Thoughts on Cycling Mikey

[fossyant]

The video clearly shows him semi-running the bike towards the car - doesn't look good. He does dash across at it.

 

[Binky]

Yeah well I wrote this in my first contribution to this particular thread and nothing i've seen changes my opinion :

I think his intentions were good, certainly in the early days.

Now though he is a content creator and basically a bit of bellend from a lot of the clips I've seen and don't forget we only see the ones he releases so it's a decent bet there are some he doesn't which possibly show him in a worse light.

 

[cyberknight]

The video clearly shows him semi-running the bike towards the car - doesn't look good. He does dash across at it.

i was merely on about the chucking part , for me that implies slinging the bike forward without him holding onto it .I agree that trying to get in front of an oncoming vehicle is a bit of a darwin moment .

 

[fossyant]

He does have his heart in the right place but he's getting a bit silly with it. That third party video does his case no favours.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I like him and support what he’s done in the past but I think he’s badly misjudged this one.
Driver is still a twat.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

The driver was clearly in the wrong

CM can be a bit of a prat at times and I think he was going over the top here

Clearly he is in the right morally in some ways

but I do think he only makes the anti-cyclist people point and say "told you so - they are all like that"

In addition - the driver in this case was being really aggressive and could eaily have knocked him down as well - and didn;t seem to care

 

[PeteXXX]

Full video

 

[Mo1959]

Full video

He looked like he deliberately waited until he saw the car coming through before he set off. I can’t help feeling he goes out of his way to antagonise drivers.

 

[T4tomo]

Needs to change his name to E-Biking Mikey. Not sure cycling in flip flop is particularly smart either.

 

[fossyant]

Police are apparently investigating. Really not good acting like this. All over the gutter press.

 

[DCLane]

Agree @fossyant - the driver's behaviour and illegal actions get ignored and it compounds negative views on cyclists the reader already has.

 

[presta]

An opinion from (someone who claims to be) an ex-insurance motor claims handler:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9q_q7cNWbE


It seems to me that Mikey waited until the road was clear of legitimate traffic, then hurried to block the road before it was too late for the driver to stop. Given that the driver was also hurrying to get through before Mikey blocked it, you just have a game of Chicken.

 

[KingstonGraham]

He looked like he deliberately waited until he saw the car coming through before he set off. I can’t help feeling he goes out of his way to antagonise drivers.

Not so, he waited until the cars had finished coming through the other way, then started getting in the way again, like he already had done with this car. He realised the car was coming at a crazy speed, and for some reason he didn't consider that the driver might actually hit him.

The driver also knew that CM was going to be there, and still decided to drive recklessly through a no entry sign straight where he knew he would be trying to get in his way. I don't understand why some things are not "dangerous driving", but even for careless driving this looks like a disqualification and a large fine. Plenty of aggravating factors in there.

 

[T4tomo]

Not so, he waited until the cars had finished coming through the other way, then started getting in the way again, like he already had done with this car. He realised the car was coming at a crazy speed, and for some reason he didn't consider that the driver might actually hit him.

The driver also knew that CM was going to be there, and still decided to drive recklessly through a no entry sign straight where he knew he would be trying to get in his way. I don't understand why some things are not "dangerous driving", but even for careless driving this looks like a disqualification and a large fine. Plenty of aggravating factors in there.

Exactly this, and when he was the car probably wasn't going to stop, he slowed down his body but kept the heavy ebike moving, holding just the saddle..

The car was accelerating like a banshee trying to get through the lights in the pause between the lights "changing directions" for cars on the road he was joining.

 

[presta]

when he was the car probably wasn't going to stop, he slowed down his body but kept the heavy ebike moving

Once he realised the car wasn't going to stop, he was trying to stop the bike: