Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

I'm thinking of bringing out a range of T-shirts with slogans on the back such as "if you are reading this slogan for the 8th time please stop passing me at red lights YOU F**KING C*CK"

Has anyone ID'd them yet? Much LOLs would result...

He's a courier who used to be at CS with me but has moved to Lewis Day cos he thought the pay was shit. The key at Courier Systems is to trundle around at a snails pace picking up lots and lots on the way but as you can see from the video his style is to absolutely blam it to each and every drop one-up. Rode with him once from SW1 to SW7 and nearly died about 12 times. The thing about the video is that it's pretty unlucky that this one fail was caught on camera. I've seen him do some things successfully and if those had been caught you'd probably think he was Teh Almighty God ov da Fixei Skidderz!

No we'd still think he was a cunt.
Because anyone can blindly ride like a pillock into gaps.

The real skill is being observant enough not to have accidents like that.

That is true but it doesn't mean that I haven't been slightly awed by some of his hair-raising manoeuvres.

^^ +1. Also massive fail at 37s as another twonk rides into the same gap and into an accident scene...

It made me think on leaving the house, oh today should be a nice ride in, people will be going slow, taking it easy, being considerate.

i wouldn't really expect that. but i would expect a lot less cyclists, and i would expect the hire bike wobblers to be absent

^^ +1. Also massive fail at 37s as another twonk rides into the same gap and into an accident scene...

That's possibly just as depressing. Like the lemming factor at lights and scooting up the inside of vehicles.

GETTING TO THE LIGHTS FIRST

Every time some tit (or tits) flys past as I'm cruising to a stop for the lights, do they not realise they'll save their rims and pads if they look ahead and coast rather than sprintin everywhere an slamming the brakes on? AND when I'm waiting in a safe position for lights to change hordes of twats always push past and block all the cars slowing EVERYONE down. Fucking pathetic. Not to mention cars and scooters etc who cut you up when you're 10m from the line. WHY?

I have a plan. I'm gonna buy loads of cheap little trophies from a sports shop and every time some tit barges past me so they can sit triumphantly at the front of the queue like a tool, I present them with a little award and say "well done! you got to the lights first! Have a fucking Medal!" and I'm gonna hire a queen tribute act to play "We are the Chaampions" from the pavement.

Actually, anyone know a good place to buy loads of tacky little "1st" medals, for like a sportsday or whatever. I'm seriously gonna do this. Had enough. Rant over.

Totally. So you cruise up to the lights in a nice primary position and then various chumps feel it necessary to cut in and stop in front of you, when it is quite clear that they are not going to be putting the hammer down when the lights change, necessitating an overtaking manoeuvre on your part. I'm slowly putting together a compilation of "things not to do when riding in London" from my head cam - not sure when it will be finished (although summer is rich in case study material) but will hopefully help some people think a bit about the way they ride...
I'm interested in some medals to dish out though!

I'm sure you could find say a plastics company in china to do a limited run of shiny gold plastic medals that say something witty. If you keep the design simple I cannot imagine that the tooling costs would be too much. Could do forum donations to fund them.

I'm thinking of bringing out a range of T-shirts with slogans on the back such as "if you are reading this slogan for the 8th time please stop passing me at red lights YOU F**KING C*CK"

Now that's a great idea, then I could stop shouting "CUNT" like some rabid madman.

Perhaps this is too subtle?

unfortunately if you want to get that made the tooling would cost a fortune. Something like this would be quite easy to get reproduced on the cheap.

cheap is best, why waste good money on a prize clunt.

and perhaps a free decal for the rider in question?
http://www.cafepress.co.uk/+wanker_sticker_oval,106957853

I'm sure you could find say a plastics company in china to do a limited run of shiny gold plastic medals that say something witty. If you keep the design simple I cannot imagine that the tooling costs would be too much. Could do forum donations to fund them.

Now that's a great idea, then I could stop shouting "CUNT" like some rabid madman.

