John Sullivan is a Royal Air Force pilot with over 4000 flight hours, and a keen cyclist. He regards himself as ‘a simple fighter-pilot’ and in this article he describes why collisions can occur and, in layman’s terms, how some of the techniques of flying fighters can be used to increase your chances of survival on the roads.

The Highway Code changed on the 29th January, with eight new rules being introduced as well as 49 revisions to existing rules.

As typical of the NE of England it was a very warm and sunny day. Could not have wished for better weather to have a skills day…