Acquire incredibly elevated moral high ground
by riding a bicycle in a town instead of driving a car (which you can't afford or never learned to drive anyway), then use this undeserved sense of superiority as a magical disclaimer to having to follow any of the rules of the road i.e. red lights, stop signs, signalling when turning, menacing pedestrians by cycling on the pavement et cetera.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Mon 29 Nov 2010, 16:53, 14 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Spot who now lives in Cambridge.

( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Mon 29 Nov 2010, 19:13, Reply)

I can confirm that this tip works
my ground is at an all time high
(augsav forgot about B3ta, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 5:21, Reply)

This is absolutely true.
Only this morning one screamed at pedestrians "GET OUT OF THE FUCKING WAY!" as he sped through a red light, only to stop short behind a 'bus 20 yards further up.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 9:24, Reply)

I commute on a bike but obey all the rules of the road as if I were a motorcycle or car.
I cannot speak for the rest of the twats I pass on the way in who do things like this.

I have however shouted at pedestrians who look up the road to cross see a bike and cross anyway, I have on several occasions needed to swerve to avoid them and will generally stop and inform them that I was going 35mph and it would have fucking hurt them if I had hit them. They still seem to think I am in the wrong. If I was a car they would have stayed put.
( Peej, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 11:50, Reply)

I think it's only on a motorway where a pedestrian doesn't have right of way, whatever the traffic signals.
Technically speaking, of course.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 12:31, Reply)

My lil bro
When he was even littler used to love a bbc micro game that taught how to cross the road.

He'd wait until the green "cross the road" sign lit up and start hitting space to make his little man cross the road, but stop when he got to the middle and giggle manically as the light went red and the cars all started beeping but refused to move or pass him.
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 13:26, Reply)

"started hitting space to make his little man cross"
It's amazing what one does as a kid, isn't it?
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 13:49, Reply)

oh grud, not again...

(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 13:27, Reply)

Quaequam blag!
Must be a recurrent theme for a reason...
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 30 Nov 2010, 15:10, Reply)

I work in the City
And a favourite past time of mine is to see if once a week I can get a cyclist off their bike :-)
The look on their little faces as they speed through a red light, only to be suddenly thrown off course by an angry pedestrian crossing the road. It's wonderful. I don't even have to go looking for them. The twunts are everywhere!
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 14:31, Reply)

I've been a few centimetres from murder.
one of these days I won't relent at the last second and that cyclist coming towards me on the pavement will be under the bus on the road.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 16:41, Reply)

Do it. Do it. Do it.
I've had a fair few go sliding down the road on their faces.
The cycle courier that grabbed my hair when I bollocked him for nearly running me down on a crossing ended up with more than one broken bone.
The trick is to walk off as if you barely noticed it happen...
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Thu 2 Dec 2010, 10:50, Reply)

^What she said^
One pulled me to a halt for having the audacity to cross a Pedestrian Crossing on a green man.

"HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A CYCLIST DIE?!" he screamed.

"No" I responded.

"WELL I HAVE - IT'S NOT NICE!" he screamed.

I enquired if his concern for his safety was the reason why he wasn't wearing a helmet, and was jumping red lights.

"CUUUUUUUUUNT!" he screamed.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Thu 2 Dec 2010, 16:57, Reply)

I admire your restraint
I'd have had a fist going up through his chin if I'd encountered that reaction.
I'm normally quite placid, but when someone takes the piss like this, I just see red. It's why I kick cars that jump zebra crossings while I'm on them.
One day I'm gonna get caught thumping a cyclist - but I've been lucky so far.
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Fri 3 Dec 2010, 8:59, Reply)