East London Idiots 1

I cycle in East London. These are some of the fools I encounter.

UPDATE: This video explains quite a lot about cyclist behaviour http://youtu.be/FTZIzggrbzM Please watch it.
The music is my own band so don't report me in to the youtube police :) http://www.youtube.com/user/TheFrayed... The track is 'Monsters'.

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[lincstolondon]

@ShortieLeeroy Isn't it just!

[danandlisa4eva]

Stupid cyclists should be banned from London roads during peak times. Dangerous morons have very little or no road sense. Them death traps they ride should be taxed and insured like every one else.

[lincstolondon]

1) It's not 'tax'. It's Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). VED isn't paid by carbon neutral vehicles e.g. hybrid cars & bicycles

2) Many drivers aren't insured. As a cyclist, I was fully insured. I was hit by an uninsured driver (his error, not mine). I claimed on my insurance for damage

3) Motorised vehicles are statistically far worse 'death traps' than bicycles

4) I'd like to see better enforcement of road rules for all, regardless of who is using it (drivers, pedestrians and cyclists alike).

[SoSlickkk]

Cyclists are very bloody anoying, sway everywhere and carn't keep in cycle lanes, and 99% of the time dont watch where they are going

[lincstolondon]

Cyclists tend to 'sway everywhere' because there are things evident as dangerous that aren't necessarily an issue for a driver. I put a video link in the description which is dated but brilliant at explaining why cyclist may seem erratic and need extra space when overtaking. Please try and watch it.

Drivers & pedestrians are pretty terrible at looking where they are going 99% of the time too. It's a problem with the person, not the mode of transport they are using.

[jimberkt]

do you ride a 'fixie'?

[lincstolondon]

I don't ride a fixie, no. When i filmed this I was on my clapped out Raleigh Pioneer.

[ShortieLeeroy]

The cycle lane at 1.02 is very inviting if you want to get crushed!

[Slaeowaffle]

I drive ;)

[SoSlickkk]

Erm congratulations? Get back on your bike

[Slaeowaffle]

And if YOU'RE going to reply to me I suggest you learn the difference between "your" and "you're" and understand that nowhere is all one word. My 8 year old never struggles with this; why do you?

[Slaeowaffle]

I read what you said. "What a load of bigoted nonsense" I thought. Cycle lanes are often badly placed and there just to meet government targets; which you would know if you were an experienced road user. And if you read my comment I never said that you said that cyclists can't use normal lanes ;) See how pointing out that sort of thing can quickly make an argument look stupid?

[SoSlickkk]

Read it well, but i suggest if your going to reply to my comment read it properly first. No where did I say they cant use normal lanes, but when there's a bloody cycle lane, they should stick to it. It's there for a reason.