Cycling Weekly

OPINION

MARC ETCHES

How kindness can go a long way

When I set off on a ride or plan ahead for a ride, I always have it in my head to avoid the main roads and stick to the smaller lanes with the sole intention of avoiding traffic. Like we all know, the quiet back lanes are so much more tranquil to ride on.

At the beginning of spring’s lockdown we all witnessed the magic of virtually no traffic.

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