22-11-2021, 10:52 PM
Hi Bob, indeed, locals make short work of these roads. The frustration comes when caravans and camper vans arrive from "up country" in the summer, then most locals stop at home!
I noted with some curiosity on the way home yesterday, on larger roads than these, that when I occasionally tucked in to the left to let traffic behind pass, they simply slowed down too, scared or unprepared to overtake even on quite open stretches of road. That and drivers who seemed prepared to drive miles behind cyclists at 20 mph rather than attempt to pass them! I forgot to mention I overtook a Fiat 500!!
I noted with some curiosity on the way home yesterday, on larger roads than these, that when I occasionally tucked in to the left to let traffic behind pass, they simply slowed down too, scared or unprepared to overtake even on quite open stretches of road. That and drivers who seemed prepared to drive miles behind cyclists at 20 mph rather than attempt to pass them! I forgot to mention I overtook a Fiat 500!!