Jeremy Vine.

[wafter]

I agree, he is the equivalent of the Daily Mail does a radio show.

Indeed! Like a Jeremy Kyle aimed at the middle classes; the DM to Kyle's Sun

 

[DRM]

Poor situational awareness by the police officer. Those lanes are smaller, the big vehicles struggle to keep in lane and that vehicle remained in its lane. The next lane is opposing traffic so no chance to move there. There was not need for officer to cycle close to the edge and could have taken the cue from the riders in front of him.

He looks new to cycling on busy roads. A bit wobbly as well.

Got to agree, for me I would be using all my senses of what’s going on around me, with a quick check over the shoulder to see what’s coming if I heard the approach of something obviously larger than a car, and wouldn’t be wobbling about so close to the white line on my right side, whilst there was trucks coming past, I think PC Panic button should stick to foot patrols, he’s a liability on a bike

 

[mjr]

Has no one else on here done the odd tactical wobble to try to discourage a driver from being a daffodil?

 

[iandg]

Has no one else on here done the odd tactical wobble to try to discourage a driver from being a daffodil?

No - I ride confident and like to show I'm in control of the situation.

Have to admit tho', when driving, if I see a "wobbler" I give them more room.

 

[Alex321]

Has no one else on here done the odd tactical wobble to try to discourage a driver from being a daffodil?

Never even thought about doing that TBH.

 

[classic33]

Has no one else on here done the odd tactical wobble to try to discourage a driver from being a daffodil?

Bit late when the vehicle is halfway past you, and its rear axles are approaching you from behind.

 

[DRM]

Having just watched the video again, PC Wobble is too far out, deliberately in order to cause problems, yet the riders in t-shirts are still 2 abreast, but are slightly closer together, the truck doesn’t cause them a problem at all, this is just clickbait for his pathetic excuse of a radio show

 

[winjim]

Having just watched the video again, PC Wobble is too far out, deliberately in order to cause problems, yet the riders in t-shirts are still 2 abreast, but are slightly closer together, the truck doesn’t cause them a problem at all, this is just clickbait for his pathetic excuse of a radio show

I've also watched it again and I think if I was driving that lorry, seeing the cyclists positioned as they were, I might assume they were perfectly happy for me to pass them like that. The fact that they were very visible with police written on them, as pointed out by Vine, might even suggest that they were a confident rider who was comfortable being fairly close to traffic.

 

[winjim]

Has no one else on here done the odd tactical wobble to try to discourage a driver from being a daffodil?

No, never. I do ride quite far out to the right in order to give myself an escape route to the left if somebody gets too close. So I can change my position instead of waving my arms about and shouting.

 

[DRM]

I've also watched it again and I think if I was driving that lorry, seeing the cyclists positioned as they were, I might assume they were perfectly happy for me to pass them like that. The fact that they were very visible with police written on them, as pointed out by Vine, might even suggest that they were a confident rider who was comfortable being fairly close to traffic.

I think you’ve hit the nail squarely on the head, you would think that the Police would have confident experienced riders out on bicycles, not a wobbly nervous Nelly, they wouldn’t let someone out in any other vehicle representing the Met, who can’t handle it correctly

 

[winjim]

I think you’ve hit the nail squarely on the head, you would think that the Police would have confident experienced riders out on bicycles, not a wobbly nervous Nelly, they wouldn’t let someone out in any other vehicle representing the Met, who can’t handle it correctly

Especially as they're riding on the outside of the group, they look like they're in a protective position.

Do we know who all these riders are anyway? Is it an organised group or just a couple of coppers and a bunch of randos?

 

[Jody]

Has no one else on here done the odd tactical wobble to try to discourage a driver from being a daffodil?

No

 

[wafter]

Has no one else on here done the odd tactical wobble to try to discourage a driver from being a daffodil?

I tend not to do this on the bike, but do often play the unconfident driver (gently left-foot braking at junctions / bends to give brake lights but lose no speed) when I'm being tailgated.

I believe there was a study some time ago that concluded that drivers gave cyclists without helmets more room because they perceived them as more of a hazard / more vulnerable.

 

[Time Waster]

They gave blonds with long hair the most room apparently. A study carried out by a uni research group tested that and the male researcher wearing a long blonde whig got similar space to a blond female rider.

Can't show you the source but it was on a cycling forum in na link to the research years ago.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

They gave blonds with long hair the most room apparently. A study carried out by a uni research group tested that and the male researcher wearing a long blonde whig got similar space to a blond female rider.

Can't show you the source but it was on a cycling forum in na link to the research years ago.

LOL, this reminds me of last Monday when we went into Pizza Hut with the grandkids, people were coming to the door to be seated, they were being left waiting there several minutes before one of the waitresses would go over to talk to them & show them to their table. Then two young ladies came in, very slim, scantly dressed, the manager a young male was there in under 20 seconds, I never saw him escort any other customers to their seats in the hour we were there.