Rant & Reasons

I was cycling home from work yesterday at 8pm, having just worked a 11 hour day. It was cold and dark. I was pissed off.
As I wobble around the badly paved corner near my house, a haggard old crone gets out of her car. As she does, I hear her say, "I'm sure there's a cycle path she should be using!" To this I respond with a scowl.

Infact, there quite obviously wasn't a cycle path anywhere near where I was. These are the reasons I was cycling on the pavement:

• I wanted to get home as quickly as possible.
  
• It's cheaper than the bus.


• It's a dodgy area, and there's less chance of being attacked when on a bike.


• I had my warm coat on, as it was cold, and it's a dark colour so I'm not very visible.
  
• Cars park on both sides of the road, I tend to wobble about a bit on my bike and I'd rather not hit anyone's car.
  
• Car drive pretty fast down that residential road.


• The streetlights in that area are very sparse.


• There was no cycle path.


• There was no one on the pavement.


• I'd rather piss off a few pedantic people who haven't cycled since they could afford to pollute the planet daily in their own cars, than get hit by a car.
  

So there you go. That's why. Make it safer to cycle, and maybe I will use the roads, but until then: I pay my council tax, I'll cycle where I bloody well like.