Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

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.

red!!!

I got to the traffic lights just as they were going green and ahead there was some jostling away from the lights as a few cyclists each tried to out accelerate each other, one guy wobbled into the path of a Brompton rider and was promptly told to watch where he was effing going, to which the other rider apologised. Slightly further ahead the Brompton rider unexpectedly pulled out in front of me, to which I said careful and was told to eff off.
I was very tempted to call him a Brompton Wanker (as in Inbetweeners Bus Wankers).... but didn't

Someone should track down the London Banshee and fix her up with "RED!" Matthew.

The other day some dude spat over his shoulder a gobbed right on my chest as I was over taking him...His response - "fuck off, I spit where I want"

Cunt of the second order. Everybody knows snot rockets are to be launched to the near side* to avoid exactly this contingency.

*Preferably when some cunt of the first order is undertaking.

Flob a greeny on his brake pads

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.

You can RLJ where you want, he can gob where he wants.

RED!

Stupid woman pulled out of a side road and into the middle of the main road I was cycling on tonight. As I went to pass her while she was wobbling around the white lines in the middle of the road I said, "What do you think you're doing?" and cycled off. I heard her shout something at me so slowed down and asked her what she said. Apparently I didn't have any lights. Except the fact that I have a decent front light and two rear lights. I then realised she didn't have a light on the front and pointed out her faux pas before cycling off and leaving her scorned.

#sckbrn

Increasingly often I see these fluoro nodders clip any number of peds on zebra crossings, then continue cycling at walking pace. They're not even in a hurry, it's more like they scare nodders as a little sadistic game.

Yes, I RLJ all the time, but never near any peds.

You can RLJ where you want, he can gob where he wants.

RED!

No I can't RLJ wherever I want.
I will do if it is clear and safe to do so, and it doesn't have an impact on any other road user.

The fluorescent Lycra clad nodder hamster wheeling away as you attempt to enter the new kent road roundabout off the A2, watch out for the traffic coming from your right. WAIT.

You can't suddenly dart out as i and a wave of buses and vans tumble towards you. You could have killed us both had i crashed into you, i shouted to you, you gave me an apologetic thumbs up but continued to blithely cut across 3 lanes on the roundabout!! Wake up man.

The other evening I saw someone who had a front light that switched between flashing white and red. Just to confuse you.

My Knog does that, I think it's when the batteries are low.

Last night, about 6pm, dalston junction an amazing sample of weaving through stationary traffic was observed. God of Nods in multi hi vis, 3 rear lights and what can only be described as a spot light on the front starts to weave into traffic heading south to get to the green zone and feel safe. Massive fail. Traffic light goes green as he heads right hand side of traffic - right by the side of 3 vans nose to tail. There's no way to get through as I stand back by the bus kinda curious as to what will happen next.
God of Nods weaves in front of already moving van clearly and inevitably gets a sideways shunt and bails his bike. Then walks to the side of the van leaving his ride in front of the van and words not for kids were exchanged. I stood back, in a typical thursday 'it's been a sod of a long day and all I wanna do is pedal home in this very relaxed mood, I'll just watch'. Nod God picks up his bike, and he's actually in tears. Bless. Nods have a heart too, even the really stupid ones.

I carried over on green, leaving Nod in my wake, and at Hackney Downs lights, exchange in hillarious conversation with said van driver. recalling the whole thing had me chuckling all the way home.

Nods have a heart too, even the really stupid ones

^ I feel quite sad after reading that. Do you think that this is a small, but typical, view into this man's life - that he is generally rather clueless and spends much of his life frustrated, feeling like a victim, without being able to work out how to improve his lot? Or do you think he's actually quite good at some things, and generally a really nice guy, but just can't figure out how bikes fit into traffic and needs some guidance?

Not sure what's going on but I've seen a massive increase in shit cycling over the last few days. Totally dickish stuff from undertaking left turning (and indicating for some time) vehicles, jumping lights in front of oncoming traffic and trying to ride down kids on ped crossings.

