BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
Houtkop isn't an RSA derivative nickname? I was kidding on the van der Merwe btw, mine isn't either, but I'm a *real* Dutchman. That should make any saffas laugh. 

trustysteed said:why do i need to actually view the footage in a thread that clearly states 'bad motorist!' or 'was i in the wrong' blah blah?
kelsen said:Nothing in that footage that I haven't come across on my daily commute into London, certainly not enough to make me give them a second thought. Yes, there are bad drivers out there, but there are equally bad cyclists and pedestrians too. TrustySteed makes a valid point in that there is definitely a 'us and them' mentality between cyclists and motorists which is probably exacerbated by posts like this one. Somebody is either competent or they're not, regardless of whether they are walking, cycling or driving. How many of us would admit to being a bad cyclist or driver? Probably not many if at all.
Shouldn't Sh4rkyBloke be posting footage of bad cycling as well to educate us all in examples of blind, aggressive, shortsighted... or just stupid cyclists?
Two trolls:troll:
You've only made 2 posts one here Kelsen.
Are you new to cycling?
lit said:What is the obsession with this word amongst some people here.
trustysteed said:i don't think it is. it seems that there are quite a few people here who feel the need to film their commute every day in the hope of finding an example of bad drivinganti-cyclist behaviour so that they can upload it on here and say 'oo look how bad these motorists are' and expect everybody else to agree and say 'ooo, you're right, isn't it awful'
i include yourself and magnatom in that category, and was querying whether sh4rkybloke was another who is more interested in finding other road-user flaws rather than just enjoying being on a bike.
so my question stands, do you lot ever just enjoy riding your bike?
trustysteed said:.... and say 'oo look how bad these motorists are' and expect everybody else to agree and say 'ooo, you're right, isn't it awful'
magnatom said:(sorry I'm late to this!)
Oh yes, I expect everyone to agree with what I say! LOL!![]()