Spook_ie wrote: » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVmLNWoEcp4 Cyclist tries to kill driver by giving them heart stopping moment, well made my heart skip a beat and I'm only watching the video :eek:
meeeeh wrote: » That's a fair point but I think the statistics will be very similar for cyclists most likely to break the law. You can narrow it down to age and gender. Basically the killer drivers will often have a lot of the same demographics with cyclists who most likely break the law. You can brush all drivers with the same brush or you can say it's all men of certain age. In my opinion both a bit unfair but according to stats quite a few of you were in the past or still are a menace to other road users. That's how generalisations work.
ewc78 wrote: » WTF! What was he thinking. Was he not supposed to be on that road or something? The Garda checkpoint up ahead certainly spooked him. Typical cyclist attitude of I don't need to look out for myself on the roads because I expect everyone else to look out for me.... I except your video will now be hit with an unhealthy dose of Whataboutery from the usual suspects...
ewc78 wrote: » Typical cyclist attitude of I don't need to look out for myself on the roads because I expect everyone else to look out for me....
Thelonious Monk wrote: » And at the end of the day the cyclist above caused no harm, he was only going to hurt himself. Much like the killer pavement cyclists, they don't actually hurt anyone. If you want to see bad driving try going to Malta, last time I was there I saw a guy on a motorbike turn around on a motorway and go back up a slip road. Drink driving is the norm there, it's crazy.
ewc78 wrote: Another guy who needs some sauce for the chip on his shoulder.
also ewc78 wrote: Typical cyclist attitude of I don't need to look out for myself on the roads because I expect everyone else to look out for me....
Thelonious Monk wrote: » And at the end of the day the cyclist above caused no harm, he was only going to hurt himself. Much like the killer pavement cyclists, they don't actually hurt anyone.
Hurrache wrote: » Ultimately he caused no harm, .
Duckjob wrote: That gave me a real laugh. It's a shame there's no way to determine someone's mental age for a driving test- that lady's whining reminded me of the type of nonsense my 8 yr old used to try to pull about 3 yrs ago and is grown out of now.
ewc78 wrote: A lot of the whining from cyclists on here reminds me of the same!
Duckjob wrote: » This interaction is funny because it mirrors interactions I've had on the road with people of a certain toxic mindset who are incapable of processing situations on a factual one-to-one (ie. who did what ?) basis and have to constantly resort to deflection by dragging the actions of a mythical "group" into it. Like this one I had with a van driver about 2 weeks ago: Me: "Why did you go through that red light back there? you nearly took out those people starting to cross!" Him: "You f**kin cyclists can't talk to me about red lights" Me: "OK, imagine I'm in a car now saying this to you." Him: "?"
ewc78 wrote: » Are we free to use the same excuse every time someone posts a picture of a car parked on a footpath?
ewc78 wrote: » Yeah but did he actually hit anyone? Ultimately he caused no harm.....:)
Spook_ie wrote: » So Hi Viz is going to help his brake lights to be seen, how exactly does that work? It's more likely that they'll get fixed by Aug 8th when the NCT is due by. Or hopefully a Garda RPU get behind him and decide to pull them over.
Hurrache wrote: » Way to take it out of context, misrepresent the post, or just misunderstand it, take your pick. I wasn't the one who said there was no harm, I was the one critical of his actions. So to conclude using your logic, then nope, it's not an excuse, it's a criticism. Oh, there you go again. Should I add some sort of attention deficit to the reaons you may want to use to explain your wrongness?
ewc78 wrote: » Typical cyclist attitude of I don't need to look out for myself on the roads because I expect everyone else to look out for me.... I except your video will now be hit with an unhealthy dose of Whataboutery from the usual suspects...
TaurenDruid wrote: » But then cyclists are immune from criticism...
ewc78 wrote: » Just hurt himself? Really? What about the person driving the car? You telling me if that person had hit and killed the idiot on the bike that it wouldn't have affected that person at all? Was there not a post on here a few weeks ago from someone who hit a cyclist who broke a red light and said they would have thought about suicide if they had actually killed the person... Can't remember who posted it as I dont look at usernames most of the time. Psychological damage can be as bad as any physical damage.
TaurenDruid wrote: » Gas. And of course there's a 'thanks' from AndrewJRenko :rolleyes: He caused no harm only because the driver was paying attention, while the cyclist himself was oblivious. No matter he could have been killed, could have ended up causing someone else to be killed, and caused trauma for whatever driver ended up killing him or someone else. But then cyclists are immune from criticism...
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Yeah I'm sure the guy has PTSD, ffs. I'm just pointing out that it's yet another cyclist story where no one gets harmed. Like the pavement cyclists menacing society during the nice weather. Yet no one is harmed. Or Journal commenters going on about how dangerous cyclists are and they're the scourge of the roads, but they don't harm anyone. They are harmless. Is my point! I don't believe the post RE suicide, people go to extreme lengths to vilify cyclists.
Hurrache wrote: » Poor take. The vid was posted yesterday elsewhere and you'll find the 'typical' cyclst attitude was completely contrary to the one you like to make up.
Hurrache wrote: » when he was an absolute eejit .....
Thelonious Monk wrote: » Show me evidence of this fabled drivers swerving out of the way and crashing story you all seem to have? It's fantasy.
magicbastarder wrote: » as per 07LaPierre's video, it's actually easier to flip a car than you'd think. here's one from kimmage road from a couple of years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSXtAzagREQ
FinnC wrote: » Hi. That was my post about hitting the guy who broke a red light. I'm not sure why you didnt believe it but I can assure you its true. I was very bad mentally for a long time afterwards and as someone who has suffered on and off from depression over the years I really don't know what I may have done to myself had I killed the guy,it quite possibly could have tipped me over the edge. It was months before I was right again but then with my history I probably took longer to get over it than someone else might. They guy was very badly broken up by me hitting him and even though he admitted fault I blamed myself for a long time. I'm sorry and a little disappointed that you think I made it up to vilify cyclists, but I can assure you I didnt. I cycle 3000 to 4000 miles a year as part of my triathlon training ( to help me cope with my depression)so I certainly have no agenda against cyclists. Maybe this thread wasn't the place to tell my story as everyone seems to be suspicious of everyone having an agenda or whatever.
AndrewJRenko wrote: » Hivis would help you to see his vehicle, especially in black and blue environments as you confirmed yourself, such as nighttime. Hopefully, he get it fixed before August, given that I let him know about the faulty lights.
