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to be so irritated by cyclists doing wheelies?

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Gigglinghysterically · 16/05/2019 09:29

And is doing wheelies in the road now a national pastime? It seems that on so many roads there are groups of young teenage lads (never seen a girl doing it) doing wheelies, deliberately slowing traffic and also 'circling' on busy crossroads.

One evening recently we were going out and there were about 14-15 teens cycling down a high street, doing wheelies and throwing yellow reflective strips at pedestrians. Shock

On Friday a bus had to stop quickly when one of the lads cycling 3 abreast in front of it, deliberately slowing down and speeding up, fell off his bike. My heart was in my mouth but the bus managed not to hit him. Cyclist then got back on and .....did a wheelie in front of bus virtually straight away.

I can see wheelies are exciting (my DH now practices them in the patio Grin) but I wish they would do them in special areas in parks rather than causing havoc on the roads.

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MinesaPinot · 16/05/2019 09:38

It's such a problem in our village. We've got a group of lads doing it, and they are intimidating and nasty. Our local FB group is full of posts about them targeting people - one was a young mum with a baby in a pram and they were circling her as she walked down the pavement to the village. And on a couple of occasions, when someone has remonstrated with them, they've followed that person home and watched from outside. The police have been informed and say that they know who these lads are, but until they actually do anything their hands are tied.

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Gigglinghysterically · 16/05/2019 09:37

Some of them I've observed are literally controlling the traffic behind them deliberately. In one small local town centre they ride on the pavements past the coffee shop and charity shop doing their blooming wheelies. They scare the elderly and just find it funny.
Their parents surely can't know they do this?

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pudcat · 16/05/2019 09:37

We get all over our town, also eggs and stones thrown at windscreens. There is not enough police to stop it and parents do not seem to know where their teenagers are. Some around here are as young as 10.

NoSauce · 16/05/2019 09:37

It’s bloody dangerous but I find it oddly mesmerising.

JamieVardysHavingAParty · 16/05/2019 09:35

Yes, they are bloody irritating. But groups of teenage boys often are.

No, girls don't do it. Mind you, don't generally see teenage girls of that age hanging around on bikes full stop.

Halloumimuffin · 16/05/2019 09:32

Oh God they do it on my road as well and it's infuriating. Of course if someone hits the buggers it's the driver at fault even though they're doing wheelies galore down the street and intimidating pedestrians and harrassing drivers. Ugh.

Seeline · 16/05/2019 09:31

Round here its wheelies on bloody mopeds rather than bicycles.

Just as dangerous - I really can't see why they think it is a good idea. It will cause a serious accident at some point.

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