Pushbike Vloggers on BBC 1 now...

[swampy]

It seems a mix of genuine bad driving causing accidents and a heavy dose of adenoidal Vloggers who think they are robocop cos they have a helmet cam....
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[Skudd]

Some basic road craft wouldn't go a miss. If a vehicle is comiing on you then you do the basics of slow down to give room, even if the other guy is in the wrong, slow down. Cyclists seem to think that they do not need to slow down once they have got up to speed.
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[N cee thirty]

Alot cyclists seem to be big mouths until they get held by the scruff of their neck..
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[swampy]

[Skudd]

Some of the accidents could have been prevented just by doing basic hazard awareness / perception or by going at a speed that you are able to stop at in a given distance. Most cyclists just don't know how long it takes to stop or judge the hazards correctly.
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[Clutchy]

The cyclists really do annoy me 80% of the time and I know we should relate with them but at least we have had training! Some of them have got it coming with the crazy stuff they pull, very up themselves! They can get away with a lot more things too cos of no plates etc definitely a 2 sided story
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[TUG]

As a cyclist, I dread actually using the road because of the constant fear of being hit by a car driver. I admit some of these lot are pillocks but most of them are doing right by the highway code.

I hate how car drivers believe they deserve the entire road to themselves, i've even bollocked my Girlfriend for raging at cyclists. Everyone has the right to use the road imo so i wish car drivers would wake up and smell the coffee.
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[covent.gardens]

I follow most of these guys on YouTube. Gaz hasn't come across very well so far I have to say. At half time, I reckon the cyclists are looking worst at the mo.

[J4mes]

whenever I see these vlogging things from cyclists it seems that they would rather get themselves and keep themselves in a place of danger in order to prove their point of how they are right and how bad car drivers are.

Sure, we know car drivers can be bad, but really? Is it worth putting yourself in that extra bit of danger so you can have a rant about it?

I don't get it.

[Skudd]

The black guy who gives out cards needs top follow a few basic rules himself..

As for banging on vehicles, I'm sure that's an offence in itself.
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[Clutchy]

Well do they deserve to be on the road? No Insurance yet they could easily crash into a brand new bike because they jumped a red light costing the poor bloke thousands In repairs, so I believe they should have insurance to pay out and a license to be punished on, plates Aswell? Suppose the flip side is people couldn't just jump on a bike anymore and would be a lot of hassle, and where would you stop? Horses? I don't know but I'd be pissed if they cost me money cos of their dickness
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[TUG]

Nothing bothers me on the road, not horses, not cyclist, not people walking or dogs crossing, what pisses me off is car drivers and their utter self titled importance to be there due to what you listed, Tax, MOT and insurance, I couldn't give a fuck, The government says they're not allowed on the path so they need to use the road.

Deal with it.

If that program was about bikers getting run down by car and van drivers the opinion would be a bit different. I used to own bikes and pay out my nose from all sorts of shit, i've had cyclists come at me but through simple hazard perception I was able to avoid accidents.

Pulling wheelies and doing triple figures how ever...
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[J.M.]

[Old Git Racing]

[Rogue_Shadow]

[Flip]

Push bikes are great fun but shouldn't be allowed on the roads. Like old people. And scooters.

[binge]

I have no issues with cyclists being on the roads providing they do it in a safe manor.

Through motorbiking, for over 9 years now (On the road), I have learnt a lot through experience.


Cyclists have a very similar view, to the narrow minded people (generally friends who do not ride), who say things like "Oooh, I dont know how you feel safe on your motorbike, you see, it's not you... It's all the other idiots".


Erm, FUCK OFF!

It IS you! It's down to you, as a motorcyclist, to ensure your own safety while riding on the roads. I agree, no other cunt gives a fuck, and you shouldn't expect them to either!


Same goes for cyclists. Look out for yourself.

You need eyes in your arsehole on a motorbike in London. Bicycles are no different.

[robs321]

The one thing that stood out was when the sweaty who nearly got taken out by the tanker on the roundabout. He said "I pressumed he had seen me!" now is that not the most fuck witted statement you can make? You are responsible for your own safety so dont leave it to others.

[pinkyfloyd]

That twat with the glasses last night got me. Seemed proud that he was riding in the middle of the road, sometimes in the middle lane on a 3 lane road and claimed he should be there as he can ride at 30mph.

There was a video of him banging the side of a taxi and the taxi driver pulled in and had a go at him. I noticed that the cyclist was not in the designated cycle lane and not once did that taxi enter that cycle lane so there was no reason for that twat to bash on the car.

"If I can touch your car then your too close."

Bollocks, if you can touch my car then you need to move into the cycle lane. TWAT!

Dont even get me started on those muppets that race through London with no regard for their own safety or the consequences they leave behind when someone kills them to death.

For the most part cyclists are ok. When they obey the same laws of the road as motor vehicles have to but some seem to think that because they do not have an engine they are above the road laws.

That dude that was squished between the pick up and bus deserved that and I hope the muppet was seriously injured.

I think that if you want to be a cyclist on the roads then you should be subject to the same punishment. Jump a red light have a £60 fine. Ride on the pavement when theres a cycle lane another fine, riding dangerously a court case and hefty fine. Putting others at risk, another fine.

As for those Vloggers on Youtube, most of them are just antagonistic twats. That black dude was antagonising the van driver after he had already had a go at him. Watching that last night I reckon 75% of the accidents were because of the cyclists not paying attention to their surroundings and poor obs. That guy that almost got twatted on the roundabout by the HGV was riding too fast and all over the road. Could have been avoided.
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[pepperami]

Cyclists did`nt come out of that programme to well did they?

They certainly seem to be thier worst enemy a lot of the time.
I wish we could have more cyclists on the roads and a few less cars.
However, it seem both parties need some serious education regarding how the other one operates.

I`ve spent a lot of time in Cambridge (supposedly cycle friendly place) where there are a whole lot more bikes than average.
You could easily spend half your driving time there getting out of your car and smacking cyclists in the chops .
No I am not going to smack any cyclist in the chops, mainly because I dont want to be assosiated? with thugs like some of those drivers in that programme.
They (most Cambridge cyclists) do themselves no favours with the way they make thier way through the city.

I really dont think cyclist understand what dangers they are putting themselves in.
The other side of the coin is just how ignorant and deeply selfish and un-caring a large number of drivers are.

Mr Pinky was saying about how some cyclists need to slow down for a nano-second to keep themselves out of danger and he is right.
However that works both ways , sometime all we need to do is ease of the throttle for a split second and the cyclist will be gone and no longer a problem/hazard.
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[Skudd]

Well this morning I had four cyclists trying to kill themselves under my wheels. One even did a SMIDSY from a side road into the main road that I was on, I was in a car by the way. None of them did any life savers, none of them kept any form of lane discipline. I then had one almost knock me over in a pedestrianised area, good job I do life savers even when I'm walking.
This has been all in a five mile little run to drop my lad off at college and to nip to the bank.
Basic road craft, basic first aid and learning how to swim should be taught to ALL children from the age of 5yrswhen they start school to when they leave school. Perhaps that two hour lesson each week may save Billions of pounds every year.
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