Cycling Mikey doesn't deserve the hate he's getting

[ByDandyTurtle]

He's not putting fumes in people's lungs from his car and sees people doing illegal activities that kill others or make our premiums go up.

Except telling people to behave better isn’t something that requires a qualification, unlike plumbing. Just a dose of confidence and human decency. But of an odd comparison!

He totally threw his bike at the car, there’s a video taken by someone else which shows it a lot clearer. He shoved the bike infront of him as the car was approaching. He lost it and did it on purpose. Of course the motorist shouldn’t have been coming through a no entry sign but that’s no excuse for purposefully throwing your bike in front of a car.

I guess its ok to go through red lights as well if no-one is coming the other way

TBH people being more offended about the fact that a man calls out dangerous drivers, than the dangerous driving itself, speaks volumes.

I understand he feels strongly because his father was killed by someone driving dangerously (I think that’s right). I therefore understand his feelings as the same happened to me in my family. However, his understandable emotive response isn’t the best way to police dangerous driving, careless driving and errors and vigilantism has no place.

He needs to exorcise his demons in another way, for his own sanity and safety. The policing of driving needs to come from the police (which I know is a whole other conversation about resources etc). He isn’t a force for good or safer roads.

No he's not. He's a shitty egomaniac who thrives on causing misery.

No, it is dangerous for someone in stationary traffic to be using their phone.
I used to be a biker. So a car driver stuck in traffic and looking at their phone, is not going to notice me (and cyclists) filtering down the middle past them... and they should be.

Doubt it, his videos wrack up about 5 million views

Well he’s been caught on camera going through a red light 😁

And pursuing motorists, which is what OP was talking about, does require training and qualifications.

That man is absolutely idiot on a power trip in a high vis.

He did a good act once but stopping someone, it have him an egoboost and hes become a pest.

He goes out of his way, everyday to create trouble, wind people up then behave like a blameless victim. There is no reason whatsoever for him doing the things he does. It's purely to annoy others a create content online.

Forgive my ignorance but, if the traffic isn't moving, why does it matter if a driver sees you filtering?

"OK" is a strong word. But yes, if a driver inched through a red light on an empty road say at 3am, with very clear views from all sides, I wouldn't class that as dangerous driving.

The point is they don't see me filtering, as they are glued to their phone.

Is this the so called “Threw his bike at a car”???

Do people not know the meaning of the word “throw”

Interesting how nobody was offended by the fiat speeding on the wrong side of the road

Yes. Like I asked, why does it matter if they don't see your filtering through non-moving traffic? You've said it's dangerous but I genuinely don't understand why.

You don’t think driving down the wrong side of the road is dangerous?!

He doesn’t stop speeding cars.

Ive probably done 21 in a 20 but I’ve never used my mobile phone or driven down the wrong side of the road.

As a cyclist AND a driver, other people’s shitty driving terrifies me.

Because you aren't paying attention to the road.

Yep, as a cyclist I always move away from stationery drivers on their phone. They are distracted, and that distraction means they are concentrating even when the phone is put down

In stationary traffic it isn't actually dangerous to use your phone. Nor is it always dangerous to drive a couple of meters on the other side of the road (eg clear empty road, and you want to skip the queue to make a right turn).

If legality is your compass, then doing 21 in a 20 zone is illegal. But if it's common sense then most of CM's victims aren't actually doing anything dangerous.

The punishment of points and a fine certainly don't fit the crime of checking your phone is standstill traffic.

He doesn’t “pursue motorists”, he stops them and tell them to behave better. That doesn’t require training.

If they killed someone crossing the road legally at 3am, would you class it as dangerous driving? Or is it just bad luck?

Because they start moving and sometimes veer into the middle, or start to change lane.
Most of my near misses have been when I have filtered through heavy traffic, or past parked cars. People open their doors without looking.

No, he dobs them in. The telling off is just a bonus ego boost. He is the worst kind of human, as his misanthropy is coated in slimy do-gooderism.