Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

You could post angry, stupid messages here at the same time if it helps you.

Hey, I was there having a coffee whilst you failed to show.

No way am I going out of my way for a retard like you.

Nope.

I have seen the police signal to cyclists to dismount while on the pavement. The law is certainly there for a reason, if someone is a complete and utter cunt and thinks its OK to do 20+ mph on the pavement, they will then have the power to take action. I really can not stand people who can not differentiate between situations. cliveo gives me the impression he would lock up a 7 year old for cycling on the pavement.

'The beautiful girl' says that I have to have empathy with the other living souls on this planet so I do try to be respectful, polite & courteous in my occasional law breaking. Although I have to take deep breaths and count to ten and think of Jesus when people start wagging their self righteous fingers at me.

JohnLounge at 9:02

Vale Tudo?

Bit more Sherlock Holmes really as I don't like rolling around on the floor.

I have seen the police signal to cyclists to dismount while on the pavement. The law is certainly there for a reason, if someone is a complete and utter cunt and thinks its OK to do 20+ mph on the pavement, they will then have the power to take action. I really can not stand people who can not differentiate between situations. cliveo gives me the impression he would lock up a 7 year old for cycling on the pavement.

Didn't Clive make it clear in his first post that the man was in his 20s?

Also the speed needn't be 20mph+ to for it to be anti-social, a collision even at walking speed would be unpleasant. Especially to and elderly or infirm people who may be using the pavement. It is not solely for the cyclist to determine if their actions are dangerous, you have to take into account other peoples perceptions of danger and the distress it may cause them.

From Clive's description this guy had no need to be cycling on the pavement and calling him out for it was the right thing to do.

If a driver cuts me up, I will remonstrate. It would be hypocritical not to do so when a cyclist does the same to me.

I'm not taking any sides either.

But Johnlounge is a whopper.

If a driver cuts me up, I will remonstrate. It would be hypocritical not to do so when a cyclist does the same to me.

Are you saying this cyclist cut you up on the pavement?

I could beat Johnlounge in a game of bike

Like a red headed stepchild

No, calling him out on it was not the right thing to do, it's not his place to enforce the law. Jobsworth but not actually his job.

It's not a matter of it being against the law, it is about what is and isn't acceptable behaviour, it's about living in a society that takes responsibility for it's actions. Why should we wait for the Police to turn up and tell someone they are being inconsiderate? In fact don't we live in enough of a Police state already? Shouldn't we take back some of the responsibility?

I feel bad for cycling on the pavement earlier, although the guy flying down it being towed by his dog, forcing peds out the way should probably feel worse.

John appears to have gone. He was fun while he lasted.

Now that Velocio has nuked Tree Trunk's posts, the last three or four pages of this thread make no sense even less sense than the forum usually doesn't make.

tl;dr - Clive has been bullying children on the footways of London.

I think.

I'm not sure - I gave up trying to make sense of it all after a while.

Wow.

I think Clive pushed a child off their tricycle?

He may have run over a cat also

Possibly on the pavement

I vote that Clive installs himself at LMNH, and takes on all comers at arm wrestling.

Greco-Roman arm wrestling?