Holding cars up...

[BSRU]

I had the great pleasure of hold a car up this morning .

Riding along at about 20mph, on a road with parked cars on either side, oncoming traffic and the only position I could take where the car behind could overtake me would have been if I were riding on the pavement.

The car driver using his huge intellect could no work out that there was no room for any sort of overtake good or bad, so they decided on driving less than a third of second behind my rear wheel whilst beeping their horn. When the oncoming traffic cleared they sped past to join the end of the queueing traffic .

That'll teach to wear a helmet camera .

 

[gaz]

I daresay all taxi drivers are well versed in the mysterious 'palm pushing sign.'......I just see a gesture and I guess he (the taxi driver did to). As you seem intent on pushing this perhaps you can explain, on the OP's behalf, why he feels the need for so much confrontation.

I was commuting when he was in nappies yet can count on one hand the number of confrontations I have had. Could it be I dont have a camera on my head and the need to reach 1 million youtube hits.

You strike me as blind follower of his antics..and antics they are. If he felt the taxi driver was to close for example, why did sit in the middle of the lane and raise the ante and antagonise him? ...you are commenting on what you cant see.I also liked the way you ignored his position prior to the confrontation, a gesture and 'your not passing me' road position would rile any motorist.

As for comment about the ban, read the posts earlier....the Glaswegian accent ? My family are from Motherwell...so try another one, poor effort.

Is a palm pushing out a confrontation? If I recall correctly the taxi driver stopped and got out, that seems more confrontational that a palm pushing out.

Just because he posted about his stats, that makes him a hit seeker? I blogged about my 1 million views when I hit it earlier this year.

Funny how I take a "you're not passing me" position several times a day and rarely get any problems, does it really rile any motorist or is it just the idiots that think they are gods on the road?
His position is perfectly fine on this road, perhaps you should have a read about road positions and what to do when you are approaching a serries of parked cars.

 

[theclaud]

I find myself sitting closer to the fence than the posters in the last couple of pages, but by no means on it.

The Internat is an interesting place to post: If you're looking for people to endorse your theory that Ghengis Khan is alive and well and living in Hoffenheim, you will find them. The fact that Magnatom has his hardline supporters and gainsayers is no surprise.

There will always be slavish adhenrents to a fringe poster; just as there will also always be people who post the contrary view.

Not wanting to throw a match on tinder (or indeed throw a spent match on an already-roaring fire) I have to say I find Magnatom does little to promote cycling, either among cyclists or non-cyclists.

If the Average Joe (Josephine) has a peep at one of his vids out of the blue, how might they react?

1. Magnatom looks jolly angry.

2. He sounds jolly angry.

3. When he finds himself witty and amusing (the VED monologue) many road users might see just a tinge of self regard and perhaps something more serious.

4. I would not be at all surprised if many road users saw this chap as a tireless self-publicist. I'm not saying I do, but the thought is there. The blog is dull, the vids are strange, the man is slightly angry. The book will be a hoot.

There are helpful HelmetCammers who put good, interesting, real-world clips online. It sticks in my craw to endorse any, but my children have been encouraged to have an occasional peep at SillyCyclists.

I would NEVER, NEVER, NEVER suggest that my cycling children watch Magnatom, Traffic Droid or other members of the AngryCam Tendency. To me, that is a significant pointer. Would you want your cycling children to watch this stuff?

No!

I don't want them to think it's OK to ride like that.

I don't want them to think it's OK to get all squawky and aggressive about the tiniest thing.

I don't want them thinking it's OK to ride in a way that some road users might see as 'looking for confrontation'.

I don't want them to think it's OK (under any circumstances) to verbally abuse other road users like that.

I don't really even want them giving witty lectures on the UK tax system at traffic junctions...

Mr Magnatom, I know you're no longer on this forum because people are horrid and you have a book, a blog a Twitter account and some progeny to concentrate on... But if you are:

None of the drivers you encounter in your vids will feel inclined to be any more helpful, considerate or accommodating towards the next cyclist they encounter.

They may even feel slightly less inclined.

What's with the weird spacing? I find it self-important. Can't you squash your posts up a bit, to take up less space?

 

[400bhp]

What's with the weird spacing? I find it self-important. Can't you squash your posts up a bit, to take up less space?

