On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:59:36 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

Note also that female cyclists are disproportionately involved in
these LGV crushing incidents. It's likely that this is because they
are less assertive on the road and more likely to ride too close to
the edge. There is a big difference between riding defensively and
riding timidly.

Without wishing to start a huge sexist debate, it's well known that
females have less well developed spatial awareness. (It's because the
males developed this in order to be successful hunters, which the
females don't generally have to do).

I think it's more down to the assertiveness of riding, and tendency to
hug the kerb, but I am only speculating.

Guy
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