F%&*&$g CYCLISTS!!! ARRGGGHHH!!!

[the_lone_wolf]

All in all, it sounds like people need to MTFU and ride a real bike off-road - riding on the road must only be for law breaking lycra fetishists...

I saw a cyclist t boned at a junction about a mile or so from me today, he was ok, but he got up and was giving the old duffer driving his malaysian fugly super mini a right ear bashing.
Tb fair to the cyclist he was hi-vized up, helmet etc so n ot hard to see.

was it something like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDXechr1Kuw

Originally Posted by tactcom7

was it something like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDXechr1Kuw

Thats funny, i was cursing the pedestrian then realised the nob on the bike was going down a 1 way street.

[tonyk]

cut and paste from the comments .... the guy looked the only way that should have mattered on that street... you're Xucking biking through intersections and weaving through lanes and cars like a goddamn **** head... I await the day you get leveled by a box truck and other bikers learn some Xucking sense and courtesy if they're going to ride where they don't belong.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by simesb

We'll have to agree to differ, but it's a bit like being on a 125; good road positioning and not riding in the gutter can stop that kind of thing.

Haha, you want to try that on a push iron?

You're holier than most on here...

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Haha, you want to try that on a push iron?

It's what I do. Live in the gutter and half the time they won't even see you. Another foot or so out and you (generally) don't have a problem.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

You're holier than most on here...

It's a cross I have to bear

Originally Posted by simesb

We'll have to agree to differ, but it's a bit like being on a 125; good road positioning and not riding in the gutter can stop that kind of thing.

I'm sorry but I fail to see the similarity. A 125 capable of 70mph and easily continuing with the flow of traffic around most roads is a different story to a push bike. And, on a bike push, it is very difficult to ride 100% straight, especially uphill due to the way we cycle.

I agree (I'm on page 3 or 4) entirely with what Drew has been saying.
I was in a car, stuck behind a cyclist along with a few cars infront of me. There are no overtaking opportunities for quite a while, and is uphill so cyclist is probably doing about 5mph. Cyclist, pulls onto pavement as it is clear, lets cars go, see's a pedestrian and pulls back out into road, checking it is safe before he does so.

The end of the day, if everyone is safer, then surely it's a good thing? I'm not standing up for peopl cycling through busy towns etc, more, when the pavements are clear, use what is available to you.

Originally Posted by Luckypants

What is it with some cyclists that think the laws of the land do not apply to them?

Haven't you heard? They're SAVING THE PLANET.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by EssexDave

I'm sorry but I fail to see the similarity. A 125 capable of 70mph and easily continuing with the flow of traffic around most roads is a different story to a push bike. And, on a bike push, it is very difficult to ride 100% straight, especially uphill due to the way we cycle.

I agree (I'm on page 3 or 4) entirely with what Drew has been saying.
I was in a car, stuck behind a cyclist along with a few cars infront of me. There are no overtaking opportunities for quite a while, and is uphill so cyclist is probably doing about 5mph. Cyclist, pulls onto pavement as it is clear, lets cars go, see's a pedestrian and pulls back out into road, checking it is safe before he does so.

The end of the day, if everyone is safer, then surely it's a good thing? I'm not standing up for peopl cycling through busy towns etc, more, when the pavements are clear, use what is available to you.

Yup, I agree.
Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.


Obey the spirit of the law and don't go barreling through crowds of toddlers like some lycra-clad torpedo... but there's certainly no harm in nipping onto a path when it is helpful to other road users.