guest1957 Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Only things that annoy me are road races (particularly on roads like the A11) and abuse of red traffic lights. There is one spot in west London where to avoid going through a red light streams of cyclists mount the pavement and charge through those waiting to cross instead. I enjoy a bit of leisure cycling myself, but as has already been mentioned it is primarily the militant types who cause the problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastshooter Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 there u go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 ******* **** ******* ***** ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 bet he wears the tight Lycra but that probably because he does want to I do, because I can ... Oh and here is my latest video. And to answer the next question, yes, both of them, but only once the bike was clean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 When you said "Yes, both of them, but only once the bike was clean" I was expecting you to be referring to two male lycra clad cyclists. I was pleasantly surprised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosdesilva Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Dunkield,seriously is that you?Brilliant video ! Nearly as good as Danny McAskill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Dunkield,seriously is that you?Brilliant video ! Nearly as good as Danny McAskill! You've obviously never met him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) The highway code clearly states this about cyclists - 66 You should never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends Edited October 9, 2012 by ME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Whatever you think, this has got to be a bad way to start your day! Let's not get in to women drivers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qycF0raqpg&feature=related ******* magic how he suddenly needs an ambulance and also had the car go over his foot....well, he did the longer he thought about it anyway. Yet when they drive past me and hit my car they have no number plate, refuse to stop, and have no insurance for me to claim on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon pete Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 well ive seen up to 4 abreast ,and to be true full, this thread would not be here if the dumb cyclists were to stick to the rules ,its the same as all them idiots that ride around on scooters ,ive had them trying to cut me up in my 109 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chr15j Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Cyclists in Cambridge are awful. Had to chuckle when one jumped a redlight art dusk wearing dark clothes and got t-boned by a 4x4 (not mine). Was only slow so barely damage to bike let alone rider. Rook great pleasure informing driver I would be his witness if needed. Hope it taught cyclist a valuable lesson. The law is their to protect them, not us as a car will ALWAYS come off better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) They should have a licence and insurance. I've dealt with a few crashes involving bikes and pedestrians and they normally involve someone being hurt badly. I also have an issue with spitting at cars that pass them. Nothing against cyclists as I also do that at work however can't remember the last red light I went through or Ever spitting on a car that passed me. Just wished they used a bit more common sense sometimes. Edited October 10, 2012 by GingerCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 When you said "Yes, both of them, but only once the bike was clean" I was expecting you to be referring to two male lycra clad cyclists. I was pleasantly surprised! Glad to be of assistance. FYI 'Lycra' questions and references are only ever made by homosexual or bi-curious people. Just saying, be careful out there Dunkield,seriously is that you?Brilliant video ! Nearly as good as Danny McAskill! No, he wishes he was me. And it's better then Danny if you think about it. That might be £10k's worth of carbon bike, but it was designed to win road races not to do that kind of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosdesilva Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Fair comment Dunkield,only mentioned Danny to wind you up if that was you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_No Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I do, because I can ... Oh and here is my latest video. And to answer the next question, yes, both of them, but only once the bike was clean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0&feature=player_embedded ******g cyclist's think they can just ride wherever they damn well like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 The highway code clearly states this about cyclists - 66 You should never ride more than two abreast, and ride in single file on narrow or busy roads and when riding round bends thats about the best post on it, I don't think anyone has an issue with general cyclists its just the ones that pretend they are doing the Tour de France and ride in large packs with no consideration to other road users, oh and those on pavements and ignoring rules of the road. Personally I'd put the lot of the ones mentioned on the general license but that might upset a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canis Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 two last rants regarding cyclists. so often it seems that local councils take footpaths draw a white line down the middle of it axially and call half of it a cyclepath. this then makes it a pain in the *** to use these footpaths when walking the dog. How do you tell your terrier that the wall on the right side of the footpath can't be peed against because of a lycra clad cyclist likely to come past at 25mph. allow them on Bridal ways certainly - a