cycling to work in London

[rockypoppy2]

got hit by a van on the way to work today and am seriously considering jacking cycling to work in. its such a shame cos i do love it but this is the third accident in about a month and i must be cursed or something. my current commute is archway to battersea and its a little too many busy roads for my liking. i swear going down euston road daily is like dicing with death, although i never had any problems when i wasnt cycling rush hour.

oh, and the helmet thing. well, i never wore mine but when your face grinds along the asphalt as you come flying over the bars i bloody well wish i had.

seriously, rush hour is unbearable, especially the morning one - i never noticed it because i never used to wake up early enough - but commuting on a regular, fuck that

 

[hucks]

Fuck man, hope you're not badly hurt

 

[rockypoppy2]

thanks hucks, i think it was more shock than anything - hopefully nothing lasting, just some superficial scrapes and cuts.

 

[Transpontine]

when I first saw the title of this thread I thought is said 'crying to work in London', something I often feel like doing.

 

[tryptych]

Guardian on the helmet/no helmet debate, and cycling culture in other European cities:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/11/healthandwellbeing.transport