An encounter betwen an oblivious driver and an arrogant cyclist - General

[video=youtube;Av0krDaeIbE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av0krDaeIbE[/video] For those who live in countries with wide, sensible roads and are unfamiliar with this problem: the highway code here states you should give way to oncoming traffic if there's an obstruction on your side of the road. Technically the woman should have given way, and it would have been unsafe for her to resume driving while the biker tried to cycle past. However, if the car had stopped the cyclist could have easily squeezed past. And, if the woman was in such a rush as she made out, she should have simply reversed a few feet. IMO both parties need a bit more common sense (though that often goes out the window in a case of road rage...)

fuck that, the cyclist was being a pure asshole

Haha she tried to pull the "ill sit here all day idgaf" while saying she can't give way because she's in too much of a hurry to save her sick kids.

Cyclists, the biggest cunts in england. I can't go back on that statement. [I]every single[/I] cyclist I've had an issue with is every one I've seen.

She stepped out of the car and she's not driving anymore. Now the obstruction is on his side too :downs: Also, the woman didn't "give way" because she estimated that he had more than enough space to pass her, which he did. Seriously, though. The biker could easily pass. It's not a car, not a motorcycle, it's a push bike. If he considered it [I]that[/I] dangerous (which it wasn't) he should have hopped on the sidewalk for just that bit.

tonight we have an ignorant driver vs an arrogant cyclist, next up an immovable object vs an unstoppable force

The biker is being a total shit. People in Colorado don't even give that much of a shit and you can't throw a stone around here without it bouncing off three bikers.

[quote]An incident happened to me a few weeks ago at the same spot, except last time the car decided to squeeze past me running me into the pavement and knocking my handlebars with their mirror as the road is far too narrow for two vehicles to pass each other . I was not about to let that happen again. [/quote] From the video description. I can see why he's standing his ground but he is being totally over the top here

biker had right of way, why should he have had to concede, especially with that woman's attitude oh my god, i would have planted myself firm in that position if i were him [editline]23rd July 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=noh_mercy;48276782]fuck that, the cyclist was being a pure asshole[/QUOTE] sorry but compared to that woman he had the patience of an angel

Seriously though that cyclist was just looking for a fight he could put on cam. He had WAY more than enough room to piss off right past her. Especially since once she exited her vehicle there were no legal grounds for him to stand on. What a cock.

I'd have done exactly the same in his position tbh, she should have just backed up.

From the Highway Code regarding overtaking a cyclist [IMG]https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/static/hc/hc_rule_163_give_vulnerable_road_users_at_least_as_much_space_as_you_would_a_car.jpg[/IMG] [url]https://www.gov.uk/using-the-road-159-to-203/overtaking-162-to-169[/url] Common sense would dictate that same applies for going against them too. [editline]23rd July 2015[/editline] IMO she should've given way to him rather than trying to push through

She didn't try to push though. She stopped her car and got out of it. Also rule 163 applies when there is actually more than one lane. In this case there was not. At the end of the day, the cyclist didn't have to be such a bitch and just gone through the space that she was POINTING to when she stopped her car at the very beginning.

both are idiots. just give each other room...

His youtube page is filled with more incidents like these. I can understand the need to wear a camera just for legal purposes, but to post a series of them is kind of odd.

[QUOTE=DiBBs27;48277704]She didn't try to push though. She stopped her car and got out of it. Also rule 163 applies when there is actually more than one lane. In this case there was not. At the end of the day, the cyclist didn't have to be such a bitch and just gone through the space that she was POINTING to when she stopped her car at the very beginning.[/QUOTE] She was trying to push through as she wasn't giving way to the cyclist who had priority in this case. Rule 163 applies all the time too, if it was a single lane road and you were stuck behind a car you wouldn't (couldn't) push past it so same applies to a bike. The law states that when passing a bike you give as much room as you would a car, I don't see why this shouldn't apply going the opposite way. Why should the cyclist have to concede to the woman because she was driving a car that was larger than the bike? She was on the wrong side of the road, she was pushing through when it wasn't safe too, she didn't have priority here, she is at fault here.

[QUOTE=blacksam;48277774]His youtube page is filled with more incidents like these. I can understand the need to wear a camera just for legal purposes, but to post a series of them is kind of odd.[/QUOTE] Hence Why I said he was just looking for a fight to put on his camera. The whole being calm while the other person gets pissed is part of his act to make him look like the sensible one. [QUOTE=Cabbalistic;48277812]She was trying to push through as she wasn't giving way to the cyclist who had priority in this case. Rule 163 applies all the time too, if it was a single lane road and you were stuck behind a car you wouldn't (couldn't) push past it so same applies to a bike. The law states that when passing a bike you give as much room as you would a car, I don't see why this shouldn't apply going the opposite way. Why should the cyclist have to concede to the woman because she was driving a car that was larger than the bike? She was on the wrong side of the road, she was pushing through when it wasn't safe too, she didn't have priority here, she is at fault here.[/QUOTE] So were all those parked cars trying to push through on the other side of the road? They were all going the same speed as she was. 0 KMPH.

