WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU RIDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD?! I would have been pissed off, too. Ever heard of simple consideration? Unless you can make ur bike go the same speed as the cars( unlikely ), then don't do that! FYI, I honk the horn at cyclists if they piss me off, too. I'll laugh if they crash into something!
well it was your fault shouldnt be on the road lol only messing ive seen so many close calls cars cutting up bikes and also bikes pulling out in front of cars
That lady honking at you is another example of why I think people should have to take and pass a psychiatric evaluation test before they can get a license
Racing to the next red light. It's funny how people zone out so much in their cars that they don't weigh the supposed benefits of passing a cyclist to the more-obvious-upon-second-thought detriments,, like ending up in the wrong lane,, yet it is the cyclists who are stupid, when we tend to use our brains constantly to avoid the caged zombies.
There is a rythem to driving. Judging tempo. Should some one with no rhythem, or hand eye coordination honed by years of sport be allowed to drive at all?
Has someone squashed this fucking clown yet??? Or is he still causing grief in peak hour traffic and making a complete cunt of himself to women on their own in cars on their way to work? All he needs in a guy my size to stop, get out, and give him a straight right and break his nose! Do you have those shoes that clip into your pedals? That'd be great, because after one punch from a real man, you would just fall over, bike and all! Put that one on youtube!
@whysohardto - Blah blah blah...supertough faceless internet warrior - you'd be in too big a rush to get to your stomach stapling operation - get back to masturbating on your own you sad frustrated pathetic little man.
@ginganz13, Yep! like i said, YET ANOTHER SELFISH CYCLIST!!!, the thing is i dont even drive as i have epilepsy, it just pisses me off when you get stuck behind a slow, inconsiderate, fuck wit who thinks it ok to take up all the room on a road, jump red light and don't stop a crossing! Fool.
@superhumanlee - so whats he supposed to do? Risk his own safety so that silly woman can save 2 seconds getting into the next walking pace cue of traffic?
All this blame the cyclists bullshit is pure projection. The real reason that driving is a soul destroying nightmare is the sheer number of cars - THEY cause the traffic problems - look at how many have just one person in them! Then you say cyclists are selfish because you have to wait a few seconds to get in the next 10 mile tailback!
@ZamolxisReborn , the driver should have slowed down and then switched lanes. As he/she had no intention on staying in that lane, it just came down to her/his impatience, something quite common to most motorists the world over. Holding up a car is not a crime! However honking at a cyclist obeying the law in many areas is!
Once again there is a comment about cyclists wanting to use the roads but not paying for the upkeep of roads. People using this argument expose there ignorance on 2 points: First, as already mentioned, most cyclists also own cars so are paying road tax in one way or another. Second; The bicycles do not cause any wear and tear on the roads in the first place - roads deteriorate as a result of heavy lorries and cars and the weather, NOT by light 2-wheeled bicycles!!!!
another troublemaker riding his bike!! It wasn't your problem that day but keep pedaling around like a douchbag and it will be your problem one of these days!!
Nope because there is no arguing with an idiot, which I have come to believe of yourself. My car tax doesnt pay for congestion moron, you're thinking of congestion charging in London, I don't live in London, I live in a rural area where there is no road congestion. Also my car is old, I pay tax depending on the cubic capacity of the engine unlike modern cars. Larger vehicles pay more tax to compensate the damage they cause to the road than smaller ones. Stop acting the expert douche
So much anger. Where is this filmed, UK? or Australia? There's a lot of armchair law experts from the states making comments here. Go MTB, much more fun. Peace.
@CaneFu, you clearly don't know better. You clearly have never taken a class in bicycle safety from an instructor certified by the League of American Bicyclists, or read any of the modern safety books like Effective Cycling or Cyclecraft or Bicycling Street Smarts. magnatom knows what he's talking about. You're talking out of your ass.
@CaneFu holding your position works for a bicycle because it makes sure that drivers know that they have to move into the next lane to pass. It has been proved time and time again for over 35 years. Try reading Effective Cycling by John Forester.
Unfortunately, people like you never pull your head out of your ass. You just arrogantly assume that you know everything and never bother to study the teachings of real experts.
@magnatom the thing that gets me is; this is actually how they think... i totally commend you sir, if i was still on the road i would have shot somebody by now.
@ZamolxisReborn , WRONG! In almost every country gas taxes don't even pay for half of the roads true cost. I know most states in the united states subsidize roads and in Canada they do the same. Here in Nebraska we now divert sales tax to the roads. Throughout Europe it's much the same story.
@ZamolxisReborn , who said anything about the value of the bike. Your just ant-cyclist plain and clear. Once an argument of yours is proven wrong you jump to another. Luckily you don't have a choice! Cyclists WILL be on the road and we WILL be increasing in numbers. If you can't handle that then I suggest you stay off the road because YOU are the hazard then.
The clue I have is I have a right to the road, no matter what you say or think! Say what you will, but I have the law on my side!
i've been riding a bike daily for the past five years, through urban traffic. Most cyclists are assholes.
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people like these make cars hate us all. i've ridden through snow, on ice, and in pouring rain, but nothing is more dangerous than an idiot on a bike who thinks he owns the road.
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if i were driving a car, i'd certainly want to pass the morons ASAP, so i don't hit them by accident. DUDE! You are TINY! You are NOT a car! You are NOT faster than a car!
@ZamolxisReborn - Morons - this what happens when people are empowered out of all proportion to their abilities, they become arrogant lazy & selfish. They also loose the ability to comprehend the true souce of their frustration, which is the traffic jam caused by the mass of other selfish car users - they become so selfish and stupid they can't even accept that they are part of the problem. They just become dangerous to those who are not!
@sol2849 The roads are for people -- not inanimate objects. Bicycles have a right to be in the road and statistically, not all that much different than driving in terms of safety. Some of us actually study safety instead of making things up out of thin air like you.
@ludahai71 It doesn't matter how fast you are going - you will still lose if you try to displace a 2,000 Lb. automobile with your 40 Lb. bicycle as the guy in this video thinks he has a right to do. That was the whole point to my posts here - it doesn't matter at all if you're in the right and the law is on your side as that will not protect you if a car mows you down, unless you think your widow suing for your wrongful death is a good trade off.
My point is that what you are doing in this video is risky and laws don't matter in this case - you are stupidly risking getting squashed by a bug because you want to be right - grow up.
This is exactly where you are wrong. By taking a primary position you reduce the risk. In fact it worked a treat here. Had I been at the edge the driver would have squashed past, leaving me very little wobble room. By taking the primary position, he couldn't get past and had to do a proper overtake (i.e. give me room. Sure he got annoyed, but that is his problem, not mine. It is nothing to do with right or wrong, it is risk reduction. Read Cyclecraft by John Franklyn.
@magnatom Good god man, you're delusional. Holding your position works for a motorcycle because it can keep up with traffic, NOT a bicycle!!! Get your head out of your ass as you are constantly obstructing traffic you moron!
Still here after a year - too bad for you that you haven't learned a thing in that time...
Many cyclists are killed every year - run down by cars even though the rules of the road were in their favor. When I was taught the rules of the road as a kid my grade school told us to handle ourselves on the street as if we were pedestrians - stop at corners before crossing, yield to all cars, etc. because common sense prevailed back then and it was recognized that bicycles are not cars.
Yes, it was your fault. Cyclists go about 10 mph and cars go about 40 mph on that street - you really have no business riding on a busy street like that. People drive cars because they want to get places fast - why can't you understand that? They don't want to get behind a 10 mph road hog.
If you really want to be out there being a nuisance and arguing with motorists, you are the one that will end up being the big loser one day, not them. Do you really want to be DEAD right about this???
