Here's one for those who think some Cyclists take the "P" on the road sometimes.

https://uk.screen.yahoo.com/video/playlist/world-s-worst-drivers/cyclist-loses-clash-bus-driver-133235457.html

Justice

As someone who currently drives an artic round London every day I see all too much of this Not all, but about two thirds of cyclists are just like that. Few things funnier than watching a lycra-clad numpty pedalling furiously along the WRONG side of the road to get past traffic, only to meet the bonnet of a car pulling out of a side road One very mangled front wheel, two grazed and bleeding kneecaps, and one disgruntled motorist complaining to bleeding cyclist about the teeny-tiny dent he put in her front wing


Paul

I'm glad you wrote "some" cyclists!

I have been on my bike since I was 11 years old or 56 years!  In that time I have taken the test at primary school and in the intervening years cycled across and around Scandinavia parts of Europe and thousands of miles in the UK.

I have forgotten how many times I have discovered the "other" sides of hedges or alternative methods of leaving the highway due to belligerent drivers, but that is just one of the hazards!

This young man in the video really takes the biscuit and I feel he has no-one to blame but himself!

Regards, Peter.

PS.  In all honesty, after reading Sprintex,  I have found that the majority of lorry drivers are the most sympathetic to the obvious exposure of a cyclist to the dangers, IF (a big if) the cyclist shows the respect that other drivers expect!

Quote from: petercharlesfagg on June 06, 2014, 09:47:55 AM
I'm glad you wrote "some" cyclists!

I chose my words carefully Peter, as there are many cyclists who are very careful and mindful  on the roads.
I ride a bike myself,but mainly off road.
I thought this guy deserved what he got though.

..Ste.....

For what it's worth, as an Aussie ex-pat currently driving in the UK I haven't found them too bad. Passed a few in Wales this morning, actually. At least you can see them!

Drove around the UK last august for 6 weeks.
I was surprised at the behaviour of many cyclists I encountered in the country areas.  Rode in centre of the lane or two abreast, wouldn't move over to allow traffic to pass.  In OZ such behaviour would be rather risky.  Just assumed it was a UK thing.
All PITAes were clad in "professional" outfits.  The touring types were very courteous.

Also got stuck behind some agricultural equipment where the drivers could have easily move over to allow passing but didn't.  Slow crawl for a few miles.  However others were quite nice which balanced out.

CFJ

Could have done without the Heavy Bagofstairrods bit

Like Peter, I agree the cyclist got what he deserved
I soon learnt as a motorcyclist the only way to survive was to treat everyone on the road as an idiot. 9 times out of 10 they did exactly what you expected them to

Worth remembering that a bad cyclist can put a dent in someone else's fender and put themselves in hospital or worse. 

And a bad driver can put a dent in their own fender but put a cyclist in hospital or worse. 

Unsurprisingly, a lot of cyclists feel this isn't fair and I believe their behavior is in large part down to this attitude. 

Quote from: newportnobby on June 06, 2014, 12:10:10 PM
I soon learnt as a motorcyclist the only way to survive was to treat everyone on the road as an idiot. 9 times out of 10 they did exactly what you expected them to

Works just as well for automobile drivers.
They are all out to kill ya.

CFJ

Where I live most cyclists seem to have total disregard for any one else even on footpaths and promenades.

Dodger

Also where I live in Australia, sadly.

Unfortunate;y we have the Lycra clad brigade in Dublin too.

If you are sitting at the lights with a left hand indicator on and the light go green - I would think most would assume you are going to turning left.  So why is it the Lycra brigade think they can cut down the inside of you.

As I was walking cross the Zebra crossing the other day, with the Green Man happily showing me the way.  I was nearly run down by a cyclist who obviously doesn't think that red lights apply to them...

Interestingly - when they get into their car - do they give out about the cyclist... 

Quote from: petercharlesfagg on June 06, 2014, 09:47:55 AM
I have found that the majority of lorry drivers are the most sympathetic to the obvious exposure of a cyclist to the dangers, IF (a big if) the cyclist shows the respect that other drivers expect!

Sadly some cyclists don't appear to respect other road users, and unfortunately give cyclists as a whole, a bad name. I've seen some cyclists cycling on a dangerous road (A1055 near the Lea Valley Athletics Centre in NE London to be exact), when, not 20 feet away from them, is a perfectly adequate cycle path built specifically so they don't have to fight with the HGVs and vans that predominate in the area.

christ on a bike

look as someone who drives to work half the time and cycles the rest i see good and bad behaviour from all road users and not one set in particular, although i've had more arguments with idiots on bikes face to face when i've challenged their idiot riding

i liked the dude who berated cyclists for cycling in the middle of the road and 2 abreast, according to the highway code little wrong with that,

i ride towards the middle of the carriageway i am in, it forces idiots in cars to have to give me more room, makes me more visible AND gives me somewhere to go to dodge  potholes and those who misjudge my speed on a mountain bike   Saved my life 2 weeks ago when AN IDIOT IN A CAR (see what i did there) overtook me on a blind right hand bend and ended up cutting across me when he was face to face with an artciulated truck 50 feet in front of him

Not wanting to hijack this thread I just keep wondering just how many of the cyclists today have actually attended the "Cycling Proficiency" classes and test that was compulsory when I was a boy, if you wished to cycle to school, you took the test?

If you failed, you walked the 3 miles each day, or your parents forked out for the bus fare!  (3 miles being the minimum distance for allowing cycle usage)

Sometimes, I look back and sigh, wishing that some of those "good old days" still existed!

Apologies to Dock Shunter.

Regards, Peter.