A Cyclist Knob with a Camera
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From: brass monkey on 17 May 2010 18:31 "JMS" <jmsmith2010(a)live.co.uk > wrote in message news:lin2v5tutb2uhqfthc0jkscb7690j83l1a(a)4ax.com... > > > > Lifted from uk.rec.cycling.moderated > > >>I found this overtake frightening!! > >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH8hjjgbw > > > What a prick. > > OK he had stopped and put a hand down - but not a foot. > > (PS He is an A* knob as he has to have two cameras) Are they HD and does he work for Google maps?
From: loopy livernose on 17 May 2010 18:45 "JMS" <jmsmith2010(a)live.co.uk > wrote in message news:lin2v5tutb2uhqfthc0jkscb7690j83l1a(a)4ax.com... > > > > Lifted from uk.rec.cycling.moderated > > >>I found this overtake frightening!! > >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH8hjjgbw > > > What a prick. > > OK he had stopped and put a hand down - but not a foot. > > (PS He is an A* knob as he has to have two cameras) > > TBH if he found that frightening enough to post a vid and swear like that infront of a teenage girl.. then he should really park the bike and buy a pair of stout shoes.. but I still fail to see anything dangerous about the police cars actions.. his bike didn't even fall over in the "wash"..
From: JMS jmsmith2010 on 17 May 2010 18:34 On Mon, 17 May 2010 22:39:32 +0100, Roger Thorpe <myinitialdotmysurname(a)warwick.ac.uk> wrote: >JMS wrote: >> On Mon, 17 May 2010 16:52:34 +0100, Roger Thorpe >> <myinitial.mysurname(a)warwick.ac.uk> wrote: >> >>> JMS wrote: >>>> >>>> Lifted from uk.rec.cycling.moderated >>>> >>>> >>>>> I found this overtake frightening!! >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXnH8hjjgbw >>>> >>>> What a prick. >>>> >>>> OK he had stopped and put a hand down - but not a foot. >>>> >>>> (PS He is an A* knob as he has to have two cameras) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> errrr. >>> why should he have put a foot down? >> >> >> Sorry - I thought that taking his foot (or even feet) off the pedal >> and putting it on the floor would have given him more stability - is >> that not the case? >> >> You know - two hands on the handle bars - one or two feet on the floor >> - that sort of thing. >> >I don't think that you've ever ridden a recumbent then. Did I say I had. Is it only riders of recumbents who are allowed to post here? Please fell free to educate me (and probably others) Is it not a bicycle? Or perhaps it is notoriously difficult to get going again once you have taken your feet off the pedals? IS that the case? Why not take this opportunity to share your knowledge? -- Many cyclists are proving the need for registration by their contempt for the Highway Code and laws. The answer: All cyclists over 16 to take compulsory test, have compulsory insurance, and be registered. Registration number to be clearly visible on the back of mandatory hi-viz vest. Habitual law breakers' cycles confiscated and crushed. (With thanks to KeithT for the idea)
From: Doug on 18 May 2010 01:10 On 17 May, 18:31, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)no-spam- blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Roger Thorpe wrote: > > Mrcheerful wrote: > > >> the police driver would have been able to see that the cyclist had > >> stopped completely (and well short of the centre island, well > >> done!), which means the cyclist is NOT about to wobble all over the > >> road or suddenly jump 5 feet to the right, and therefore can be > >> passed quite closely without any significant danger. > >> if it was a horse then yes, the police should have passed much more > >> carefully, but this is an obviously (from the recumbent) experienced > >> (probably adult) cyclist that has completely stopped. > > > If we assume that it were safe would it still be good manners to give > > someone who expects not to be seen this kind of fright? > > Why was it a fright? He must have heard the sirens. > Because he is not protected by a metal box and is therefore a vulnerable road user but is not treated as such. > > The man is a well known knob. He has posted dozens of films on youtube to > show how hard done by he is. Bit like Doug, but with a camera. > Seems like a good idea to video examples of bad driving and dangerous situations instead of trying to brush it all under the carpet. As I have cameras I might decide to start doing it, particularly drivers going through red lights and driving on pavements. -- UK Radical Campaigns. http://www.zing.icom43.net A driving licence is a licence to kill.
From: Tony Dragon on 18 May 2010 01:59
Doug wrote: > On 17 May, 18:31, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)no-spam- > blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> Roger Thorpe wrote: >>> Mrcheerful wrote: >>>> the police driver would have been able to see that the cyclist had >>>> stopped completely (and well short of the centre island, well >>>> done!), which means the cyclist is NOT about to wobble all over the >>>> road or suddenly jump 5 feet to the right, and therefore can be >>>> passed quite closely without any significant danger. >>>> if it was a horse then yes, the police should have passed much more >>>> carefully, but this is an obviously (from the recumbent) experienced >>>> (probably adult) cyclist that has completely stopped. >>> If we assume that it were safe would it still be good manners to give >>> someone who expects not to be seen this kind of fright? >> Why was it a fright? He must have heard the sirens. >> > Because he is not protected by a metal box and is therefore a > vulnerable road user but is not treated as such. >> The man is a well known knob. He has posted dozens of films on youtube to >> show how hard done by he is. Bit like Doug, but with a camera. >> > Seems like a good idea to video examples of bad driving and dangerous > situations instead of trying to brush it all under the carpet. As I > have cameras I might decide to start doing it, particularly drivers > going through red lights and driving on pavements. > > -- > UK Radical Campaigns. > http://www.zing.icom43.net > A driving licence is a licence to kill. Don't bother with the videos Doug, your cameras always stop working just before an incident. -- Tony Dragon |