Perhaps this is too subtle?

unfortunately if you want to get that made the tooling would cost a fortune. Something like this would be quite easy to get reproduced on the cheap.

Thanks for the input, I reckin this could have legs. I was thinking of something that, for a moment, they would believe was a genuine award- you ride up smiling and say "Hey, nice bike, I got you something" and they're all like "oooh gee thanks". Just a tacky bit of gold plastic with a 1st on it, bit of red ribbon.

GETTING TO THE LIGHTS FIRST

Every time some tit (or tits) flys past as I'm cruising to a stop for the lights, do they not realise they'll save their rims and pads if they look ahead and coast rather than sprintin everywhere an slamming the brakes on? AND when I'm waiting in a safe position for lights to change hordes of twats always push past and block all the cars slowing EVERYONE down. Fucking pathetic. Not to mention cars and scooters etc who cut you up when you're 10m from the line. WHY?

I have a plan. I'm gonna buy loads of cheap little trophies from a sports shop and every time some tit barges past me so they can sit triumphantly at the front of the queue like a tool, I present them with a little award and say "well done! you got to the lights first! Have a fucking Medal!" and I'm gonna hire a queen tribute act to play "We are the Chaampions" from the pavement.

Actually, anyone know a good place to buy loads of tacky little "1st" medals, for like a sportsday or whatever. I'm seriously gonna do this. Had enough. Rant over.

Yep cutting in closely is bad as if getting to the front if you are going to be slow to get away.

On a more serious note sprinting between lights/junctions is a good way to get some speed / interval training in on the way to work. Also if you do this you need to make sure you get away quickly so as not to hold cars etc up - this helps with speed training!

Si

You must not forget the role that the after thought that is our cycle infastructure plays in this behavior to the lights i.e.

1. Ride in the gutter irrespective of where you're going at the junction and
   
2. The boxes at the front of the cue
   

You must not forget the role that the after thought that is our cycle infastructure plays in this behavior to the lights i.e.

1. Ride in the gutter irrespective of where you're going at the junction and
   
2. The boxes at the front of the cue
   
   
   

Very true, the gutter bit is bastard if you are going right, but cutting in from the outside of the traffic after white lining all and sundry and then dropping into the outside front of the box, only to turn LEFT is defo a cnuts game.

a slight tangent, but why aren't ASL boxes segmented into 3 with little arrows for left, straight and right?

This could encourage more correct use from nodders etc, whilst also showing drivers correct road position for cyclist at junction.

like this one... http://goo.gl/maps/qGop

the left turn lane goes green before the straight on, but the asl isn't split so everytime I've been through there cue some fair-weather-cyclist who's remained religiously in the blue paint sitting in the asl on the left waiting to go straight on and all of a sudden theres a stream of angry traffic driving up his arse.

There isn't really room for all of that and the bike sign (or even just for all that). We have over-complicated road markings and signs as it is.

More white paint that will be ignored.

Maybe something like this:

http://www.trophiesandmedals.com/Shop-by-Award-Type-Achieve-Win-1st/Stanmore-Stock/Inexpensive-Plastic-Budget-Winner-s-Medals-24-Pack_ct962bd371pd5991.htm

And it would be dead easy to change 'winner' to something more appropriate...

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More white paint that will be ignored.

maybe red paint would be more effective...

seriously, yes you're probably right.

hatbeard I can't load that link to see but sounds like what I was thinking, yes.

Some of those 'Wanker' stickers would be dead handy to slap on Porsche Cayenne drivers' boots when they almost kill you because they're on a phone and cutting right across a junction.

Some prize weapon on a hybrid this morning unsuccessfully tried to fit his massively wide bars into a small gap and knocked the right-wing mirror of a car waiting at the lights. While he did turn and shrug an apology he then continued on his way.

I'm sure the driver was forming the opinion that all cyclists were cunts when I rode up, smiled and reset her wing mirror back to its original position. The beaming smile on her face and mouthed "thank you" to me were reward enough. It's good when you can tip the karmic balance back in our favour.