Cycling Mikey

As a matter of interest, I follow Righttobikeit who does the cycling Mikey thing in cork, Mikey blocked him on Twitter a few months ago.

I think we had this discussion earlier in the thread. I think he winds people up unnecessarily and therefore he would be overall more successful* if he stopped the chat. I understand why he does it and I have sympathy for him, but think he'd be better off without it. As usual I wouldn't want to be the first cyclist one of his drivers meets after his encounters and/or after they receive the punishment.

*where success is measured in overall improvements to road safety, not the number of FPN or penalty points issued.

Yes I would agree. I don't like either but Mikey does do it with more professionalism if that's the way to put it. The lad in cork just can never ever be in the wrong, even if he is he will not admit it. Seen some ridiculous stuff on his Twitter page.

Emboldened by the camera? RTBI isnt or otherwise would ride in primary the whole time. I've even suggested for his own safety to take that position but he obviously safer at the left of primary

If you watch a few UK dashcam videos it's quite clear that many of the drivers recording them prefer to charge into a situation leaning on the horn and shouting, rather than simply easing off on the throttle as a competent driver would do. So in that sense, yes, they do make a problem where there doesn't have to be a problem.

Incidentally, I lived in the UK for a year 20 years ago and went cycling for an hour almost every day, and I didn't have a a single instance of close passing, left hooking, drivers pulling out in front of me or anything like that. The last time I was there, about 5 years ago, some clown passed me with centimetres to spare on the Menai Bridge that links Holyhead to the mainland (the carriageway is narrow and overtaking is not permitted). I get the impression that the UK has become a very angry place over the last couple of decades, and we'll probably go the same way.

I'm not talking about drivers in general. Most drivers don't post videos of themselves speeding into a situation and then screaming and shouting like a lunatic.

I'm also not talking about Cycling Mikey or Righttobikeit, because I've never watched any of their videos, so I can't say anything about them.

If they are behaving in a fashion similar to the dashcam nutjobs, then I would have to say yes, they are making a problem. If they are just reporting driving offences, then great, fair play to them, I support that.

Lots of love for Mikey in the comments here

No

Yup. And I've never seen the level of filtering as I do on his videos. Can't even find constructive or fair criticism comments