Disappointed

[Miquel In De Rain]

This might not be a popular opinion, but I think most people who get into lots of scrapes and who post lots of videos of their scrapes to the Internet are cycling poorly (which is a big part of why they get into so many scrapes in the first place), but they think they're cycling well (which is why they post the videos).

In almost every video I see where the cyclist thinks a driver is 100% to blame, the cyclist is contributing in some way to the problem, whether it's just incorrect lane positioning or something else.

I once considered attaching a camera to the bike (but I didn't) and I bought an Airzound horn - all because I was going through a phase of fearing cars, but after three months of not using it I decided to dump it.

If you're relatively careful on the road, I tend to think you won't get into enough scrapes to warrant attaching a camera or using a horn.

Of course, that's just my opinion.

This must be me then,I had two incidents yesterday and saw a cyclist hit a cab,luckily it was sideways on sort of thing,videos to follow.

 

[gaz]

To be honest, when I posted, I was thinking of a few Youtube videos I saw a good while ago, including one or two by a cyclist Called Gaz545. I hope that isn't you. This is a cyclist who I admire (I am subscribed to his videos), but his tendency to filter and to ride in secondary when I think he ought to take primary frightens me to death.

I see a lot of videos from the UK - especially in London - that frighten the bejeezus out of me. So many UK cyclists ride in the gutter. In my opinion, British roads are too narrow to make a habit out of that.

To be honest I'm not too bothered. I've never thought I ride in secondary too much and i'm more than happy to take advise from others where they think I have been wrong.

 

[Matthew_T]

To be honest I'm not too bothered. I've never thought I ride in secondary too much and i'm more than happy to take advise from others where they think I have been wrong.

You're a true inspiration to us all Gaz.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

the op cycles the same roads i cycle to uni and back. some of his video's actually show the crappy standard of driving and the 'cycle lane' in the op video is a very dangerous place to ride down, makes me nervous every time, personally i go down the outside of stationary traffic there.

those bendy buses really are a dangerous nuisance, and like in london, they should be banned.

i must have seen him on my commute, if a fat bloke on a brompton stars in any of his video's. that'll be me.

 

[Browser]

Just caught up with this thread, the 'bent rider in the original vids is an utter twunt, no two ways about it. How the hell he doesn't get filled in on a regular basis beats me!

 

[CopperBrompton]

http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2011/11/30/classic-left-cross/
Is that wholly the motorist's fault? Wholly the cyclist's fault?

Both. The car driver crossed a lane without being able to see it was clear, and the cyclist was going way too fast into a space she couldn't see.

 

[Hawk]

Got any examples of such videos?

I would say that the original post is probably such a video. The guy made a comment somewhere in his videos that said "An aggressive cyclist is a successful cyclist". He clearly thinks he cycles well and I guess that's why he's uploading these videos.

(As well as just being a twunt)