And cyclists give drivers bad press...
Discussion
Drove thru London Monday teatime from east (Ilford) to west (Hammersmith and beyond) and was staggered by (a) the number of traffic lights, and their tendency to be on red for an awful lot of the time – I thought that Livingstone legacy had been squished by Boris, but obviously not; and (b) the hordes of cyclists riding aggressively and (it seemed to me) often quite recklessly. As someone earlier said, the big blue bike lanes they've been given are apparently not wide enough for the Wiggo wannabes who are clearly impeding motorised traffic trying to make progress.
J4CKO said:
...basically just keep the f
k away from HGVs, assume they havent seen you, assume every driver is a coked up Polish one that has just driven non stop from Warsaw and is watching porn on a laptop, realise you can still be in the right legally when getting up close and personal with the leaf springs of a Scania.
Awesome. k away from HGVs, assume they havent seen you, assume every driver is a coked up Polish one that has just driven non stop from Warsaw and is watching porn on a laptop, realise you can still be in the right legally when getting up close and personal with the leaf springs of a Scania.
I find it much better for my general happiness on the roads if I assume everyone is an idiot. Then the rare instances of good road manners make me smile, the common instances of crap road use just meet expectations.
Why expect everyone to be competent on the roads when most people evidently aren't? That way lies road rage and high blood pressure.
Why expect everyone to be competent on the roads when most people evidently aren't? That way lies road rage and high blood pressure.
I have recently (in the last few months) started cycling to work and back each day - admittedly mostly on cycle paths, but a little bit on the road. I have never jumped a red light or put myself in danger with any other vehicles, although I often see others do so. For example, whilst driving along a stretch of road a few months ago in my MG I encountered about 5 cyclists - as I approached there were two cycling together, followed by a substantial gap, and then the other three. I waited at a distance while going through a series of bends and when the road straightened out I overtook the rear two and went into the gap, awaiting another straight not much further on. As I was driving along one of the cyclists I had just overtaken decided that he now wanted to go a bit faster, caught up with me and began cycling alongside my car as I was going through some blind bends. I couldn't quite believe it and fortunately the road soon cleared so I could make it past the others.
Also, a car cut me up the other day and an oncoming van went around a corner on my side of the road. Idiots exist on and in all forms of transport.
Also, a car cut me up the other day and an oncoming van went around a corner on my side of the road. Idiots exist on and in all forms of transport.
Papa Hotel said:
Cyclists, eh? Bunch of fking cocks. I'll bet that hippy tt doesn't even pay road tax!
I agree. They must be killed. fking cocks. I'll bet that hippy tt doesn't even pay road tax!kers. But then, so should everyone who pays less road tax than me. They are also filth. I am far superior.
In fact, anyone who pays less tax than me full stop must be executed.
I know my rights and I'm very important. Roads were built for me and me alone.
N5 NRO said:
I have recently (in the last few months) started cycling to work and back each day ........... Also, a car cut me up the other day and an oncoming van went around a corner on my side of the road. Idiots exist on and in all forms of transport.
Don’t bite!Yours,
A sports car driving, sportsbike riding, cyclist.
DonkeyApple said:
Papa Hotel said:
Cyclists, eh? Bunch of fking cocks. I'll bet that hippy tt doesn't even pay road tax!
I agree. They must be killed. fking cocks. I'll bet that hippy tt doesn't even pay road tax!kers. But then, so should everyone who pays less road tax than me. They are also filth. I am far superior.
In fact, anyone who pays less tax than me full stop must be executed.
I know my rights and I'm very important. Roads were built for me and me alone.
philmots said:
Terrible riding..
I belive that cyclists should become accountable for their actions though. I know not everyone is the same but I rarely see one stop at a red light and in give or take situations I don't recall ever seeing one give.
They should be licensed, congestion charged (they cause so much!) taxed and insured (mandatory) when using the road..
When they realise they can get points and fines for being bell ends they might smarten up their act.
Car drivers are supposed to be licenced, insured, congestion charged and so on. It doesn't seem to stop them killing nearly 2,000 of their fellow motorists each year does it?I belive that cyclists should become accountable for their actions though. I know not everyone is the same but I rarely see one stop at a red light and in give or take situations I don't recall ever seeing one give.
They should be licensed, congestion charged (they cause so much!) taxed and insured (mandatory) when using the road..
When they realise they can get points and fines for being bell ends they might smarten up their act.
How many people have been killed by cyclists in the same time?
As to cyclists causing congestion? Do you really believe cyclists cause more congestion than cars? Really? Can you honesly say you are more held up by bikes than by other cars?
JQ said:
Personally I think that anyone in or on a vehicle that is slower than mine should be killed. They all get in my way, cyclists, lorries, car drivers. I'm more important than any of them and it is my god given right not to be held up.
Remember this day everyone. The day the whole of PH was precised in a single post.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff