Vigilante Cyclist. Is he the most hated man?

[Penistone999]

How indeed? GormanD seems to be one of those annoying people who says something ridiculous and never comes back to persue the point.

 

Oh the Irony :hihi:

[Halibut]

Oh the Irony :hihi:

 

Haven't you got criminal behaviour to condone?

[skinz]

Almost knocked off my bike this evening by a lorry driver. If only I had a cam like this chap. I certainly would be posting his appalling driving on the internet or to the police.

 

Apparently the trauma wards of full of heads that have been impaled with the things..best not go near them.

[Agent Orange]

Apparently the trauma wards of full of heads that have been impaled with the things..best not go near them.

 

Yeah, image the danger.

[milquetoast1]

A&E is statistically much busier in winter when the roads and pavements are slippery, but my wife tells me that the high demand for A&E services in winter for fractures is now nothing compared to the summer peak for headcam injuries. True.

[Becky B]

This chaps just been on the Jeremy Vine show, and all the calls have been pretty crazy in response. It prompted Jeremy Vine to respond to one caller "I can't understand why you are so upset about somebody reporting crimes to the police".

 

I'm guessing most people that hate cyclists so much would be first in the line to prosecute a driver that annoyed them.

 

I heard that part of the show. I was particularly impressed by the fellow that rang in to say he'd got 3 points on his licence for doing 5mph over the speed limit when he was 200 miles from home, and went on to ask "so do you think a motorist should notice every road sign on a 200 mile journey?"

 

I'm still a little lost for words on that one!

[DT Ralge]

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Gosh!! I don't think anyone would be quick enough to control how they land!!

 

Surely there's quite a lot quick enough - all those that don't wear a seatbelt for starters.

 

Empathy, empathy.

Instead of "cyclist", "motorist", "White van man" etc see "John", father of two, squidgy flesh and blood who has a plan to go from a different "a" to a different "b" to yours but who nevertheless needs to get there just as badly as you.

Think "vulnerable", take greater care: avoid competitive/aggressive impulses, activity and attitudes (lots of this in evidence on here).

 

Be aware of your own limitations. Read: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/raf-pilot-teach-cyclists/

 

Anyway, how many of the objectors to the cyclist's cameras would ask all the businesses and the Council for CCTV footage if they were the victim of a crime?

 

The Police, I imagine, are reasonably keen to use his footage since within recent years' KSI stats, although the overall totals have fallen year-on-year (except it seems in 2014), cyclist injury and death haven't.

Edited March 4, 2015 by DT Ralge

[Cyclone]

I heard that part of the show. I was particularly impressed by the fellow that rang in to say he'd got 3 points on his licence for doing 5mph over the speed limit when he was 200 miles from home, and went on to ask "so do you think a motorist should notice every road sign on a 200 mile journey?"

 

I'm still a little lost for words on that one!

 

I actually heard that, I'd just got into the Matrix and the radio was on.

It was quite an amusing rant from a variety of motorists.

 

The common themes seemed to be

 

"expecting us to obey the law at all times isn't fair"

 

"You make mistakes as well, so you've not right to video people"

 

Both of which are not valid IMO. The guy has never claimed to be perfect, and yes, motorists (and cyclists) are expected to obey the law at all times and to see every sign in a 200 mile journey.

 

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It's worth pointing out that many motorists also have cameras fitted to their cars these days, and the numbers will only increase.

[aliceBB]

It was quite an amusing rant from a variety of motorists.

 

The common themes seemed to be

 

"expecting us to obey the law at all times isn't fair"

 

"You make mistakes as well, so you've not right to video people"

 

Both of which are not valid IMO. The guy has never claimed to be perfect, and yes, motorists (and cyclists) are expected to obey the law at all times and to see every sign in a 200 mile journey.

 

I agree completely. That comment about how unreasonable it was to expect drivers to obey all road signs left me speechless (and hoping that the berk concerned never passes through my neck of the woods).

[shims]

You assume that your average speed is faster than that of the cyclist.

Unless I'm plagued by congestion and/or a succession of traffic lights it will be.

 

its actually very annoying to me when people in cars constantly overtake me and then stop at the next light ahead.

They progress when they can. No one can alter the requirement to halt at red lights. I don't drive a car so as to have to sit behind slower moving cyclists and I don't see many other motorists who enjoy doing it.

 

That doesn't answer my question about whether you know why they are there and what implications that has for your reasons for blocking cyclists from passing you.

Oh well. It will have to do. The fact that I don't occupy them when stationery (as stated) would indicate that I know what they are intended for. I suspected you were being sarcastic by putting logic in speech marks so perhaps your lucky you got a reply at all.

 

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If you move deliberately closer to the kerb than normal, in order to to impede the cyclist, then you're a chump.

Is it me you are calling a chump? You seem to be deriving too much satisfaction from throwing that around. Your response above doesn't seem to fit with what I actually wrote...

"Assuming I'm in the inside lane it makes little sense to me to sit out so far as to provide enough room for the cyclist/s to come up alongside and possibly swing out a foot or two so they are in front. People don't normally sit that far out from the kerb at traffic lights on a four-lane road when they have a car outside them also waiting."

 

You seem to believe that all roads have lanes wide enough to provide enough room for a cyclist to sit on the inside of a car: "If you just stay in your normal road position, they will have room to pass you." Most of us realise that roads vary.

 

I'm sure that the few seconds delay as you set off will have no overall impact on your journey, if as you describe, there is not general congestion at the time.

I've certainly been held up for more than a few seconds at a time by cyclists. To us motorists they are an obstacle; an occupational hazard and we'd prefer that there were sufficient cycle lanes for them to make their journeys.