contempt

[tomt6040]

It isn't contempt for cyclists, just contempt for those who complain a lot!

[psteverific]

I can't comment on the closeness of the pass, cameras are often misleading (although this does seem a tad close), however it's hardly pointless... it's quite obvious why he chose to remain in the left lane while passing.

Not only is there a car in the right lane travelling slower than him, but he is about to move into a turning lane to the left.

[jimmyjazz240]

Probably recognised you and thought " here's my chance" .

[bidefordrfc]

meh, i'd pass a car with similar distance, i'd pass a motorcyclist with similar distance... you're on the road and so you have to be able to hack the road...

[DepakoteMeister]

@bidefordrfc Have you thought of surrendering your driving licence? And perhaps getting sterilised too?

[bidefordrfc]

@DepakoteMeister

nope cant say i have, why has it worked for you?

As I have said on other videos with cyclists having a gripe, i grew up in the countryside where meeting tractors in country lanes or on main roads was a common occurrence, therefore learning the width of my vehicle was pretty quick. There is also a law I believe in which tractors must pull over and let motorists pass if they are holding up a queue of about 8 cars... whereas cyclists tend to make it harder for cars to overtake!!

[bryanddd]

glasgow taxi drivers are the worst i've ever seen. they really make me nervous when i'm riding my own bike!

[MAPFWH]

Taxi "driver"..... should have reported the twat to the Council.

[MattySP34Ks]

urm dude....that taxi there...picks up my friend from school. driver moved down here.

[kerednotsobig1]

and? your point is?

[futboleroR10]

Haha...what a pussy.

[KrunchyJD]

Whats the Angle of view on your helmet cam?

[alex871uk]

Love the videos, i am not a cycle commuter yet but I feel i am developing 'hazard perception' skills from your clips :)

Not your fault obviously.

[Grendel1970]

He's a taxi driver, what did you expect?

Scum of the earth.

[TimpBizkit]

That's nothing, I was cycling once and an overtaking 70mph car came flying towards me! Lucky I was far close enough to the edge of the road to let it through

[04smallmj]

What do you expect? It's a taxi!

[pseudotruth]

Has any cyclist failed to notice that there is no gap in-front of a cyclist that is too short for some idiot driver not to overtake in order to get in-front?

Certainly this is true in the home counties / Greater London. I just hope it isn't true elsewhere.

Recent limited experience in Normandy, would suggest that this stupidity isn't universal.

[pseudotruth]

Magnatom,

When I see a potential problem in my mirror, I start to wobble deliberately. I find it often encourages wiiddeee overtaking.

I picked up this hint from Ian Walker (Department of Psychology, University of Bath).

bamboobadger. blogspot. com

Hint:

search for overtaking

Dr Walker has some interesting things to say about helmets too, probably not what one might expect.

Hope this is useful

[triathlonstu]

Wasn't that close!

[yafudye]

Yes! It was close.

[Goolz]

Cant see anything wrong with that.

[magnatom]

What would you consider a safe distance to leave a cyclist when overtaking?

[MattySP34Ks]

@magnatom trust me, taxi drivers are the worst.

[sabriath]

@magnatom : 2 inches is safe for my driving skills. However, not everyone in the world has my abilities, so yes, this guy was a bit too close.

[deathfalk]

@magnatom Two inches, same as your cock. XD

[DepakoteMeister]

@deathfalk You like bigger then?

[thestarrover79]

@DepakoteMeister Thanks for the offer but I'm straight. Ask your Dad though, according to recent studies, queerness runs in the family.

[thestarrover79]

@magnatom A normal cyclist, about a foot. A cyclist who screams at people, confronts them with verbal abuse and reads their license plates out loud while pointing to his camera, saying, 'THAT'S A CAMERA!!!!', and has only managed to make drivers hate cyclists even more... a safe distance would be zero. hahaha

[tttc]

@thestarrover79 I see your messages. Come on. That's just childish.

[thestarrover79]

@tttc Yeah, he's pretty childish.

[fezza112]

@thestarrover79 Are you Magnatoms stalker or something? Don't you have anything better to do than leave shitty unwanted comments on his videos?

[thestarrover79]

@fezza112 If he stops making drivers hate cyclists even MORE than they do now, I will stop, thanks.

[downfader2]

Ask yourself, where would his bike or body end up should he come off (oil, ice or pothole for example)? There are reasons the HC stipulates a cars width and this has happened quite a few times...

...although I would prefer it to be like in the States and parts of the EU with a definate measurement, eg 1.5m distance rather than being so generic.

[GlennRowlands]

Hi I'm currently living and working in Melbourne Australia and thinking of getting a helmet cam. What camera are you using at the moment? I have been looking at Oregon Scientific The ATC3K Waterproof Action Camera with a 4 GB SDHC card and 4 high performance lithium batteries, two mounting kits, and a cold weather sleeve! For $170 Au or £85 UK. ANd then hope fully I will start posting some scary video of Ozzy driving.

[magnatom]

I use a dogcamsport HQ1 camera with an Archos 405 solid state recorder. For the money the ATC3K is good. However, it isn't great in low light and has poor sound quality.

[GuitarMasterGraeme]

couldnt wait an extra second clearly

[thetttttttttttt]

taxi drivers are the worst as they rush everywhere...cyclists beware!!!!!

[itsablack1]

Contempt for road users in general, as we all know?

[altractors]

Typical taxi driver

[downfader2]

Just another lazy sod who cant be bothered to turn the wheel clockwise....

[urbanmanc]

Professional (?) drivers, some of the worst on the roads hes just a tosser, no pride in his job and no idea about proficient driving.

[drsquirrel0]

I agree.

I don't class taxi drivers as professional drivers either.

I could go and drive for a Taxi firm now.

That doesn't make me a professional driver.

I couldn't go and drive a bus now, I need training and a test.

Oh wait, I had training and a test to drive a car...

WE ARE ALL PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS.

:p

[urbanmanc1]

My interpretation (and that of institutions) of a professional driver is of an individual that receives payment for that service and is a career choice, if your career depends on driving I would expect a higher standard to be exhibited, often the reverse is the case.

We are NOT ALL PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS, in the same way we are not all professional footballers.

[drsquirrel0]

Yea I agree, although it was just a joke, and not against you.

In this case then, it still doesn't mean that that person is a better driver than anyone else.

Driving should be more of a privilege, and not considered a right... but not so much of a privilege that it's only in reach of the wealthy. If car drivers treated it as a privilege then maybe they would act better (maybe this could be applied to cyclists too...)

[dany4kin]

@drsquirrel0 +1

[jonredhornet]

I doubt there was any intent there, I doubt there was any conscious thought about what he was doing at all.

You got a nice pace on there though.

[lsmike]

Yeah +1.  No brain inside that car.

[tmpttt1]

he just need to overtake another car ...

[raydvd]

cab drivers + cabs = weapons of mass destruction !

[GuitarMasterGraeme]

lol ... i really dont know what to say to this.. except... pretty much what you said. =P

[law44uk]

Stupid cab drivers.