Compliment a cyclist

I know that a lot of cyclists get abuse from us cars on the road sometimes, but I want to share a positive remark.

The other day when I was driving to town (Dublin) some pedestrian lights had gone red up ahead. I saw a cyclist stop at them despite there being no pedestrians and wait patiently until they turned green. Now I know many might say there's nothing special about it, but he could have easily broke the red light and most people, if anyone at all would have noticed or cared, but because he stopped (and was lit up like a christmas tree) I certainly noticed, he was a great example on how to obey the rules of the road. Well done to him

Raam

What a slacker. He obviously wanted an excuse for a rest.

Beasty

OP, you shouldn't be so surprised - I suspect you will find a significant number of regulars in this forum would do the same;)

chiefwiggum

but as a motorist i dont expect a pat on the back for stopping at red lights.ITS THE LAW.so yes he was right to do so but he's supposed to,the same as the rest of us

Tenzor07

Raam wrote: »

What a slacker. He obviously wanted an excuse for a rest.

Probably changing the radio station and turning up the temperature on the heated seating while casually waiting for the light to change!



...Oh wait you said the cyclist stopped!

juan.kerr

chiefwiggum wrote: »

but as a motorist i dont expect a pat on the back for stopping at red lights.ITS THE LAW.so yes he was right to do so but he's supposed to,the same as the rest of us

Yes, but unlike 90% or more of cyclists.

I used to cross a particular busy road at a set of traffic lights in Dublin city centre every work day morning and evening for years. Once every few weeks a cyclist would stop for the red light. Every other cyclist ignored the red light and drove through the crossing pedestrians.

As a motorist I have more respect/regard for cyclists than I do as a pedestrian.

Outkast_IRE

There are two types of cyclists who break lights,
1. Those who dont know they are breaking the Law or dont care , these are usually the same people who wear no lights or reflective gear at any time.

2. Those cyclists who see cars and pedestrian crossings as a hinderance , and that they are better than them all .

Nothing wrecks my head more than to stop at a pedestrain crossing or red light only to have another cyclist fly by me.

Rather than potentially spark a debate (that has probably been done to death) on how people have seen other cyclists not stop in this sort of instance, I was kind of hoping the guy might have been able to recognise the description of himself should he frequent the forums and get the praise he deserves.

fat bloke

Lads. The thread title is "compliment" not "castigate". The red light debate is old enough. Can we leave it alone for this thread for jaysus once.:rolleyes:

PurpleBee

Never come across someone who thought he was better than a pedestrian crossing.

Diarmuid

Sacramento wrote: »

I was kind of hoping the guy might have been able to recognise the description of himself should he frequent the forums and get the praise he deserves.

That has to be me. I'm the only cyclist in Dublin that stops at red lights.

Wishbone Ash

Sacramento wrote: »

I saw a cyclist stop at them despite there being no pedestrians and wait patiently until they turned green... ...and was lit up like a christmas tree

Sacramento wrote: »

I was kind of hoping the guy might have been able to recognise the description of himself should he frequent the forums and get the praise he deserves.

Could be me - I always stop at red lights and am usually lit up like a Christmas tree!

(PS - Where about in Dublin?)

Dermot Illogical

It was probably me. Where exactly did you see me OP?

kenmc

no no no it was definitely me.
well spotted though, cos I wasn't actually on the bike last week, but I do stop at lights. EVEN if there's no-one actually crossing. Although I do start to move on the first flash of amber

Tenzor07

Just don't let this happen to you!

daragh_

T'was me. There is a cash prize right?

monument

Cyclists stopped at lights shocker:

At a ped light with nobody crossing:


Out of six, only one wholesale breaking the lights and another technically breaking it and just thinking about going further:


All of five just getting off the ground after the lights just turned green:

Darkglasses

Sorry guys, it was me. Despite me being out of Dublin for the last four weeks, i'm definitely the only cyclist who stops at reds in the city centre. And yes, it is because i'm lazy and want to breathe.

seamus

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Could be me - I always stop at red lights and am usually lit up like a Christmas tree!

(PS - Where about in Dublin?)

+1 could have been me too, I imagine it could have been a lot of the regulars here.

I think we should all just take the compliment. I've had drivers ask me why I've bothered stopping, but never had one thank me for it or compliment me, so I'll take it

kumate_champ07

what did the cyclist look like?

carthoris

It was me .... And my wife!

tomasrojo

tomasrojo

[Eric] Douglas entered British comedy folklore when during a stand-up performance at The Comedy Store, London he found that much to his annoyance he was losing his audience's attention. This led to him shouting out 'do you know who I am? I'm Kirk Douglas' son' to which a member of the audience stood up and shouted 'no, I'm Kirk Douglas' son.' This ended up with the majority of the audience standing up and repeating the line

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Douglas

manwithaplan

Definitely wasn't me.

