Not only do you hone your spotting/reacting to stuff reactions to way above what you need for cycling speeds, but you also notice the idiotic things a lot of cyclists do that nearly gets them killed (often by being the person who nearly kills them!)
eg: the only cyclists I've ever known who ride without lights at night are those that don't drive. If they did, they'd know how invisible they are to car drivers.
Same same for traffic lights, signalling, decent brakes, etc. etc. I'm sure you both do all of that, but I do know people who don't.
I did a cycling proficiency test at school, years ago, where a policeman told us which side of the road to ride on.
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Not only do you hone your spotting/reacting to stuff reactions to way above what you need for cycling speeds, but you also notice the idiotic things a lot of cyclists do that nearly gets them killed (often by being the person who nearly kills them!)
eg: the only cyclists I've ever known who ride without lights at night are those that don't drive. If they did, they'd know how invisible they are to car drivers.
Same same for traffic lights, signalling, decent brakes, etc. etc. I'm sure you both do all of that, but I do know people who don't.
I did a cycling proficiency test at school, years ago, where a policeman told us which side of the road to ride on.
-mmat