Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

+1 to this.

Commute and use this path all the time regularly with my 2 year old daughter. The amount of people gunning it both annoys and scares me. They need to have more notices explaining that considerate cyclists are welcome but that peds/children/dogs etc take absolute priority. People seem to think they can just blast through regardless. Slow down and enjoy the view!

Riding home eastbound on Lea Bridge Road in bus lane. White van in middle of road indicating left to turn across bus lane in to side road. I slow down to let him turn. Bad cyclist doesn't see me slow and proceeds to smash in to my rear at high speed sending us both flying. I have cuts, but thankfully no major damage to biek. He was massively apologetic but he's still getting called out.

In a variation on the above incident, I almost ended up going into the back of some full-sus bell chief after he went to pass a bus on the right (good) and then suddenly stopped dead mid-overtake for no reason whatsoever, like his batteries had abruptly run out (bad).

Enjoying the sunny weather this week, and took a leisurely ride in with the girlfriend to her work down on the south bank, where she gets right hooked by another cyclist, male, mountain bike who didnt look over shoulder or signal, just decided to turn right as if there was no traffic around, previous to the right hook he had shot out of a side road without looking.
Girlfriend gave him an ear full and he appeared apologetic, but did remind me that the good weather brings out those who aren't as attentive as the all weather massif.

I was right hooked by another cyclist a couple of years ago, he veered left then swung right, no look or signal. It was painful for me - he was unfazed as I had cushioned his fall quite nicely. To top things off I dropped my multi tool in dog poo by the side of the road whilst I made some adjustments.

I guess the lesson is to not overtake near junctions or side roads. Easy to forget, especially when the side road might not be obvious, or is on the other side of the road.

Wouldn't call a 60 mile roadie hill sesh a commute, but coming back at the end of the ride, just after a busy large roundabout I am going a bit slower so second rider can catch up, when I hear a "watch out!" As a Felt-riding prick passes like he needed shoulder contact. but hey, thanks for the draft up the hill, prick.

I was very nearly going to be a bad cyclist and cycle from Edgware road to Kilburn without lights as I had forgotten them. But I took the tube like a good boy.

I'd rather be bad cyclist than get the tube

Geezer this afternoon heading North bound through Shoreditch near the Honda dealer, Black singlespeed,rucksack with tripod bungee.. What the hell was you thinking heading up the nearside of myself and then the 149 Bus as it was serving the stop?. Had the driver not done that last mirror check and stopped you would have been toast. Worst bit you seemed totally oblivious to the situation..

I'd rather be bad cyclist than get the tube

Had the pleasure of commuting to work via car today and experienced how others see (some) cyclists.

Pulled up to some traffic lights, in left lane with indicators on. Lights change, pull off and about to start turning when in my wing mirror I see a woman on bike. She zipped up the inside of me, no intention of stopping, I'm not even sure she was aware I was about to turn. A few more manoeuvres like that and she won't be seeing any more xmases.

Unfortunately that is all too common. I've been guilty of that myself, usually due to lack of attention, thankfully, very infrequently.

I nearly got clipped by a cyclist coming up on the inside of me as I was going left of a lamppost to avoid pedestrians. (Kerb&cycle lane) Smartypants would've ended up on the road had I not seen him.

Then he had to move quickly out of the way further down to avoid pedestrians. Category: Not paying attention.

full-sus bell chief

i lol'd

There was a very silly woman on a boris bike this evening who decided to hug the left hand kerb then turn right, in front of a cab, when the lights went green.

Generally people who do that are nervous or trying to do the right thing as they believe it to be. They assume that as cycle lanes filter them up on the left that this is where they ought to be.

Is there a term or forum word (remove "twat") that is used when another cyclist does everything in his power to get infront of you and to then takes massive risks to stay there?, such as overtaking cars on the outside leading into busy junctions etc?...

I don't know, but it might make me slow down and let them get on with it so I don't have to be a witness to their next accident.

I noticed a cyclist doing that on my way home facing streatham hill station on the high road towards brixton while over in the left lane that turns behind the station. I shouted over to warn the car behind her was edging and going to hook her then she pulled out headphones and said "what?" and I repeated and she went "I'm going straight". All the shouting made the driver wait for her to move across and I blocked the driver behind me and rode 2 abreast till it was more clear, could have been messy.

Cycled out of the city centre at rush hour today by chance and was astounded by the number of fluro clad wobblers on crap old bikes that were giving it the death creak away from every light.

So glad my commute avoids busy areas.

the worst is when it's an empty road so they can't hear traffic noise, they're ahead and riding in the middle of the lane but they may swing left to swoop a right turn, I dunno wtf they're doing and they have no idea I'm there. About once a week that happens and I shout "On your right mate" but sometimes they panic and stop dead or veer right anyway.

this is a worse version of those cyclists who are too slow to get in front of you, clearly irritated by it, and so try to compensate by a) red light jumping b) passing you on whatever side you eventually slow down to turn on

So happy I've gone from 10 commutes a week to 2 and sometimes 0 through working from home and/or running to/from work.

Cycling outside commuting times is lovely.

Cycling outside commuting times in the spring sunshine is lovely.

fluro clad wobblers on crap old bikes that were giving it the death creak away from every light

Is this bad cycling, or just cycling?