Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

My cycling mileage isn't much, but I've shouted to another cyclist in recent times who had decided to go halfway down a large truck which was in the process of turning left. He got up on the kerb and avoided being squashed and was grateful enough to give me a two fingered salute before continuing his journey. I almost never call out to any other cyclist, simply because I feel it makes a damn bit of difference.

I get the feeling that its just frustration. When I'm called out on a stupid mistake, I have to bite my tongue. It doesn't necessarily mean the guy hasn't valued your input, it's just he doesn't know how to vent his anger with his own stupidity.

I get the feeling that its just frustration. When I'm called out on a stupid mistake, I have to bite my tongue. It doesn't necessarily mean the guy hasn't valued your input, it's just he doesn't know how to vent his anger with his own stupidity.

I hadn't thought of that. It's certainly a more charitable thought than I'd considered about that experience! Thanks.

I had a wonderful one on Thursday when someone undertook me by ducking under my outstretched left arm. I was signalling left. I could have put my arm around his shoulders he was so close to me.

Absolutely one of the worst bits of cycling I've ever been privy too.

Shouldn't you have checked behind before signalling?

I don't tend to check my left when signalling if I'm in the left-most lane and not way out to the right.

Turning left, that is

I remember someone (lynx I think) recounting on this thread about hitting someone in the chest as they were being undertaken while signalling left. since then I've done a quick shoulder check. assume nothing.

in cycle training we always suggest you first look over the shoulder on the side you intend to turn to before you signal, precisely to prevent yourself hitting someone who may be over/undertaking. gutter cyclists are a particular threat as you are unlikely to hear their approach, hence using your eyes to check if there is someone coming up behind

assume nothing.

Suspect everyone ;-)

Lick everything.

I always check my left shoulder before turning left, even if I neglect to signal. If people are thick enough to ride up the inside of cars and trucks they'll ride up the inside of a bike. Although my left eye doesn't really work so I end up doing an extra twisty right shoulder check too sometimes.

Hipster on a hire bike sailing through the lights at Bloomsbury way/Museum street. I sung out "It's red // Dickhead", much to the amusement of the girl, on a Kona Mixte frame, who'd just been cut up by him. She jumped the next set of lights we passed. I sighed.

/CSB

To the guy who rode in to the back of me on essex road this morning - "SMIDSY" is for drivers (and bad ones at that). I'd suggest riding without your head up your arse in future.

[QUOTE=dancing james; gutter cyclists [/QUOTE]
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Around midday today, I was riding home from Elephant and Castle, rolling my way on CS7 on Churchyard Row, just about to stop at the traffic lights on Newington Butts. All of a sudden, a guy was wobbling his way right into me, he was comign from the main road I think, so he would have been taking a left turn, luckily I put my foot down on time as I was just about to stop for the red light anyway. He looked right into my eyes as if I was in his way, and I was very tempted and probably should have told himmto keep to the left not wobble into the wrong side of the lane. I haven't seen such a wobble in a very long time. Good luck to him not wobble into a car next time.

The off-road bit by the park? It's a totally blind corner at a perfect 90 degree angle that goes uphill, so it's quite challenging to take the turn cleanly, especially if you're on a heavy bike or there's people wandering about by the lights. You also can't see if there's anybody coming from the opposite direction so you get taken by surprise if you do miscalculate. One of the safest places to make a mistake, though, as it's peds and cycles only and people are generally going pretty slow there.

I tailgated a people carrier last night. That's a euphemism meaning I had doggy-style sex with a woman.

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i thought the term was rep

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Hipster on a hire bike sailing through the lights at Bloomsbury way/Museum street. I sung out "It's red // Dickhead", much to the amusement of the girl, on a Kona Mixte frame, who'd just been cut up by him. She jumped the next set of lights we passed. I sighed.

/CSB

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The off-road bit by the park? It's a totally blind corner at a perfect 90 degree angle that goes uphill, so it's quite challenging to take the turn cleanly, especially if you're on a heavy bike or there's people wandering about by the lights. You also can't see if there's anybody coming from the opposite direction so you get taken by surprise if you do miscalculate. One of the safest places to make a mistake, though, as it's peds and cycles only and people are generally going pretty slow there.

It was that spot, and I agree it's not easy to take a turn from the main road, but the way he wobbled was so funny. Problem ride a bike that clearly isn't set up probably.

Today was clearly 'ride like a dickhead' day, people appeared to riding all over the place, including the wrong way down the street at London Bridge. Shouted "RED!" at a couple of people and some douchebag driver started taking the piss out me. God I love commuting.

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Just the fisting bit.