Your speed perception is way off. I generally travel along here at about 20mph. The speed limit is 30mph. Indeed people drive cars to 'try' and get places fast. Have a look at my recent filtering video, and you will see that the dream often fails in reality. During rush hour, who holds you up more, the occasional cyclist, or the 500 odd cars in the queue in front of you? :-)
@magnatom NO, it is your speed perception that is way off. I ride a bicycle too, and you are lucky to average 10 mph. You are riding your bicycle around with a chip on your shoulder and with your bad attitude some car is going to flatten you and break every bone in your body. Then what good will it do you to be right?
LOL! Then you are a very slow cyclist! On a 100 mile cycle last year (Trossachs Ton) I averaged 16.5 mph, and that was a very hilly course! I can often average above 17mph on my relatively hilly commute, and that includes slowing down and speeding up for junctions and lights.
I am a driver as well, and I enjoy driving, so I can assure you I have no chip. By cycling further out in the road you are actually safer. Google 'Magnatom FAQ'
@magnatom I'm not slow and neither are my riding partners. But I have found that cyclists are a lot like fisherman when they start talking about their accomplishments. Again I ask you, by insisting on taking up lanes on busy roads, what are you hoping to accomplish when a car mows you down from behind and leaves you for dead?
Well, I very much doubt that you are a cyclist, if you are really suggesting that a 10mph average is normal. My 16.5 over 100 miles was fairly average, and was confirmed by y cycle computer.
As for what I want to accomplish. I wish to get to work safely and quickly. I generally do get to work quicker on the bike than I would in the car, by the way....
@magnatom Again you exaggerate and I know better. By continuing to insist that a bicycle has a right to share space on busy streets with cars that are much bigger and go much faster, you are denying the reality of physics.
Funny you should say that as I have a degree in physics! As for exaggerating! LOL! If you an only potter along at 10mph, you should maybe get yourself an electric assisted bike!
Yes I insist that cyclists have the right to share the roads. Generally we get around quicker in cities, we cause less pollution, less damage to the roads, are less dangerous to other road users, and we keep fit cycling. Oh and we generally on average pay more tax. Yes I insist. Sorry.
Not as often as you might think, but yes the potential is there. However, studies show that cycling, mile for mile is actually safer than walking. Also cyclists on average live 2 years longer than non-cyclist and look 10 years younger. So i'm not sure why you are focusing on the risks of cycling when the benefits far outweigh the risks.
Will you acknowldege that driving everywhere leads to obesity leads to dead driver.... ;-)
@magnatom "driving everywhere leads to obesity leads to dead driver"
There are plenty of ways to stay in shape without having to exercise in heavy traffic...you act like a little kid that doesn't have a lick of sense because of your stubbornness to be in the right.
I know what your saying is right but the way of the world isn`t like that and your on A crusade, In the end you may get knocked off and hurt and a car is going to have a small dent. And small fine Roads have now become just for cars ect right or wrong but it has, you should accept it or broken arms or death. All to save a planet? save a few £s?The price of bikes AND motor bikes is there good chance sooner later you going to get knocked off and ihurt more then the person that hit you .
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RPostWVU, No i am not ignorant to the fact at all, so am i correct in assuming your insurance for you vehicle covers your cycle also? No i thought not. are you so ignorant to think it does?
I think i make a perfectly valid point if you were to be the cause of an accident that caused £1000 of damage to my car you would spring off your cycle dash to my drivers door and say 'No please i'm sorry it was MY fault please i insist on paying for the damage'. Once agian, no i thought not.
@downfader2 please point out to me in my comment were i said it was illegal not to have insurance, tax and pay tolls? hmmm i didn't did i!
Don't be a whinging ignorant and read it for what it is, a SUGGESTION that if you did have to be properly insured and taxed you may well get more motorists on side!
No you made the assumption that things would all be rosey if we paid those. They wont. People will still drive like idiots out there, they do this to other drivers who have all of this.
You were whinging, mate. Not suggesting. I never said you mentioned the legality, I reminded you of it as frankly I get a little sick of motorists whining on about taxes as if it'll cure everything.
Of course there will always be idiot drivers as there will always be idiot cyclicts, i am very aware of motorists mate i ride a Honda cbr600, I don't recall saying things would be 'rosey' if cyclists paid to use the road, the word i used was respect.
Fill the roads with bikes it's NOT a problem to me just make sure that if you cause damage to a vehicle you are willing to dig deep for the repair as i would have to if an accident was my fault, oh but my insurance covers that doesn't it?
Insurance doesnt matter - you take them to small claims court (or rather your insurer does you dont pay a thing extra). Its happened to plenty of people before you know. Insurance is a red herring.
So how many cyclists have been proven to have caused accidents/damage? If it was that big a problem insurers/police/lawyers would be clammering for a law change. Look up Met's 98% stat on this
And you're being pedantic - we both know what you meant so stop trying to skirt around the issue.
I would love to cycle in my town, but here in Portugal you would be killed in no time, stupid car drivers. It looks like when a person enters a vehicle, he/she is automatically above all 2 wheels traffic.
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If you can't keep up with the traffic, get the fuck of the road dickhead !!!!!! Your lucky nobody ran you,and your little faget ass over .................
Cabotubes, another fine example of an internet hard man. Cyclists have as much right as any other vehicle on the road. And its faggot not faget. And cars get in my way on a motorbike.
Get outa the road asshole you should be ridin the train tracks or something, fuckin sidewalk..ever heard or it? JEEZE...haha just kiddin man, im a cyclist I know how it is. I love also that she overtook you just to sit in traffic!
Y O U ' R E I N T H E M I D D L E O F T H E R O A D !
What do you expect? People are not going to tiptoe around you at that speed. They have an engine, you don't so keep left. All your videos seem to be exaggerated reactions to very minor things. Go to Paris, Rome etc THEN you'll have something to shout about! Just my opinion.
cars? or car drivers? personally I'd say car drivers since they generally are the ones that feel the effect of getting a can of bear spray over their car (note I don't bearspray cars for fun although tempting I save it for emergencies i.e. bears, and even more dangerous motorist that thinks they can plow throw anything)
@ProjectRealityBf2 did you use up all your brain cells making that comment? or do you still have one or two left? its quite clear you need to read up on taxation laws mate
@bikerskierboarrder yes that motorist also pay... so what, motorist are the reason those roads are maintained without cars there would not be roads because the government would not give to shits about you cyclist!
@ProjectRealityBf2 lets see here, hmmmmm, what came first cars or bicycles? hmmmm let me ponder on that for a moment. Oh thats right, bicycles came before cars. and lets see here we had roads, albeit dirt roads, before cars. so lets see here the bicycle and the road came before the vehichle, sounds to me like your argument is dead in the water.
@bikerskierboarrder wrong once again, back then roads were built for horses and carriages, they didn't give two shits then about bikers just like they don't now!
@ProjectRealityBf2 is a horse and carriage a vehicle? No its not. So once again bicycles came before vehicles. I'm sorry you lack an education in history but that is a fact. once again your ignorance is prevailing above all other forms of intelligence. if the government didn't give "two shits" about cycles then there wouldn't be cycle lanes, now would there? When your balls drop go ahead, jump on a bicycle and go ride on the roads, then you'll understand our point of view
@bikerskierboarrder lmfao are you fucking retarded? The only fucking reason the government put cycle lanes there for you faggots was to shut your incessant whining about how dangerous the roads are for cyclist, and the funny thing you fucking cyclists don't even use those cycle lanes 90 percent of the time, and I'm pretty sure a carriage is a form of transportation, same with a horse which was around a hell of alot longer then a fucking bicycle. Can't wait for your next comment!
@ProjectRealityBf2 a bicylce is just as much a form of transportation as a carriage. Whats your point dipweed? I never said horse and carriage weren't a form of transportation, did I? I said they weren't a vehicle. Please more you make another response, please use some critical thinking skills. Like I said in a previous comment, if cyclists are such "faggots" why don't you get on your walmart special bicycle and go for a ride in your nearest city centre.
@ProjectRealityBf2 We do ot use those lanes 90% of the time because they are often unusable. That's maybe 10 % of the time... The other 80%, it is because stupid idiots like you are parking on those lanes!
@ProjectRealityBf2 We do not use those lanes 90% of the time because they are often unusable. That's maybe 10 % of the time... The other 80%, it is because stupid idiots like you are parking on those lanes!
@ProjectRealityBf2 The first smooth paved road initiatives in the U.S. were started by the League of American Wheelmen (the first national cycling group in the U.S.). Motorist use fees (fuel taxes) mostly go to state and federal highways. More than 40% of all road funding comes from taxes that are not use fees, a.k.a. general fund taxes.
Technically we do, as we pay road tax. Cyclists don't. But there is no need to be a douche to a cyclist abiding by the rules that apply to us, it's the ones that disregard these rules that wind us up and unfortunately Mr Magnatom gets the brunt.
Ignorance these days, of course there is such a thing as road tax (also known as car tax) I have been driving for 8 bloody years I think I should know seen as I get a letter from the DVLA every 6 months!
Get your facts straight before you embarress yourself further,tool.
Road tax doesn't exist. It's VED, or 'car tax'. Motorists do not pay for the roads, we all do, via general taxation. In 1926, Winston Churchill started the process to abolish road tax. He didn't want motorists to think a token payment gave them ownership of the road. Road tax finally died in 1937, says DVLA. Paying Vehicle Excise Duty gives no "right to the road" for motorists (or car-owning cyclists).iPayRoadTaxdotcom
Get your facts straight before you embarress yourself further.
thetaxguide dot co dot uk/what-does-road-tax-pay-for dot H T M L
Tool.
And well done for the copy paste from some cyclist site. Road tax (VED) and fuel duty like any other tax, all end up back at the exchequer. This fund along with a top up from general tax is then used to pay for maintaining the infastructure of the roads, without the road tax, we would not have enough to maintain them. Road tax is just a name.
Just shut up before you really embarress yourself.
EVERYONE pays general tax, and thats the money that keeps the roads in good condition. You pay VED because your car causes conjestion and pollution. I pay VED, but it's £0.00 because my bike doesn't blow shit into the air. You pay fuel duty because you buy fuel.....
VED - Since 1937 the money has gone into central government revenues and has not been used directly to fund road building or maintenance.
Yes everyone pays general tax which pays for the schools, services, army, politicians boats etc. Where do you think the revenue from road and fuel duty tax goes to? Into some politicians duck pond? You even quote "not used directly" and yes it does go to the projects that fund new road and tunnel development, maintaining the infastructure. Without it, this would not be possible. General tax tops this up for the second time!
no, ved and fuel duty top up general tax, not the other way round. So by both of what we've said we all pay to use the road and therefor - car drivers do NOT own the road. if VED and fuel duty went DIRECTLY into keeping roads maintained, then yes you would. But they don't, so you dont.
I beg to differ, and I'm bored of arguing with you. I own the road, like everyone else and more so than freeloaders who do not contribute as much as we. If I do not pay my car tax, I don't get to use the road, I don't even get to park on it.
Well you pay car tax for the congestion and pollution your car causes, hence why you can't park/use the road if you haven't paid. Because that makes congestion AND pollution. Ofcourse you're bored of arguing, you're losing. The notion that you own the road just proves how up your own arse you are. We don't pay as much as you because we don't damage/use as much as you. Ever see parked bicycles blocking half a road?
@markusrule Actually you could cycle on it, but I guess you are artificially prevented from 'stooping that low' by your ego. Hope not, I'm happy to take anyone for a cycle who will follow my safe lead.
@copperhead88 Without cars, the economy would grind to a halt within hours, not days. Without bikes, no one would notice the difference. The sooner the government bans cycles from the road, the better. It's not 1957 any more. By the way, how much insurance, fuel tax & road tax do you pay (ie contribute) on that bike of yours? Answer: Sweet Vagina Adams!
@whitbyjet65 theres a reason to why bikers DONT have to pay for JACK SHIT.... what you said at the end of your comment didnt mean SHIT to me.... we bikers shouldnt have to pay 1 cent.... you cant fucking compare a CAR to a BIKE.... I see a big reason to WHY car drivers SHOULD PAY but I dont see any for a BIKER.... I think you get what I mean if you just try to think harder.... cuz u seem to be a pretty smart guy
@copperhead88 Oh I see! So you want to USE the roads but you don't feel you have to contribute to their upkeep. I must use that stance in my own life. I want all the benefits but I don't want the responsibility of paying for any of it. How do you think traffic lights and white lines appear? Do you think the road fairies come down in night & put them there for free?
I think another element is a LOT of drivers assume that bicycles don't have the same rights on the roads as other vehicles, when in fact they do. But yeah, she was in the wrong.
Also bapping the horn is a really good way to scare cyclists and many a time I have nearly crashed because some idiot thought it right to bap there horn...when in fact it's dangerous to do so. should be illegal I think.
At 0:53, she forces her way into the inside lane, right infront of that car. Very bad driver.
I feel sorry for you cyclists, and not being able to have a go at them or get revenge! They will just carry on thiknig they are in the right, really annoys me.
It doesnt matter how fast you go. i ride a 97 sukuki intruder 1400, if your on two wheels people assume that you shouldnt have control of your lane just cause u can fit in half of it. pisses me off
i agree with magnatom see lets hypothetically talk here, when a cyclist wishes to turn right at a roundabout and he needs to be in the right hand lane, do you think a majic cycle lane has apeared to ride in so he can turn right, ur no he needs to get in that lane just as much as a driver does if he stays in outside lane the cyclist will have no chance to get in lane to turn right. hope that gave you some further schooling. arnt drivers suposed to have slowed down to ~10mph by now anyway
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i may still be at school but i have learnt to drive and trust me, people like you are a annoying, you take up a whole lane going 10mph in a 40mph zone, you create traffic so why dont you wake up to yourself and relise this u arrogrant bike rider
Ah, I cycle along at 10mph do I. I see. I remember when I was 16, I thought I knew everything as well. Trust me, you don't, especially when it comes to road safety.
On average, which group and gender of drivers are the most cocky, yet most likely to be involved in a serious or deadly accident?
bycycles are treated the same as if they were a car what if this was a horse would you say the same, overtake a slowly moving vehicle when it is safe to do so! bikes are treated as a slow moving vehicle much like a tractor or a milk float what makes you think a bike is any different
oh motorists even hoot at horses and try to get out them of the way. Motorists say they must never be on the highway. Horseriders get it just as bad a cyclists. Then they moan that they bolt.
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look, i would of done the same, get your stupid video camera and your stupid bike in the footpath, you are not a car you cant go to fast, you block up traffic, you bike riders who ride like that are annoying, no wonder you get hit, so just GET ON THE CURB OR FOOTPATH, NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!!!
I'm looking to join the ranks of the cyclists (as a long-time car driver). Alot of the stupid driving in these videos is the same sort of stuff that gets me yelling when I'm driving my car, but alot more dangerous to the cyclist of course!
The only explaination i can think of is that the driving test must be the problem, it's too easy for poeple to get a license that shouldn't have one.
Is there lessons/test for cycling? I'd like to learn properly, it would help with confidence i think.
I think everyone should be made to ride a bike in rush hour at least once. The more stuff you drive/ride, the more you know about the issues those road users face and how to go about safely.
That said, the only reason I rode a bike was because my old beemer's engine exploded. But at least when my new car (i use the term 'new' very loosely!) arrived, I was at least safe and hopefully courteous.
