cyclist rage - it's as bad as car driver rage

[harpo]

Jeezus wept I'd have had a word or more with him if I'd been there - maybe he was simply a nutjob ....

I did have more than a few words for him.

He wasn't any different than a dismaying number of cyclists these days, sadly. The Divine Right of Way was his and woe betide any pedestrian in his Holy Path.

 

[gentlegreen]

I did have more than a few words for him.

He wasn't any different than a dismaying number of cyclists these days, sadly. The Divine Right of Way was his and woe betide any pedestrian in his Holy Path.

Just lately I've been deliberately getting in the way of some of the lycra louts racing on the cyclepath oblivious to the pedestrians and normal cyclists they're supposed to be sharing it with ... doubtless they will resort to static bikes once the clocks change.

 

[Blagsta]

Well, that's OK then ... if it's "in your book" then we all know not to argue, don't we?

Even if it may be considered that they are more vulnerable in some respects because of their additional momentum when some cunt wipes them up.

What's with the personal attack?

I'm basing what I say on what my partner says who has experience of riding both a bicycle and a Vespa in London. If you disagree with me, say so, just stop the personal attacks, there's no need.

 

[GoneCoastal]

Just out of interest, on the main shopping road in Brighton there are now Police warning signs saying that people who cycle on the pavement are actively being pursued and will be issued with a £30 fine if caught doing so

 

[harpo]

Just out of interest, on the main shopping road in Brighton there are now Police warning signs saying that people who cycle on the pavement are actively being pursued and will be issued with a £30 fine if caught doing so

GOD...let them introduce this in London soon....

 

[SpookyFrank]

Just out of interest, on the main shopping road in Brighton there are now Police warning signs saying that people who cycle on the pavement are actively being pursued and will be issued with a £30 fine if caught doing so

Will that not make people cycle faster to avoid getting caught? Its the helmets= more accidents debate all over again...

But for me, its a good idea. Now we just need legislation to stop old couples walking down cycle paths with that magic distance between them which means you can neither go between them nor around them on either side

 

[soulman]

Will that not make people cycle faster to avoid getting caught? Its the helmets= more accidents debate all over again...

But for me, its a good idea. Now we just need legislation to stop old couples walking down cycle paths with that magic distance between them which means you can neither go between them nor around them on either side

Hardly rocket science

 

[gentlegreen]

Hardly rocket science

I find one of these useful for shifting dawdling groups of teenagers.
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[soulman]

I find one of these useful for shifting dawdling groups of teenagers.
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Big lights, airhorns and thumping cars..

I'm starting to picture you as a one man cycling urban warfare unit

 

[gentlegreen]

Big lights, airhorns and thumping cars..

I'm starting to picture you as a one man cycling urban warfare unit

If all else fails :-

 

[jusali]

Just lately I've been deliberately getting in the way of some of the lycra louts racing on the cyclepath oblivious to the pedestrians and normal cyclists they're supposed to be sharing it with ... doubtless they will resort to static bikes once the clocks change.

Iknow exactly what you mean. I get the same experiences on that cycle path, bullet proof lycra clad cyclists racing their way to work as if they were on a time trial or something . You get them in every transport situation though, they probably crack open the lexus/audi/merc.bmw when the clocks change

 

[newbie]

GOD...let them introduce this in London soon....

signs like that are to be found attached to lampposts in the west end.

 

[beeboo]

Hardly rocket science

I've got that same bell on my bike - it was on there when I bought it and I had not freakin' idea what is was In fairness my more cycle-savvy boyfriend was equally perplexed.

I think I'm going to have to move it slightly cos it's just out of reach and most times I want to give someone a "ting!" by the time I've located it the moment has passed. It's a nice bell actually cos it's the equivalent of a polite cough rather than an "OI!!!" so you feel fairly safe using it without risk of causing pedestrian rage.

Most of the time I only want to say "hey, just want to be sure you know I'm here" rather than "get out of the fucking way you dozy cunt!" (well ok I might be *thinking* the latter but only want to communicate the former )

 

[jusali]

I've got that same bell on my bike - it was on there when I bought it and I had not freakin' idea what is was In fairness my more cycle-savvy boyfriend was equally perplexed.

I think I'm going to have to move it slightly cos it's just out of reach and most times I want to give someone a "ting!" by the time I've located it the moment has passed. It's a nice bell actually cos it's the equivalent of a polite cough rather than an "OI!!!" so you feel fairly safe using it without risk of causing pedestrian rage.

Most of the time I only want to say "hey, just want to be sure you know I'm here" rather than "get out of the fucking way you dozy cunt!" (well ok I might be *thinking* the latter but only want to communicate the former )

Yep, must get a bell too. The air horn just feels a bit rude to be using with pedestrians, works fine with cars though!

 

[gentlegreen]

Yep, must get a bell too. The air horn just feels a bit rude to be using with pedestrians, works fine with cars though!

For the first year or two of riding motorcycles I used to honk my horn on country roads - a habit I'd picked up from my grandad, but so far as I'm aware, these days horns are only used after the offence

I'm nearly always hyper-polite with pedestrians - usually I change gear loudly or just click my brake lever, before escalating to the bell.

In one part of town I cycle through, ringing the bell would most likely get me assaulted

 

[Hellsbells]

I'm nearly always hyper-polite with pedestrians - usually I change gear loudly or just click my brake lever, before escalating to the bell.

i wish i could do that. Round where i cycle most people seem to wear ipods and can barely hear me even when i ring my bell right up next to them. And even people without ipods just seem to ignore cyclists and refuse to let them past, they just carry on walking right in the middle of the CYCLE path

 

[2wheeledathiest]

To be fair, cyclists can be as bad for that. Trying to get past someone with their mp3 blinkers hitting the high decibels is nigh on impossible on a narrow path......

 

[Miss-Shelf]

I saw some cyclists recently with whistles round their neck and in their mouth presumbably ready to toot

I've only seen this on the cycle lane that runs down the side of cable street - I saw a few different people with them in the same area on different days but no where else

is this common practise that I'm missing on my much slower commute around mile end?

 

[Mikey77]

I saw some cyclists recently with whistles round their neck and in their mouth presumbably ready to toot

Do you think they might be referees on their way to a game?

 

[detective-boy]

is this common practise that I'm missing on my much slower commute around mile end?

I've seen several couriers in the West End using whistles over the years. I think they nicked the idea from the Special Escort Group (the police motorcyclists who escort VIPs, a unit known affectionately by the rest of the Met as "The Peggy Spencers" after the well-known ballroom dance troupe ... ) who use them to attract pedestrian attention.