Road ragers should wear helmets

[Tin Pot]

I for one am sick of the poor quality of walking these days.

Even if we forget those with simply a poor gait, on any given journey I am likely to be cut up, bumped into (Common Assault by the way) and even have my toes stepped on.

When will this calamity be put right and people required to sit Walking Tests before they are allowed out in the Wilds of London?

 

[Gravity Aided]

This is why I prefer cycling. walking is far too dangerous, especially for the uninitiated. (and, as I have always had tendon Achilles, my walk is somewhat impeded any way). I look better on a bicycle, in reference to locomotion.

 

[mickle]

People drive hurrendously no matter which form of transport other road users are on or in.

This is nothing new and many take great offence to people stating their driving faults. Road rage is quite common for people who usually wouldn't say boo to a goose, so it's no wonder that when an idiot on a bike decides to film them and further embarrass or criticise their driving, they get very angry.

Just because you own a bike doesn't mean that every road user should bow down to you. I believe it's a bit of give and take.

The real work needs to be done at the foundation stages by the instructor and further pressed during testing, both theory and practical.

Sorry, that's complete tripe on every level. Can I just ask, whose side are you actually on?

 

[MarkF]

Sorry, that's complete tripe on every level. Can I just ask, whose side are you actually on?

"Taking sides" doesn't sound good to me.

A hugely embarrassing vid for both the driver and rider.

 

[Crandoggler]

"Taking sides" doesn't sound good to me.

A hugely embarrassing vid for both the driver and rider.

Absolutely. I'm on whoever's side is in the right. In this case, the cyclist. I also drive a car funnily enough, and get just as angry when cyclists make poor decisions. I don't pull up next to them and tell them though, because I'd be seen as the lunatic motorist.

 

[Dan B]

I get much angrier when commercial pilots make poor decisions than when riders of micro scooters do. Is this double standards?

 

[ufkacbln]

IIRC 80% of cyclist also drive so presumably have passed a test equivalent to all the car drivers out there

Does that mean I can also drive an HGV?

Nope - it isn't a car

And a motorcycle?

Nope - it isn't a car

It's not one size fits all, is it. Please, by all means keep stopping drivers and telling them that they're peanuts. It'll do nothing more than raise your blood pressure and probably theirs too. I prefer shouting and raising my arms.

You carry out cycling proficiency at year 5 in school. That's a good 7 years before you can step foot in a car.

That will be the other 20%

 

[400bhp]

Almost 2.5m views now on farcebook

 

[doog]

Wing mirror looks about 6 inches from the rider. Far too close.


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If thats six inches then the cyclist is five feet from his nearside (excessive). The road looks wide enough to accommodate both vehicles....what followed is an embarrassment and no Im not on anyone's side.

 

[400bhp]

If thats six inches then the cyclist is five feet from his nearside (excessive). The road looks wide enough to accommodate both vehicles....what followed is an embarrassment and no Im not anyone's side.

DOOR ZONE

 

[doog]

DOOR ZONE

of course but the cyclist simply cant dominate that road or the country would come to a standstill ffs....thats a wide piece of tarmac...was he approaching a junction and in primary or just being a bit of an arse ?

 

[400bhp]

of course but the cyclist simply cant dominate that road or the country would come to a standstill ffs....thats a wide piece of tarmac...was he approaching a junction and in primary or just be a bit of an arse ?

utter bollox

he's on a side street and he can do what the fark he likes to keep himself what he perceives to be safe.

Do you ride in the door zone?

 

[doog]

utter bollox

he's on a side street and he can do what the fark he likes to keep himself what he perceives to be safe.

Do you ride in the door zone?

The door zone aint five feet into the centre of the road and no he cant do what the fark he likes

 

[mickle]

Wouldn't it be great if we had some kind of CC CSI team on permanent standby that could descend on the scene of an incident like this and plot it all out with flags on sticks, cardboard cut-outs of cyclists, life-sized papiermache models of Peugeot 405s and inflatable pigskin renditions of twunts and report back that indeed yes, or regretfully no the passing distance was plus or minus 1.5 metres (the internationally accepted minimum overtaking distance of a car passing a cyclist). And then 50% of the the contributors to threads such as this (after reading and understanding what is meant by the word 'primary') would be free to shut the fark up?

 

[400bhp]

The door zone aint five feet into the centre of the road and no he cant do what the fark he likes

The door zone is about 5 feet.

He can do what he likes to protect his safety.

So you would presumably drive past him the same way because you thought he was in the wrong.