Some Cyclists Are Complete Nobbers

[BSRU]

Coming back to work at lunch time, belly full of home cooked food and taking it easy to prevent viewing my lunch for the second time I happened pass another cyclist on the road.

The passed cyclist obviously took this as a slight on his manhood as he then decides to start trying, he bunny hops over the kerb onto the shared path instead of using the drop kerb 10 metres away, far enough nothing wrong with that.

But then the nobbering starts, he then decides to blast along the narrow shared path with no regards to any one else's safety. I meanwhile just going along at my lunchtime pace, enjoying the view.

The shared path ends after about 600 or so metres and it's back to cycling on the road. As I turn a corner who should I see before me but the same cyclist again. It was not very long before I was cruising past him for the second time, he seemed abit out of breath.

Note. Some means some, not all, not a majority but more than a few.

 

[Matthames]

I had one this evening when I was walking from work to the station. Although not so much a complete nobber, but a contender for a Darwin award. He was not just a ninja, but he was a ninja salmon cyclist. Had the traffic ahead not have been held at a level crossing, he would probably be right now lying on a mortuary slab.

I had another cyclist be a right nobber shortly after mr ninja-salmon. I was walking along a fairly narrow footpath when nobber number 2 came squeezing past on the pavement. He had lights, but was riding illegally on the pavement. I wasn't going to let him through, but the pavement did open up where he passed.

 

[Milemuncher]

Its getting more and more common here in Aberdeen I'm afraid. Its not just that they are on the pavement, its the SPEED they think its ok to go at while meeting and passing pedestrians. I don't see any sign of it being 'policed'. A few times I have thought to 'have a word' but have always chickened out, rightly or wrongly.

 

[steveindenmark]

Don`t have a word but nudge them off and then you can say "Oh sorry mate, but you shouldn`t ride on the pavement you know?"

Then they cam make some crap excuse like a lot of cyclists do to justify their stupid actions.



Steve

 

[Melonfish]

there's a chap who rides round here with no bell, no lights and no common sense. the other week he shot past my missus and called her a "stupid b***" she was on a footpath between two streets (No road so i guess a bridalway?) but if i catch him i'm going to pringle his bleedin wheels with his face...

 

[Crankarm]

Umbrellas are very effective at keeping pesky cyclists at bay. Was nearly knocked down 3 times yesterday in Cambridge. These weren't idiots riding but I suspect some of Britain's finest minds or future policiticians, scientists, journos, insert chosen profession ................

At night I carry my Max D light light to illuminate the path or pavement. Bad knews for any approaching ninja stealth cyclists. "F*** me, that's a good light!" "Yes it is and you should have one!" "F**k you!" as they ride on.

 

[citybabe]

unfortunately you get nobbers in all walks of life

 

[BSRU]

unfortunately you get nobbers in all walks of life

I think some people are just nobbers what every they do or where ever they are, just sometimes they're on two wheels.

 

[Arjimlad]

You could always tell them that your Mummy used to let you ride on the road, like a proper cyclist at their age...