They do
or at least they sort of do...my missus got pulled over by a bike cop for jumping a red light and was up for a fine until she turned on the waterworks and he felt sorry for her.

I laughed my arse off, of course.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 15:27, 1 reply)

But does she still do it?
I hope not ;-)

It does my head in that when I'm out on my bike I can manage to abide by the same rules of the road that I do when I'm in my car, or van, or lorry - but if I hit some twat who belts through a red light on a bike then it's somehow my fault.

I've taken to punching cyclists who cycle across pedestrian crossings when the green man is on, when I'm out walking.
(gordonjcp, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 15:30, closed)

Oh you are totally preaching to the choir here
and the missus has gotten a lot better since she had her collar felt.

I have to cross a main road on a hill every day, by means of a pelican crossing, and the number of cyclists who don't stop for the red light - preferring to try and dodge the pedestrians as they cross - bugs the living shit out of me. I've not punched any of them yet, but I've found that suddenly running towards them screaming "YOU STUPID FUCKING CUNT!" is enough to make them swerve and occasionally fall off.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 22 Sep 2011, 15:35, closed)

I'm glad it's not just me
Working in London I see this numerous times every day. If they are on the pavement, or jumping lights/pelican crossing, and I'm within arms reach (to make it look a bit less like I'm actually attacking them) I go for the face, or at least a heafty push to knock them off.

I've even managed to perfect the "elbow out whilst carrying my rucksack on my shoulder" pose.

What's funny is that for the tens of cyclists I've had off their bikes, I've only had to actually deal with a handful any further - most of them seem to realize they're in the wrong and hurry off without a word!
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Fri 23 Sep 2011, 7:18, closed)