A clown takes a pratfall
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The bloke in the van was just making a quick drop and not inconveniencing anyone. He probably has to make however many drops a day and doesn't have the time to park 'properly'. Surely any normal sane person would understand this?
...Yet Mr w
ker has to step in and be a wker about it.
All he's doing is making people hate cyclists even more.
I think motor bikers went through this maybe 10 years ago...lots of wkers started buying powerful machines and they rode them like wkers - net result, drivers began to hate bikers.
I think bikers generally behave themselves now, self preservation rules and all that. Yes, there are still some wkers on motorbikes, but they like their predecessors *will* kill themselves eventually, leaving the good sensible guys which I think is where we're at now, almost.
Summary: Cyclists need to wake up and stop being such wkers on the road.
...Yet Mr w
ker has to step in and be a wker about it. All he's doing is making people hate cyclists even more.
I think motor bikers went through this maybe 10 years ago...lots of w
kers started buying powerful machines and they rode them like wkers - net result, drivers began to hate bikers.I think bikers generally behave themselves now, self preservation rules and all that. Yes, there are still some w
kers on motorbikes, but they like their predecessors *will* kill themselves eventually, leaving the good sensible guys which I think is where we're at now, almost.Summary: Cyclists need to wake up and stop being such w
kers on the road. St John Smythe said:
getawayturtle said:
This may have been linked on here already, it came up on the side of one of the other vids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPy35i8cb60
Here he is being tailgated, so he decides to block the entire line of traffic from going anywhere and forgets how to talk properly.
Nobody can defend that. The guy clearly has some major issues.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPy35i8cb60
Here he is being tailgated, so he decides to block the entire line of traffic from going anywhere and forgets how to talk properly.
There's something wrong with him.
I am absolutely convinced that there is a whole army of 'do gooder' cyclist just desperate to film a motorist doing something questionable. Once they've done so they then go home to their sad little bedsit, eat a pot noodle and jerk off whilst uploading their little trophy to youtube.
I'm absolutely convinced that there are all groups of road users on PH that can't see idiots amongst them, they feel the need to bh at whatever group they have an issue with that day/hour etc.
It's as ironic as it gets.
More amusing is that two bottom feeders have tied you all in knots
h at whatever group they have an issue with that day/hour etc.It's as ironic as it gets.
More amusing is that two bottom feeders have tied you all in knots
yonex said:
I'm absolutely convinced that there are all groups of road users on PH that can't see idiots amongst them, they feel the need to bh at whatever group they have an issue with that day/hour etc.
It's as ironic as it gets.
More amusing is that two bottom feeders have tied you all in knots
Even more ironically, you're joining in with the rest of us on this thread by posting. h at whatever group they have an issue with that day/hour etc.It's as ironic as it gets.
More amusing is that two bottom feeders have tied you all in knots
budgie smuggler said:
I don't block pavements. I don't block roads. I don't chuck cigarettes out of my car window. I don't block people trying to merge at merge-in-turns.
Well aren't you just a perfect little flower, maybe we should make you Queen?This particular cyclist is a muppet of the highest order, he only wants to share the roads on his own terms. It's perfectly fine for him to put others at risk and inconvenience many others but the tinniest thing and he just has to make a big deal about it. Go look at the van video, how many cyclists did he put at risk? Lets include muppet face in the total, it's 1 in case you don't have time to count while you're busy being perfect.
Perspective, something it appears you are lacking. Sorry that disqualifies from the position with the crown.
You can ignore me now, I too was a cycle courier as a student so of no significance to your highness.
p.s. Does anyone else find the title of this thread (yes I know it was the video title) slightly irritating?
budgie smuggler said:
I think this country needs an attitude adjustment.
The cyclist here is a mong, no doubt, but the underlying point is totally bang on.
Why is it okay to park on the pavement to make it easy for cars to pass at the expense of pedestrians? Why is it okay to block the solid-white-lined cycle lane instead of the driveway of the house you are delivering to?
