Cyclists are one of the vulnerable road user groups including pedestrians and motorcyclist.
So it would be wrong if I say it is safe to ride in London. However, there are many things I can do to reduce the risk involved in cycling. I cycled to work so I usually cycle 10 miles every weekday and sometimes I ride at the weekend when I need to go around the town.
How to be safe?
5 things have a huge influence on happiness which in turn to our wellbeing.
When I was young, as with most of the kids, I’m very curious. I asked several questions about everything to everyone I met.
It is good to know things. Sometimes I think I understand how things work until I asked myself further questions about that. It is also good for me to be humble as well. For example, why the sky is blue? How do we know it is blue or let alone how do we perceive colour? What is the colour? Well, I then realize there is a lot I don’t know.
Because of those questions always coming into my mind I also consider myself as a non-believer. I prefer to read and took all the information that I could process so I can have a wider understanding. I’m afraid of myself just to settle on the wrong answer. For me, that’s lazy. I prefer to keep pushing the boundary of knowledge.
There is one saying I love, “Unanswered questions are far less dangerous than unquestioned answers.”
Photo by Ken Treloar
I made myself breakfast and watch a documentary about the carbs on BBC iPlayer in the morning. That program is the real eye-opener for me. It is called “The Truth About Carbs”. I recommend to watch it. Then I do some works, eat dinner, do a bit of Yoga and meditation. As I can’t work half of my day and got many stressful things these days, I thought about the following.
I have been gaining a few weight these days.
I didn’t aware of that due to the accumulation of different factors including stress, lifestyle changes and simply I just don’t care what I eat.
I was thinking just simply stay at home to read some books or watch the documentaries. However, the weather was so nice and sunny which rarely happens in London so I gotta go out. Fortunately, I also washed and lubed my bicycle chain in the morning so there was no excuse not to go out.