JW 2533 Overtakes Too Close

Cycling along a fairly empty A316 between Twickenham and Richmond. Silver people carrier demonstrates complete lack of driving ability or awareness of other road users.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Bike
• cyclist
• close
• overtake
• JW2533
• car
• A316
• Richmond
• Twickenham

[supratrd100]

Thats what will happen when your cycling in the MIDDLE of the road wobbling about, yes his driving was incompetent, he should have seen you but going of this vid, your cycling don't look too clever either!

[TCTC68]

@supratrd100 1 of 2

a) Camera fixed to handle bars makes video apper to wobble due to focal length of lense

b) on what authority can you question my road positioning - i'm not in the middle of the road, but towards the center of the outer lene - there is a difference - out of interest where would you position yourself as a cyclist on that road? Please see response two for explination of where cyclists should position them selves in narrow lanes

[TCTC68]

@supratrd100

On wide lanes one should cycle no less than 0.5m from the kerb AND allow 1m of space to the left of traffic flow. If this secondary position is not possible because the lane is too narrow (as is it is here) then the primary position should be adopted – which is cycling towards the centre of the lane to aid visibility and discourage close overtaking.

Source – DfT Publication “Cyclecraft” (2007) – this is also the advice from the Institute of Advanced Motorists

[dude8428]

same as second comment below,

GET A FUCKING CAR THEN AND STOP CRYING ABOUT IT"

i cant stand cyclists like you!

knob head.

[TCTC68]

@dude8428 Thanks for sharing your thoughts dude, I’ll take your comments “on board” as they say, but I already have a couple of cars! Anyway xx & ttfn

[ddallass]

That's because it is a PUBLIC road, you moron! The rule is, first come first serve. If traffic is so disruptive to your schedule, you ought to leave a mite earlier, eh?

[ddallass]

Correct, cyclists do NOT pay any road taxes. But then, neither does anyone else in the UK.

So what is your point? Should we allocate road space by what one pays in taxes? The wealthy among us should always have right of way? What sort of system would that be?

You really ought to avoid posting in public forums. It's not very flattering to your image. You reason like a child, and now it's plain for everyone to see.

[stewsith]

@shaunthesheep2011

I already have a couple, thanks!

[shaunthesheep2011]

get a car

[TCTC68]

Do me a favour, show the clip to a police officer, driving instructor, member of the CTC or ABD or any other professional organisation to do with driving or cycling, they will all tell you the cyclist is correctly positioned for the road position and that in doing so it probably saved his life.

[TCTC68]

Also how is the cyclist holding up the traffic and where do you think they should "move over" too?

[TCTC68]

Ddallass is correct you dont pay road tax, you pay an excise duty linked to the emissions of your vehicle and this form of tax, along with every other tax I can think of, with the exception of the TV licence, is not hypothecated.

Its a legal requirement for me to pay tax when I buy a beer, but it doesnt get used to pay for pubs.