Cycle cam bus driver......

[Deleted member 35268]

Check out this video, same story, clip from Inside Out http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31020803

I am not impressed with the part of the clip where the cyclist fails to look behind before signalling right as he enters the roundabout, not a good example ??

 

[glenn forger]

Who's filming him, the camera crew?

 

[glenn forger]

Yep, that was filmed as part of the programme, how do you think they got the footage?

 

[Deleted member 35268]

OK, so he does not need to look back as the car behind is with him, my bad. And I guess also that he may have looked behind shortly before the clip shows. So on both counts my concerns are unfounded.
Suffice to say, when I do this sort of manoeuvre, I look behind first.

 

[glenn forger]

I don't always, to be honest, cos I can hear the engine note. If it gets too close Id glance and make eye contact, a couple of times drivers have aborted an overtake after a glance, which is odd, a dangerous overtake would be ok JUST DONT LOOK AT ME! It's really odd, approaching a pinch point and a car nears, I chuck a lifesaver and they scrub the overtake. If I hadn't looked they presumably would have ploughed on.

 

[mjr]

I think once they see a face, their subconscious realises you're a squishy human and reassesses the risk.

From past history of these type of 'war on the roads' story'sand programmes, why do cyclists keep on giving interviews. I can understand if they think they are doing the right thing but the media just twist and manipulate it to make the cyclists Into stereotypical idiot cyclists and just cause more cycle hate.

It only takes one cyclist to give an interview. There will always be one somewhere.

Given that we can't get everyone to boycott these things, what's our next best course of action?

 

[classic33]

I wonder if it its the same bus driver that used to post on here?

Against company policy, and the laws of commonsense, he used a handheld video camera whilst driving as well as one mounted somewhere in the cab.

 

[Spinney]

I think once they see a face, their subconscious realises you're a squishy human and reassesses the risk.


It only takes one cyclist to give an interview. There will always be one somewhere.

Given that we can't get everyone to boycott these things, what's our next best course of action?

Broadcasting Complaints Commission/Ofcom?

On the other hand, having just looked at it, this page implies that bias and accuracy have to be taken up directly with the broadcaster, and if glen forger is correct (see post on 1st page), you are unlikely to get anywhere. Most of their viewers are drivers...

 

[jarlrmai]

Pretty sure It's this guy on YT btw

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjGTttwqlyJRw5fZbud9JLw

 

[fimm]

I think I saw this on the BBC website earlier. He's got "sue perb" on his hi vis. Wasn't there a "sue perb" on here, getting some stick from other posters?

 

[jarlrmai]

Everyone gets stick here, especially cammers.

 

[gaz]

I don't have a problem with using cameras - I do it myself on occasion. But people like Dave Sherry/Sue Perb and TrafficDroid take it too far.

At least they make the rest of us look sane.

 

[CopperCyclist]

I think once they see a face, their subconscious realises you're a squishy human and reassesses the risk.

Perhaps - but having experienced the same thing myself, my theory is simply that they felt their upcoming overtake was 'safe' regardless of the fact it was going to be too close. The glance back at them from the cyclist makes them think you are about to move out right, which only then puts you into their "not safe to overtake" zone causing them to abort.

 

[mr_cellophane]

I don't have a problem with using cameras - I do it myself on occasion. But people like Dave Sherry/Sue Perb and TrafficDroid take it too far.

You must really love the videos where they team up at Bow Flyover then.

Does his bike look too small for him ?

 

[jarlrmai]

I've watched a few of Dave's videos doesn't seem to be anything that bad...

Also he seems to have gotten some actual convictions, the recent one where the driver doesn't eve look right or slow down going on to the roundabout.