Reply to: Angry Cyclists

[FarmerPalmer]

My daily cyclists annoyance: Why do many of the spandex type of cyclists use the main road if there's perfectly well laid out cycling path next to the road.

Mainly around here because there are normally cars parked across it

[BrilloPad]

Entitled to get his bike onto the train? I think you'll find he is.

It depends on the service. But cyclists are not entitled to knock into other people.

It just needs everyone to be understanding and there is space for all of us....

[d000hg]

Angry cyclist no 1:

Has a hissy fit because he has trouble man handling his bike onto the train at Bristol TM. Almost knee caps me in the process; he's wearing a tee-shirt which barks the slogan "Socialist health education - Defend the NHS!"

Is it because they think they're helping to save the world that gives them such sense of entitlement?

Entitled to get his bike onto the train? I think you'll find he is.

[BrilloPad]

My daily cyclists annoyance: Why do many of the spandex type of cyclists use the main road if there's perfectly well laid out cycling path next to the road.

If the cycle path is well maintained and suitable for use then cyclists will use it. Cable Street gets 100% usage rate.

Often it is poorly maintained. Or terminates at every minor side turn.

[Eirikur]

My daily cyclists annoyance: Why do many of the spandex type of cyclists use the main road if there's perfectly well laid out cycling path next to the road.

[BrilloPad]

was yelling and shouting like I had shot his parents.
Utter tosser - aside from being wrong - I had pressed the button ages beforehand, even if I had just pressed it, so #&%@ what - cyclists don't have any divine rights never to have a red light in front of them.

A pity you did not. 9 months before he was born....

[Dallas]

Had a livid cyclist at the weekend - was walking centurian-hound - at a pelican crossing - solid traffic both ways - pressed the button - waited at least two minutes - no change in the lights, spotted a gap in the traffic so dashed across with hound in tow - at which points the lights changed when I was halfway across.

When I got to the other side, a cyclist yelled over, accusing me a being a kid by pressing the button and running across - it "killed his momentum" - was yelling and shouting like I had shot his parents.

Utter tosser - aside from being wrong - I had pressed the button ages beforehand, even if I had just pressed it, so #&%@ what - cyclists don't have any divine rights never to have a red light in front of them.

You probably just killed his Strava KOM attempt , at least he stopped.

The little ramp up to canary wharf has its very own Strava KOM race.

[vetran]

Got a big thing about bikes on trains. For some TOC theres a limit of two per train.

Got on train once and there was six all piled up. Completely blocking the aisle. Some old biddie tripped over trying to get off the train.

So I complained to TOC and they were useless. Same thing happened again week later. So I had a go at TOC again - they said they'd told staff but it took time to filter through. So then we had a discussion about hoping there was not a train incident where evacuation was required in the meantime before someone had bothered to read the memo....

what a load of toccers!

[centurian]

Had a livid cyclist at the weekend - was walking centurian-hound - at a pelican crossing - solid traffic both ways - pressed the button - waited at least two minutes - no change in the lights, spotted a gap in the traffic so dashed across with hound in tow - at which points the lights changed when I was halfway across.

When I got to the other side, a cyclist yelled over, accusing me a being a kid by pressing the button and running across - it "killed his momentum" - was yelling and shouting like I had shot his parents.

Utter tosser - aside from being wrong - I had pressed the button ages beforehand, even if I had just pressed it, so #&%@ what - cyclists don't have any divine rights never to have a red light in front of them.

[darmstadt]

Cyclists are generally stupid, warmist, militant, Labour/Green voting s, I hope Osbourne bans cycling on public roads today in the forthcoming Torybudget.

[DimPrawn]

Cyclists are generally stupid, warmist, militant, Labour/Green voting s, I hope Osbourne bans cycling on public roads today in the forthcoming Torybudget.

[psychocandy]

Angry cyclist no 1:

Has a hissy fit because he has trouble man handling his bike onto the train at Bristol TM. Almost knee caps me in the process; he's wearing a tee-shirt which barks the slogan "Socialist health education - Defend the NHS!"

Is it because they think they're helping to save the world that gives them such sense of entitlement?

Angry cyclist no 2:

Another cacophony as he gets his bike onto the train though there isn't another rack for it so he just leans it against another bike. In doing this, he obstructs the single bucket seat in the corridor which some old bloke had been eyeing up. Old bloke moves bike to one side to get to seat, bike falls over & there's a torrent of abuse from cyclist "You've got to be f****g joking, are you stupid or what?"

Don't know if he was a lefty like no. 1 but he had one of those helmet cams so he's probably scouring the streets looking for footage of somebody rolling a fag in a traffic jam so he can send it in to the police.

Got a big thing about bikes on trains. For some TOC theres a limit of two per train.

Got on train once and there was six all piled up. Completely blocking the aisle. Some old biddie tripped over trying to get off the train.

So I complained to TOC and they were useless. Same thing happened again week later. So I had a go at TOC again - they said they'd told staff but it took time to filter through. So then we had a discussion about hoping there was not a train incident where evacuation was required in the meantime before someone had bothered to read the memo....

[Ruprect]

Driving home on Friday night, I came to a huge junction where the main bits go off into a Y shape, with two minor roads either side. Traffic lights were on red, there's two lanes (i.e. the bottom of the Y bit).

Older cyclist approaches lane one, goes up to the red lights, goes past the red lights, looking round, all clear, so goes through (to left bit of Y). I was livid, if I hadn't been due to meet for a family meal I would've swapped into Lane 1, caught up with him and given him some abuse out of the passenger window "Excuse me, I think you missed the red lights back there at that huge junction.. F*&ker, why do you think the rules of the road don't apply to you?"

As it was I went on my way but these "Militant Cyclists" really wind me up, and they seem to be getting a higher percentage of all cyclists too giving them a bad name.

This belongs in Angry Motorist thread IMO

Come on OH, its only me. Surely you don't believe any of my posts?

I claim insanity. I think it was that time a car driver opened his door on me and I went over the top. I have not been the same since....

Can I have a like? And +ve rep?

Needy

[BrilloPad]

I "liked" every post so far in this thread, because they confirm my prejudice against cyclists

But then BP had to go and spoil it!

Come on OH, its only me. Surely you don't believe any of my posts?

I claim insanity. I think it was that time a car driver opened his door on me and I went over the top. I have not been the same since....

Can I have a like? And +ve rep?

[OwlHoot]

I "liked" every post so far in this thread, because they confirm my prejudice against cyclists

But then BP had to go and spoil it!