Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

I've been cycling round London since 1995, and I can assure you it's been pretty fucking angsty all the time. Probably why it's taken me nearly 20 years to learn just to chill the fuck out rather than getting wound up about it.

Calling myself out. Didn't stop at a pedestrian crossing I should have. Pedestrian crossing was hidden behind the cyclist in front of me. Should pay more attention.

Also the floppy-haired twat who rear-ended me while trying to wobble between me and a parked car.

You the guy I yelled at at Cambridge Circus?

No, haven't been near there today

I've been cycling round London since 1995, and I can assure you it's been pretty fucking angsty all the time. Probably why it's taken me nearly 20 years to learn just to chill the fuck out rather than getting wound up about it.

I concur, been commuting regularly since the early 90's and there was always an element of aggression from all on the road. The one factor I think has compounded the situation is the increased volume of cars, peds,trucks, bikes, etc on the road nowadays.

I never saw a driver on a mobile in London in the early nineties when I rode Bow-Aldwych..

I never saw a driver on a mobile in London in the early nineties when I rode Bow-Aldwych..

A valid point.

I never saw a driver on a mobile in London in the early nineties when I rode Bow-Aldwych..

Cost to use the phone were so high ;)

Riding up a hill near the town hall, two riders heading toward me, I go left, guy ahead goes to his right toward me, I go further left, he comes right over to my side and goes "Woah!" nervously. We stop inches apart.

I'm speechless, I say "It is the left, usually"

He says "Yes, but" but I'm riding off and can't hear the rest. Wonder what he said.

Riding up Branden Road/Blundell Street towards Caledonian Road yesterday evening around 5. Not going particularly fast but faster than the two cyclists chatting side-by-side taking up the left lane. Not really a problem as traffic was light down there so I overtake whilst maintaining my speed. One rider, Maroon football socks (looked like Burnley colours), ankle swingers/trousers rolled up, hipster circle rim glasses, dark colour singlespeed/fixie seems to take offence to this and puts his foot down. Overtakes me making strange low volume "woop" noises, does two or three short skids in the wet in front of me and slows to stop at the junction, not indicating and to the left of the lane, think you went right in the end but seems you had to wait for your mate to catch up before you braved Caledonian Road. What was that all about?

This forumenger:

Fuck that. If there's a gap, go for it.

Doubt theyll be able to post on this forum or ride a bike for much longer with that technique. Probably trolling.

Maroon football socks (looked like Burnley colours), ankle swingers/trousers rolled up, hipster circle rim glasses, dark colour singlespeed/fixie seems to take offence to this and puts his foot down. Overtakes me making strange low volume "woop" noises, does two or three short skids in the wet in front of me and slows to stop at the junction

TBH that sounds pretty cool. He wins.

Dammit

What's he done this time?

wut?
http://www.whatmattersmost.org.uk/Resources/URBAN%20POSTERA%20for%20web.pdf

The rest of the site is very reasonable and cyclist-focussed. From the rest of their literature I think that the ad is supposed to be directed at drivers rather than cyclists, but it's not at all clear out of context.

Mostly looks like it's blaming the guy on the bike for not being aware enough to avoid being overtaken and then left-hooked by that white van. I don't think that's the intention, though. They've got a Facebook page if anybody wants to query it: https://www.facebook.com/pages/What-Matters-Most/432246773531045?skip_nax_wizard=true

Seems interesting that he magically appeared in front of me. Maybe I blinked for 10 seconds.

Having been around vehicles that transport large parts of aircraft across Europe, I've got plenty of experience in haulage vehicles.

I don't want to make you into some middleman but if he wants to continue the discussion he knows where to find me. I don't for a second buy his story, he was nowhere near the middle of the lane he was well over by the central white lines, right in fucking front of me.

3 weeks on and I forgot to reply about this!

He wanted to apologise to you NH. Apparently the next time he passed that spot it was narrower than he remembered, and realised that he was in the wrong.

And everyone lived happily ever after...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-26336618#TWEET1054335

Ninja motorway cyclist anyone?

And weirdly for the BBC, it doesn't say whether he had a helmet!

Two cunts to report this evening.

Guy on Farringdon road riding his sanctimonious middle class little Brompton, pinging his sanctimonious middle class little bell directed at some people who were to get out his way as he rode through green for peds. (Cunt no. 1)

Not 200 yards down the road, at the infamous Farringdon/Clerkenwell junction, a bespectacled fixie supergeek rule bender careers through first pedestrian crossing, almost clipping a fun runner. Then continued through second crossing nearly taking out half a dozen rush hour office dainties. Why no one biffed him, I will never know. He was riding a dark grey frame, I’m pretty sure with no brakes, for all you spotting fans. (Cunt no. 2)

A fucking waste of spunk, the two of them.

Had 2 people almost go into the back of me today, one by mayday hospital croydon and another in norbury. Both seemed to be jumping red lights and then when I stopped at reds they had to swing out to avoid me and got angry I wasn't light jumping with them. They looked even more pissed when I passed them not far down the road and they couldn't catch up again even with jumping lights.

Saw a beauty this morning.
Guy on a Brompot, straight through the lights at the South East corner of Grosvenor Square onto Carlos Place. Tried to undertake a massive HGV when he couldn't he hopped onto the pavement where there is scaffold works in an attempt to get in front. Swerving in and out of pedestrians. He joined the road right next to me, who had just stayed behind it, but then almost crashed into the back of it.

I shake my head in despair.

To the salt and pepper haired single speed rider going down Bayliss Road towards the Cut at around 8.15 this morning.

The comment to you was "That wasn't very clever was it?" in case you mis-heard. The reason I said that was because you didn't stop at the zebra crossing in time and then almost fell into a ped as they were walking across.

It wasn't clever - it was just stupid. I know it was Monday morning but he was walking from the far right so plenty of time and you just seemed to slow down and then fall into him. It was kind of funny to watch as it was almost done in slo-mo but it was a complete plank of a thing to do

To the salt and pepa haired
Strong look

It's turning left. It's obviously turning left. Yup, it's turning left and like the zygote resembling pillock that you are, think it's a great idea to bomb it down the left. I have mad respect for the bus driver for actually seeing you and maneuvering that towering hulk with enough finesse not to bowling ball all the oncoming cars. Smashing into those railings flat out was the least of your problem. Shouting at the bus didn't make it any better.
The kid across the street laughing at your dumbass was truly well deserved.