With respect, you're talking utter shit.
I know very few cyclist who jump red lights as most of us don't want to get squished. On my commute to work the vast majority of cyclists follow the rules of the road. Labelling all cyclicts self righteous pricks is rubbish too - how is that? Have you interviewed every cyclist ever? There are certainly a percentage of cyclists who are pricks, there must be - but there are an awful lot of car drivers who are pricks too - pricks who seem to think they own the road, who seem to think that if they knock cyclists over it somehow won't hurt. The roads are a public space, and no-one should have to feel afraid of using it because drivers like you seem to asusme that all cyclists are somehow sub-human.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 11:12, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

I never mentioned drivers
and of course it's not every cyclist, but to say cyclists don't jump reds is ridiculous and you know it, I see many every single day
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 11:13, Reply)

I see many car drivers jumping red lights
Lets say all car drivers are self righteous pricks
( Peej, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 11:15, Reply)

I didn't say it doesn't happen.
In my experience of it, most cyclists obey traffic lights and are embarrassed by those that don't - it gives us all a bad name.

Fair point, you didn't mention drivers - but that does appear to be where most anger towards cyclists comes from, as if we're unfairly encroaching on 'their' domain.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 11:16, Reply)

I like to step out in front of cyclists barrelling towards pedestrian crossings when the right is red
just to make them screech to a halt, they inevitably get very angry
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 11:17, Reply)

yup.
Number one pet hate at the moment - car drivers who won't wait and overtake cyclists on blind bends, thus meeting me head on coming the other way. Nearly every fucking day.
The proportion of selfish cunts is growing, especially on the roads.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 11:16, Reply)

BUT YOU ARE SO SLOW
mybe if you cycled quicker then you wouldn't be in the way
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 11:18, Reply)

This is absolutely true.
I don't have a problem with anyone if they obey the rules of the road, but so many people don't. Cyclists and car drivers both.
( Kroney, Mon 23 Jul 2012, 11:21, Reply)