bikes a mechanical horse, but on footpaths no ! Cyclists that expect you to stop at zebra crossings while they ride across. My understanding is that until the cyclist picks up the bike they are a vehicle not a pedestrian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I witnessed someone hit one on a zebra crossing and was a witness when the police turned up, he just rode at it full pelt and into the front of a car, didn't look sideways once. I only heard from the drivers insurers not the police so I assume there was no prosecution but I hope they claimed for damage to the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) two last rants regarding cyclists. so often it seems that local councils take footpaths draw a white line down the middle of it axially and call half of it a cyclepath. this then makes it a pain in the *** to use these footpaths when walking the dog. .... My understanding is that until the cyclist picks up the bike they are a vehicle not a pedestrian. Fortunately the path I use most hasn`t had this done to it, however most cyclists do not have a bell on their bikes and this makes it hard to sit the dog (something I always do as a courtesy and for reasons of safety) before they get to you when coming from behind you. It would be nice to have them all have to have a warning device that they must use when approaching pedestrians IMHO. Edited October 10, 2012 by henry d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I was going to fit a compressed air horn to my bike for a while. (Not a pink one, honest!) I was going to use it to alert idiotic drivers who'd cut me up, come too close or not even noticed that I was there - sometimes a little hand bell thing just isn't enough. By the same token, if a driver gives me a nice wide berth when passing, I will happily smile and be appreciative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chr15j Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 The main problem is a lack of respect. The bad cyclists dint respect the fact that a car is bigger then a bike and as such some deference is required. In the same way I will defer to a 40-tonne lorry. Who cares who is right, I don't want my landy broken so I use discretion. Cyclists should do the same. As my elderly father has many times said, what's the use being un the right when collecting your wings? Cyclists need to be licensed and insured and have reg plates to be identified. It cannot be fair a fellow road user can be in the wrong, do damage to you/your vehicle and ride off into the haze knowing nothing will come of it whilst you limp home or have to dip your hand un pocket to repair damage. Would a cyclist tolerate such behaviour from a driver? I think not, so why should drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 The main problem is a lack of respect. The bad cyclists dint respect the fact that a car is bigger then a bike and as such some deference is required. In the same way I will defer to a 40-tonne lorry. Who cares who is right, I don't want my landy broken so I use discretion. Cyclists should do the same. As my elderly father has many times said, what's the use being un the right when collecting your wings? Cyclists need to be licensed and insured and have reg plates to be identified. It cannot be fair a fellow road user can be in the wrong, do damage to you/your vehicle and ride off into the haze knowing nothing will come of it whilst you limp home or have to dip your hand un pocket to repair damage. Would a cyclist tolerate such behaviour from a driver? I think not, so why should drivers? +1 same goes for horse riders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) Cyclists need to be licensed and insured and have reg plates to be identified. It cannot be fair a fellow road user can be in the wrong, do damage to you/your vehicle and ride off into the haze knowing nothing will come of it whilst you limp home or have to dip your hand un pocket to repair damage. Would a cyclist tolerate such behaviour from a driver? I think not, so why should drivers? +1 same goes for horse riders I tend to agree, with the insured and identifiable part anyway, at least for those users who wish to use public spaces. If you want to go mountain biking on private land then fair do's, but if you interact with the public, why not? Edited October 10, 2012 by -Mongrel- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I have no hate for cyclests and wouldnt want to see them banned, just better educated(legal requirements and high way code and more accountable for there actions etc)/ skilled, equipt and put safety first ! Just a better quallity of cyclest really. WELL SAID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceman Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 two last rants regarding cyclists. so often it seems that local councils take footpaths draw a white line down the middle of it axially and call half of it a cyclepath. this then makes it a pain in the *** to use these footpaths when walking the dog. How do you tell your terrier that the wall on the right side of the footpath can't be peed against because of a lycra clad cyclist likely to come past at 25mph. allow them on Bridal ways certainly - a bikes a mechanical horse, but on footpaths no ! Cyclists that expect you to stop at zebra crossings while they ride across. My understanding is that until the cyclist picks up the bike they are a vehicle not a pedestrian. Milton Keynes is full of "Redways"- nice wide paths designed for both pedestrians and cyclists to keep them off the many dual carriageways and fast grid roads. It is a fantastic system. Do the lycra loonies use them? Do they ####. They'd much rather get outraged at motorists who are trying to do a perfectly safe and legal 60 or 70mph but have to queue up to overtake them because they insist on riding 5 abreast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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