It's because Mr Important here is in a van which is more important than anybody else. And it's not just vans either. Entire roads down here where the pavements are chock full of cars, junction visibility is blocked by people parked right on the corner, etc. "Well I couldn't get parked" they say. Tough titties, buy a better house, or park somewhere else and walk then you selfish lazy blob of kenneth.
Much like littering it seems it's an acceptable crime now. Not enforced by anyone, and the great unwashed don't give a crap anyway.
I think you either need to watch the same video as everyone else, or pay more attention. There is one single van making a delivery. There is loads of room on the pavement for pedestrians, in no way is it blocked at all. The van is blocking the cycle lane, but as the adenoidal cock gobbler demonstrates on the video, it was trivially easy to get past safely.The cyclist here is a mong, no doubt, but the underlying point is totally bang on.
Why is it okay to park on the pavement to make it easy for cars to pass at the expense of pedestrians? Why is it okay to block the solid-white-lined cycle lane instead of the driveway of the house you are delivering to?
It's because Mr Important here is in a van which is more important than anybody else. And it's not just vans either. Entire roads down here where the pavements are chock full of cars, junction visibility is blocked by people parked right on the corner, etc. "Well I couldn't get parked" they say. Tough titties, buy a better house, or park somewhere else and walk then you selfish lazy blob of kenneth.
Much like littering it seems it's an acceptable crime now. Not enforced by anyone, and the great unwashed don't give a crap anyway.
The way the van has parked causes no obstructions for either pedestrians or cars/buses etc. and a very, very minor inconvenience for cyclists. Any reasonable person would have gone past without a second thought. Where do you suggest the van should have parked to make a delivery in this case? Driveways are not always possible to use in a van, either due to width restrictions or because they are already in use, and in any case it involves reversing a vehicle with very poor rear visibility across a pavement which is far more risky than simply having to overtake something in the cycle lane. What about bin lorries, street sweepers and other vehicles that would routinely have to enter the cycle lane?
Edited by Mr2Mike on Friday 7th August 09:15
getawayturtle said:
This may have been linked on here already, it came up on the side of one of the other vids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPy35i8cb60
Here he is being tailgated, so he decides to block the entire line of traffic from going anywhere and forgets how to talk properly.
What an absolute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPy35i8cb60
Here he is being tailgated, so he decides to block the entire line of traffic from going anywhere and forgets how to talk properly.
.However, do we think he has some kind of mental disorder? Genuine question. Asbergers or something?
hornetrider said:
What an absolute .
However, do we think he has some kind of mental disorder? Genuine question. Asbergers or something?
It's quite possible. Some people with Aspergers can be physically or verbally aggressive, and he's certainly showing no awareness of social norms. I feel slightly bad now, but people sticking up for him should feel terminally embarrassed..However, do we think he has some kind of mental disorder? Genuine question. Asbergers or something?
Edited by Mr2Mike on Friday 7th August 09:21
St John Smythe said:
Even more ironically, you're joining in with the rest of us on this thread by posting.
I am, however I am not debating which of the idiots is right or wrong, they are just idiots. Oh and it's still amusing me laughing at the fat bloke. Comedy gold. Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 7th August 11:51
Mr2Mike said:
I think you either need to watch the same video as everyone else, or pay more attention. There is one single van making a delivery. There is loads of room on the pavement for pedestrians, in no way is it blocked at all. The van is blocking the cycle lane, but as the adenoidal cock gobbler demonstrates on the video, it was trivially easy to get past safely.
The way the van has parked causes no obstructions for either pedestrians or cars/buses etc. and a very, very minor inconvenience for cyclists. Any reasonable person would have gone past without a second thought. Where do you suggest the van should have parked to make a delivery in this case? What about bin lorries, street sweepers and other vehicles that would routinely have to enter the cycle lane?