Aye, part of the driving test should include some time on a bike (for those who are medically able of course). It might make people think a little more...
I think an advanced test should be compulsory within 5 years of passing a driving test. You should need to drive a bike, a motorcycle and some sort of gods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes. Then you know the risks of using that type of vehicle and what the needs of that road user are and how you are expected to behave when you share the road with them.
all too sadly familiar. After 3 years of bicycle commuting I found myself back in Glasgow. I had to give up. It was anarchy on the roads with malicious drivers a plenty. One guy even tried to nail me by opening his door because I was filtering through stationary traffic.
The helmet camera is great, but seriously bud, you need to be very very careful. Your life isn't worth teaching these idiots a lesson.
Its not about being right or wrong. Im sure 99% of all collisions involving a 2 wheeled vehicle is NOT the fault of the rider. But who is the one who gets loaded onto an ambulance? Thats whats always in the forefront of my mind.
Eh? So what could I do to avoid this happening, apart from not cycling at all.
My road position ensured I was very visible and in a position which discouraged her from cutting across me. Look at some of my older videos, I used to have cars cut me up at this very section of road. By taking a more prominent position this no longer happens. They hit their horn out of frustration, but at least that means they have seen me!
I say the title is misleading. Should be renamed to, "Must pass this idiot". Agree?
Str4t0sPh3rE 1 week ago
this guy must have a real small penis to be so angry at everyone...
gunnerlongie 1 month ago
WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU RIDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD?! I would have been pissed off, too. Ever heard of simple consideration? Unless you can make ur bike go the same speed as the cars( unlikely ), then don't do that! FYI, I honk the horn at cyclists if they piss me off, too. I'll laugh if they crash into something!
tj526 3 months ago
You RULE Magnatranny!!!
ozarkmtnlake 3 months ago
well it was your fault shouldnt be on the road lol only messing ive seen so many close calls cars cutting up bikes and also bikes pulling out in front of cars
welshspaceman1 4 months ago
Did you use hand signal?
vudonghai 4 months ago
That lady honking at you is another example of why I think people should have to take and pass a psychiatric evaluation test before they can get a license
EthanF727 4 months ago
why couldn't she just drive behind you and change lanes normally?
Nikon05 5 months ago
Just get out the way you fucking cyclist
eddp777 5 months ago
@eddp777 she was the one in a hurry to make a dangerous 3 lane change. all she had to do was go behind him
Nikon05 5 months ago
Racing to the next red light. It's funny how people zone out so much in their cars that they don't weigh the supposed benefits of passing a cyclist to the more-obvious-upon-second-thought detriments,, like ending up in the wrong lane,, yet it is the cyclists who are stupid, when we tend to use our brains constantly to avoid the caged zombies.
slunkmonky 5 months ago
why didn't you smash her mirrors off, I would have
viperz888 5 months ago
Is that even legal to ride your bike in the street like that, there. youd get a ticket for impeading traffic in my neck of the woods.
MrGrafer1 5 months ago
There is a rythem to driving. Judging tempo. Should some one with no rhythem, or hand eye coordination honed by years of sport be allowed to drive at all?
bobfoc1979 6 months ago
Has someone squashed this fucking clown yet??? Or is he still causing grief in peak hour traffic and making a complete cunt of himself to women on their own in cars on their way to work? All he needs in a guy my size to stop, get out, and give him a straight right and break his nose! Do you have those shoes that clip into your pedals? That'd be great, because after one punch from a real man, you would just fall over, bike and all! Put that one on youtube!
whysohardto 6 months ago
@whysohardto - Blah blah blah...supertough faceless internet warrior - you'd be in too big a rush to get to your stomach stapling operation - get back to masturbating on your own you sad frustrated pathetic little man.
ginganz13 6 months ago
@whysohardto I would pay to see that!
superhumanlee 6 months ago
Yet another Selfish cyclist!
superhumanlee 6 months ago
@superhumanlee - Aw didums - nasty cyclist thinking of his safety made silly woman arrive in next cue of traffic 2 seconds late...
ginganz13 6 months ago
@ginganz13, Yep! like i said, YET ANOTHER SELFISH CYCLIST!!!, the thing is i dont even drive as i have epilepsy, it just pisses me off when you get stuck behind a slow, inconsiderate, fuck wit who thinks it ok to take up all the room on a road, jump red light and don't stop a crossing! Fool.
superhumanlee 6 months ago
@superhumanlee - so whats he supposed to do? Risk his own safety so that silly woman can save 2 seconds getting into the next walking pace cue of traffic?
All this blame the cyclists bullshit is pure projection. The real reason that driving is a soul destroying nightmare is the sheer number of cars - THEY cause the traffic problems - look at how many have just one person in them! Then you say cyclists are selfish because you have to wait a few seconds to get in the next 10 mile tailback!
ginganz13 6 months ago
you held the car up and it was your fault.
ZamolxisReborn 7 months ago
@ZamolxisReborn , the driver should have slowed down and then switched lanes. As he/she had no intention on staying in that lane, it just came down to her/his impatience, something quite common to most motorists the world over. Holding up a car is not a crime! However honking at a cyclist obeying the law in many areas is!
harshbarj 7 months ago
@harshbarj not only are you slow, but you have no sense of humor.
the cyclist should have been going out of the fucking way.
ZamolxisReborn 7 months ago
Once again there is a comment about cyclists wanting to use the roads but not paying for the upkeep of roads. People using this argument expose there ignorance on 2 points: First, as already mentioned, most cyclists also own cars so are paying road tax in one way or another. Second; The bicycles do not cause any wear and tear on the roads in the first place - roads deteriorate as a result of heavy lorries and cars and the weather, NOT by light 2-wheeled bicycles!!!!
thomastimlen 7 months ago
Dude, you still alive?
ouimettem 8 months ago
Du bist ein Wichtigtuer und ein Querulant. Leute wie Du machen das Leben auf der Straße schwerer. Schäm Dich!
jstruger 8 months ago
cars DO own the road, I hate cyclists, fuck 'em
badgern100 9 months ago
i think the beeping was moras code for "im sorry i am in fact retarded" wats ur problem "i am in fact to fat to turn pedals"
deColganator 9 months ago
another troublemaker riding his bike!! It wasn't your problem that day but keep pedaling around like a douchbag and it will be your problem one of these days!!
raneman379 10 months ago
@davidocall
Nope because there is no arguing with an idiot, which I have come to believe of yourself. My car tax doesnt pay for congestion moron, you're thinking of congestion charging in London, I don't live in London, I live in a rural area where there is no road congestion. Also my car is old, I pay tax depending on the cubic capacity of the engine unlike modern cars. Larger vehicles pay more tax to compensate the damage they cause to the road than smaller ones. Stop acting the expert douche
markusrule 11 months ago
So much anger. Where is this filmed, UK? or Australia? There's a lot of armchair law experts from the states making comments here. Go MTB, much more fun. Peace.
ECN266 1 year ago
@CaneFu, you clearly don't know better. You clearly have never taken a class in bicycle safety from an instructor certified by the League of American Bicyclists, or read any of the modern safety books like Effective Cycling or Cyclecraft or Bicycling Street Smarts. magnatom knows what he's talking about. You're talking out of your ass.
fordprefect7396 1 year ago
@CaneFu holding your position works for a bicycle because it makes sure that drivers know that they have to move into the next lane to pass. It has been proved time and time again for over 35 years. Try reading Effective Cycling by John Forester.
