Yeah but
I cycle to work some days. 10 hilly miles each way on fast scottish comedy A roads. I'd say im pretty bike aware.
Im in my late thiries, drive 35K a year, (have for 20 yrs) so I'm familiar with the games people play, and never really have much trouble.Some cyclists though deserve a good sound slap.
Like the tosser in York last week, who was wobbling about on what looked suspiciously like a girls bike to me, whatever.
He moves out into the centre of the road to go right around a wee painted off lane thingy, where I'm going too,its too tight for us both,so i slow right down, dont get close at all, he completes, i accelerate, he turns and starts ranting and raving, shouting and bawling, arms waving (prob near 40 yr old male well dressed)
I've never felt more like smashing a curly headed fuck in the chops more in all my natural.However CCTV.meh
Was i supposesd to squeeze past and nudge him off?
I fucking will next time
(shinypurplebit booked his tickets (yay) on, Sat 24 Apr 2010, 7:27, 1 reply)

I know some cyclists do daft things too. You can't account for people. But this QOTW is about cars, and so my post was about the daft things people do/say when they are driving them.

As for your experience...

Maybe he felt differently about the situation to you. Maybe he felt you overtook closely or maybe he was just a loon. But I think it speaks volumes that the reaction you have to an angry cyclist (unjustified though his ranting may be) is to "nudge him off" or give him "a good sound slap."

Ever been "nudged off" a bike by a car? Get your bike and find a mate in a car and try it, but phone the hospital first to let them know you're coming. I cycle to work every day, 10 miles each way five days a week. I see many more car drivers do stupid things than I do cyclists (true, I also see more cars than I see bikes too).
(Captain Skippy pooed in a bag and left it on your doorstep, Sat 24 Apr 2010, 7:54, closed)

I'd never heard of the James Martin incident before
But for me it's further proof of his credentials as a complete cunt.
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Sat 24 Apr 2010, 21:56, closed)