KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Cars which insist on overtaking at speed whilst > I'm on my bike, only to slam on the breaks almost > immediately in front of me because of a car coming > the other way, or a speed bump. Crystal Palace > Road is the worst for this. You'll often have the > same car over take you 4-5 times at speed and very > close only for you to cycle past it again 30 > seconds later. Just slow down a little and keep to > a more constant speed instead of buckarooing down > the length of the street" > > It's not a road that's so easy to keep a > consistent speed on, what with speed bumps, cars > crossing at junctions, people crossing, car doors > opening, narrowing of road due to irregular > parking making passing on coming cars difficult, > skips, other cars parking or turning, cyclists. > It's about safety anyway, not trying to maintain a > consistent speed. I said a 'more consistent speed', as opposed to repeatedly accelerating and braking as hard as possible and overtaking vehicles you clearly aren't going to move away from due to the traffic conditions.