Doctor Bob

manwithaplan wrote: »

Definitely wasn't me.

Splitter!

manwithaplan

Doctor Bob wrote: »

Splitter!

Only joking - I was stopped at the third cross(roads) on the left.

I know the exact spot in my head so might try and get it on Google street view, Coming away from town off the north circular road towards the Cabra road on the N3. He leaned against something to keep his balance and look directly up at the traffic light on his side, he had tonnes of light up stuff on him, including a led arm band of some sort on his right arm. The time was about 7:30 - 7:50pm on the 7/1/12.

Here's a pic of the exact spot I think.... it was dark... If this is the spot, the right hand side of the road just ahead of the blue taxi is where he was

Wishbone Ash

That rules me out so!

eyesquirm

Keep your praise OP.
We don't need praise from a ginger.

Haha.

Tenzor07

Curiousity is getting to me now, wtf is the Prize for this mystery light stopper??

Lumen

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Curiousity is getting to me now, wtf is the Prize for this mystery light stopper??

72 virgins.

Tenzor07

Lumen wrote: »

72 virgins.

It better be something good for stopping outside Mountjoy/garda station/one of the most mental A&E dept's in Ireland!

petethedrummer

Lumen wrote: »

72 virgins.

[Billy Connolly]Keep your 72 virgins,  just give me two fire breathing whores[/Billy Connolly]

Weird, a taxi driver rolled down the window to me this morning at a red light to compliment me on indicating when overtaking a vehicle (a bus) and for stopping at a red light. I replied with a surprised "cheers".

rothai

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

There are two types of cyclists who break lights,
1. Those who dont know they are breaking the Law or dont care , these are usually the same people who wear no lights or reflective gear at any time.

2. Those cyclists who see cars and pedestrian crossings as a hinderance , and that they are better than them all .

Nothing wrecks my head more than to stop at a pedestrain crossing or red light only to have another cyclist fly by me.

Something does wreck my head more, I hate when you are stopped at lights and some cycles past you, then pulls infront of you. When the lights go green they pull off, cycling at at about 2k/gt and you have to try get past them again. It fooking wrecks my head

rollingscone

rothai wrote: »

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

There are two types of cyclists who break lights,
1. Those who dont know they are breaking the Law or dont care , these are usually the same people who wear no lights or reflective gear at any time.

2. Those cyclists who see cars and pedestrian crossings as a hinderance , and that they are better than them all .

Nothing wrecks my head more than to stop at a pedestrain crossing or red light only to have another cyclist fly by me.

Something does wreck my head more, I hate when you are stopped at lights and some cycles past you, then pulls infront of you. When the lights go green they pull off, cycling at at about 2k/gt and you have to try get past them again. It fooking wrecks my head

+1

+20 if they're someone you've overtaken multiple times.

Darkglasses

rothai wrote: »

Something does wreck my head more, I hate when you are stopped at lights and some cycles past you, then pulls infront of you. When the lights go green they pull off, cycling at at about 2k/gt and you have to try get past them again. It fooking wrecks my head

This happens to me literally all the ****ing time! It drives me bananas, i've no idea why it keeps happening. I think I have to ask the next person who does it just why..

Darkglasses

This happened to me again on my ride home tonight! Down Rathmines road, an old man was cycling quite slowly with a very long coat billowing around, so visibility was low. Plus the roads were by now full of taxis, so overtaking wasn't so simple. Got past him safely after a little time. Literally at the next red light, he just cycles around and parks up in front of me. AHHHH! :pac:

tomasrojo

Darkglasses wrote: »

This happens to me literally all the ****ing time! It drives me bananas, i've no idea why it keeps happening. I think I have to ask the next person who does it just why..

On Grace Park Road going up the hill at rush hour, there's very little room to overtake, but this one guy managed to do it every time I stopped for a red. He'd pootle up the hill, I'd eventually manage to overtake him, whereupon he'd cross the stop line and place himself ahead of me again at the next light. I then asked him if he'd mind not going ahead of me at the next light, since he wasn't actually in a hurry, which I was. So at the next light he cruised past me, broke the red light, turned into an estate and shouted back at me: "I won, I won!"

I don't know what the moral of the story is here.

petethedrummer

Give them "the look" each time you pass or do what Cav did to Cipo.

07Lapierre

tomasrojo wrote: »

On Grace Park Road going up the hill at rush hour, there's very little room to overtake, but this one guy managed to do it every time I stopped for a red. He'd pootle up the hill, I'd eventually manage to overtake him, whereupon he'd cross the stop line and place himself ahead of me again at the next light. I then asked him if he'd mind not going ahead of me at the next light, since he wasn't actually in a hurry, which I was. So at the next light he cruised past me, broke the red light, turned into an estate and shouted back at me: "I won, I won!"

I don't know what the moral of the story is here.

