hashtag bloody cyclist

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Unlikely the car could turn left on to you.

There are car drivers that just hate bikers and for that matter cyclists.  The car can push you into the kerb.  There are some mad Psycho car drivers out here.

Many bikers get run over at the lights - so stats say it is not always wise to be in front either. 

Are you sure?  Driver intentionally runs into the back of big motorcycle when the lights go green and tries to keep going?

There is a psychological factor to sitting right in front of them or across the front of them, it's like you've closed the door on them.  It also means if they go for it, well they can't deny it (sorry I didn't see you on my left side - sorry I didn't see you sitting bang in front of me blocking my view of the road ahead - see what I mean)

But yeah there are psychos out there, then there are the sort of run you over, get out the car repeatedly stab you with the big knife they keep in the door pocket, drag you out the way and drive off sort of psychos too.  I'm not sure there is much you can do about the latter, just hope you don't encounter them where ever you are or what ever you are doing. 

Anyway if I can't get right to the front and preform a complete block - if you like - I'll find a wee gap somewhere and squeeze over a bit, look round at the driver, make eye contact give em a wee wave.  Just a little bit of simple human contact calms the angry psycho cager that lurks in many an otherwise sane ordinary person.