I had a word last night with one bellend who dived across a zebra crossing with a couple of small kids RUNNING across it. They felt that 'we've all had a long day' justified her actions.

Yeah, fair enough I can see the logic in 'I've been in the ofice for a bit so I'll run over some fucking kids'.

I'm glad I'll be off next week for a few days so don't have to experience nodddergeddon everyday. I find it more stressful than the cars - at least they are fairly predictable... sometimes.

^ I feel quite sad after reading that. Do you think that this is a small, but typical, view into this man's life - that he is generally rather clueless and spends much of his life frustrated, feeling like a victim, without being able to work out how to improve his lot?

Like Mr Bean?

^ I feel quite sad after reading that. Do you think that this is a small, but typical, view into this man's life - that he is generally rather clueless and spends much of his life frustrated, feeling like a victim, without being able to work out how to improve his lot? Or do you think he's actually quite good at some things, and generally a really nice guy, but just can't figure out how bikes fit into traffic and needs some guidance?

I could'nt quite believe what I was witnessing, my eyes opened ever wider as my brain thought 'surely not, no he won't - Oh, he did'. Shouting any guidance at that moment in time may have tipped him over the edge. He's probably a decent chap just having a crap ride, or he's a decent chap when not riding, who knows but on recent rides I've seen actions like this far too often. Maybe it's Nodder fatigue season and van drivers are on the hunt?

Nodder last night decides they can't wait behind a bus at lights.

The bus had left a foot-ish gap, so why not use it??
I think she may have even tutted at me as I sat in the middle of the lane behind the bus.

Lights change as she gets mid-way down the bus.
Bus moves forward and perhaps 6 inches left.
She bails onto the pavement.

She didn't look too phased.
Perhaps that is a regular occurrence for her commutes.

I could'nt quite believe what I was witnessing, my eyes opened ever wider as my brain thought 'surely not, no he won't - Oh, he did'. Shouting any guidance at that moment in time may have tipped him over the edge. He's probably a decent chap just having a crap ride, or he's a decent chap when not riding, who knows but on recent rides I've seen actions like this far too often. Maybe it's Nodder fatigue season and van drivers are on the hunt?

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that it should have been you bellowing guidance from across the road - you can predict how well that would have gone down :)

A few years riding in London has definitely given me a new perspective on general human behaviour though, in all its blinkered, selfish, ignorant glory. (not everyone, and not all the time, but much more widespread and generalised than I used to assume)

After shouting guidance at a cyclist on a boris bike for riding through a box junction with traffic flowing in both directions, when the lights were red and then watch him ride through another set of reds only to be nearly run over by the a bus for him then to ride on the pavament for around 100 meters.

I then was sat at a set of lights where a girl on a brompton who watched me telling "boris" that he is going to get himself killed decided to tell me off for being a danger on the road and that I need to "chill out" as im stressing everyone out. (Which I could'nt belive what I was hearing as she thought Boris was not doing anything wrong!)

I have taken her advice as I have decided that most people are lost causes and do not want to be told that they might get themselves killed.

The world is overpopulated anyway. More food left over for sub-saharan Africa.

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that it should have been you bellowing guidance from across the road - you can predict how well that would have gone down :)

A few years riding in London has definitely given me a new perspective on general human behaviour though, in all its blinkered, selfish, ignorant glory. (not everyone, and not all the time, but much more widespread and generalised than I used to assume)

I definitely did'nt take it that way at all, no worries.

General rule of thumb for me is to look out for those that may be a potential nightmare and swerve situations when needed. Those knowing looks when you get alongside or stopped at red make me realise that I'm not the only one who thought a certain act/reaction was blinkered selfish mentalism. Changing my route helped too

I turned right on a left turn only, passing a merc, from which I heard a smokey voiced middle aged women shout "Moron!"

She obviously didn't notice the "except cycles" sign

Also, I saw Louis Theroux RLJ on New oxford st yesterday. He was wearing Cubans and peddling with the heals on a hybrid with a child seat and a huge lock swinging on the handlebars.

You should have REDded him.

RED!ded

RED'd!

RED!ed

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