Unfortunately, people like you never pull your head out of your ass. You just arrogantly assume that you know everything and never bother to study the teachings of real experts.
fordprefect7396 1 year ago
Ive got to say magnetom she's a stupid fucking bitch and you were absolutly right
jock150 1 year ago
Stiupid car driver
biker889 1 year ago
if you were at any means 'intelligent' you would not be on a bike in the first place
sol2849 1 year ago
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Roads are meant for cars not stupid cyclists
sol2849 1 year ago
@sol2849
Just as well I am an intelligent cyclist then! :-)
magnatom 1 year ago 21
@magnatom the thing that gets me is; this is actually how they think... i totally commend you sir, if i was still on the road i would have shot somebody by now.
dirtTdude 1 year ago
@magnatom roads are built w/ gas taxes--you, sis, are a dumb cyclist.
ZamolxisReborn 7 months ago
@ZamolxisReborn , WRONG! In almost every country gas taxes don't even pay for half of the roads true cost. I know most states in the united states subsidize roads and in Canada they do the same. Here in Nebraska we now divert sales tax to the roads. Throughout Europe it's much the same story.
harshbarj 7 months ago
@harshbarj i don't think your stupid bike is expensive enough for the sales tax to pay for any road.
y'all impede traffic, piss everyone off, and put your own lives in jeopardy.
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get a clue.
ZamolxisReborn 7 months ago
@ZamolxisReborn , who said anything about the value of the bike. Your just ant-cyclist plain and clear. Once an argument of yours is proven wrong you jump to another. Luckily you don't have a choice! Cyclists WILL be on the road and we WILL be increasing in numbers. If you can't handle that then I suggest you stay off the road because YOU are the hazard then.
The clue I have is I have a right to the road, no matter what you say or think! Say what you will, but I have the law on my side!
harshbarj 7 months ago
@harshbarj you're an ignoramus.
i've been riding a bike daily for the past five years, through urban traffic. Most cyclists are assholes.
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people like these make cars hate us all. i've ridden through snow, on ice, and in pouring rain, but nothing is more dangerous than an idiot on a bike who thinks he owns the road.
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if i were driving a car, i'd certainly want to pass the morons ASAP, so i don't hit them by accident. DUDE! You are TINY! You are NOT a car! You are NOT faster than a car!
ZamolxisReborn 7 months ago
@ZamolxisReborn and thus, GET THE FUCK OUTTA THE WAY!
ZamolxisReborn 7 months ago
@ZamolxisReborn - That's right - get out of the way - there's a cue of traffic going less than walking pace that I've just GOTTA be in.
ginganz13 6 months ago
@ZamolxisReborn - Morons - this what happens when people are empowered out of all proportion to their abilities, they become arrogant lazy & selfish. They also loose the ability to comprehend the true souce of their frustration, which is the traffic jam caused by the mass of other selfish car users - they become so selfish and stupid they can't even accept that they are part of the problem. They just become dangerous to those who are not!
ginganz13 6 months ago
@ginganz13 car is much bigger than bike.
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the sense of empowerment is real. a car can run over a bike easily. cyclists should keep that in mind. you are NOT equals to cars.
ZamolxisReborn 6 months ago
@sol2849 Roads are to be shared. Pedestrians, horses, cyclists, motorists. They all share the road, and have equal rights and responsibilities.
You are so very wrong.
vgroupinteractive 1 year ago
@sol2849 where in the law does it state that roads are not for cyclists? I'd love to see that.
bikerskierboarrder 1 year ago 2
@sol2849 The roads are for people -- not inanimate objects. Bicycles have a right to be in the road and statistically, not all that much different than driving in terms of safety. Some of us actually study safety instead of making things up out of thin air like you.
fordprefect7396 1 year ago
@sol2849 and what about lorries ect? cyclists have every right to be on the road.
We pay tax just like everyone else so shut the fuck up knobhead
UnderCutChris477 9 months ago
@sol2849 i know that magnatom is more intelligent on his bicycle than you are in your car :)
simcaP60fan 4 months ago
@ludahai71 It doesn't matter how fast you are going - you will still lose if you try to displace a 2,000 Lb. automobile with your 40 Lb. bicycle as the guy in this video thinks he has a right to do. That was the whole point to my posts here - it doesn't matter at all if you're in the right and the law is on your side as that will not protect you if a car mows you down, unless you think your widow suing for your wrongful death is a good trade off.
CaneFu 1 year ago
My point is that what you are doing in this video is risky and laws don't matter in this case - you are stupidly risking getting squashed by a bug because you want to be right - grow up.
CaneFu 1 year ago
@CaneFu
This is exactly where you are wrong. By taking a primary position you reduce the risk. In fact it worked a treat here. Had I been at the edge the driver would have squashed past, leaving me very little wobble room. By taking the primary position, he couldn't get past and had to do a proper overtake (i.e. give me room. Sure he got annoyed, but that is his problem, not mine. It is nothing to do with right or wrong, it is risk reduction. Read Cyclecraft by John Franklyn.
magnatom 1 year ago 13
@magnatom Good god man, you're delusional. Holding your position works for a motorcycle because it can keep up with traffic, NOT a bicycle!!! Get your head out of your ass as you are constantly obstructing traffic you moron!
CaneFu 1 year ago
@magnatom
Still here after a year - too bad for you that you haven't learned a thing in that time...
Many cyclists are killed every year - run down by cars even though the rules of the road were in their favor. When I was taught the rules of the road as a kid my grade school told us to handle ourselves on the street as if we were pedestrians - stop at corners before crossing, yield to all cars, etc. because common sense prevailed back then and it was recognized that bicycles are not cars.
CaneFu 7 months ago
@CaneFu amen to you, brother. damn cyclists ruining everything....
ZamolxisReborn 7 months ago
Yes, it was your fault. Cyclists go about 10 mph and cars go about 40 mph on that street - you really have no business riding on a busy street like that. People drive cars because they want to get places fast - why can't you understand that? They don't want to get behind a 10 mph road hog.
If you really want to be out there being a nuisance and arguing with motorists, you are the one that will end up being the big loser one day, not them. Do you really want to be DEAD right about this???
CaneFu 1 year ago
@CaneFu
Your speed perception is way off. I generally travel along here at about 20mph. The speed limit is 30mph. Indeed people drive cars to 'try' and get places fast. Have a look at my recent filtering video, and you will see that the dream often fails in reality. During rush hour, who holds you up more, the occasional cyclist, or the 500 odd cars in the queue in front of you? :-)
magnatom 1 year ago
@magnatom NO, it is your speed perception that is way off. I ride a bicycle too, and you are lucky to average 10 mph. You are riding your bicycle around with a chip on your shoulder and with your bad attitude some car is going to flatten you and break every bone in your body. Then what good will it do you to be right?
CaneFu 1 year ago
@CaneFu
LOL! Then you are a very slow cyclist! On a 100 mile cycle last year (Trossachs Ton) I averaged 16.5 mph, and that was a very hilly course! I can often average above 17mph on my relatively hilly commute, and that includes slowing down and speeding up for junctions and lights.
I am a driver as well, and I enjoy driving, so I can assure you I have no chip. By cycling further out in the road you are actually safer. Google 'Magnatom FAQ'
magnatom 1 year ago
@magnatom I'm not slow and neither are my riding partners. But I have found that cyclists are a lot like fisherman when they start talking about their accomplishments. Again I ask you, by insisting on taking up lanes on busy roads, what are you hoping to accomplish when a car mows you down from behind and leaves you for dead?
CaneFu 1 year ago
@CaneFu
Well, I very much doubt that you are a cyclist, if you are really suggesting that a 10mph average is normal. My 16.5 over 100 miles was fairly average, and was confirmed by y cycle computer.
As for what I want to accomplish. I wish to get to work safely and quickly. I generally do get to work quicker on the bike than I would in the car, by the way....
magnatom 1 year ago
@magnatom Again you exaggerate and I know better. By continuing to insist that a bicycle has a right to share space on busy streets with cars that are much bigger and go much faster, you are denying the reality of physics.
