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Remember that 'Van driver tries to hit cyclist thread' from last week?
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AFter watchign some videos ive ridden a few of the roads/jucntions in question and clearly live pretty close to this guy but ive never seen him out and about!
The roundabout hes going round though, is totally **** stupid. I rode around it once when it was very very quiet in the evening and even that was a stupid thing to do. You always get slow moving traffic in the middle lanes and car trying to zoom up the inside/outside to get one car lengths forward. I wouldnt say what that bus did was good driving though! Given there is a bridge about 500 metres away that is traffic free (other than for cyclists and the occasional moped) i dont know why anyone would use that roundabout!
The worst thign is ive seen slower and less confident riders ride it.
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how has he managed that?
the car in front of the guy on the phone didnt exactly jump out of nowhere.while roadies tend to be "super fit VO2 to the MAX" they really can be inept at bike handling and general coordination.
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yesiamtom, i know that roundabout too, having ridden it a couple of times at rush hour. If i'd known there was an alternative i'd have happily taken it. Its truely scary riding a bike in the correct middle lane at 17:30 on a weekday in the dark!
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Going to be honest- that guy needs lessons on how to commute.
From the start- undertaking those lorries. I just wouldnt do that full stop.
Secondly hes going a fair rate when he comes out from the second lorry and theres a junction there- imagine driving across and this cyclist just suddenly pops out infront of you.
I always try to overtake slow moving or stationary traffic.
I haven't even got to the next bit. He really needs to learn how to ride in traffic. Does anyone know him?
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Had a look at his video channel, im now convinced he's hampshire's answer to SFB!
ROFLMFAO genuinelyPosted 1 year ago # -
He seems like a complete knob.
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I winced when he went on the inside of that big truck ......
The reason he crashes is because he turns his head, I assume so he can express his displeasure at the car (slightly) blocking the cycle lane
I was like this when I started bike commuting 15+ years ago. It takes a few years to get off your high horse and go with the flow just expecting drivers to always do stupid things. There really is no nead to get so worked up about it.
Bloody cyclists
I would have gone down the right, but it looks narrow and I'm sure you would get alot of abuse from drivers telling you to use the cycle lane.
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Someone should point out to him before he gets killed that even though there's a cycle lane never ever go down the inside of a lorry
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If there's room I'd ride down that cycle lane. It is what it's there for. No junctions for the lorries to turn down and let's face it, the twonk with the helmet cam knows those road a little better than you do.And I for one, commute (in that same area in that sort of traffic) SO I DON'T HAVE TO SIT BEHIND THE TRAFFIC. Otherwise I might as well drive.
I guess he's trying to be some kind of road warrior highlighting the poor cycle lanes in Hampshire. Which he is doing in a way.
But he's also showing himself to be a right pillock.
Did laugh when he hit the car.Posted 1 year ago # -
I would have gone down the right, but it looks narrow and I'm sure you would get alot of abuse from drivers telling you to use the cycle lane.
When was the last time you rode in Gosport?
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If I fitted a camera on my helmet all you'd see would be glances at crumpet on each pavement etc etc. The amount of times I've almost crashed going past Manchester Uni'
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There's no way you'd catch me going down the inside of a lorry, coming up to a junction or not. You can't see ahead, and the guy driving the lorry can't always see you. If I wanted to pass, I'd go around on the right.
Years ago I had a guy on a bike ride into the side of my car as I turned right. He'd just cycled up the inside of a parked lorry next to the junction. Fortunately he was going uphill, so it was all pretty low speed.
However, it's a very difficult accident to avoid, unless everyone is moving very slowly.
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hora +1
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There's no way you'd catch me going down the inside of a lorry
You'd do a lot of sitting still on your bike then. What a shit commute that would be.Posted 1 year ago # -
Someone should point out to him before he gets killed that even though there's a cycle lane never ever go down the inside of a lorry. Especially when there’s a left turn ahead
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Scary stuff to watch
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There's no way you'd catch me going down the inside of a lorry
You'd do a lot of sitting still on your bike then. What a shit commute that would be.No you overtake.
Think about how you drive a car and the mirrors you use. If driving in a straight line slowly how much more do you check your right mirror as opposed to your left? More. Therefore drivers will clock there is a cyclist in the vicinity.
In addition- Would you ride a motorbike down the inside next to a kerb? You'd overtake, why?
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Noticed a few comments on his Youtube clip, whos gonna own up?!
