Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

William, I could not agree more! I got back on Monday from the Pyrenees and 2 weeks of considerate driving and high quality cycling (as in from t'others) and am hating on London traffic. I'll C U all next Tuesday (I'm no Wiggins in my language, ta very much)

http://www.lfgss.com/thread87749.html#post2999515

that is proper red light jumping in the line of sight trailer
it makes me feel ok about my look both ways before cycling slowly through a red light activity on the quieter junctions

those guys are just pratts

^^ outrageous! Makes me so angry when cyclists nearly hit pedestrians by cutting through reds, poor bastards!

I had to drive to work today (up Ken High St) so I saw my usual commute from a driver's perspective. I can truly empathise with drivers who are pissed off with some cyclists' behaviour. It was a farce.

Shout out to the woman who flew into my lane at 90 degrees from the right without a glance. You have no idea how close you came to dying this morning because you didn't hear a thing, thanks to the huge Beats By Dre headphones you were sporting. FFS.

Saw one RLJ-er rear end another yesterday at Moorgate after the leading law-breaker finally observed the startling phenomenon of people crossing on the green man impeding his progress and applied the brakes. Smooth moves, gentlemen.

Enjoying how the rain is slightly lessening the masses of morons..

Me, being an idiot earlier- I didn't see the person turn to wait at the crossing, and was going too fast to stop when the chap in front of me did.

Had to whip out to the right and go past, very much in the wrong, and embarrassed.

Dickhead on a white single-speed frame with flat bars, orange plastic bag on the saddle, cruising slowly through red lights while txting, all down Wood Lane and along Shepherds Bush Common at 2:30pm today.

Dickhead on a white single-speed frame with flat bars, orange plastic bag on the saddle, cruising slowly through red lights while txting, all down Wood Lane and along Shepherds Bush Common at 2:30pm today.

OK, that narrows the bike tag location down a bit.

Who said the clue has to go in the thread?

Being told by a cyclist in Shepherds Bush riding on the pavement towards me that I'm a responsible cyclist for walking with my bike down the pavement..

Fair enough you would say, but this idiot was riding down the pavement on his bike.

Hey there person spinning along in a ridiculously high gear. You see those four or five vehicles locked up in a mini traffic jam in front of us? Yes, those ones where two are trying to turn in opposite directions, one's trying to park and one's pulling out.
What would be a really good idea is if you rode as fast as you can into the middle of things then nervously try and snake through and around the whole affair. I'm sure that will help.

See so many of these kind of people right now.
Cycle out into the junction and then stop and wait. No common sense at all. Must be so unnerving for a driver crossing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu3yfiF6x9M

Wac

See so many of these kind of people right now.
Cycle out into the junction and then stop and wait. No common sense at all. Must be so unnerving for a driver crossing.

Idiot on a bike - YouTube

Normally this doses't bother me at all, but in this example the chap clearly was not familiar with the junctions and the pattern of the lights.

There are many sets of lights in London where by one can go on a red, straight ahead, as it is green for pedestrians on the left of the junction crossing. These could do with separate filters for left and straight ahead.

Not to mention cutting up the controlled pedestrian crossing at 56s.

I particularly like the riders who creep over the line but their inability to track stand leaves them at 90degrees to the lane by the time the lights change.

Or, as has been mentioned upthread, those who hurtle to the very front of the lights queue, wait at the very cusp of the junction becasue they're in such a hurry, then can't see when the lights change because they're past the lights so get overtaken by everyone who has seen them change.

I'd like to call out the chappy on Felt, Queen Street, Edinburgh,Friday afternoon, you know when you cant trackstand, just dismount. I cant trackstand so I dismount. This saves you slowly edging into the yellow box into the path of a bus. There is no shame in not being able to trackstand. Its not a prequisite to riding a bike on the street even if it is a hip as fuck fixed wheel.

Except yours wasnt was it. It had a freewheel and only a front brake. Doph.

Or, as has been mentioned upthread, those who hurtle to the very front of the lights queue, wait at the very cusp of the junction becasue they're in such a hurry, then can't see when the lights change because they're past the lights so get overtaken by everyone who has seen them change.

Yes, I love those moments.

It had a freewheel and only a front brake.

I have seen alot of that lately, christ knows what these guys are thinking?!?!?

It had a freewheel and only a front brake. Doph.

I have seen alot of that lately, christ knows what these guys are thinking?!?!?

Freewheel and front brake trumped by the lad I overtook today on Camberwell new road who was riding brakeless fixed on Look Delta pedals but in a pair of flip flops!

The look of maniacal fear on his face lead me to deduce he had either;
a)just nicked it,
2)was completely fucking mental, or
iii)both.

Full London Dynamo lycra on cheap looking blue Trek frame with Chris King hubs in Regents Park about 09:15 this morning. First you got dropped by me on the downhill in baggy jeans shorts, t-shirt and giant messenger bag. Then you run the red light at the bottom whilst green man is on narrowly missing a herd of school children. I bet your club is very proud of you.

First you got dropped by me on the downhill in baggy jeans shorts, t-shirt and giant messenger bag.

Maybe he didn't know you were racing?