Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

Absolute clusterfuck of twats at the bottom of Regents Park this morning.

The lights were red for a good 60 seconds while I was waiting behind the offside of a left-indicating Sainsburys van, during which time fucking loads of completely self-absorbed 'me first' cretins attempted to get as close to the lights as possible, despite the ASL being obviously full, and access to it blocked by motorbikes and scooters.

The van driver showed remarkable patience, first allowing the half-dozen clueless idiots who'd stopped on his nearside to get ahead of him, and then still waiting while people continued to ride up his nearside after the lights had changed and he was trying to turn left.

I'd like to think that cyclists with a bit of common sense might stand out against such incompetence, but sadly I reckon we're more likely to be associated with it. Summer hasn't even started yet.

Email the company and compliment him/her on their driving. This always goes down well and will help reinforce the positive behaviours the driver was displaying.

First time I've ever felt compelled to call someone out today. A guy on a flat barred single speed/fixed jumped every light along Camberwell Road and then up through Oval and Kennington Road, always doing that pointless waiting in the middle of the junction as traffic goes by in the wrong direction. Not exactly new behaviour, but definitely riding like an absolute cunny and putting himself in harms way whenever he could.

I think though the fact he had a toddler straddling his top tube the whole time he was doing this was what left me absolutely fucking fuming.

They'll never learn. Next time just punch the kid and once you have his attention clamly explain how much worse it would have been had the bus hit him. I think he'll see sense and shake your hand.

Then punch the kid again.