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I go both ways (Fnarr-fnarr!) when overtaking, whichever has the most space..... It can be a bit hairy if the traffic starts to move and you feel the need to outsprint a car or two. Fun though...
I must admit I watched the vid and thought that I wouldn't have gon up the inside of those artics, but then I saw they were stationary, so I'd have done the same.
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I'd agree that going up the inside when stationary especially seeing that there are no left turns I wouldn't be too worried about going up the inside. the bloke is still a knobber regardless.
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*winces*
hora +2Posted 1 year ago # -
Well said PP. It all depends on the traffic/location/time/moon's orbit etc etc.
There's no hard & fast rule.the bloke is still a knobber regardless
Now, that is a fact.Posted 1 year ago # -
It can be a bit hairy if the traffic starts to move and you feel the need to outsprint a car or two. Fun though...
Looking ahead, when you start to see movement down the line/road and the cars 4-5 infront start to move then you look left- clear left hand signal and filter back in and across the front of the car that has had a chance to see you.
It takes someone who is confident and clear to do this. You must start the manouveour though whilst travelling faster than the other cars though.
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As mentioned before by another poster as well- commuting into central London on a bike gives you sixth sense. I remember the infamous Swiss Cottage triangle where cars converge and cross over 4 lanes from 5 different angles. That was hair raising yet fun!
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Can you feel the love in the room stw? He's made a daft mistake and he's suffered for it and as he's posted it I assume he's taking it on the chin. Have a giggle at his expense but i cant see where the hate is coming from.
"Give cyclists a bad name" argument is cobblers of the highest order.While I too winced at undertaking lorries the road layout looks like you'd be knackered trying to overtake them, he seemed to slow up and go cautiously and I'm sure he knows the roads better than most of us here.
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he knows the roads better than
mostall of us hereCorrected that for you
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He seems to revel in going out to cause arguments with drivers by being an aggressive rider. We aren't giggling, we are wincing at his expense - he's dangerous.
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You'd do a lot of sitting still on your bike then. What a shit commute that would be.
I overtake on the right hand side, like you would on a motorbike.
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Corrected that for you
I didn't want to discount 1 or 2 people here also commuting there
Highclimber the man could be a bell end, I've no idea, but he doesn't especially come across as one from the 2 videos I've seen of his commute
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He seems to revel in going out to cause arguments with drivers by being an aggressive rider. We aren't giggling, we are wincing at his expense - he's dangerous.
Aye and like horses (think about it) those wound-up/irate drivers may take out their anger/react to another entirerly innocent rider further on down the road etc.
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Makes you wonder how he's not killed himself, I thought he had a point in the first clip, although he did overreact, but this is just plain dumb.
I was taught, by a cycle coach, to assume that the very worst thing can and will happen and that you can minimise your risk by always looking for the worst case scenario and trying to avoid it. I think looking where you're going falls into this category!
There's a very fine line between assertion and aggression when riding but it's easy to get so wound up that you end up hurt.
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cant be a long commute he has or he would need more than 'just a cheeseburger' from McD's 'Ride through' lane to keep his energy and anger levels up
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the man could be a bell end, I've no idea
the majority of people on here think he is, myself included.
Don't get me wrong, he might be a throughly nice gentleman in person, when not riding. But given that he likes riding dangerously and crashing into things because he's berating others on their driving, that makes him an idiot!Posted 1 year ago # -
In that latest clip he is obviously riding in a certain way because he has a helmet cam on. He probably wouldn't have lost concentration and hit the car otherwise.
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Looking ahead, when you start to see movement down the line/road and the cars 4-5 infront start to move then you look left- clear left hand signal and filter back in and across the front of the car that has had a chance to see you.
Yeah. I do all of that (Apart from the signal) then still try to outsprint cars. It's fun!
There's narrow bridge on my way home, where 3 roads meet and is controlled by lights. I ALWAYS go straight to the front of the queue, and park up slap bang in front of the front car. Then when the lights go green (I know the sequence) I sprint like buggery under the bridge to the next mini roundabout. It's very, very rare I'm caught by a car. Short sprints is what I'm good at.
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In that latest clip he is obviously riding in a certain way because he has a helmet cam on. He probably wouldn't have lost concentration and hit the car otherwise.
Well, we hope so..
But he seems happy enough to post the video making him look like a tool, so maybe he is a bit of a tool all the time?
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