Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

You're all shit.

+1

pushing off and swerving 2 foot from the curb is not going to keep you safe....

'kerb'

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cyclechat?

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start calling out bad cyclists

**Well I'm often 'calling out' bad pedestrians (for example " thats a red light/man see ?!" ) but like an abusive comment from a passing motorist I'm gone in seconds and don't deal with any responses. Cowardly/can't be arsed to stop maybe or just some ingrained comradeship with 'fellow' cyclists has meant that I very rarely call out bad cyclists. **
Maybe I should but it will always tempered by the experience of alot worse/dangerous road behaviour by motorists.

^bold satement

I get really annoyed when grown adults undertake me when I have stopped at lights. I tend to do a big, slow swerve around them and the annoying (inevitable) car that's gone fully into the bicycle box at the lights. WTF? I really hate this shit, makes even a good cyclist feel like getting even further beyond the light just to avoid being run over when the lights change (happened more than once when i was starting out. Rant over...

Without question it's something that sadly casts all of us in a bad light

It's this notion of collective responsibility that I don't get. If someone does something stupid on a bike it's not your responsibility just because you are on a bike as well. I often walk places, and I drive a car as well, when a numpty ped walks infront of you, or a car swerves to close to you are they giving me a bad name? No - the notion is ridiculous. Aside from that I doubt that calling out is likely to make much difference - I got a lecture from someone a few years ago after a move that I admit was not my finest hour. I just thought he was a patronizing twat - which he was.

Maybe he was trying to give you help. Are you so proud that you can't take advice?

surely your life would be better place if you stopped worrying about everyone else and just rode yer bike

Majority of cyclists are unable to understand whats going on around them.

Don't know what to do to change as tried polite comments tried rude comments stopped bothering. Why should I care its their life.

I was hoping this would be a thread naming bad cyclists on the forum.
I nominate myself.

I was hoping this would be a thread naming bad cyclists on the forum.
I nominate myself.

Seconded.

load up with cards for cycle training and start handing them out to cyclists that are a bit dodge.
"I'm not being cheeky but.. you may want to do some training" hand over card, saunter away from lights...

I was hoping this would be a thread naming bad cyclists on the forum.
I nominate myself.

List of shit cyclists:

1. sumo
   
2. spybot
   
3. lynx
   
   

etc

List of shit cyclists:

1. sumo
   
2. spybot
   
3. lynx
   
   

etc

I iz a bad MF.