Or, how about you pay more attention to the contents of my post where I say that I am talking about the general attitude from drivers not only this specific example.The way the van has parked causes no obstructions for either pedestrians or cars/buses etc. and a very, very minor inconvenience for cyclists. Any reasonable person would have gone past without a second thought. Where do you suggest the van should have parked to make a delivery in this case? What about bin lorries, street sweepers and other vehicles that would routinely have to enter the cycle lane?
I really couldn't care less where the delivery driver parks as long as it's not causing arse ache for anybody else. Besides I also detailed exactly why it's dangerous for cyclists on the previous page.
Let me spell it out a bit further, this is the kind of s
t I am on about:
"only popping in for five minutes"
There are 3 volumes of this thread, the latest having over 180 pages as it stands. It's not just occasional, it's everywhere all the time. The attitude of a large proportion of drivers is wrong, and needs adjustment.
poing said:
budgie smuggler said:
I don't block pavements. I don't block roads. I don't chuck cigarettes out of my car window. I don't block people trying to merge at merge-in-turns.
Well aren't you just a perfect little flower, maybe we should make you Queen?Seems I'm pretty much alone on this thread in thinking that it's
ish behaviour, but there we go. getawayturtle said:
This may have been linked on here already, it came up on the side of one of the other vids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPy35i8cb60
Here he is being tailgated, so he decides to block the entire line of traffic from going anywhere and forgets how to talk properly.
Clearly he is being tailgated........ but the problem with behaving like that is he is forgetting he is the vulnerable one in that situation. Sooner or later he will stop in the middle of the road but the car behind him will be driven by some nutter that just decides to run him over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPy35i8cb60
Here he is being tailgated, so he decides to block the entire line of traffic from going anywhere and forgets how to talk properly.
Honestly it would be so much more sensible to get out of the way and then get angry about it once out of danger!
getawayturtle said:
This may have been linked on here already, it came up on the side of one of the other vids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPy35i8cb60
Here he is being tailgated, so he decides to block the entire line of traffic from going anywhere and forgets how to talk properly.
Oh dear...he is not helping his cause (or that of other cyclists) is he? Bless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPy35i8cb60
Here he is being tailgated, so he decides to block the entire line of traffic from going anywhere and forgets how to talk properly.
He seems to be riding towards the centre of the road even though there are no parked cars/vans blocking the pavement or side of the road.
I drive and I cycle occasionally to the local bar
- I have no axe to grind either way BUT I think this chap is 'motoristaphobic'More popcorn...can we hit 30 pages?
hornetrider said:
What an absolute .
However, do we think he has some kind of mental disorder? Genuine question. Asbergers or something?
Asperger's....... and I would say the vast majority of them with it do not act like total aggressive w.However, do we think he has some kind of mental disorder? Genuine question. Asbergers or something?
kers, I think most would resent the suggestion that it excuses the kind of behavior shown in the video. TBH to grossly stereotype for a moment it seems like the majority of people I've met with Asperger's are basically perfectly pleasant but slightly odd in communication skills, a bit awkward, a bit geeky, a bit shy, etc..... but perfectly intelligent and rational people that are far more likely to avoid confrontation than deliberately create it, unlike this cyclist.
VolvoT5 said:
hornetrider said:
What an absolute .
However, do we think he has some kind of mental disorder? Genuine question. Asbergers or something?
Asperger's....... and I would say the vast majority of them with it do not act like total aggressive w.However, do we think he has some kind of mental disorder? Genuine question. Asbergers or something?
kers, I think most would resent the suggestion that it excuses the kind of behavior shown in the video. TBH to grossly stereotype for a moment it seems like the majority of people I've met with Asperger's are basically perfectly pleasant but slightly odd in communication skills, a bit awkward, a bit geeky, a bit shy, etc..... but perfectly intelligent and rational people that are far more likely to avoid confrontation than deliberately create it, unlike this cyclist.
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