Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

Had to call out a bad ped yesterday.
An iTwat zombie walked straight out in front of me as I was cornering. Instead of hitting the brake and potentially endangering myself in the rain I whistled. Instead of stopping and smiling at me for alerting her to my presence, she called me a fucking idiot.
Brilliant. She felt the full wrath of my angry tongue first thing. These fuckers walk amongst us

Dirty bugger

Or is this yet another example of the liberal elite seeking to dismiss people on grounds of prejudice?

you've come to the right thread

Also since when has it been acceptable for women to wear full running gear when going shopping? I've given up on people wearing trekkies when they've never even considered excersise in their life, but leggings and a sports bra while pushing a trolley around asda is just silly.

When running home from work, I've often stopped at the Morrisons 2 mins from my flat to do some shopping in short shorts. Maybe she was doing the same?

She arrived there in her car, started pushing around a large trolley which was then half full when I left. Unless she was planning on driving to the gym after getting a few weeks shopping... but even then, you'd wear your change of clothes so that you weren't going home from the gym in sweaty gear.

^^also guilty of this, and of being too lazy to go home, get changed, and then go back out through the same park again to get to the shop after a run

Also since when has it been acceptable for women to wear full running gear when going shopping? I've given up on people wearing trekkies when they've never even considered excersise in their life, but leggings and a sports bra while pushing a trolley around asda is just silly.

Who cares what they look like when in a supermarket??? I certainly don't.

Going to the shops in your running gear is convenient.

For example, its Sunday morning, you have gotten out of bed and there is no food in the fridge. You look outside and notice its a sunny day. You then realise you haven't gone for a run in a while, and start to feel guilty about it.

"I know!" you say to yourself, "I'll go for a run. And I'll take my credit card with me so I can pick up some eggs on my way back!".

You then go for a run, nearly die from hunger pains, but revel in the fact that your body is burning off more body fat because of it. On your way back, when you get to the shops, you may or may not think to yourself "I might look like a bit of a plonker in these clothes, but I don't really give a toss what I look like, most of this lot probably can't get up a flight of stairs without struggling for air."

And this is why I regularly go shopping in running gear. I go in my cycling kit sometimes too.

^^ Yeah, I've gone for a run with my bag for life before, finishing at sainsburys. I usually wear too many clothes while running though so most people wouldn't know that I've been running, I just look like going to the supermarket really builds up a sweat.

Going to the supermarket in running gear is perfectly acceptable, besides its fun to stand in the meat aisle breathing heavily and sweating profusely whilst rubbing a couple of chickens and trying to make eye contact with random punters.

^ right, that's my saturday sorted

Bobbo, have you been following me around the supermarket again?

So the age of the person who was annoyed with an idiot who "casually" broke the law is as unimportant as their sexual preference, their religion or their ethic background. Why raise it?

If you'd like I could put you in contact with the guy who wrote it, but it might be odd as he's a guy I kind of half knew from school through his sister and the odd night out and haven't seen for about 8 years. You are right about the age thing not being important, but I would imagine it was raised as it was just what he noticed about him and people tend to try and describe something about people or things they are talking about, i.e "The blond women", "a black guy", "bloke in a silver car", "that pub with the ivy on the front", I don't imagine the middle aged comment was meant in a context that was anything other than descriptive.
I posted it more for the fact that he was being a bad cyclist by casually breaking the law and the leggings comment made me giggle.

Yesterday on brixton road; a bloke wobbling out from behind a bus, onehand on the bars, the other holding his phone. "get off the fucking phone" I shout, as loud as I can to be heard above his headphones, then wait at the lights expecting to get a surly response. He pull up next to me and says "sorry mate, I was being a right twat, thanks for that" and pats me on the shoulder. My faith in humanity was very slightly restored.

He stuck a "pass me too close" post it to your back.

So the age of the person who was annoyed with an idiot who "casually" broke the law is as unimportant as their sexual preference, their religion or their ethic background. Why raise it?

Or is this yet another example of the liberal elite seeking to dismiss people on grounds of prejudice?

I'm not prejudiced but I can't deny it - this liberal elite seems like a club I might want to join. How liberal do I have to be?

Your tights must be crotchless.

"sorry mate, I was being a right twat, thanks for that" and pats me on the shoulder. My faith in humanity was very slightly restored.

That's lovely that is.

When running home from work, I've often stopped at the Morrisons 2 mins from my flat to do some shopping in short shorts. Maybe she was doing the same?

Who cares what they look like when in a supermarket??? I certainly don't.

Going to the shops in your running gear is convenient.

For example, its Sunday morning, you have gotten out of bed and there is no food in the fridge. You look outside and notice its a sunny day. You then realise you haven't gone for a run in a while, and start to feel guilty about it.

"I know!" you say to yourself, "I'll go for a run. And I'll take my credit card with me so I can pick up some eggs on my way back!".

You then go for a run, nearly die from hunger pains, but revel in the fact that your body is burning off more body fat because of it. On your way back, when you get to the shops, you may or may not think to yourself "I might look like a bit of a plonker in these clothes, but I don't really give a toss what I look like, most of this lot probably can't get up a flight of stairs without struggling for air."

And this is why I regularly go shopping in running gear. I go in my cycling kit sometimes too.

^^ Yeah, I've gone for a run with my bag for life before, finishing at sainsburys. I usually wear too many clothes while running though so most people wouldn't know that I've been running, I just look like going to the supermarket really builds up a sweat.

All these situations contain running. Mine did not.

Going into a shop dressed in lycra while out on your bike is fine. Wandering around in lycra all day isn't right.

Wandering around in lycra all day isn't right.

Says you. phft

All this reminds me of a character who would turn up to drinks in full castelli lycra, week in, week out, despite everyone else suggesting he should dress normally.

I saw a girl undertake a moving artic in the same lane today so thought I would catch up and warn her that this wasn't such a good idea. I nearly caught up with her but she mounted the kerb to get round stationary traffic, rode along the pavement and then down a one way street the wrong way. I then nearly caught up again, wondering if I should discuss this growing catalogue of questionable manoeuvres, but she jumped a red and I lost her.
I think she pretty much had the complete deck. Christ.

Sounds almost certain she'd be "on here"

She was on a hybrid though - not sure they're allowed to join...?

But if she carrys on like that, sadly not for long.

She'll be welding up that freehub and doing sick skidz in no time.