Hallelujah! I am alive!
Last Friday, I decided I could not put off cycling training for the mini-triathlon, and since I hated Spin Classes with a passion, I decided to cycle to work.
All 13 km in 40 mins and not one car swipe. Thank you God!
I have to say I don’t scare easily but cycling on the road is very, very scary, and I certainly did not help matters going helmet-less.
RELAX… I have one now (thanks Muffs!).
However, over the last few days I have observed a few strategies to ensure I don’t get mowed down.
1)Squeaking ‘get away from me’, ‘good away!’, ‘omg!’, ‘can you NOT see me?’ is not going to keep the traffic away. Pay less attention to worrying about getting run over and more attention to the road and you’ll be right.
2) Work out the route well ahead of time. Use Google Maps (http://maps.google.com), it is a godsend! Back roads help a lot!
3) Don’t try and cross lanes if you see even the tiniest bit of traffic coming your way. Just wait.
4) Cycling behind a bus is not a bad idea. Think about it, this way you won’t get mowed down (cause you’re behind it) and any other bus on the road will spot you cause guess what? They’re looking out for the bus in front of it.
5) Merging with traffic, NOT fun and very very high ‘accident’ potential. So, either wait for the coast to be clear or pedal like hell!
While I’m not quite ready to invest in a bike – big shout out to Edwin for loaning me his! – I am enjoying cycling to work. My head isn’t as foggy when I get into work, and amazingly I’m arriving on time – another miracle!
Hallelujah!
- I made it! Hurrah!
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