I was out cycling with a former boyfriend on the country lanes near our airport where the speed limit is 50 mph, cycling in the dark two abreast but fully lit up

A car comes flying round a sharp end doing right up to 50 if not more right in the middle of his lane. I had to throw my bike to the right of the road into a hedge to avoid him or he would have hit me for sure and that would have been it for sure.

Not sure if the lesson there is not ride two abreast but certainly keep eyes pinned and be ready to react to whatever drivers hurrying home from work or the pub might do.

Also when living in Cardiff (Welsh Capital) I was riding back to my halls of residence (dormitory) from my University.

On my route was a massive roundabout which must have had at least 8 entrances into it. It was a wet dirty night and I was again fully lit up.

A car came out of one of the entrance roads doing 30 + and didnt stop at all entering the roundabout just as I was passing his exit again I had to throw my bike into middle to avoid being hit and it knocked my confidence so much I gave up cycling for a while and just walked in.

Also today I was going shopping hand to go up a kerb and instead of the front wheel lifting onto it, it just banged into it instead nearly throwing over the top but I managed to hold on.

More of an attempt to lift the wheel called for there lol.

PS I much prefer the UK side of the road, its a lot less complicated than riding on the right from what I've read