CaneFu 1 year ago
@CaneFu
Funny you should say that as I have a degree in physics! As for exaggerating! LOL! If you an only potter along at 10mph, you should maybe get yourself an electric assisted bike!
Yes I insist that cyclists have the right to share the roads. Generally we get around quicker in cities, we cause less pollution, less damage to the roads, are less dangerous to other road users, and we keep fit cycling. Oh and we generally on average pay more tax. Yes I insist. Sorry.
magnatom 1 year ago
@magnatom
You still refuse to acknowledge what I am saying....
Bicycle versus car = dead cyclist
CaneFu 1 year ago
@CaneFu
Not as often as you might think, but yes the potential is there. However, studies show that cycling, mile for mile is actually safer than walking. Also cyclists on average live 2 years longer than non-cyclist and look 10 years younger. So i'm not sure why you are focusing on the risks of cycling when the benefits far outweigh the risks.
Will you acknowldege that driving everywhere leads to obesity leads to dead driver.... ;-)
magnatom 1 year ago
@magnatom "driving everywhere leads to obesity leads to dead driver"
There are plenty of ways to stay in shape without having to exercise in heavy traffic...you act like a little kid that doesn't have a lick of sense because of your stubbornness to be in the right.
CaneFu 1 year ago
@CaneFu
LOL! It was tongue in cheek! You were suggesting that cars and bikes mixing leads to death for cyclists. This clearly isn't the case.
magnatom 1 year ago
I know what your saying is right but the way of the world isn`t like that and your on A crusade, In the end you may get knocked off and hurt and a car is going to have a small dent. And small fine Roads have now become just for cars ect right or wrong but it has, you should accept it or broken arms or death. All to save a planet? save a few £s?The price of bikes AND motor bikes is there good chance sooner later you going to get knocked off and ihurt more then the person that hit you .
breeze123456654321 1 year ago
stupid driver. not only to get in the wrong lane but then to hit the horn blaming the cyclist. take these people off the road
kevlowe84 1 year ago
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What I'm wondering, is why the cyclist was riding in the middle lane?
RPostWVU 2 years ago
Google 'Magnatom FAQ'
magnatom 2 years ago
Oh I dont know.. why do drivers drive there? ;-)
downfader2 2 years ago
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Road tax, insurance, tolls, when you and other cyclists start paying towards the roads you use then you may get a little more respect.
bramman99 2 years ago
@bramman99 Are you so ignorant to think cyclist don't also own cars?
RPostWVU 2 years ago
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RPostWVU, No i am not ignorant to the fact at all, so am i correct in assuming your insurance for you vehicle covers your cycle also? No i thought not. are you so ignorant to think it does?
I think i make a perfectly valid point if you were to be the cause of an accident that caused £1000 of damage to my car you would spring off your cycle dash to my drivers door and say 'No please i'm sorry it was MY fault please i insist on paying for the damage'. Once agian, no i thought not.
bramman99 2 years ago
Most cyclists are covered under their home insurance (3rd party), I also have additional insurance (as well as car insurance!).
Also look for my video where I hit the back of a car (my fault). You'll see that I say what is in your quote almost word for word!
:-)
magnatom 2 years ago
@bramman99 - dont be such a winge. Theres nothing illegal in lack of "road tax", insurance, tolls for cyclists.
I would suggest you actually do some research as to WHY you pay what you pay before making ignorant and ill conceived comments.
downfader2 2 years ago
@downfader2 please point out to me in my comment were i said it was illegal not to have insurance, tax and pay tolls? hmmm i didn't did i!
Don't be a whinging ignorant and read it for what it is, a SUGGESTION that if you did have to be properly insured and taxed you may well get more motorists on side!
bramman99 2 years ago
No you made the assumption that things would all be rosey if we paid those. They wont. People will still drive like idiots out there, they do this to other drivers who have all of this.
You were whinging, mate. Not suggesting. I never said you mentioned the legality, I reminded you of it as frankly I get a little sick of motorists whining on about taxes as if it'll cure everything.
downfader2 2 years ago
Of course there will always be idiot drivers as there will always be idiot cyclicts, i am very aware of motorists mate i ride a Honda cbr600, I don't recall saying things would be 'rosey' if cyclists paid to use the road, the word i used was respect.
Fill the roads with bikes it's NOT a problem to me just make sure that if you cause damage to a vehicle you are willing to dig deep for the repair as i would have to if an accident was my fault, oh but my insurance covers that doesn't it?
bramman99 2 years ago
Insurance doesnt matter - you take them to small claims court (or rather your insurer does you dont pay a thing extra). Its happened to plenty of people before you know. Insurance is a red herring.
So how many cyclists have been proven to have caused accidents/damage? If it was that big a problem insurers/police/lawyers would be clammering for a law change. Look up Met's 98% stat on this
And you're being pedantic - we both know what you meant so stop trying to skirt around the issue.
downfader2 2 years ago
i'm bored lets agree to disagree before it starts getting nasty.
Happy and safe cycling.
bramman99 2 years ago
Fair enough.
downfader2 2 years ago
cyclists shouldn't be on the road instead on a cycle path!!!
fenian2thecore 2 years ago
@fenian2thecore Are you aware that roads were originally created for bicycles?
RPostWVU 2 years ago
Vast majority of the road infrastructure, Fenian, were put in before the invention of the motorcar, this info is publically available.
Your opinion means nothing without facts, reasoning and logic to back it up.
downfader2 2 years ago
Oh Oh Oh, and you're lucky enough to live there.
I would love to cycle in my town, but here in Portugal you would be killed in no time, stupid car drivers. It looks like when a person enters a vehicle, he/she is automatically above all 2 wheels traffic.
Paulo412349 2 years ago
very proud of your cycling eh magnatom?
redeyes99 2 years ago
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If you can't keep up with the traffic, get the fuck of the road dickhead !!!!!! Your lucky nobody ran you,and your little faget ass over .................
cabotubes 2 years ago
Look at my 'Cyclists hold up cars, don't they?' and you will see that I can keep up with traffic, it's traffic that can't keep up with me! :-)
magnatom 2 years ago
Cabotubes, another fine example of an internet hard man. Cyclists have as much right as any other vehicle on the road. And its faggot not faget. And cars get in my way on a motorbike.
bwfc4eva86 2 years ago
There are some proper stupid car drivers out there ... hopefully i don't pick up any bad habits when i pass my test soon.
Michael1918 2 years ago
Get outa the road asshole you should be ridin the train tracks or something, fuckin sidewalk..ever heard or it? JEEZE...haha just kiddin man, im a cyclist I know how it is. I love also that she overtook you just to sit in traffic!
Jared543 2 years ago
LOL! You had me going for a minute there! :-)
magnatom 2 years ago
seeing them in traffic later, ahh that's what bells are for:-)
cyclepod1 2 years ago
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Y O U ' R E I N T H E M I D D L E O F T H E R O A D !
What do you expect? People are not going to tiptoe around you at that speed. They have an engine, you don't so keep left. All your videos seem to be exaggerated reactions to very minor things. Go to Paris, Rome etc THEN you'll have something to shout about! Just my opinion.
danjanlis 2 years ago
NO I AM NOT!
GOOGLE 'MAGNATOM FAQ'
magnatom 2 years ago
I hate cars fuck em they think they own the road
copperhead88 2 years ago 10
cars? or car drivers? personally I'd say car drivers since they generally are the ones that feel the effect of getting a can of bear spray over their car (note I don't bearspray cars for fun although tempting I save it for emergencies i.e. bears, and even more dangerous motorist that thinks they can plow throw anything)
elgeneralsv 2 years ago
@copperhead88
Lol. I agree. Ride a motorbike instead :D
leebee1989 1 year ago
@copperhead88 considering motorist pay to drive on those roads.....I think they do own them more then a cyclist ever will!
