Classic youtube replies

[BSRU]

They've deleted my comment too after having bothered to respond to it, but hey ho its their prerogative.

I cant remember the full post but it was something simple like: 'that was muppet driving although it didnt look to safe to undertake the muppet, Safe Cycling :-)'

I thought I read that last night then this morning I didn't see it so assumed I had read it somewhere else and just couldn't remember where.

Cannot believe he would delete a comment as non-offensive as that.

 

[Jezston]

Even testeranimal wouldn't have deleted a comment like that!

He would have replied with a visceral blasting of obsceneties though, but he wouldn't have deleted it

 

[Gandalf]

Not really wanting to dwell on the video, the cyclist seemed very naive to move out without looking and the van driver very uncaring as it must of been obvious what the cyclist might do. However look at the following comment

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=F5QQ_FBE5oI


As a cyclist I do worry about the likes of "Mr Gollybolly" I think they are for real and do exist, make a mistake infront of them and they will take a great delight in running you over.

I remember this one. ISTR commenting on it.

 

[gaz]

I think I am the biggest critic of my own cycling, I often review my video's looking for something I did wrong or could have done better, for example a pinch point where cars kept squeezing past me, I decided I needed to be in primary earlier to assert my road presence, which seems to have worked or only using the Airzound on motorists, bell for pedestrians.

It is helpful being able to review your own riding and improve on it.
Several times i haven't uploaded a clip of a bad driver as I see that i did something wrong. Such as not indicate soon enough or take a specific line around a corner for speed rather than safety. And it just bugs me that i made a mistake, be it related or un-releated to what the other road user did.

I think it's best if our videos display good cycling against bad road users (being against all road users, not just drivers). It helps with our message.

I'm not saying i'm perfect, i've made plenty of mistakes when cycling and even uploaded them. And boy did i get some get comments back from other cyclists and i was able to learn from it

Thanks for the comments and knowledge everyone, i say continue to give them, even if the cyclist on the other end doesn't take them.

 

[Jezston]

User9609 - I would seriously recommend chopping off the first half minute of that vid as some nutter could easily work out where you live from it. Unless of course you aren't actually starting from your home.

 

[BSRU]

User9609 - I would seriously recommend chopping off the first half minute of that vid as some nutter could easily work out where you live from it. Unless of course you aren't actually starting from your home.

Good advice, I never upload anything within 5 minutes of where I live or work.

 

[magnatom]

Good points about videoing from home!

Why would you be annoyed by a cyclist taking the line you did. I would have absolutely no problem with that line, especially as you were keeping up with the flow of traffic. any further left and you would be encouraging dangerous overtakes.

 

[HLaB]

Reiver, as said you might want to chop out the first bit. I thought your road positioning was very good too, especially when you say it was -3deg and you were holding nobody up. You occasionally get one idiot who'll object and thinks you should be sliding along the gutter/ footpath because you don't pay road tax but that is there problem most folk would not think twice if you are keeping pace, if anything they'll be impressed Personally, I'd find an alternative to that paths on days when its but hey ho

 

[4F]

Nothing wrong with that Reiver. Pinch points = Take primary

 

[MrHappyCyclist]

I remember this one. ISTR commenting on it.

(Was referring to:
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QQ_FBE5oI
)

The comments have all been deleted from that one as well, and commenting has been disabled. That's disappointing as the unwillingness to accept helpful criticism can be used to cast aspersions on all camera using cyclists.

 

[HLaB]

(Was referring to: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=F5QQ_FBE5oI )

Comments aside thats a shocking layout!

 

[downfader]

(Was referring to: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=F5QQ_FBE5oI )

The comments have all been deleted from that one as well, and commenting has been disabled. That's disappointing as the unwillingness to accept helpful criticism can be used to cast aspersions on all camera using cyclists.

I think possibly he might have reported the driver to the firm, and the comments might not help their case. I seem to remember someone asking him to report the driver, anyway. Also if you disable comments then it hides previous ones, so they could still be there.

 

[ufkacbln]

(Was referring to: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=F5QQ_FBE5oI )

The comments have all been deleted from that one as well, and commenting has been disabled. That's disappointing as the unwillingness to accept helpful criticism can be used to cast aspersions on all camera using cyclists.

Wasn't someone on here advised by the Police to remove the video when they started to prosecute?

 

[MrHappyCyclist]

I think possibly he might have reported the driver to the firm, and the comments might not help their case. I seem to remember someone asking him to report the driver, anyway. Also if you disable comments then it hides previous ones, so they could still be there.

Wasn't someone on here advised by the Police to remove the video when they started to prosecute?

Ah, good points. (I don't think a prosecution would be likely, though, given the circumstances.)

 

[HLaB]

Ah, good points. (I don't think a prosecution would be likely, though, given the circumstances.)

Not unless its the designer of that so called 'facility' who is getting sued