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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine ume 19 No.1 March 2022

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Editorial thoughts……….
Here we are once more, still in uncertain times, which
continues to make life difficult to plan with any
confidence. However your committee have been hard at
work to ensure that our outstanding events for the 150th
celebrations will go ahead this year wherever possible.
I would like to say a personal thank you to Mr Watty, who
took on the mantle of President in the expectation of
glorious celebrations of our 150th Anniversary, and in
spite of it all being put on hold, continued to make sure
that the Club continued to function as best it could
throughout his extended tenure.

We must congratulate Dame Laura & Sir Jason Kenny on receiving recognition from HM
The Queen, in the New Years Honours List. Chapeau to you both!
What can we look back on since the last issue - the Hampton Court Ride took place from a
new venue on the Thames; the December Garden Party went ahead; and we have a new
President - aka Hunt - as you will see in the following pages.
So what else - how about the new Highway Code for cyclists, pedestrians and motorists?
Well, from what I can see, the changes for cyclists are both good & bad, but more
importantly, how many road users are aware of them? So a pedestrian can step off the kerb
in front of you when you, or a motor vehicle are turning left, and will have right of way. I can
see a few issues there! And to safeguard us cyclists, when approaching a junction, we should
move out to the centre of the lane, so we are visible to motorists. Definitely see an issue
there! I am aware that the intended changes for cyclists to no longer be allowed to ride two
abreast, have been scrapped (that’s good in most cases-not all) but I fear the patience of
motorists will be strained, if they are impeded by cyclists in the middle of the road. Many
of us are still plagued by motorists who don’t give us enough room when passing, so in the
middle of the road, we will be targets. And don’t forget to open your car door with your left
hand to safeguard passing cyclists.

Hopefully many of you have been able to continue to ride as often as possible and retain
reasonable fitness during the past 2 years of the pandemic, and can convert the endeavours
of your efforts into plenty of bike riding this year, as life hopefully returns to some degree
of normality. Hope to see many of you ‘up the road’ in the months to come as 2022 unfolds
before us. Ride Safely, Ride Happy…….. Editor

Closing Date for the October 2022 issue will be 31st August 2022
All contributions are welcome and much needed, and should be sent to the Editor, by email
to: pickwick2610@hotmail.com