ProjectRealityBf2 1 year ago
@ProjectRealityBf2 did you use up all your brain cells making that comment? or do you still have one or two left? its quite clear you need to read up on taxation laws mate
bikerskierboarrder 1 year ago
@bikerskierboarrder yes that motorist also pay... so what, motorist are the reason those roads are maintained without cars there would not be roads because the government would not give to shits about you cyclist!
ProjectRealityBf2 1 year ago
@ProjectRealityBf2 lets see here, hmmmmm, what came first cars or bicycles? hmmmm let me ponder on that for a moment. Oh thats right, bicycles came before cars. and lets see here we had roads, albeit dirt roads, before cars. so lets see here the bicycle and the road came before the vehichle, sounds to me like your argument is dead in the water.
bikerskierboarrder 1 year ago
@bikerskierboarrder wrong once again, back then roads were built for horses and carriages, they didn't give two shits then about bikers just like they don't now!
ProjectRealityBf2 1 year ago
@ProjectRealityBf2 is a horse and carriage a vehicle? No its not. So once again bicycles came before vehicles. I'm sorry you lack an education in history but that is a fact. once again your ignorance is prevailing above all other forms of intelligence. if the government didn't give "two shits" about cycles then there wouldn't be cycle lanes, now would there? When your balls drop go ahead, jump on a bicycle and go ride on the roads, then you'll understand our point of view
bikerskierboarrder 1 year ago
@bikerskierboarrder lmfao are you fucking retarded? The only fucking reason the government put cycle lanes there for you faggots was to shut your incessant whining about how dangerous the roads are for cyclist, and the funny thing you fucking cyclists don't even use those cycle lanes 90 percent of the time, and I'm pretty sure a carriage is a form of transportation, same with a horse which was around a hell of alot longer then a fucking bicycle. Can't wait for your next comment!
ProjectRealityBf2 1 year ago
@ProjectRealityBf2 a bicylce is just as much a form of transportation as a carriage. Whats your point dipweed? I never said horse and carriage weren't a form of transportation, did I? I said they weren't a vehicle. Please more you make another response, please use some critical thinking skills. Like I said in a previous comment, if cyclists are such "faggots" why don't you get on your walmart special bicycle and go for a ride in your nearest city centre.
bikerskierboarrder 1 year ago
@ProjectRealityBf2 We do ot use those lanes 90% of the time because they are often unusable. That's maybe 10 % of the time... The other 80%, it is because stupid idiots like you are parking on those lanes!
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@ProjectRealityBf2 We do not use those lanes 90% of the time because they are often unusable. That's maybe 10 % of the time... The other 80%, it is because stupid idiots like you are parking on those lanes!
Didierbosset 1 year ago
@bikerskierboarrder Technically, a horse and a carriage IS a vehicle... Just like bikes and humans..
Didierbosset 1 year ago
@ProjectRealityBf2 The first smooth paved road initiatives in the U.S. were started by the League of American Wheelmen (the first national cycling group in the U.S.). Motorist use fees (fuel taxes) mostly go to state and federal highways. More than 40% of all road funding comes from taxes that are not use fees, a.k.a. general fund taxes.
fordprefect7396 1 year ago
@copperhead88
Technically we do, as we pay road tax. Cyclists don't. But there is no need to be a douche to a cyclist abiding by the rules that apply to us, it's the ones that disregard these rules that wind us up and unfortunately Mr Magnatom gets the brunt.
markusrule 1 year ago
@markusrule no such thing as road tax you tool
davidocall 11 months ago
@davidocall
Ignorance these days, of course there is such a thing as road tax (also known as car tax) I have been driving for 8 bloody years I think I should know seen as I get a letter from the DVLA every 6 months!
Get your facts straight before you embarress yourself further,tool.
markusrule 11 months ago
@markusrule
Road tax doesn't exist. It's VED, or 'car tax'. Motorists do not pay for the roads, we all do, via general taxation. In 1926, Winston Churchill started the process to abolish road tax. He didn't want motorists to think a token payment gave them ownership of the road. Road tax finally died in 1937, says DVLA. Paying Vehicle Excise Duty gives no "right to the road" for motorists (or car-owning cyclists).iPayRoadTaxdotcom
Get your facts straight before you embarress yourself further.
davidocall 11 months ago
@davidocall
thetaxguide dot co dot uk/what-does-road-tax-pay-for dot H T M L
Tool.
And well done for the copy paste from some cyclist site. Road tax (VED) and fuel duty like any other tax, all end up back at the exchequer. This fund along with a top up from general tax is then used to pay for maintaining the infastructure of the roads, without the road tax, we would not have enough to maintain them. Road tax is just a name.
Just shut up before you really embarress yourself.
markusrule 11 months ago
@markusrule
EVERYONE pays general tax, and thats the money that keeps the roads in good condition. You pay VED because your car causes conjestion and pollution. I pay VED, but it's £0.00 because my bike doesn't blow shit into the air. You pay fuel duty because you buy fuel.....
VED - Since 1937 the money has gone into central government revenues and has not been used directly to fund road building or maintenance.
Give up, you're wrong.
davidocall 11 months ago
@davidocall
*sigh*
Yes everyone pays general tax which pays for the schools, services, army, politicians boats etc. Where do you think the revenue from road and fuel duty tax goes to? Into some politicians duck pond? You even quote "not used directly" and yes it does go to the projects that fund new road and tunnel development, maintaining the infastructure. Without it, this would not be possible. General tax tops this up for the second time!
Seriously get a clue.
markusrule 11 months ago
@markusrule
no, ved and fuel duty top up general tax, not the other way round. So by both of what we've said we all pay to use the road and therefor - car drivers do NOT own the road. if VED and fuel duty went DIRECTLY into keeping roads maintained, then yes you would. But they don't, so you dont.
davidocall 11 months ago
@davidocall
I beg to differ, and I'm bored of arguing with you. I own the road, like everyone else and more so than freeloaders who do not contribute as much as we. If I do not pay my car tax, I don't get to use the road, I don't even get to park on it.
markusrule 11 months ago
@markusrule
Well you pay car tax for the congestion and pollution your car causes, hence why you can't park/use the road if you haven't paid. Because that makes congestion AND pollution. Ofcourse you're bored of arguing, you're losing. The notion that you own the road just proves how up your own arse you are. We don't pay as much as you because we don't damage/use as much as you. Ever see parked bicycles blocking half a road?
davidocall 11 months ago
@markusrule Actually you could cycle on it, but I guess you are artificially prevented from 'stooping that low' by your ego. Hope not, I'm happy to take anyone for a cycle who will follow my safe lead.
TVismyopiate 9 months ago
@copperhead88 Without cars, the economy would grind to a halt within hours, not days. Without bikes, no one would notice the difference. The sooner the government bans cycles from the road, the better. It's not 1957 any more. By the way, how much insurance, fuel tax & road tax do you pay (ie contribute) on that bike of yours? Answer: Sweet Vagina Adams!
whitbyjet65 9 months ago
@whitbyjet65 theres a reason to why bikers DONT have to pay for JACK SHIT.... what you said at the end of your comment didnt mean SHIT to me.... we bikers shouldnt have to pay 1 cent.... you cant fucking compare a CAR to a BIKE.... I see a big reason to WHY car drivers SHOULD PAY but I dont see any for a BIKER.... I think you get what I mean if you just try to think harder.... cuz u seem to be a pretty smart guy
copperhead88 9 months ago
@copperhead88 Oh I see! So you want to USE the roads but you don't feel you have to contribute to their upkeep. I must use that stance in my own life. I want all the benefits but I don't want the responsibility of paying for any of it. How do you think traffic lights and white lines appear? Do you think the road fairies come down in night & put them there for free?
whitbyjet65 9 months ago
@whitbyjet65
You do realize cyclists pay road tax?.. Everyone does.
