Some cyclist giving cyclists bad name

duffman3833 · 05-10-2015 11:35am #1

I was driving into town yesterday and i see a cyclist who was basically been a nuisance on the road. I myself am a cyclist and obey the rules of the road and try not to annoy or get in the way of drivers, but when i seen this lad, he is the reason people hate cyclist. He was weaving in and out of traffic, and ran through several red lights. not a care in the world. There was one point where he was in the very left lane and swerved right across 2 lanes of traffic (All lanes stopped at red light) went through a red to turn right into town, where the traffic coming out of town was green so any car coming would have had to slam on if they seen him.

cjt156 · 05-10-2015 12:18pm

Alright lads, who was on 'being a nuisance' duty this weekend? I know its my turn next week.

Raam · 05-10-2015 12:45pm

Why would all people hate all cyclists cos of that lad? Surely we should all be judged by our own actions and not someone else's.

Eamonnator · 05-10-2015 1:01pm

"he is the reason people hate cyclist"

If we all concentrate, keep an eye out for this guy and get him off the road, all our problems will be solved.
If the O.P. can give us a few details, location, time and date and description of cyclist, it shouldn't be too difficult.

JBokeh · 05-10-2015 1:18pm

It happens no matter what you're interested in,be it cars, cycling, shooting, surfing,asylum seeking,model aircraft or whatever else, there is always at least one guy doing the dick on it, creating a misconception that everyone in the same pursuit is as big a tosser as that person. However the 99.99% of people going about whatever it is in a responsible manner get no attention paid to them, because they're not drawing attention to themselves by acting out of the ordinary.

Best just ignore it

lennymc · 05-10-2015 2:35pm

i hate everyone

Beasty · 05-10-2015 2:40pm

Just to add a bit of balance to this debate I would like to declare my love for lenny....

Beasty · 05-10-2015 2:44pm

Some motorists give motorists a bad name
Some pedestrians give pedestrians a bad name
Some kids give kids a bad name
Some politicians give politicians a bad name...
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OP - why did you choose to pick on cyclists?

doozerie · 05-10-2015 2:50pm

lennymc wrote: »

i hate everyone

You should take a moment to let God into your life. Just take that hatred and the energy you expend on it and channel it into The Lord’s work instead.

So instead of hating everyone you can focus on just hating the Jews, the gays, people of colour, and woman. And lambs. Let the bible be your guiding light, amen.

lennymc · 05-10-2015 2:58pm

me neighbour has a lamb. I live in a housing estate. I f**kin hate the noisy little b*****d.

godtabh · 05-10-2015 3:00pm

i had the same experience this morning. One or two numpties will always be numpites. I wont brand all cyclist like that

cjt156 · 05-10-2015 3:06pm

Maybe if we brand the numpties it would give us all a good name?

But there's always a numpty-brander numpty giving the rest of us numpty-branders a bad name...

beauf · 05-10-2015 3:10pm

duffman3833 wrote: »

... ran through several red lights....

....hes giving runners a bad name too...

Trond · 05-10-2015 3:13pm

Can we all agree the cyclists that wear f*cking Beats Headphones are absolute ball bags?

Hunterbiker · 05-10-2015 3:16pm

Lazy video links...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ&sns=em

sconhome · 05-10-2015 3:16pm

duffman3833 wrote: »

I was driving into town yesterday and i see a cyclist who was basically been a nuisance on the road. I myself am a cyclist and obey the rules of the road and try not to annoy or get in the way of drivers, but when i seen this lad, he is the reason people hate cyclist. He was weaving in and out of traffic, and ran through several red lights. not a care in the world. There was one point where he was in the very left lane and swerved right across 2 lanes of traffic (All lanes stopped at red light) went through a red to turn right into town, where the traffic coming out of town was green so any car coming would have had to slam on if they seen him.

If he was weaving in and out of traffic breaking red lights all over the place how did you manage to keep up with him?

Trojan · 05-10-2015 3:20pm

It's the carbon-riding ones that cause the trouble.

Aluminum Akbar!

duffman3833 · 05-10-2015 4:08pm

AKW wrote: »

If he was weaving in and out of traffic breaking red lights all over the place how did you manage to keep up with him?

the lights turned green not long after he wen through and i caught up to him.

duffman3833 · 05-10-2015 4:09pm

Beasty wrote: »

Some motorists give motorists a bad name
Some pedestrians give pedestrians a bad name
Some kids give kids a bad name
Some politicians give politicians a bad name...
.

OP - why did you choose to pick on cyclists?

Just this guy i seen i could go on a rang for years on motorists too

duffman3833 · 05-10-2015 4:11pm

godtabh wrote: »

i had the same experience this morning. One or two numpties will always be numpites. I wont brand all cyclist like that

not all people think cyclists are numpties but a lot of people do

duffman3833 · 05-10-2015 4:12pm

I'm surprised to get so many humorous comments for a Monday also

Wishbone Ash · 05-10-2015 4:35pm

lennymc wrote: »

me neighbour has a lamb...

Mary?

tomasrojo · 05-10-2015 4:41pm

Rum trip into town yesterday. Tailed by a motorist for several blocks. I tried weaving in and out of traffic, and even, against my usual practice, broke a few lights, but I couldn't shake him off. I resorted in the end to swinging across two lanes of traffic to perform a hard right against a red. Think I lost him at that stage.

Could it be the Bilderberg Group? I understand they had a similar low-speed chase pursuing Jon Ronson.

cjt156 · 05-10-2015 4:42pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Mary?

We know a song about that; don't we children?

Stevie!!!

Metroboulot · 05-10-2015 4:44pm

Cyclists are simply people who ride bicycles. I don't think you can imply that all cyclists are the same. They're not a community, they don't share anything in common other than a bike. They're not a culture, or a political party or a religious group.

So, one cyclist does not give all cyclists a bad name.

duffman3833 · 05-10-2015 4:49pm

Metroboulot wrote: »

Cyclists are simply people who ride bicycles. I don't think you can imply that all cyclists are the same. They're not a community, they don't share anything in common other than a bike. They're not a culture, or a political party or a religious group.

So, one cyclist does not give all cyclists a bad name.

Some cyclists, not all as i said. If you look through various post on boards you will see people complaining about cyclists and i now seen where they are getting their hatred from, people like the one i mentioned. I'm a cyclist myself so nothing against them but i would act like an ass on the road

Planet X · 05-10-2015 5:07pm

"Life's Rich Tapestry".
Can't live without it! 😉

OleRodrigo · 05-10-2015 5:38pm

It's always interesting when a motorist scoffs at a renegade cyclist for breaking a few reds and generally not giving a s**t, but when faced with a motorist or pedestrian doing the same thing....the reaction is always more muted. Why is that?

Why do some motorists take it upon themselves to ' teach cyclists a lesson ' ( such as when to take the cycle path ) but are never inclined to be so generous with their superior wisdom when it comes to other road users ?

Any idea, OP?