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On May 20, 9:28=A0pm, Simon Mason  wrote: > > I have no wish to ride around provoking anyone. As I said, I still > keep to off road paths when I could now ride on nearby roads where I > used to get no end of horn blowing and fist shaking until I modified > my commute to nearly eliminate all conflict points. I could now sail > through the middle of "give way to oncoming vehicles" pinch points > knowing I will have footage of an oncoming vehicle failing to yield, > but I won't. > > It is merely an insurance policy, in case I get hit and the driver > fails to stop. I will then have a case to persue if I suffer material > or physical loss. I hope I never will have the need to use them

All sounds perfectly sensible. If all cyclists had such an attitude then things would be a good deal easier for everyone.

> as I found out when I was hit by a van last month

Sorry to hear that. Hope you're OK now.