Cyclists!

[MikeyC]

Pain in the ass!

The following seems to be happening more often: I position myself in the right hand side of my lane, so I can see more ahead of me. Often i'll be behind a car, approaching a cyclist on the inside. The car will, 9 times out of 10, swerve around him, no indicators, nothing.... chances are that car had no idea I was there either.

This happen to many other people?

It would be an ass if a car swerves to avoid a cyclist and gits your bike... Yes it's the car drivers fault, but frustrating that cyclists are on the road and potentially causing incidents!

[MonkReadusuk]

Its the ones that, when your indicating to turn left, you are positioned on the left side, but not right next to teh curb, and as you pull away round the corner, the cyclists hammer it past you on the inside! I do understand though, cyclists and Mopeds are both a pain in the arse, always making cars move round them, slows up the traffic, if you can't drive at the limit, or even close to it, get off the road!
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[numark1]

I hate cyclists thats why when i drive past them i sneak up behind drop a gear or two and then rag it. If you've heard my bike you'll know what i mean.

[Steve H]

Get over it - I cycle a lot and as is the same for minority road users they get short shrift from people who drive cars.

I've noticed that a lot of the moans and groans that appear on this forum regarding Cars, Lorries, etc are echoed by those on cycle chat sites.

Sure, there are tossers who disregard even the most sensible road rules but the same can be said for motorcyclists.
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[Liverpoolrobb...]

try having to put up with the tossers when your on narrow country roads where ur use to some good leaning and going fast! pain in the ass with all there lycra the next 1 i go past is getting a 30mph slap on the ass if they hold me up again!

[MarJay]

[Wave2k]

normal cyclists dont both me, its the spandex pros
that usually ride next to eachother and not behind taking up space so up one can over take.

a brief redline and a 'get on the fucking path' and im off again
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[Liverpoolrobb...]

[Steve H]

[DEN MONKEY]

Sorry gonna have to agree with Steve on this one. I think your issue here is not so much with the cyclist but rather the somewhat unthinking reactions of the motorist when encountering one.

As for the spandex crew who cycle beside each other to take up a whole lane, I have to give them the benefit of the doubt and say it is much safer for them this way. Here in Australia even 1 cyclist has the right to "consume" a complete lane to themselves.
It's in the same vein as filtering. Moving to the front of traffic eliminates the possibility of being arse ended by a unaware driver and this act makes them a far more visible object and less likely to be bumped off by a passing cage.

I think if we get to the bottom of it, some of you are taking issue and reacting the same way to them as car drivers responde to us who ride motorbikes.
Be patient and have a little respect for other road users regardless of their transport. Isn't that what you are asking of others??

And finally if you are going to attempt to hit or scare someone on a bicycle and effectively put them and possbily yourself in danger for the sake of saving an extra minute on the road then you quite well maybe a dickhead.

[lap_time]

When I was a cyclist it was cars and bikes who used to hold ME up and try to knock me off going through towns. I signalled, I looked (lifesavers etc). I used to do a respectable 22mph when on longer roads. Maybe I was just a bit more aware because I drive, ride and was a cyclist.

True, most cyclists are stupid - they don't look, they don't signal, and they can barely keep the bikes upright, but you get the same with car drivers, and dare I say it, bikers.

Campain (sp?) for more cycle lanes, an enforced cycling proficiency test, and no one will have to swerve!

And come on - the car swerves and nearly hits you, and you blame the CYCLIST?! Sheesh
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[Major_Grooves]

[Wave2k]

no body has answered why cyclists go next to each other and cause a giant line of traffic
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[MikeyC]

This happens when filtering, i'm not ridiculously close, but obviously your relatively close seeing as your filtering through traffic in the first place!

I suppose my gripe here is yes, caused by car drivers with no awareness of whats around them on the road, but it's also directed at cyclists on the basis that, I have to pay to be on the road, they don't... they may indirectly cause an incident on the road... they shouldnt be on there in the first place

On a more serious note, there should definitely be more cycle lanes though... on a recent trip to Amsterdam, where almost everyone is on a bicycle, the system seems to work so well there... we need something like that!

[Steve H]

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[CBRnick]

[DEN MONKEY]

[CBRnick]

R4nger.
Its interesting that you find people posting up that they are going to give cyclists a 30mph slap perfectly acceptable. considering how dangerous and painful it could be.
ALso this is exatly why motorbikes and riders are not as welcome as they could be in many places.

But when I post that this attitude makes the poster a bit of a tosser, a lot of people ride pushbikes as well as motorbikes, and if the person was to give a 30mph slap to a lot of people in my mountain bike group they would probably get it back if thier bike was recognised at a bike meet, you find that abusive.

I think you have the abuse back to front in my opinion. Im not the one threatening to hit and endanger other road users because they are 'in my way', and tarnish the rest of us with the same brush.

Says a lot about you mate. And a lot about the sort of people who ride bikes these days. And we wonder why we get a hard time...

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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

BTW, dont forget that when in your car it's very easy for a cyclist to ride closely next to you with only our pedals touching your car in stationary traffic, bear in mind that alot of pedals are made of metal
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[AzA]

God a thread goes up a few people making jokes about slapping a cyclists are and the while thread goes into a "if they recognised your bike they would kick the shit out of you uproar"

Cyclists can get in the way big deal they are relitevaly close to the kerb anyway. Just everytime someone moans peoples appears which is all good and fair but then after abit the thread does get boring and repetative with people saying the samethings over and over either "i dont like them or you should ge over it", just calm down some of you do get carried away with some threads.

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[R4nger]

You obviously want to start a fight with everyone.

[biggerjohn]