Cyclist gesticulating wildly at me

Probably full of broken glass n dog sh1t.

Ok I admit I find the majority of them a nuisance. For instance it annoys me when cyclists are on a busy dangerous road holding up traffic when there is a clear cycle path alongside.

How many people are killed by cars each year vs how many are killed cyclists?

I don’t even own a cycle but the posts here are crazy.

Honestly the anti cyclist feeling on mn never fails to amaze me.

cyclists are entitled to ride side by side, they are entitled to talk to each other and they can cycle in the middle of their side of the road too (and sometimes it’s safer to do so to prevent dangerous overtakes).

but all of this is irrelevant to the OPs situation as the cyclist in question was doing none of those things. So your post does nothing apart from demonstrating your general dislike of cyclists and your willingness to slag them off over imaginary transgressions.

Cycling in the middle of the road, Cycling alongside friends chatting, they think they rule the roads which will anger some road users (not me!!) And cause stress/accidents.

Who says the cyclist in question was partaking in a “hobby”. At that time in the morning it’s far more likely it was simply transport. So it’s as silly as me saying that a car driver is doing their hobby of driving cars on a public road and we should ban that! 🤣🤣

😂

Cutting in when you’re just a couple of metres ahead of a cyclist is insanity.

He would have had to brake to avoid you crashing into him from behind.

Badly done, OP.

Yes i agree! And I stand by my original post 'entitled' possibly back down on moron!!!! It's all Boris's fault!!

I hope he wasn't the cyclist in question. Then again...

Running on pavement (at speed), going through red lights, not stoppping at stop signs. Just some examples. Someone in my family was actually injured by a cyclist on the pavement - and they didn’t even stop!

😆 🤣 I wonder if Jezza's team are behind this one and the car ownership thread 🤔

I’m now second guessing how close I was to him when I pulled in in front of him, and thinking he will report me and upload footage. If so how likely is it I will hear about it or be prosecuted?

What's a bit worrying here is your reaction. Your second guessing is about what might happen to you. Things to think about:

1. What if it had been 1m instead of 1.5m so he went into the back of your car and was killed or severely maimed?
2. What if the accident happened in front of all the kids?
3. Why did you overtake at all when it was clearly unsafe to do so?
4. What if a child had run into the road when your reactions are all over the place like this?
5. What if he had had a kid riding a bike in front of his who you couldn't see until you started overtaking?
6. What if the driver on the other side was going faster?

Which might lead to more constructive thoughts like these for the future:

• Try to drive at 20mph or below, as recommended by most local authorities for school roads, given that you know the area is always congested and full of kids.
• Do some deep breaths, calm down, and travel slower until you reach safe passing places, rather than execute dangerous manoeuvres.

Cycling has become a protest against climate change. Wake up, have breakfast, put your helmet on and hope one those b*d cars or vans comes near enough to get them on camera. One less car off the road, done my bit for climate change.

Come within two metres of me when I'm cycling, I dare you!!

All hail King Jeremy!!

Yes, I can understand your shock at seeing a trait you're unfamiliar with. You're definitely a cyclist.

There are 18,000 cycle trips a day along Embankment in London. 'No-one' ha.

Oh give over. Then maybe the woman on her own with children shouldn’t have put them in danger whilst almost taking out a cyclist.

The OP thought she was driving safely. She thought that she had given plenty space when nipping back in. It’s his reaction that has educated her. She needed to see how dangerous it was, and how much is scared the cyclist. Otherwise, she would still be thinking that it is safe to pull in front of a cyclist as king as you’re 1.5 meters ahead of them. There absolutely needed to be a reaction for the OP to learn here.

perhaps car drives should be banned, the roads weren't built for cars

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Just another wee point to raise on the anger thing, I really dont like the idea of a woman on her own with children being shouted at and aggressively sworn at.

Can you give some examples of how cyclists put people at risk?

well i cycle to work. That's hardly a hobby.

Yep, I would just ignore if I were you!

Laid back… 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

OK - Chiseltip is clearly being a GF