cletus wrote: » The biggest disappointment in all of this is that YouTube are now going to recommend his videos to me until the end of time
Seve OB wrote: » Lol, welcome to my world!
cletus wrote: » Also, I think his name is Mikey, not Mickey, if a mod wants to amend the title...
RobertFoster wrote: » I thought this was going to be a medical advice thread.
timmyjimmy wrote: » righttobikeit in Cork is exactly the same. Fair enough he's submitting lots of videos and motorists are getting fined but some of his videos, he's the antagonist looking for trouble. There's a few videos where he gets himself into some sticky situations due his self-righteousness and is lucky not to come out without an injury, he shows complete lack of awareness of his behavior and very poor etiquette on the road.
Seve OB wrote: » Any of you guys seen this fellas You Tube channel and whatever other platform he posts on? I'm all for seeing road users who break the laws/rules get punished, but this guy goes way to far. I should point out before anyone gets the wrong impression that I do believe if someone is breaking the law they should be punished. While I have absolutely no sympathy for some of these drivers, it's Mickeys attitude and the way he goes about his business and some of his "collars" is what I despise. The first few of his videos which I seen left me kind of impressed with him to be honest, but that's because they were genuine enough going about his daily business and coming across absolute assholes. But then you look at what he actually does, he has targeted a few locations where he can shoot some fish in a barrel. He purposely just goes out to catch motorists breaking the law, which some will commend him for and some of the absolute tossers he has caught most definitely deserved their punishment, but most of them are quite innocent and Mickey is just on a bit of a power trip. He cycles up and down gridlocked traffic to try and catch someone who might be checking their messages/maps whatever. These are stationary cars who are not moving anywhere. He sneaks up on them and if they don't twig him looking through their window he might read out their text/private information. He calls out their reg number in the phonetic alphabet as if he is on the Bill. He stands behind bushes with his helmet cam on ready to jump out at unsuspecting road users. He speaks to them like he is their superior. I am surprised I haven't seen any comments on his videos which slate him off for what he does, but I guess he probably just gets them deleted. I have only seen one video of his where someone shouted some stick at him for doing what he does. I'm surprised he hasn't had more threats, although maybe he just keeps those clips to himself or I'd say it would be more likely that he is trying to get people prosecuted for threating behaviour. I'm surprised he hasn't been slapped around a bit or had his bike nicked (although maybe he has). All in all, I find him to be a very unlikable person, slithery and sneaky.What do you think of him and they way he conducts his operations?
CramCycle wrote: » I don't think righttobikeit is that bad, I'll admit most of what he gives out about I ignore daily but I really shouldn't, with one or two exceptions. I don't think he looks for it but could be wrong. It's easy found and if I had the time or cared, I could probably generate as many videos with ease, I just don't have time. The few videos I have put on youtube take so long to upload and the few complaints I have made to Gardai are such a pain in the arse to follow through, the system has me bet.
Type 17 wrote: » Tip: when you see a vid in your suggestions that you don't want to see more of, click on the three dots to the right of the video title and choose 'Not Interested' in the drop-down menu
cletus wrote: » It would seem my attempt at humour has fallen somewhat short
Type 17 wrote: » Fair enough, but you'd be surprised how many people haven't spotted that
timmyjimmy wrote: » righttobikeit in Cork is exactly the same.
Macer123 wrote: » Watched one of Mikey's videos recently where he told a driver using a mobile phone while driving that his father had been killed by a drunk driver. He continued and equated drink driving with driving while using a mobile. This maybe his motivation !!!
magicbastarder wrote: » from the 30s i've seen of cycling mikey, i don't really see it; righttobikeit is out using the roads, armed with a camera used as a defensive weapon, so to speak. cyclingmikey uses it as an offensive weapon, he seems to set out to actively catch people misbehaving.
fryup wrote: » i read the title as cycling "mickey" i thought someone was suffering from numb penis syndrome after long cycles
Type 17 wrote: » Yerman Mickey is just antagonising people, and leading to more division and labelling of Us and Them. There are enough unintentionally-collected videos of morons in cars (and on bikes) doing stupid stuff, no need to pro-actively collect more.
breezy1985 wrote: » 4 times more likely to crash when driving and using your phone according to the RSA so not a small issue
km991148 wrote: » I understand he is motivated by something, but there is also an element of him doing the policing which doesn't really work out. Film some evidence, report it fair enough. Inserting you in the middle of it (i.e. knocking on the windows and having a word with drivers, calling them a wanker, catching up with them a mile down the road and giving an earful) isn't doing anyone any favours and more likely to further divide drivers and cyclists (i.e. paint a target on other cyclists back). You have no authority cycling mikey!
