The perils of biking

[Swin]

The vast majority of red light jumps I've witnessed on my commute into London seem to be buses - good in one way, they are easy to spot and predict that they will be in the junction when your light is green!

I have had worse in one day in London.

Originally Posted by BanannaMan

+1
You haven't seen bad driving till you ride in the US.

Ive been to the states 6 times in the last 13 years, haven't rode but driven a fair bit, I agree some drivers in the US are pretty bad.

Seen a drunk driver once in Florida, weaving all over the i4, so bad that a fellow American got in front of him and tried to slow him down.

Loads of car park prangs where people just reversed without even glancing behind them.
Lane discipline on interstates etc is pretty bad, they also don't concentrate, seen a couple or rear end shunts where traffic stopped and they didn't.
Even had a car nearly go up the back of us when I stopped easily from 60-0, looked in my rear view mirror to see a large pick up snaking it's way towards us, I pulled forward into the central part to avoid him.

how he stays calm i don't know-there would be some fist smashing on the windows for the cutting up

[Geodude]

Its getting worse out there across all the age groups too not just the kids.

Originally Posted by Geodude

Its getting worse out there across all the age groups too not just the kids.

+1 I was following a car in the sleet a few weeks ago. Down a country lane, overtook on some hatching then on a blind bend and then just before a pretty dangerous cross road. I stayed behind him on the bike. When he slowed to turn right I took a look at the driver and it was some 60 ish year old bloke but not old enough to be a flat cap wearer.

[Geodude]

Few months back i had stopped at a roundabout when a 60ish driver swerved round me from behind because she hadnt seen me!

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by reeder

That didn't actually seem that bad to me. Wasn't that shocking

+1

Originally Posted by Geodude

Few months back i had stopped at a roundabout when a 60ish driver swerved round me from behind because she hadnt seen me!

Worst thing I've seen on a roundabout is an OAP going round the wrong way and frowning at us for making frantic hand gestures at her. I feel so safe on the roads knowing there's people like that about.

thought about doing this myself but very aware of the impications of what my happen if I were to be pulled over and they noticed a camera strapped to my lid.

I'd only say the car parking up and the sudden left turner were anything worth getting annoyed about the rest is par for the course. That presession cars following the redlight change is pretty bad though id love to see the police reaction to something like that, can they even pull over 3cars at once?

What are the implications for having a camera ? I thought his camera was tank mounted anyway.