I hope they arrest this madman and make an example of him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgiIrHR ... r_embedded
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Dozens of cyclists driven over on purpose!
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Many petrol heads in the UK dream of doing just that, I am afraid, it is only fear of getting caught, not morals that stops them.
Many motorists regard cyclists as a menace to threatened and anoyed at every oportunity.
The same ones who regard speed cameras, petrol taxes, bus lanes, and parking fines as a "war on drivers"
Many motorists regard cyclists as a menace to threatened and anoyed at every oportunity.
The same ones who regard speed cameras, petrol taxes, bus lanes, and parking fines as a "war on drivers"
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Well...I have. I used to live about 20 metres from Lewes Road in Brighton, very close to the end of the London-Brighton bike ride. I recall numerous occasions when a continuous stream of cyclists would come down Lewes Road failing to stop at red traffic light. This meant that as a pedestrian, I was unable to cross the road to visit the shop on the other side to buy a pint of milk. I was literally left standing there for several minutes because the damned cyclists were of the opinion that red lights did not apply to them. On one occasion this behaviour sufficiently pissed me off that I simply walked out in front of them as they cycled through the red light, causing several of them to have to swerve and one of them to fall of his bike.biffvernon wrote:I've never been menaced by a cyclist.
It has to be said though that on the whole cyclists are far more aware of what is going on in the road about them than many motorists are. I think something like 10% or 20% of people who hold driving licences aren't really capable of driving because they go along in a little dreamworld, almost oblivious to what is going on around them.
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I've twice collided with a pedestrian on my bike.
On each occaison they stepped out onto the road whilst looking left as I came from their right.
No injuries, as I predicted the events and A was able to reduce the force of the impacts.
A cyclist is far more likely to be killed by a car whilst cycling on the pavement than they are to kill a pedestrian.
On each occaison they stepped out onto the road whilst looking left as I came from their right.
No injuries, as I predicted the events and A was able to reduce the force of the impacts.
A cyclist is far more likely to be killed by a car whilst cycling on the pavement than they are to kill a pedestrian.
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I know. It was an act of pure frustration. I was making a point.DominicJ wrote:UE
Dangerous, a cyclist can and win kill you if he hits you at speed.
I've been in a similar situation to that also, on the same stretch of road but not during the London-Brighton. In this case I was most of the way crossing the road and was just about to cross the cycle lane. A cyclist was coming along at speed and I was looking in the other direction at the time. He had a choice at this point. He could simply have swerved out half a metre in the road and gone round me (no cars coming) - or even just kept going and allowed me to get out of his way just in time by keeping going at the same speed and direction I was going in. But instead he decided to make a point by shouting at me to get out of the way. This caused me to freeze (in the middle of the cycle lane) and look around to see who was shouting at me. I then had only a fraction of a second to respond - no time to think - and what I did was step back out into the road, out of the cycle lane. At the same time he swerved away from the position I had been standing, out into the road and plowed straight into me. This did cause me some minor injuries but he came off worse out of the collision than I did. It was a really dumb thing of him to do. If he had just kept quiet instead of shouting at me he wouldn't even have had to swerve, because I would have kept walking and got out of his way just in time. But he wanted to make a point about pedestrians walking in cycle lanes so he chose to shout at me instead, not knowing how I was going to react and not having enough time himself to react to my reaction.One killed a teenager shortly after yelling, get out of the way I'm not stopping, and then ploughing into her.
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Unlike the person in the example I just gave. He was in a position to predict what I was going to do because he had seen me. He knew I hadn't seen him, but instead of acting to reduce the chance of a collision or the force of the impact he chose to introduce an unknown factor (my reaction) by shouting at me when there was insufficient time to respond to my reaction.RalphW wrote:I've twice collided with a pedestrian on my bike.
On each occaison they stepped out onto the road whilst looking left as I came from their right.
No injuries, as I predicted the events and A was able to reduce the force of the impacts.
You weren't arguing with them at the time by any chance?DominicJ wrote:I've had plenty try and commit suicide by Dominic.
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Got knocked off my bike this morning 
Cycling into town on the cycle lane, doing about 18mph. Catching up with two slower bikes in front of me.
Small car overtakes me, starts indicating left. I have to make the snap decision - do I yank on the brakes in case the driver hasn't registered me (I am wearing a flourscent yellow jacket) or do I keep going ?
I keep going. Car turns across me. We both brake, too late.
Car's front wing takes my rear wheel from under me, and I slide to a halt in the middle of the sideroad.
Land on my bottom without visible injury but considerable pain in my back.
Driver remonstrates with me, then drives off whilst I am still lying in the road, but is cornered by other cyclists/driver. Claims she was just parking.
Police called, no visible damage to bike, I limp to the doctor who says it is muscle spams and I will be OK in a day or two.
Policeman says nothing much to do unless it is an 'injury incident'. Doctor uncertain what that means, as no actual damage (although the pain is real).
I'm off work for two days.
Cycling into town on the cycle lane, doing about 18mph. Catching up with two slower bikes in front of me.
Small car overtakes me, starts indicating left. I have to make the snap decision - do I yank on the brakes in case the driver hasn't registered me (I am wearing a flourscent yellow jacket) or do I keep going ?
I keep going. Car turns across me. We both brake, too late.
Car's front wing takes my rear wheel from under me, and I slide to a halt in the middle of the sideroad.
Land on my bottom without visible injury but considerable pain in my back.
Driver remonstrates with me, then drives off whilst I am still lying in the road, but is cornered by other cyclists/driver. Claims she was just parking.
Police called, no visible damage to bike, I limp to the doctor who says it is muscle spams and I will be OK in a day or two.
Policeman says nothing much to do unless it is an 'injury incident'. Doctor uncertain what that means, as no actual damage (although the pain is real).
I'm off work for two days.