Not our finest 4 minutes in Bristol

[avsd]

Watched this video from Cycling Weekly and cringed. I know it is selective and carefully edited but I seen many of these bad behaviours when I am cycling and driving.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xc_h7VmCQ&feature=player_embedded


The headline was "Bristol resident’s anti-cycling video becomes YouTube hit " and I am not surprised

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

Very selective and a lot of non issues IMO. Plus it only represents a minority of cyclists in the same way only a minority of drivers flaunt the law.
The beginning says it all tbh - they don't even pay road tax
Neither do a lot of people in their Ecomotiony cars

 

[CopperBrompton]

If that's the best he can do in a selective cut, the standard of cycling in Bristol must be very high.

Loved the one where he was complaining a cyclist was speeding (ignorant in itself) as he is gaining on the cyclist at a rate of knots and so must be speeding himself ...

 

[Cyclopathic]

A few genuine ones but mostly self rightious nit picking. Wah wah poor me sort of a thing.

 

[DaveReading]

Can you really trigger one of those radar "30mph Slow Down" signs on a bike?

 

[PK99]

A few genuine ones but mostly self rightious nit picking. Wah wah poor me sort of a thing.

A bit like Droid in reverse then?

 

[hatler]

Can you really trigger one of those radar "30mph Slow Down" signs on a bike?

You can certainly set the flash off on Gatso cameras, so if they use the same speed detection technology, then yes.

 

[raleighnut]

Can you really trigger one of those radar "30mph Slow Down" signs on a bike?

Only if you try hard enough
As for the video it all looked pretty tame to me, looks more like the drivers a bit of a nob

 

[mcshroom]

A bit like Droid in reverse then?

Not really. TrafficDroid is overzealous and over confrontational. This idiot seems to be making up rules that he then claims the cyclists are breaking, and keeps banging on about road tax, helmets, high viz and insurance.

 

[PK99]

Not really. TrafficDroid is overzealous and over confrontational. This idiot seems to be making up rules that he then claims the cyclists are breaking, and keeps banging on about road tax, helmets, high viz and insurance.

Exactly like droid then! he makes up the rules as he goes along and then confronts motorists about his made up rules! Traffic lights, roundabouts, lane markings, pedestrian crossings - i've challenged him on these and others on his videos but he either ignores the challenge or blocks comments!

 

[Archie_tect]

The cyclist with the trailer 'on the wrong side of the road' was following immediately behind a Police van which didn't find anything to stop him for... + the closing gap he gave to people passing bikes was uncomfortably small.

His main gripe appears to be that as he can't get past stationary traffic, bikes shouldn't be allowed to.... though the red light jumping and pavement use [especially round that tight corner at the red light] were fair points well made.

 

[cyberknight]

Comments disabled on you tube, in other words the author has got a right kicking and decided they did not want any more

 

[mcshroom]

I must admit when I opened this thread I assumed it was about the Apologists for Bad Driving video: -

http://www.itv.com/news/west/update...-the-worst-city-in-the-country-for-motorists/

(For a bit of sport, see how many contradictions and driving offences are shown in the ABD one )

 

[snorri]

The message I took from this video?
Looks as if "they" are not very good at compiling videos in Bristol, the film moved on to the next frame before I had time to read the captions.
FAIL

 

[summerdays]

Can you really trigger one of those radar "30mph Slow Down" signs on a bike?

Yes ... I used to be able to trigger the one on Cranbrook road, (I think it actually went off at about 28 mph), now it's a 20 mph speed limit it's far too easy to trigger.

And there is also one on the cycle path where cyclists go too fast which is triggered about 18 mph I think.