Knowing where you're going before you set out is one of the keys to being confident, particularly if you live in a city.

Generally is a maze of roads.

Most of them are very quiet, and you could you could find yourself a lovely route.

You have the same rights and responsibilities as any other road user.

They are set out in the highway code, but also when it comes to priorities, don't assume that just because something is bigger than you, you have to give way to it.

Don't ride in the gutter.

It might feel safer to be closer to the edge of the road, but honestly, that's where all the glass and the greens on the drain covers are.

It's also encourages drivers behind you to think about overtaking when it might be safe.

To do so, you never want to be within a door's width of a car.

The door could open, so you are much safer it further out.

You're also more visible.

You're more in the I nine drivers, so they're gonna be more consciously you there.

That sort of brings you onto communication with other road users.

You need to let them know what you're going to do before you do it.

You can make eye contact with drivers who knows why, but it just works.

May know you're about to do something if the road is going to get narrow.

That's a prime situation where you need to move out to indicate to them that it's not safe to overtake me at this point.

If you're going up the inside of a que of traffic on, you know that's a side road coming up on your left.

One of the drivers might have given way to somebody who wants to turn across you.

That's, ah sort of situation where you just need to keep your wits about you particularly, I would say, Just keep your wits about you at at junctions if incident is going to happen and it's likely to be introduction trying to avoid roads that large vehicles are likely to use.

But the number one rules to remember around large vehicles is that they have much worse visibility than the average car drivers.

So whether it's stationary or just moving slower than you do not go up the inside because the chances are they won't be able to see you and put you in danger.

When those drivers are just passing, you can feel a bit intimidating at first.

But if you've been doing everything that I've said about making sure that you're visible, they will give you space.

But if you're feeling very, very nervous about it, then put overweight until they've gone.

Psyching rural areas.

It's beautiful, but generally speaking, you won't have such a choice of routes.

So sometimes those red it's will be a bit busier on particularly tight country lanes.

It can feel a bit strange sometimes to be cycling effectively in the middle of the road, but drives will hopefully understand why you're doing that.

You won't look back.

You really won't regret the decision.

You're in a state of heightened awareness.

Is Zenlike?

Actually, I think that's why so many people do.

You do it really love it.