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Nodders LOL!
I was actually under the impression that this thread had become the alternative to calling out bad cyclists. Initially it was a discussion about whether the volume of cyclists now on the roads and the proportion of poor cyclists (i.e. ones that put you, them or some third party in danger) meant that it had become appropriate to try and educate those around you. It very quickly turned into a spotters guide to bad cycling with the only "calling out" being done here, which falls somewhere between preaching to the converted and pissing in the wind. I think this thread still has value, it can help clarify good and bad behaviour and it allows people to blow off a bit of steam, 'cos we've all felt that flush of righteous indignation when someone gets an advantage by cheating while we sit patient and honest. And it gives greenhell a chance to remind us that we do not have hegemony over all cyclists, that those who ride under 10mph have every right to do so, and that you are no more responsible for my twattish riding than I am for yours.
Still enjoy some of the stories on here tho, cos nodders, LOL!
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Is it time to stop calling out bad cyclists?
I've got to the stage where people riding like tossers just should be laughed at. Righteous indignation is really fucking yawn. If someone needs to ride on a footway (Old Kent Road anybody?) then let them. If no decent provision / traffic conditions allow people to want to ride on a road, then wtf, why shouldn't they ride on a footway if there's room?
Or jump ahead on a light to get an early start on motor traffic?
Maybe it's not even worth discussing. But I'm so over criticizing people for minor infringements, when I see hgvs at 35mph in a 20mph zone, people in minivans switching lanes into my path with not even a signal, close passing school run cunts, etc etc every day of the week.
Like Corndog once said, everyone on two wheels is a friend, let's quit this didactic competitive roadie 'I'm better than YOU, no YOU'RE a nodder' business.