Is there limited space here then?

 

[400bhp]

 

[theclaud]

Is there limited space here then?

No. I'm offering advice. There's a lot of empty space in Bicycle's posts. An excess of nothing. Invisible filler. The rhetorical effects of this are unfortunate, though I suspect they are deliberate.

 

[400bhp]

I wonder if he will take on board your advice.

 

[theclaud]

I wonder if he will take on board your advice.

My guess is that he won't. His loss.

 

[StuartG]

My guess is that he won't. His loss.

My gain. I like posts spaced like that. Makes them easier to read and the points to stand out. But then I'm starting to ask people to speak up a little and have increasing difficulty finding my glasses ...

 

[theclaud]

My gain. I like posts spaced like that. Makes them easier to read and the points to stand out. But then I'm starting to ask people to speak up a little and have increasing difficulty finding my glasses ...

Never mind that. Isn't it time for your cocoa?

 

[StuartG]

Never mind that. Isn't it time for your cocoa?

Bit racy for me these days ...

 

[Bicycle]

No. I'm offering advice. There's a lot of empty space in Bicycle's posts. An excess of nothing. Invisible filler. The rhetorical effects of this are unfortunate, though I suspect they are deliberate.

Sir/Madam,

Thanks for the advice. I read all your posts with the enthusiasm of a puppy. I try my best, but my ability is modest. Ought I to learn from your posts, or is there some other route to brevity, sagacity and optimal spacing?

I shall try to address the excess of nothing and its unfortunate rhetorical effects. First, of course, I'll ask someone clever what that means, but then I'll address it.

The difficulty here is that as I search the echoing void that is my mind, an excess of nothing is just about all I have. In spades.

I hope you'll understand and be patient with me as I stumble barefoot and bleeding through the thorny briar that is the superfluity of my verbosity.

Further, regarding your point about taking up too much space: I read a few days ago that the Internet is nearly full!

I shall do all I can in the nearish future to cut down on the lengths of my posts and to stop leaving blank lines all the way through them.

Meanwhile, my thanks to you for reading my posts and taking them seriously enough to offer me guidance. It is through your kindness and my own clumsy travails that I'll start, slowly, to improve.

An excess of nothing is naughty and I am sorry. I am very sorry.

By the way, how much nothing is OK?

And on invisible filler.... If it's invisible, how do you know it's there?

Anyway, I apologise. I really will try harder.

 

[Norm]

 

[theclaud]

Sir/Madam,

Thanks for the advice. I read all your posts with the enthusiasm of a puppy. I try my best, but my ability is modest. Ought I to learn from your posts, or is there some other route to brevity, sagacity and optimal spacing?

I shall try to address the excess of nothing and its unfortunate rhetorical effects. First, of course, I'll ask someone clever what that means, but then I'll address it.

The difficulty here is that as I search the echoing void that is my mind, an excess of nothing is just about all I have. In spades.

I hope you'll understand and be patient with me as I stumble barefoot and bleeding through the thorny briar that is the superfluity of my verbosity.

Further, regarding your point about taking up too much space: I read a few days ago that the Internet is nearly full!

I shall do all I can in the nearish future to cut down on the lengths of my posts and to stop leaving blank lines all the way through them.

Meanwhile, my thanks to you for reading my posts and taking them seriously enough to offer me guidance. It is through your kindness and my own clumsy travails that I'll start, slowly, to improve.

An excess of nothing is naughty and I am sorry. I am very sorry.

By the way, how much nothing is OK?

And on invisible filler.... If it's invisible, how do you know it's there?

Anyway, I apologise. I really will try harder.

I'm clever like that.

I just didn't want you to labour under any delusion about this padded-out prolixity being any kind of innovation. There was a chap called something like "Gentleman Cyclist" a while back who did something similarly tiresome, and he was a bit of an arse, with literary pretensions. No idea what happened to him...

 

[lukesdad]

I'm clever like that.

I just didn't want you to labour under any delusion about this padded-out prolixity being any kind of innovation. There was a chap called something like "Gentleman Cyclist" a while back who did something similarly tiresome, and he was a bit of an arse, with literary pretensions. No idea what happened to him...

HE S BEHIND YOU ! Sorry a bit early but could nt resist