Shouted at.... How rude!

[JohnC60]

Just found this:
Bicycles are, in law, carriages (as a consequence of the Taylor v Goodwin judgment in 1879) and should be on the road not footway. (Technically speaking, a ‘road’ is a ‘carriageway’).

Basically car drivers telling us to get on the footpath are inciting us to break the law........

 

[simon the viking]

Just found this:
Bicycles are, in law, carriages (as a consequence of the Taylor v Goodwin judgment in 1879) and should be on the road not footway. (Technically speaking, a ‘road’ is a ‘carriageway’).

Basically car drivers telling us to get on the footpath are inciting us to break the law........

Good link - really interesting, thanks

 

[snorri]

I had an amusing chat with a guy after a public meeting at which several cyclists had been voicing complaints with regard to arrangements for cyclists at road works which will commence shortly. This guy called out during the meeting "Im sure Im not the only one fed up of hearing from whinging cyclists".
Anyway, he approached me, as one of the whingers, after the meeting and his opening line was road tax. I responded in the usual fashion and asked him how much VED he paid and did he know some car owners pay no VED. He didn't know even how much VED he paid every year.
Having failed on that score he informed me that a cyclist had sworn at him after he TOLD the said cyclist to use a path beside the road. I said I had heard of drivers swearing at cyclists, there are rude people in the world, we just have to get used to it.
Having lost again, he asked if I did Time Trialling, I said no but he still felt the need to tell me about TTers who cycle on the road instead of on the one meter strip. I said I was unaware of any obligation to cycle on the strip, he also was unable to tell me which rule was being breached!
He gave up at that point

 

[Lanzecki]

Snorri,

It was obviously on a part time anti-cyclist. If he was dedicated you'd got both barrels. He should never let accuracy and knowledge of the laws stop him.

 

[nilling]

"Get on the motorway!" when asked why I'm not using the cycle path

 

[Gravity Aided]

Now this is why I'm thinking of a speaker system for my bike. Drown them out . With Erich Wolfgang Korngold .

 

[Poacher]

First lesson learnt there, I think, Shortmember!

 

[BentMikey]

 

[Mugshot]

Are you sure he shouted what you accused him of shouting?

 

[400bhp]

Mikey was pretty cool and courteous.

 

[BentMikey]

I'm fairly sure he didn't shout dickhead, although that's what I thought at the time it happened. I think the other comments on the lines of f@cker or faggot are probably right. Of course it might have been all innocent.

 

[semislickstick]

Sounds like "Bucky" or "F uckey". It's tricky when things are shouted from a moving car though!

 

[jarlrmai]

Definitely "F@ggot" I consider myself an expert at deciphering words shouted from cars.

 

[Dan B]

Last time I was told not-so-politely to get in the cycle lane, by a driver who obviously wanted to be stopped one bike-length further forward in the queue for the traffic lights, I replied "don't be silly dear". Had the desired reaction

 

[jarlrmai]

The spring and summer are the prime seasons for being shouted at out of cars, most shouters make the mistake of going too fast for us to hear, the experts will slow down have a passenger shout (one word is most effective) and then speed off, bonus points are awarded for doing a sort of swerve/jig, points are removed for being caught by the cyclist and having an awkward conversation about what you said.