Crazy moped rider kicks out at cyclist.

[Milzy]

 

[jarlrmai]

Crazy.

 

[Milzy]

He could have been more over to the left but still no need.

 

[Linford]

It's London....dog eat dog....place is full of idiot road users trying to get to the next queue quicker than the next idiot.
Youtube is full of idiots behaving badly there.

 

[bikingdad90]

Never mind the moped. I would have crapped myself with the lorry suddenly verring into your lane with not much time to react in the wet!

 

[Jon George]

So stupid, he forgot his pizzas ...

 

[Globalti]

It's "off" my bike not "of" my bike.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Every potential cycle tourist should see this.

 

[Linford]

Every potential cycle tourist should see this.

I've done it on a motorbike quite a few times. Even with enough acceleration to stay in front of all the traffic, every set of lights are a Grand Prix. Every road users from cyclists to lorries are jostling for position. It is easy to get drawn into it, and if you resist, you incur the wrath of the others.. Next time I'm down on the motorbike, unless going to the Ace Cafe on Hanger Lane, I'll be leaving the bike or car at my sister place in St Albans and whizzing in on the train. Let someone else stress about getting from A to B there.
The problem with people who live there and deal with it on a daily basis is that they forget how nice it is to just travel at a sensible pace, and treat the lights as an opportunity to chill out, look around you and catch you breath.
We don't have the lane width in the UK. That is in part to what I believe is a good part of the problem between cyclists and motor vehicle drivers. It is an eye opener when visiting the states, and also other Euro countries which make them wide enough that even a fast pass isn't a close one.

 

[glenn forger]

I've done it on a motorbike quite a few times. Even with enough acceleration to stay in front of all the traffic, every set of lights are a Grand Prix. Every road users from cyclists to lorries are jostling for position. It is easy to get drawn into it, and if you resist, you incur the wrath of the others.. .

I can pretty much guarantee I've cycled more miles in London than you've motorbiked and I can safely say you're talking bum gravy.

 

[ufkacbln]

Hey Linf - was you wearing one of those foam covers you advocate as helmets.



Lot of unanswered questions back on that other thread that you abandoned in haste...

 

[Linford]

I can pretty much guarantee I've cycled more miles in London than you've motorbiked and I can safely say you're talking bum gravy.

See what I mean is right here spindrift. I've no doubt you have but every experience there is the same old, same old. You have just got familiar with it. That still doesn't make the place any nicer to ride around in.

 

[Linford]

Hey Linf - was you wearing one of those foam covers you advocate as helmets.



Lot of unanswered questions back on that other thread that you abandoned in haste...

You mean a motorcycle crash helmet ? ....erm yes, it is a legal requirement

 

[Hitchington]

I cycle everyday through central London from Peckham to my office near St Johns Wood, about 9 miles and during most of the day all around Westminster (I'm an outreach worker) and it's not dog eat dog. It does get very busy but the vast majority of road users respect each other. There are some idiots who get impatient (motor vehicle/bike drivers as well as cyclists) but on the whole these are few and considering the volume of traffic on the roads there's a bigger probability of encountering one than say a in small market town in the Shires. End of thread/