Camsters

[lejogger]

All I am saying is if you kick off with another road user its likely that you will get the same back. If you like fighting in the street go for it, if not then just treat it as one of lifes hazards I guess.

There's no 'kicking off' though! I've caught up with drivers at traffic lights and politely asked them to leave more room next time. I never go over effing and jeffing as motorists make mistakes and it's only 1 in 10,000 times that there's any malice whatsoever.

Cycling on the road is NOT 'one of lifes hazards'. It's an entitlement that is extended to everyone, and there's no reason why a cyclist should ever have to accept a threat of danger or abuse just because another road user is in a bigger vehicle than they are, or are a more aggressive personality

 

[Hip Priest]

I can understand why someone would have a camera. It'd be very helpful in the event of an accident. But I'm wary of the attitudes of some camera cyclists. Particularly those who 'name & shame' drivers on youtube.

 

[I like Skol]

Mmm so if it rarely happens and thats my take of 40 years on the roads. What are we to make of cyclists posting scores of incidents on you tube ?

Be careful what you say Lukesdad. You may be picking an arguement with individuals who like to remonstrate regardless of the implications?

 

[lejogger]

Mmm so if it rarely happens and thats my take of 40 years on the roads. What are we to make of cyclists posting scores of incidents on you tube ?

It rarely happens to me. I don't speak for all cyclists... Im certain that there are many posts on youtube where the cyclist is just as at fault or more at fault. I completely disagree with going out looking for incidents just to get sympathy from webfolk. That doesn't make their use in all situations redundant however.

 

[montyboy]

There's no 'kicking off' though! I've caught up with drivers at traffic lights and politely asked them to leave more room next time. I never go over effing and jeffing as motorists make mistakes and it's only 1 in 10,000 times that there's any malice whatsoever.

Cycling on the road is NOT 'one of lifes hazards'. It's an entitlement that is extended to everyone, and there's no reason why a cyclist should ever have to accept a threat of danger or abuse just because another road user is in a bigger vehicle than they are, or are a more aggressive personality

If you politely as a motorist to leave more room next time you are likely to get a very poor response...fact.

Cycling on busy roads is a hazard....fact.

 

[gaz]

Mmm so if it rarely happens and thats my take of 40 years on the roads. What are we to make of cyclists posting scores of incidents on you tube ?

OK, i'll come clean, i work with somebody else, we work on a script, get the vehicles, do the dirty work and then post it online.

 

[lejogger]

I can understand why someone would have a camera. It'd be very helpful in the event of an accident. But I'm wary of the attitudes of some camera cyclists. Particularly those who 'name & shame' drivers on youtube.

Exactly.

There's a lot of bandwagon jumping... some people want attention, sympathy and youtube views. Not all of them however. I've only really seen Gaz's clips online, and they highlight many poor cyclists as well as poor motorists. He's gone about it the right way.

But if you're wearing it merely as an insurance policy then where's the harm?

 

[lukesdad]

FTFY

I doubt if you could fix anything, except through creative editing.

 

[lejogger]

If you politely as a motorist to leave more room next time you are likely to get a very poor response...fact.

Cycling on busy roads is a hazard....fact.

I've never had an aggressive response. It's only the idiots who jump out the cars and threaten violence, It's only the idiotic cyclists who react aggressively to motorists.

Cycling on busy roads is a hazard, but what you're saying is that if a driver breaks the law to the detriment of you as a cyclist, you have no right to report them with evidence? Just accept that as a cyclist these things are going to happen?

 

[MrHappyCyclist]

I doubt if you could fix anything, except through creative editing.

Care to explain?

 

[Schneil]

I'm with you on this one Monty because I don't experience all this cyclist/motorist agression that others claim is so prevalent and therefore can't be ars*d with the camera just for the 1 in a million chance that I get knocked off my bike and the guilty party decides to lie through their teeth about the incident.

Where do you live Monty? I live in the Manchester suburbs and have a calm commute everytime and would ride through central Manchester with no qualms but from the posts about problem and agressive incidents that 'flood' in from the London area I guess it's a different world down there?

Try a ride on the A6 from Manchester city centre to Stockport or some of the busy roads in South Manchester and you'll get a lot of bad or agressive driving!
I got a camera a year ago after a couple of unpleasant run-ins.

 

[I like Skol]

Try a ride on the A6 from Manchester city centre to Stockport or some of the busy roads in South Manchester and you'll get a lot of bad or agressive driving!
I got a camera a year ago after a couple of unpleasant run-ins.

I cycle commute from Ashton to Hazel Grove with no issues and occasionally divert via Decathlon or similar in Stockport and still have no problems with the behaviour of fellow road users.

 

[MrHappyCyclist]

If you politely ask a motorist to leave more room next time you are likely to get a very poor response...fact.

Unfortunately, that appears to be true.

Cycling on busy roads is a hazard....fact.

But it shouldn't have to be. There are plenty of drivers who show that it is not difficult to drive safely around cyclists.

 

[snailracer]

I cycle commute from Ashton to Hazel Grove with no issues and occasionally divert via Decathlon or similar in Stockport and still have no problems with the behaviour of fellow road users.

Well then, strap on a helmet cam so you can show us what you're doing right that everyone else is doing wrong.

 

[lukesdad]

Care to explain?

Simple dont edit my posts ! get it ?