Deathproof....

You need to be either mad or made of steel to cycle to CIT!
In one week I have had many near death experiences. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I am a careless cyclist, in fact I am the opposite, I go super-slow instead of zipping in and out of lanes like some of the other cyclists out there and I also wear safety gear from head to toe!!
My first brush with death was the scariest..a big black Mercedes pulled across a junction in front of me and I nearly ended up going over the bonnet of the car, THEN this morning I'm pretty sure a young man tried to push me into the curb, my pedal was scrapping off the pavement as I tried to cycle past the car.
I have no idea why they put a cycle lane for 100m to 200m and then stop it...it seems a tad pointless to me, and even when there is a cycle lane a lot of cars (well their drivers really) still pull in to them so that the wing mirror will be in the way of us poor cyclists.
Although I don't think that these incidents are just happening to me. I have seem lots of cars dangerously swapping lanes and nearly causing accidents. I think going anywhere at rush hour is just a matter of taking your life in your hands.
Nevertheless I will persevere because I love my bike (her name is Cindy and she is very pretty), it's good for my health (http://www.whycycle.co.uk/why_cycle/) and I get to 
college in 15 minutes.