Oh sorry mate, didn’t mean to insult you. Just that my natural prejudices lead me to expect that everyone from Queensland is a bundy-swilling ute-driving sugar cane farmer, everyone from Sydney is either a yuppie or gay, everyone from Canberra is a public servant and everyone from Melbourne is a bohemian who listens to community radio.

Melbourne doesn’t seem to be too bad for bikes. We have quite a few roads with bike lanes, and most people seem to respect that they’re for bikes only. My Mum doesn’t, but then she’s a Volvo driver. There are definitely a few idiots on the road, but I’ve never come close to being skittled on my bike. And that includes doing some really dodgy things in the past like riding out in the country at night with no lights on. : People are too lazy these days – stuff your remote controls and your cars and get back to doing things the real way, I say!