Don't stop at red lights? (I know, lets not go there)

nomdeboardie

rothai wrote: »

Something does wreck my head more, I hate when you are stopped at lights and some cycles past you, then pulls infront of you. When the lights go green they pull off, cycling at at about 2k/gt and you have to try get past them again. It fooking wrecks my head

rollingscone wrote: »

+1

+20 if they're someone you've overtaken multiple times.

Darkglasses wrote: »

This happens to me literally all the ****ing time! It drives me bananas, i've no idea why it keeps happening. I think I have to ask the next person who does it just why..

Darkglasses wrote: »

This happened to me again on my ride home tonight! Down Rathmines road, an old man was cycling quite slowly with a very long coat billowing around, so visibility was low. Plus the roads were by now full of taxis, so overtaking wasn't so simple. Got past him safely after a little time. Literally at the next red light, he just cycles around and parks up in front of me. AHHHH! :pac:

Move right a bit into the road to pre-position yourself for a rapid overtake before the fecker has moved half an inch from the starting block. If you stop more than a few inches out from the kerb in the firat place they'll probably pass you on the inside anyway, and you can shake your head wearily to prime the subconscious of the motorist behind you on what to expect.

We need a name for this species. Pole Position Pootler? OK, that's terrible, so fire ahead...:D

emmetmurphy

I cycle on the footpaths its much safer

Yi Harr

tomasrojo wrote: »

On Grace Park Road going up the hill at rush hour, there's very little room to overtake, but this one guy managed to do it every time I stopped for a red. He'd pootle up the hill, I'd eventually manage to overtake him, whereupon he'd cross the stop line and place himself ahead of me again at the next light. I then asked him if he'd mind not going ahead of me at the next light, since he wasn't actually in a hurry, which I was. So at the next light he cruised past me, broke the red light, turned into an estate and shouted back at me: "I won, I won!"

I don't know what the moral of the story is here.

No idea how I arrived at this video but it reminded me of your post.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aVLdeIKZuM

morana

rothai wrote: »

Something does wreck my head more, I hate when you are stopped at lights and some cycles past you, then pulls infront of you. When the lights go green they pull off, cycling at at about 2k/gt and you have to try get past them again. It fooking wrecks my head

ah I dont mind this at all. Doesnt bother me in the slightest. Let them do it why should you give a toss surely you have more in your life that bothers you.

I really dont understand why it should bother you.

tomasrojo

nomdeboardie wrote: »

We need a name for this species. Pole Position Pootler? OK, that's terrible, so fire ahead...:D

bikesnobnyc has 'shoaler'.

On the other hand, during the week other riders do engage in behavior that is an affront to their fellow humans, and one such behavior is "shoaling." As I've explained before, no rider, no matter how slow or diminutive, will ever come to a stop behind another rider at a red light. Instead, it is standard practice to pass that rider and stop in front of him, even if this involves doing so in the middle of the crosswalk or in the actual intersection, well ahead of the traffic signal. "Shoaling" is an incredibly rude practice, and it's tantamount to cutting in front of someone at an ATM, supermarket checkout, or urinal line. Yet while people will speak up if someone cuts ahead of them in line, nobody ever speaks out against the equally offensive practice of shoaling. Even I have never had the temerity to address a shoaler, even though I was flagrantly shoaled just this morning [...]

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10/indignity-of-commuting-by-bicycle.html

Peetrik

I'd have broken that red light faster than a thankwhore responding to a troll post about the special olympics

Darkglasses

morana wrote: »

ah I dont mind this at all. Doesnt bother me in the slightest. Let them do it why should you give a toss surely you have more in your life that bothers you.

I really dont understand why it should bother you.

Why should I give a toss? Going down the Rathmines road full of taxis and buses at night when you can barely see around the 'shoaler', its not a simple matter to pass them safely. There's no reason for them to stop in front of me, its just an extra manouvre at a bad

Keep_Her_Lit

rothai wrote: »

Something does wreck my head more, I hate when you are stopped at lights and some cycles past you, then pulls infront of you. When the lights go green they pull off, cycling at at about 2k/gt and you have to try get past them again. It fooking wrecks my head

Just how fast is this, exactly?

[Doesn't look like a typo, so curiosity's got the better of me]

morana

Darkglasses wrote: »

Why should I give a toss? Going down the Rathmines road full of taxis and buses at night when you can barely see around the 'shoaler', its not a simple matter to pass them safely. There's no reason for them to stop in front of me, its just an extra manouvre at a bad

come on youre exaggerating....you can barely see around him...what was he 200cm high and wide..

he is one of us!

Sorry mods pls delete this post as it is completely OT!!

nomdeboardie

tomasrojo wrote: »

bikesnobnyc has 'shoaler'.


http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/10/indignity-of-commuting-by-bicycle.html

Yeah, forgot about that one; good old bikesnob
Slow Shoaler, so