Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

The zebra crossing bit gave me the idea to hunt them down like wild game, especially if they crash into you.

The zebra crossing bit gave me the idea to hunt them down like wild game, especially if they crash into you.

would love to but it was bonkers, they really did NOT think they had to stop at the crossing and then after crashing into me not even a sorry and then cycle off over crossing while ped was still trying to get across was sheer craziness...

The South circular RLJer's were out in force this morning. A wave of MTB's and new Bianchi's swarming down Battersea Rise along to wandsworth with not one of them stoping as I shouted RED!

Oh, and for that new Bianchi rider on a 'gona-get-fit-by-Summer-tip' - See-through lycra is not a good look on a big lass (or gent for that matter)

Last Friday (4th) ended up in noddegeddon on way home, folks undercutting, not signalling etc etc, anyway I decide I just take it easy and drop em at a nice clear route. Cross over Pentonville Road going up Penton Street heading towards the Zebra crossing next to TFL cycle hire building/ Taxi place, see a ped waiting to cross so I slow down then stop, then boom not 1,not 2 but 3 nodders clip me,hit and crash into me..one has the cheek to say what you doing? as ped is standing there wide eyed on zebra crossing trying to cross.
Now not only have they crashed into me they then all cycle off across the zebra crossing with ped still trying to cross without a care in the world.. I turn round rather pissed off and ask 'any other of you f**king nodder muppets want to crash into me for obeying the rules of the road?' Though to be fair the other folks behind me on bikes are just gob smacked at what they've just seen.
But I've never encountered such idiots on the road, and they wonder why cyclists get a bad rep!

Ha - that made me laugh but only because of the way you write it, it's not actually funny obviously.

I had some twat ride into the back of me last night as I stopped at a roundabout as a car was going across it (i.e. had priority). I can't work out if it was the fact the bellend couldn't ride - I'd overtaken him about 100 m before and he was a bit all over the road - his reactions were crap or that his brakes didn't work. Dickhead didn't even have lights on going down a 'country' lane at night.

Normally if someone rear ends me and they apologise I'm normally OK provided there is no damage but this time he made me really angry and I shouted at him a fair bit.

Quick edit - I'd forgotten I'd a rear facing camera so just looked at it and 'fair play' to him you do see him look back to see what is behind him then signal right. Unfortunately one hand on the bars mean that he couldn't brake as quickly, although had he been paying attention he would have been fine.

Penton Street heading towards the Zebra crossing next to TFL cycle hire building/ Taxi place, see a ped waiting to cross so I slow down then stop, then boom not 1,not 2 but 3 nodders clip me,hit and crash into me..one has the cheek to say what you doing? as ped is standing there wide eyed on zebra crossing trying to cross.
I don't think road users have to yield unless the pedestrian has already begun to cross. Someone quoted the relevant piece of law in this thread last time the topic came up. Bit of a chicken/egg situation.

'course that doesn't excuse said nodders from rear ending you when you courteously slowed and stopped. Not paying attention.

you only have to give way once they have started to cross, but it's advised that as you approach you check for peds and stop if someone is about to cross or attempting to

They have to yield when the ped puts one foot on the crossing. Until then it's common courtesy to let them cross as no ped with a hint of self preservation steps into the road with 10 nodders approaching at speed

every ped who has never been scared shitless by nodders silently approaching at speed steps into the road without looking

ftfy

Wheres my prison-snitch hat gone? Ah there it is.

Right, I'm gonna call out NO ONE - if you get away with it fair fuckin' play!

cunt rlj'd and clipped my rear wheel

i shouted at him and he spat at me

fucker then got repeatedly spat at by me as he tried to ride away, i really had to resist pushing him into the stream of oncoming traffic

not one of my better on bike moments

Have him charged for assault if you got a decent look at him...

teenager on a shit hybrid, lots of jafaican patois, "yeah bruv, i'll merk ya"

no witnesses (rush hour traffic) so no charges to press

^Hope you're ok, mate.

you should have stabbed him in the eye with your minipump.

^trufax

When that mini pump get's anywhere near a man's face it turns into a frame fit pump.

It's terrifying.

A Barclay's biker cut across me yesterday morning on the westbound junction of the Imax Roundabout, forcing me to stop before he moved onto the roundabout going the wrong way round it to then head north on the southbound side of Waterloo Bridge.

I called him a dickhead but he just ignored me.

hang on - was he on the road?! that is proper crazy behaviour if so.

I cross the traffic lights crossroad at Old Sreet/Bunhill Row on foot and its green ped red traffic.There are alot of cyclists waiting but one young women breaks free. I stop in front of her as she approaches and said " what are you doing ? ". She just did this left to right nodding motion with her head, smiled and cruised past me down the street.

^Win.

Saw some twat on a Condor road bike this morning have three close shaves with a moped, another cyclist and a car in the space of 50 metres at the E&C roundabout this morning. His moral indignation that he was the aggrieved party led to at least one of the later incidents.

You, sir, need cycle training as you ride like a complete fucking imbecile.

cunt rlj'd and clipped my rear wheel
i shouted at him and he spat at me
fucker then got repeatedly spat at by me as he tried to ride away, i really had to resist pushing him into the stream of oncoming traffic
not one of my better on bike moments

The other day some dude spat over his shoulder a gobbed right on my chest as I was over taking him.
I understand it was not intentional and didn't react with anger or aggression or anything, just gave a bit of a "woah" noise.
He stared at me blankly, so I said "the least you could do is say sorry".

His response - "fuck off, I spit where I want"

I was sorely sorely tempted to say "me too" and greb a fucking greeney right in his face.

t............. "yeah bruv, i'll merk ya"......

merk ya??

I've lost touch with the youth obviously..

merk ya??

I've lost touch with the youth obviously..

euph?

The other day some dude spat over his shoulder a gobbed right on my chest as I was over taking him.
I understand it was not intentional and didn't react with anger or aggression or anything, just gave a bit of a "woah" noise.
He stared at me blankly, so I said "the least you could do is say sorry".

His response - "fuck off, I spit where I want"

I was sorely sorely tempted to say "me too" and greb a fucking greeney right in his face.

people are by and large, utter cunts. next time spit in his groin. with your knee.

merk ya??

I've lost touch with the youth obviously..

The forceful application of a merkin?

cunt rlj'd and clipped my rear wheel

i shouted at him and he spat at me

fucker then got repeatedly spat at by me as he tried to ride away, i really had to resist

teenager on a shit hybrid, lots of jafaican patois, "yeah bruv, i'll merk ya"

That was tynan.