Motorists pay CAR tax, or MOTORCYCLE tax... Get over yourself...
Porbably find most cyclists are motorbikers/car users anyway, but arent fat lazy shits who dont give a flying fuck about the environment.
The666thProphet 7 months ago
I think another element is a LOT of drivers assume that bicycles don't have the same rights on the roads as other vehicles, when in fact they do. But yeah, she was in the wrong.
Also bapping the horn is a really good way to scare cyclists and many a time I have nearly crashed because some idiot thought it right to bap there horn...when in fact it's dangerous to do so. should be illegal I think.
thetttttttttttt 2 years ago 5
Well the title is very apt!
stalmarni 2 years ago
At 0:53, she forces her way into the inside lane, right infront of that car. Very bad driver.
I feel sorry for you cyclists, and not being able to have a go at them or get revenge! They will just carry on thiknig they are in the right, really annoys me.
StobartDude 2 years ago
I think people are on the windup if they think the cyclist is at fault here.
milewide 2 years ago
It doesnt matter how fast you go. i ride a 97 sukuki intruder 1400, if your on two wheels people assume that you shouldnt have control of your lane just cause u can fit in half of it. pisses me off
mangerd86 2 years ago
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up hills you do, maybe you should read your road rules and stay to the curb, lets see, im going to go with bike riders, you never specified veichle
AndrewD1992 2 years ago
i agree with magnatom see lets hypothetically talk here, when a cyclist wishes to turn right at a roundabout and he needs to be in the right hand lane, do you think a majic cycle lane has apeared to ride in so he can turn right, ur no he needs to get in that lane just as much as a driver does if he stays in outside lane the cyclist will have no chance to get in lane to turn right. hope that gave you some further schooling. arnt drivers suposed to have slowed down to ~10mph by now anyway
fireicer 2 years ago
Bike riders are a gender now are they?
EkimCF 2 years ago
haha, you have no clue mate :P
If someone is cycling in the middle of the lane, it's for a reason!
But since you are so familiar with the road rules you will know why!
hexatron2006 2 years ago
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i may still be at school but i have learnt to drive and trust me, people like you are a annoying, you take up a whole lane going 10mph in a 40mph zone, you create traffic so why dont you wake up to yourself and relise this u arrogrant bike rider
AndrewD1992 2 years ago
Ah, I cycle along at 10mph do I. I see. I remember when I was 16, I thought I knew everything as well. Trust me, you don't, especially when it comes to road safety.
On average, which group and gender of drivers are the most cocky, yet most likely to be involved in a serious or deadly accident?
magnatom 2 years ago
bycycles are treated the same as if they were a car what if this was a horse would you say the same, overtake a slowly moving vehicle when it is safe to do so! bikes are treated as a slow moving vehicle much like a tractor or a milk float what makes you think a bike is any different
fireicer 2 years ago
oh motorists even hoot at horses and try to get out them of the way. Motorists say they must never be on the highway. Horseriders get it just as bad a cyclists. Then they moan that they bolt.
cyclepod1 2 years ago
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look, i would of done the same, get your stupid video camera and your stupid bike in the footpath, you are not a car you cant go to fast, you block up traffic, you bike riders who ride like that are annoying, no wonder you get hit, so just GET ON THE CURB OR FOOTPATH, NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!!!
AndrewD1992 2 years ago
Mmm. Tell you what, once you've left school and learned to drive, I might just give two hoots about your opinion! :-)
What speed can I go on a bike, pray tell?
magnatom 2 years ago
magnatom is right!
AndrewD1992, you are living proof of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
There are those few that know and the great many that think they know but they just won't learn!
watch?v=XyOHJa5Vj5Y
Next you'll be telling us you wore the juice!
pseudotruth 2 years ago
If that video was in America i'd have something to say
itsdarellcuh 2 years ago
2 things, read the rules of the road.
second watch TOP GEAR's Race across london. You will see its not cyclists always holding up cars.
KrunchyJD 2 years ago
if i were biking at night id wear some kind of lighting so people can spot me sooner and move around and not tailgate and honk...
ploopsy666 2 years ago
I do! Two bright rear lights in fact!
magnatom 2 years ago
wow....its sad that the government just hands out licenses to people after passing a paltry test...
ploopsy666 2 years ago
to quote the latin
Vacca foede!
davemacon555 2 years ago
I'm looking to join the ranks of the cyclists (as a long-time car driver). Alot of the stupid driving in these videos is the same sort of stuff that gets me yelling when I'm driving my car, but alot more dangerous to the cyclist of course!
The only explaination i can think of is that the driving test must be the problem, it's too easy for poeple to get a license that shouldn't have one.
Is there lessons/test for cycling? I'd like to learn properly, it would help with confidence i think.
christonabicycle 2 years ago
There are courses. Google bikeability if you live in England or in Scotland google cycling Scotland. I'm not sure about Wales or Northern Ireland.
Enjoy the cycling! Despite what these videos show, the vast majority of my rides are great fun!
magnatom 2 years ago
Bikeability looks great, thanks!
christonabicycle 2 years ago
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oh my god you low life retard just drive around filming waiting for something intresting enough to go on youtube to happen? man u suck get a life.
earlober22 2 years ago
Google 'Magnatom FAQ'
magnatom 2 years ago
Maybe its because of the fact that cyclists get treated like crap. If you drive properly why worry about someone videoing you.
KrunchyJD 2 years ago
I think everyone should be made to ride a bike in rush hour at least once. The more stuff you drive/ride, the more you know about the issues those road users face and how to go about safely.
That said, the only reason I rode a bike was because my old beemer's engine exploded. But at least when my new car (i use the term 'new' very loosely!) arrived, I was at least safe and hopefully courteous.
gloucesterharry 2 years ago 2
Aye, part of the driving test should include some time on a bike (for those who are medically able of course). It might make people think a little more...
magnatom 2 years ago
I think an advanced test should be compulsory within 5 years of passing a driving test. You should need to drive a bike, a motorcycle and some sort of gods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes. Then you know the risks of using that type of vehicle and what the needs of that road user are and how you are expected to behave when you share the road with them.
gloucesterharry 2 years ago 2
when cars do this sort of stuff to me they end up with a U lock through the window!
V8VEGJUICE 2 years ago 3
ahah
itsazy 2 years ago
all too sadly familiar. After 3 years of bicycle commuting I found myself back in Glasgow. I had to give up. It was anarchy on the roads with malicious drivers a plenty. One guy even tried to nail me by opening his door because I was filtering through stationary traffic.
The helmet camera is great, but seriously bud, you need to be very very careful. Your life isn't worth teaching these idiots a lesson.
dabooka99 2 years ago
Its not about being right or wrong. Im sure 99% of all collisions involving a 2 wheeled vehicle is NOT the fault of the rider. But who is the one who gets loaded onto an ambulance? Thats whats always in the forefront of my mind.
bluenapalm123 2 years ago
Eh? So what could I do to avoid this happening, apart from not cycling at all.
My road position ensured I was very visible and in a position which discouraged her from cutting across me. Look at some of my older videos, I used to have cars cut me up at this very section of road. By taking a more prominent position this no longer happens. They hit their horn out of frustration, but at least that means they have seen me!
magnatom 2 years ago
Nah you couldnt avoid this. She is a complete retard :)
bluenapalm123 2 years ago 3
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I wish she would have ran you over or at least off the road
mushki600 2 years ago
Bye!
magnatom 2 years ago
Cant see anything wrong here. A women doing her best!! What more do you want!!!!! :)
kevinR6 2 years ago
If I agreed with you, my wife would kill me! ;-)
magnatom 2 years ago