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Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:56 pm
by Swervin_Mervin
Jobbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:20 pm
It's very similar indeed to Amsterdam, where you often also have a tram line down the middle. It just takes a moment's thought to realise cars and trucks are not special and have no priority over others. Maybe a larger number of cyclists means drivers don't get complacent.
Yep. Very similar to many European cities. Which is not surprising given that much of our modern "active travel" infrastructure guidance is derived from practices that have been long established in those countries.
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:53 pm
by IanF
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:30 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:54 am
by jamcg
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:57 pm
by mik
One of each (for me) here:
1. Cycling dicknose
2. Dangerous prick driver
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:41 pm
by Jobbo
First one of those, the taxi is legally stopped but with reversing lights on, and then opens his door into the cyclist's path. So the cyclist has reason to feel aggrieved. But nobody hurt anyone and the 'Dutch reach' nonsense is fucking idiotic; cyclists are told to cycle further from stopped traffic to avoid being doored.
Second one the LR driver looks like he deliberately swerved at the cyclist. What is it about LR drivers?
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-03 ... into-ditch
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:49 pm
by ZedLeg
Judging by the amount of attached tat, the red defender driver is definitely a rural Ronnie Pickering.
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:53 pm
by drcarlos
Jobbo wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 1:41 pm
First one of those, the taxi is legally stopped but with reversing lights on, and then opens his door into the cyclist's path. So the cyclist has reason to feel aggrieved. But nobody hurt anyone and the 'Dutch reach' nonsense is fucking idiotic; cyclists are told to cycle further from stopped traffic to avoid being doored.
Second one the LR driver looks like he deliberately swerved at the cyclist. What is it about LR drivers?
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-03 ... into-ditch
Not the massive wide angle lens making it appear like a swerve as the LR comes from the side to the centre of the lens?
Not that it wasn't a damn close pass but I think the lens exageratted it.
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:04 pm
by nuttinnew
1/. I liked the "[gesture]do one[/gesture] sir ". At what point does the camera in front of the bike become a dangerous protuberance?
2/. Aw c'mon man, where was your lifesaver? I know, you shouldn't have to do one, but people shouldn't be living their one life like that spunk bubble in the LR.
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:53 am
by jamcg
All it would have taken in that second video was the cyclist to do what you’re supposed to do and check behind before moving out. He’d have seen the landy and probably thought “fuck that” and hung back before moving right. Instead he did the wanky cyclist with a camera thing of “I have right of way u don’t need to look back” and almost paid the price
It’s another case of cyclist almost dies because they had right of way
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:12 am
by V8Granite
ZedLeg wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:49 pm
Judging by the amount of attached tat, the red defender driver is definitely a rural Ronnie Pickering.
No, fat from it.
He will be an emergency fast responder the first time a snowflake touches the ground.
He will bravely park next to deep puddles, ambers flashing, a beacon of hope in world ending weather!
We should be amazed at his wading, his recovery skills, he is a professional first responder where rules do not apply to him.
He is fully erect at the sign of bad weather and will be the saviour of us all!!!
Dave!
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:51 am
by Jobbo
That Land Rover would have been a bit close to the parked cars if there wasn't a cyclist in the gap - look at where his left hand tyres are relative to the centre line as he is alongside the Qashqai.
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:00 am
by IanF
First one is an overreaction and second, the LR really didn’t need to make such a manoeuvre and must have seen the cyclist beforehand , but the cyclist needs to remember that they’re not invincible so a look back when pulling into another lane would be beneficial.
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:09 am
by ZedLeg
V8Granite wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:12 am
ZedLeg wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:49 pm
Judging by the amount of attached tat, the red defender driver is definitely a rural Ronnie Pickering.
No, fat from it.
He will be an emergency fast responder the first time a snowflake touches the ground.
He will bravely park next to deep puddles, ambers flashing, a beacon of hope in world ending weather!
We should be amazed at his wading, his recovery skills, he is a professional first responder where rules do not apply to him.
He is fully erect at the sign of bad weather and will be the saviour of us all!!!
Dave!
Oh I forgot about the International Rescue wombles, always good for a laugh when I was marshalling
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:33 am
by Mito Man
Frequently see these chaps taking 3 times as long as they should to do simple tasks whenever there's a storm and a branch falls in the road
https://southeast4x4response.org
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:56 am
by Barry
The red LR was completely in the wrong there, I use that road regularly and it's always blocked by parked cars/causes these issues. The LR has not long come out of the 20mph zone either.
The LR knew damn well the cyclist would block a clean pass for a hundred metres or so, so he's rushed it, and we see the result.
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:28 pm
by Gavster
drcarlos wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:53 pm
Not the massive wide angle lens making it appear like a swerve as the LR comes from the side to the centre of the lens?
Not that it wasn't a damn close pass but I think the lens exageratted it.
It's the other way around, that a wide-angle lens exaggerates the sense of space, therefore if it looks like a close pass on wide angle, then it's a gnats chuff in real life
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:08 pm
by Rich B
LR wrong.
Taxi right.
NEXT!
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:43 pm
by scotta
Arguing this is a close pass despite designated lanes.
Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:10 pm
by Rich B
Yeah, marking out lanes is a bit daft if the marking don't actually designate where you want people to stay.