Pedestrian solipsism

allensea

one of the things i like about this place is generally i dont have to treat others as if they are complete idiots

however there are a few exceptions to this rule

I had some dozy Dorris strolling across the road with a mug of tea in one hand whilst on the phone yesterday. I mean who the hell crosses the road holding a mug of tea? I'm not sure what her game was but I do know she go the fright of her life when I avoided her by sheer mms.

I saw a tv program once about a guy with a rare muscle spasm which could only be tamed when he was holding a mug or playing the flute.
Could well explain it.
She didn't have a flute about her person by any chance did she?

allensea

one of the things i like about this place is generally i dont have to treat others as if they are complete idiots

however there are a few exceptions to this rule

I mean people on the road in general. There is definitely some skill involved in spotting the ones that aren't very aware of their surroundings and giving them a large leeway though...

dancing james you are in vintage form today :)

i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board
i must learn to step back from the key board

however am just a little obsessive/compulsive with no self restraint

i like it.

i like it.

that's what your mum said.

you must be basking in self righteous bliss 24 hours a day.

You must be an idiot to read that as self righteous.

I saw a women sent flying into the air by a van on regents street. she must have been 6' high before she descended into the cold tarmac. shame as up untill that point she was holding it out like she was the queen bee, coffee, mobile, fliky hair and swagger.
Said coffee wasn't there and the mobile call didn't seem so urgent when she picked herself up, she also lost a bit of that "look; desginer labels" swagger as she limped off.

I did chuckle as i was going around the van, if he hadn't hit her i would have.

On the flip side, i step out into cyclists who jump lights at speed when i am crossing the road and often sticking out an arm to test their "bike handling skills"
I can't stand RLJ at ped crossings, if you are in that much of a hurry get out of bed earlier

You must be an idiot to read that as self righteous.

and a guilty one

The other favourites are the bad boy homestyleesss who step out, look up aitchya and walk like they dangerously close to touching cloth with a dead leg and their dads shoes. shuffling along as picking their feet up would result in the stupidly massive shoes dropping off.
they step out like the world should stop, drivers slam on the brakes and beep horns then they use their fingers like they are guns or something.
all a bit new school but i have clipped a few of these fkrs with great effect

For many people it seems that stepping out into the road and causing traffic to stop suddenly is the only source of empowerment open to them.

This is very sad. They should play World of Warcraft and feel truly empowered and save us all the bother of avoiding them.

Evolution will sort that one out. The stupid get run over and die.

It's an odd one, I had it too today, the lass seemed to see me but stepped out anyway, she seemed surprised when we nearly collided.

I wonder if it's to do with us being faster riders than the norm? I mean typically, for a given stretch of road, my cruising speed seems to be about 50% faster than every other rider I come across, I imagine a lot here experience similar. Maybe the peds are just conditioned to most cyclists tootling round at a snail's pace?

It's an odd one, I had it too today, the lass seemed to see me but stepped out anyway, she seemed surprised when we nearly collided.

I wonder if it's to do with us being faster riders than the norm? I mean typically, for a given stretch of road, my cruising speed seems to be about 50% faster than every other rider I come across, I imagine a lot here experience similar. Maybe the peds are just conditioned to most cyclists tootling round at a snail's pace?

Probably is partly true, but I often tend to toddle along at whatever pace gets me where I'm going with enough breath left to whistle a happy tune, and people still do this to me, so speed isn't always an excuse/explanation.

This does need a bit of stealthly fine tuning however this game does work especially well on corners.

When you see peds stepping out onto the road without seeing you, just clip them slightly on their shoulder as you ride by. Timing and speed has to be of military precision, too much of a shoulder brush and you will bounce off them, making for a spectacular "self-induced" wipe-out!

The joy of hearing their scream of surprise when you've just skimmed them and they didn't even see you coming! Even better if they need a chance of underwear afterwards!

Been ages since we've had a group ped rant.
Good work jigger Jim.

I was going to suggest a word of the day thread, so happy was i to revisit solipsism from my schooldays (make of that what you will, figments of my imagination) but swiftly realised that that would be a slow thread, so maybe a word of the hour thread?
anyone?

I like alacrity.

sorry never mind

I wonder if it's to do with us being faster riders than the norm? I mean typically, for a given stretch of road, my cruising speed seems to be about 50% faster than every other rider I come across, I imagine a lot here experience similar. Maybe the peds are just conditioned to most cyclists tootling round at a snail's pace?

No it's not.

it's the fact that peds, if they look at all, are looking for motorised vehicular traffic. You are not this, so that means they can step out and it becomes your responsibility, not theirs, to avoid a collision.

Humans are lazy, peds don't want to walk an extra two metres to use a proper crossing, if they do, cyclists are too lazy to stop for them anyway.

Are you sure English is your second language?

You should hear his German though... its fucken rubbish.

She didn't have a flute about her person by any chance did she?

"And there was this one time......"

Got the ped treatment from another cyclist this morning. He rlj'd a ped crossing at Aldgate, clocked me coming round the one way system with the green light and cycled into my path. Happy days.

I like alacrity.

Doesn't get used enough, in my opinion. I try and shoehorn it in whenever possible. Even when it sounds really poncy.

I almost got taken out by a pedestrian by KCH, in Denmark Hill yesterday morning, who had run across the road from the bus stop. The guy riding in front of me did get knocked off, taking one of the pedestrians with him. 'But you were going so fast!' was her defence. Well, don't run across the road without properly taking in to account that a cyclist going downhill is going be somewhat alacritous.

Despite this warning only yesterday i also managed to take out a ped outside KCH this morning. Do hospitals give off some kind of aura that makes people feel invulnerable?