[QUOTE=blacksam;48277774]His youtube page is filled with more incidents like these. I can understand the need to wear a camera just for legal purposes, but to post a series of them is kind of odd.[/QUOTE] Lots of cyclists appear to post clips of incidents like this on youtube. I think it is more of an attempt to name and shame drivers and try to encourage others not to repeat the mistake and actually respect them on the road.

[QUOTE=blacksam;48277774]His youtube page is filled with more incidents like these. I can understand the need to wear a camera just for legal purposes, but to post a series of them is kind of odd.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5SOfJk41QY[/media] posted 30mins ago...

[QUOTE=AK'z;48277864][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5SOfJk41QY[/media] posted 30mins ago...[/QUOTE] why didn't he go when the rest of the cars went? doesn't he realize he's in fucking traffic? i mean, law dictates it's still the car driver's fault for speeding up so quickly, but this is ridiculous.

[QUOTE=Gamerman12;48277966]why didn't he go when the rest of the cars went? doesn't he realize he's in fucking traffic? i mean, law dictates it's still the car driver's fault for speeding up so quickly, but this is ridiculous.[/QUOTE] that wasn't his fault, you can't just blame him because he's on a bike without an engine.

[QUOTE=DiBBs27;48277814]Hence Why I said he was just looking for a fight to put on his camera. The whole being calm while the other person gets pissed is part of his act to make him look like the sensible one. So were all those parked cars trying to push through on the other side of the road? They were all going the same speed as she was. 0 KMPH.[/QUOTE] She was on the wrong side of the road going past the parked cars when it wasn't safe to do so due to the oncoming cyclist, effectively breaking the law. Why should the cyclist have to squeeze through a small gap when he has the right to respected as a road user and use his side of the road? If it was a car in place of the bike, would you expect it to bounce up onto the curb and pass her (at risk of damaging the car), or would you expect priority? [editline]23rd July 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Gamerman12;48277966]why didn't he go when the rest of the cars went? doesn't he realize he's in fucking traffic? i mean, law dictates it's still the car driver's fault for speeding up so quickly, but this is ridiculous.[/QUOTE] Just because the car in front has gone doesn't mean it is safe for the one behind to go, he had to check it was safe and wait for a larger gap since he was slower than a car.

[QUOTE=Golgo 13;48276811]Cyclists, the biggest cunts in england. I can't go back on that statement. [I]every single[/I] cyclist I've had an issue with is every one I've seen.[/QUOTE] You may be the problem.

[QUOTE=Gamerman12;48277966]why didn't he go when the rest of the cars went? doesn't he realize he's in fucking traffic? i mean, law dictates it's still the car driver's fault for speeding up so quickly, but this is ridiculous.[/QUOTE] It's a roundabout, he had to yield for the red car. [editline]23rd July 2015[/editline] Not that it even matters, it's not like you're allowed to drive into someone even if he stopped for no reason whatsoever.

[QUOTE=Cabbalistic;48277992] If it was a car in place of the bike, would you expect it to bounce up onto the curb and pass her (at risk of damaging the car), or would you expect priority? [/QUOTE] you're missing a huge facotr and advantage a bycicle has over a car, the bycicle can actually go onto the side walk to get past obstacles. If it was an oncoming car? Yea it's her fault and she does not have the right of way. But It's a bycicle, you can pick on of those up or hop the curb with it, Infact, I used to bike, and this would have literally been second nature and not even something that I'd be butt hurt about like this guy is. Regardless of what the law is in the area, thats just a fact. Frankly its a major dick move to pull the type of shit he did there, whether the law was on his side or not.

[QUOTE=Gamerman12;48277966]why didn't he go when the rest of the cars went? doesn't he realize he's in fucking traffic? i mean, law dictates it's still the car driver's fault for speeding up so quickly, but this is ridiculous.[/QUOTE] Is this a joke question? He was doing the safest thing - he knew he couldn't accelerate to pass the roundabout before the oncoming traffic (red van) caught up like the motorists could, so he did the smart thing and waited for them to pass.

On one hand the cyclist was being a tool and should have just accepted that some drivers are inconsiderate towards cyclists. On the other hand it's people like her who make me never want to ride my bike one the roads.

The guy is a bag of dicks. I understand it's uneasy to pass a moving car in a narrow but she [I]stopped for him[/I]. That's way enough of a compromise. He didn't need a whole bloody lane for himself, stopping is perfectly fine enough. [editline]23rd July 2015[/editline] I have been riding bicycle on Czech roads since I was like 16 (admittedly not much inside of the city but still) and I also drive actual cars and sometimes you have to make compromises. It's reasonable to expect the woman to stop for him to be able to pass safely, but that's it.

I understand that he has the law on his side, the woman driving made a mistake. But it's honestly ridiculous that he couldn't just go past her. It would be understandable if they were both moving since it's dangerous, but refusing to pass her after she had stopped AND had gotten out of the car boils down to just being a dickhead.

theres like 10 feet between the wall and the car i dont see why he couldnt have just ridden around her?