cinek
MB Enthusiast
Some of you have probably heard that there were several incidents in the recent weeks which resulted in 4 cyclists fatalities (London).
As much I dont want to see anybody getting hurt, it starts to getting my blood pressure up hearing endless comments about the need of educating drivers.
Yes, you have heard it correct - drivers, not cyclists.
Before you can jump in your car and drive it around there are number of things that you must have in place.
Despite the fact I believe the current driving exam is not adequate, it is an exam nonetheless. You then have to purchase insurance, road tax, have valid MOT and generally speaking ensure the car is kept in good and safe condition. That includes tyres and brakes.
As a cyclists, you dont need none of the above. Jumping red lights, screaming down the footway whilst pushing pedestrians out of the way, riding up so close to the heavies that the driver has no chance of seeing them...these are just the tip of an iceberg.
In pretty much every situation where there is cyclist vs driver involved, it will be the cyclists who will get injured or possibly killed.
Of course I dont want them getting hurt, but what about the life of the poor sod in the car/van/lorry who will then have to live with the guilt for the rest of his/hers life.
Again, there isnt a simple solution to all this, but it is getting really tiresome of media blaming just the drivers, with very little attention directed at cyclists themselves.
These were taken about 2h after the fatal incident in Bow, less than a mile away from the scene.
She is wearing a big, furry hoodie which prevents her from seeing around
She has headphones in her ears which indicates she cant hear to any noise around her
She is not holding to her handle bars
She instead holds a phone in her hands
This one is from few months back, driving on dual carriageway in the lane 1 where this cyclists pulls at full speed rather closely in front of me.
It is not shown on the video how close it really was, and that the only reason I avoided him was that lane 2 was empty at the time and that is where I had to escape not to run him over.
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As much I dont want to see anybody getting hurt, it starts to getting my blood pressure up hearing endless comments about the need of educating drivers.
Yes, you have heard it correct - drivers, not cyclists.
Before you can jump in your car and drive it around there are number of things that you must have in place.
Despite the fact I believe the current driving exam is not adequate, it is an exam nonetheless. You then have to purchase insurance, road tax, have valid MOT and generally speaking ensure the car is kept in good and safe condition. That includes tyres and brakes.
As a cyclists, you dont need none of the above. Jumping red lights, screaming down the footway whilst pushing pedestrians out of the way, riding up so close to the heavies that the driver has no chance of seeing them...these are just the tip of an iceberg.
In pretty much every situation where there is cyclist vs driver involved, it will be the cyclists who will get injured or possibly killed.
Of course I dont want them getting hurt, but what about the life of the poor sod in the car/van/lorry who will then have to live with the guilt for the rest of his/hers life.
Again, there isnt a simple solution to all this, but it is getting really tiresome of media blaming just the drivers, with very little attention directed at cyclists themselves.
These were taken about 2h after the fatal incident in Bow, less than a mile away from the scene.
She is wearing a big, furry hoodie which prevents her from seeing around
She has headphones in her ears which indicates she cant hear to any noise around her
She is not holding to her handle bars
She instead holds a phone in her hands
This one is from few months back, driving on dual carriageway in the lane 1 where this cyclists pulls at full speed rather closely in front of me.
It is not shown on the video how close it really was, and that the only reason I avoided him was that lane 2 was empty at the time and that is where I had to escape not to run him over.
[YOUTUBE HD]2fwAxAwu12w[/YOUTUBE HD]