02GF74
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mental cyclist
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGFFRySvSM
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loggyboy
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| posted on 11/12/12 at 11:13 PM |
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That is nuts. the speed he gets and carries is immense
It also lead me to this which is shocking!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qycF0raqpg
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bi22le
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| posted on 11/12/12 at 11:41 PM |
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The OP video is crazy. Except for the crazy maneuvers, i would love to do that.
Loggyboy, your clip was shown on a program called war on our roads. Or something like that. Its about cyclists on UK roads and has some shocking
footage. You should watch it.
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Simon
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| posted on 12/12/12 at 01:41 AM |
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Bloke in the first vid is a twat and is the sort that gives cyclists a bad name. If he'd crashed into a car, he'd have hid his camera and
the driver would have got done!
For big kahonies
Bigger still
ATB
Simon
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 12/12/12 at 01:42 AM |
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quote:
Clip description
Showing blatant disregard to the rules of the road and zero consideration for other road users.
Apart from speeding not too sure what rules of the road he was disregarding.. Yes he was riding like a tool with his backside on fire though.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 12/12/12 at 06:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Clip description
Showing blatant disregard to the rules of the road and zero consideration for other road users.
Apart from speeding not too sure what rules of the road he was disregarding..
So overtaking on blind bends doesn't count?
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Macbeast
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| posted on 12/12/12 at 07:01 AM |
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Apparently cyclists can't be done for speeding.
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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02GF74
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| posted on 12/12/12 at 10:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
Bloke in the first vid is a twat and is the sort that gives cyclists a bad name. If he'd crashed into a car, he'd have hid his camera and
the driver would have got done!
Simon
why do you say that?
What the emergency crews scrape of the road will determine who was at fault.
there are crazy people out there, whether they are in cars, buses, lorries, motorcycles, bicycles or pedestrians, difference is that those not
enclosed in a metal box will end up worse in any collision.
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/12/12 at 10:18 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by Simon
Bloke in the first vid is a twat and is the sort that gives cyclists a bad name. If he'd crashed into a car, he'd have hid his camera and
the driver would have got done!
Simon
why do you say that?
What the emergency crews scrape of the road will determine who was at fault.
there are crazy people out there, whether they are in cars, buses, lorries, motorcycles, bicycles or pedestrians, difference is that those not
enclosed in a metal box will end up worse in any collision.
you've just answered your own question right there
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Slimy38
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| posted on 12/12/12 at 11:46 AM |
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Up until 2:30 I was just thinking he was a fairly quick cyclist having some fun. But then overtaking while there is an oncoming car is just
idiotic.
And whilst I believe most pedal cycles don't have a speedo, and it's very likely he couldn't get done for speeding, did he not
consider that if he was overtaking every car he saw then he was going too fast? One car out for a slow Sunday tootle about is quite possible, all
traffic going slower than him suggests he is the one at fault.
That second one is insane, not just because he gets knocked over but because the women then drives straight over him!
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JAG
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| posted on 12/12/12 at 12:11 PM |
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OP video is a little extreme but not crazy.
I don't think he was going particularly quick, it does look fast but that's because he's on a bike and completely exposed.
Overtaking of vehicles IS allowed if you're going faster than they are and consider the risk is manageable - I see far worse car driving on a
regular basis.
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overtaking while there is an oncoming car is just idiotic
I cycle a lot in the UK and being overtaken by other traffic when there is an oncoming car is par for the course.
People driving cars do this to cyclists - there's no difference when a cyclist does it to a car. There's a risk but you have to just be
aware.
Justin
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Simon
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| posted on 13/12/12 at 09:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
.....those not enclosed in a metal box will end up worse in any collision.
So, imagine you were in one of the cars coming up the hill, and the twat on the bike got his line even slightly worse (he goes over line at a couple
of points) or the timing of you in your oncoming car and tell me you wouldn't take evasive action (I struggle at the thought of not driving into
a dog, let alone missing a person), even if it meant driving into a ditch/wall etc - all while muppet carries on on his merry way. Yes you in your
metal box will be fine.
ATB
Simon
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 13/12/12 at 10:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Clip description
Showing blatant disregard to the rules of the road and zero consideration for other road users.
Apart from speeding not too sure what rules of the road he was disregarding..
So overtaking on blind bends doesn't count?
Good point
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Originally posted by Macbeast
Apparently cyclists can't be done for speeding.
Any idea why not?
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Staple balls
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| posted on 14/12/12 at 02:19 PM |
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To me it looks like he was riding unsafely, but ultimately doing nothing I wouldn't in the situation, he was in control and risking no ones life
but his own.
I dunno if cyclists can be done for speeding, but back in the day we used to try (and succeed) to set off speed cameras, so I suppose it just comes
down to identification. Though I'd argue that a bikes stopping distance is massively shorter than a cars, so limits don't apply so much.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 14/12/12 at 02:26 PM |
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Originally posted by Ninehigh
Any idea why not?
Speeding laws only apply to motor vehicles.
You can still be done for dangerous (or furious) cycling. I seem to recal hearing of a cyclist who got 4 years for killing a pedestrian.
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