Silly BMX Riders

[Angelfishsolo]

Taken from footage from a ride on the 20th July[media]
]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abYtnpbGSK0[/media]

 

[kedab]

as they crossed your path you should have yelled, 'ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!' just to get a reaction

 

[Angelfishsolo]

as they crossed your path you should have yelled, 'ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!' just to get a reaction

I was tempted but I was rather short of breathe It's lucky I wasn't a car.

 

[Jezston]

What were they doing wrong? Looks like they were just crossing the road while it was clear.

 

[kedab]

i see it from all sorts of different cyclists in cambridge - the other evening coming back from work, there's a middle aged lady on a BSO in front of me - she lets the traffic going our direction pass her, checks her shoulder then moves to the middle of the road - i pass her a this point wondering what on earth she's up to...she stops on the centre line waits for a gap in the oncoming traffic, chucks a 180 and sets off again i was most perplexed i have to say

 

[Angelfishsolo]

What were they doing wrong? Looks like they were just crossing the road while it was clear.

Jezston I am surprised at you! You cross the road by making an almost 90deg turn not by riding along wrong side of road on a blind bend.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

i see it from all sorts of different cyclists in cambridge - the other evening coming back from work, there's a middle aged lady on a BSO in front of me - she lets the traffic going our direction pass her, checks her shoulder then moves to the middle of the road - i pass her a this point wondering what on earth she's up to...she stops on the centre line waits for a gap in the oncoming traffic, chucks a 180 and sets off again i was most perplexed i have to say

A u turn from the white line. That is class.

 

[The Dwaff Family]

Notice there was a piggy back going on aswell, very silly kids who have no idea, or care for the dangers of the road sadly.

 

[theclaud]

They are kids on BMXs, FFS! BMXs are for fun. If you're going fast enough to run them over, then you're going too fast. It doesn't look like a blind bend anyway - they can see through/past/over the railings to see what's coming round the corner.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

They are kids on BMXs, FFS! BMXs are for fun. If you're going fast enough to run them over, then you're going too fast. It doesn't look like a blind bend anyway - they can see through/past/over the railings to see what's coming round the corner.

So fun equates to no need to be safe does it? A mini is a fun car, does that mean a driver of one can take more risks than a serious Volvo or Saab driver? To put some perspective on things it is a 30mph road and I was doing about 10mph at the time. I ride that road everyday an it is a blind bend I can assure you.

 

[theclaud]

So fun equates to no need to be safe does it? A mini is a fun car, does that mean a driver of one can take more risks than a serious Volvo or Saab driver? To put some perspective on things it is a 30mph road and I was doing about 10mph at the time. I ride that road everyday an it is a blind bend I can assure you.

I only watched it cos the title led me to believe they might be pulling some cool stunts in the middle of the road or something! As it was they were just crossing the road on a bit of a diagonal. I do it on foot all the time. I don't get what the fuss is about. The car analogy is false - BMXs aren't dangerous to others. They exist to break the rules. Were you rooting for the police when you watched E.T.?

 

[Angelfishsolo]

I only watched it cos the title led me to believe they might be pulling some cool stunts in the middle of the road or something! As it was they were just crossing the road on a bit of a diagonal. I do it on foot all the time. I don't get what the fuss is about. The car analogy is false - BMXs aren't dangerous to others. They exist to break the rules. Were you rooting for the police when you watched E.T.?

Even crossing the road like that on foot is stupid. Do you have children or children in your family you care about? If so would you condone those actions and treat them as fun?

Re The Mini ref. Have you not seen "The Italian Job"? Just as valid as the E.T reference.

 

[theclaud]

Even crossing the road like that on foot is stupid. Do you have children or children in your family you care about? If so would you condone those actions and treat them as fun?

Re The Mini ref. Have you not seen "The Italian Job"? Just as valid as the E.T reference.

It's a big fuss over nothing, AFS. This is the spot, right? I'd cross the road there. Some people wouldn't. That's their call. I don't approve of those railings/barriers - they give the impression to motorists that pedestrians are being kept out of the way, and encourage them to take the roundabout faster.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

It's a big fuss over nothing, AFS. This is the spot, right? I'd cross the road there. Some people wouldn't. That's their call. I don't approve of those railings/barriers - they give the impression to motorists that pedestrians are being kept out of the way, and encourage them to take the roundabout faster.

Yes, that is the spot. There is a safe bridge that takes you over the road or a much safer place to cross after the bridge. The barriers are there as their is a train station above the bridge and thd pavements get pretty crowded at times. You didn't answer my question about Children btw.

 

[ianrauk]

I'm with the Claud on this one. Nothing in the vids that could be called 'silly' or get all heated about.