The War on Britain's Roads (BBC Documentary / tabloid tv)

The Indy's take;
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/there-is-room-on-a-bike-for-a-code-of-conduct-8373772.html

Seriously, why is so much journalism so piss-poor when it comes to cycling?

As increasing numbers of would-be Victoria Pendletons and Bradley Wigginses take to the roads, Robin Harvie explains why the cyclist mindset needs to change

WTF is the "cyclist mindset" and how am I supposed to change it? Why say cyclists have to change when they are rarely the cause of accidents?

The article starts with an implausible anecdote about a New York cyclist who was completely invisible going the wrong way through a red light up a one-way street twice punching kittens. What's that got to do with me?

It is now a common sight to have 30 or more cyclists lined up and ready to jump the lights before they turn, trying to steal a march on the commuter traffic, but also each other. I should know. I'm one.

OK, the author jumps red lights and calls for cyclists to change their behaviour, right-o.

As one interviewee says, it's really exciting to "look down at your speedometer and see that you're going at 30 miles an hour". I'm sorry, but if you're going to travel that fast through busy streets, you are asking for trouble.

I sometimes get to 30mph, does that mean it's my fault if there's an accident? Fancy applying that rule to motor vehicles?

we would be doing ourselves a favour by remembering that motorists don't have our interests at heart. Would it be too much trouble to raise an arm in acknowledgement when a taxi lets us through, or a cement mixer doesn't turn in front of us?

That's his plan? If we wave at lorry drivers we'll be safe? I already thank drivers if they let me out, what else am I supposed to do?

we owe it to the next generation of road-users to teach them how to behave on the roads. If we don't, we risk undoing all that makes cycling in this country an enjoyable way of passing the time between work and home, and turning it into the nightmare on Fifth Avenue that commuters there live with every day.

A penis on a bike in another country has got nothing to do with me, and is Fifth Avenue really a "nightmare" because of cyclists? Really?

we owe it to the next generation of road-users to teach them how to behave on the roads. If we don't, we risk undoing all that makes cycling in this country an enjoyable way of passing the time between work and home, and turning it into the nightmare on Fifth Avenue that commuters there live with every day.

Stop jumping redlights then, you big penis.