and Bimble for your support.
The weird thing was that when I fell down I was actually planning a blog in my head. Maybe I should concentrate on cycling next time, instead of thinking about blogging about cycling (does that make sense - it did in my head). I can't really remember what I was planning on blogging. I know it was something to do with cycling. I think i was going to have a rant about car drivers who think they own the roads and they don't give cyclists enough room and respect. Do they not realise how easily i could move slightly further away from the pavement and SMACK. That would be worse than falling over in the park. I was brought up to be confident when cycling on the road. My Dad's attitude is basically to make the cars slow down - he's fairly stubborn on his bike, likes to show bullying car drivers, he won't be bullied. Thats all very well, but cars are bigger than his bike, and this attitude can be rather worrying at times. I am obviously careful when cycling on the roads, but I am much more willing to slow down and give way to pedestrians (and cute birds in the park) than I am cars (but often they give me no choice, other than to stop).
As a student nurse, I highly recommend Orange Divine chocolate bars for helping with shock after an accident. It keeps your blood glucose levels up and its fairly traded!