Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

To expect to not have to slow down ever is rediculous, heaven forbid you might have to actually stop at a red signal! The vast majority of lights I stop at, mainly because I don't miss the few extra minutes it takes, also give me a chance to practice the ol' trackstand. Coming off the back of my touring this summer I'm also pretty rapid these days so I ususally catch everyone who ran the red in any case. If I'm approaching a zebra, toucan or signalled ped crossing I stop if anyone is waiting or on it, or at least slow down enough to let them pass and then ride through behind them. People nearly always say thankyou. Courtesy costs nothing and makes for a much more relaxed vibe on the journey.

Nobody ever thanks me at a crossing for stopping for them. Ever. I always stop, but nobody actually thanks me for it. If anybody ever did I think I'd fall off my bike in shock.

I did have the pleasure last night of having to swerve around two women with a little kid who had been standing in the road (ha!) by a bus stop who waited until I was about 2 feet away from them before sauntering out to cross. As I gawped at them incredulously while swerving I saw one of them point a finger dreamily at me as though I'd just appeared out of thin air and was composed entirely of fucking ectoplasm. So not only acting like a pair like a cunts but putting a toddler at risk of serious injury at the same time? Nice!

I don't really want to turn this into a whinge about peds but I guess my point is that courtesy should really go both ways. The whole concept of right-of-way exists for a reason, innit.