Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

Yup, pretty sure @voidcore and I are going.

Fucking pavement warriors. Was nearly T-Boned twice tonight by assholes who mostly cycle on the pavement but nip across junctions whenever they feel like it with no regard for the lights or traffic. Shepherds Bush roundabout is particularly bad for that.

Really hate the pavement warriors who think they should get priority when they ride over a Zebra crossing. Every morning, I am cycling West along Cremorne Road, which is a red route. Every morning, full kit wankers heading East from Lots Road think they can hop up on the pavement and charge over the Zebra crossing without pause. It's a cramped, fast, busy red route you dangerous assholes. I do not give you priority because you are not fucking pedestrians. If you go under some truck's wheels, you'll only have yourselves to blame.

nice one, saw Schoey earlier he's thinking of going too. see you there

@TW have a banana, have a banana, have banana

overtook an older gent on Charmy high st, with his twenty year old helmet on, thought nothing of it, for whatever reason that irked him, approached lights, Im already stopped 3 cars back and he dives onto the pavement to make a ten metre dash of doom to get back on the road to stop at the lights.
off we went on the green, hes working like a biyaaatch to keep away from me, overtake him further up and I said " you should know better than to ride on pavements, (politely) (then) you make me look like a cunt doing stuff like that- dont do it again" goodbye

Guy in full kit on the way home went along the middle of 2 lanes of stopped traffic I'm guessing almost taking off mirrors by the huge amount of horns blasted at him, the bus lane to the left was totally free as it is all the time. He gets to streatham station and zooms across the red light with peds everywhere, must have said "what a tosser" louder than it felt as most of the peds and the rider turned to look at me stopped at the lights lol

I got a Look this morning from another cyclist for saying, "wake up then, for fuck's sake, you dozy cunt" at a driver who didn't notice the lights had gone green, quite a bit louder than I'd meant to :(

@Tree_Trunks I think it was more shock that another cyclist should call someone out, I blame the new stop/start engine cars that leave quiet moments at lights

@bothwell the driver most likely tweeted about you before the next set of lights

@Tree_Trunks crime no, needless yes. Here is the road so you can see, the google car was stuck in the usual conditions he was filtering to the right of the van and all the way along...

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=streatham+hill&ll=51.423952,-0.130302&spn=0.005947,0.016512&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&fb=1&gl=uk&cid=10631945535880715900&hnear=Streatham+Hill,+London,+United+Kingdom&t=m&layer=c&cbll=51.424042,-0.13034&panoid=5eQhQKg93l3jC8WOlujocw&cbp=12,345.48,,0,8.96&z=17

@Tree_Trunks whats wrong with empty lane on the left?

howso?

What a cunt
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/bike-camera-catches-moment-cyclist-kicks-fellow-rider-to-the-ground-into-path-of-coach-9808052.html

what the fuck is a 'fellow rider'?

I think it refers to the chap that's also riding like a cunt.

@greenhell rides one of these.

http://www.fellowbicycleco.com

Who cares, anyway - I'm all about reading the comments section.

BatteredMotorist 2 hours ago
I would add that all cyclists (new or convicted) should not be allowed on the public road without some form of CBT

Seems a bit harsh. And niche.

Never expect too much sense from an ES article, I was just pointing out the video

I concur.

Got left hooked in very similar circumstances about a month ago. (Bike write-off. Fingers broken. Well pissed off.)

Wish I'd filtered centre now. (Fully legal btw - Highway Code 211, or thereabouts.)

(Comment from ES article comments, not written by @TW, it was just his post I replied to...)

I would add that all cyclists (new or convicted) should not be allowed on the public road without some form of CBT

Passing tests (or having CBT) doesn't stop one riding/driving like a cunt.

The other form of CBT might make you think twice about it though...

I always thought it most unfortunate that motorcycle Compulsory Basic Training, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and, er, the other thing all shared an acronym.

Must make for some awkward moments

sorry that wasn't aimed at you and yes, the ES is awash with bike hating cuntywunts.

haha all i could think was deathtoroadies!

To the yellow t-shirt wearing, multi colour Basso riding prick I had the misfortune to be riding the same roads with this morning:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/start-cycling/cycle-training?cid=fs033

CS7 Brakeless Brown Wonder again this morning. Cruised over every set of red lights (including while people were crossing). Had the temerity to turn off towards Clapham Junc before I could catch him to should obscenities at him. Next time sonny...