Rhythm Thief:
truckerjimbo:
Driver is an idiot BUT there is a lovely and safe cycle path. WHY? didn`t he use it.
Idiot cyclist aswell.
Oh [zb], not this one again.
He didn’t use it:
1/ because he doesn’t have to, he has every right to use the road
2/ because it’s not really a cycle path, it’s a pavement with streetlamps smack in the middle of it
3/ because he’s going too fast to use the pavement (because that’s what it is) safely
4, 5 and 6/ see point 1
^^^^And thats why cyclist are being killed by psychopathic loony drivers.
Yes they have every right to be on the road but with loony drivers ready to flaten them I would and do ride on the path.
Im not in anyway backing this driver up, he`s a total idiot.
it was close and i personally would never do that,i do not particularly like cyclists but would allways give room to them,but at the same time there is a cycle lane to the left,its irrelevant what the condition is like,it is still a cycle lane and if i were a cyclist i would use it to stop morons like that driver doing what he did
I’m ashamed and embarrassed to be a lorry driver after that display. That is all.
The rights or wrongs of him riding on the road rather than a cycle path should not distract from the dangerous and potentially lethal manner of driving in that video 
Sunnydevon:
That was a shocking overtake and he deserves what he gets.
In case anyones interested here is another video by the same cyclist 
youtube.com/watch?v=GH35Px4 … 5U_KYAbrrA
This parbold hill is around the corner from my house, very steep hill could hit 50-60 on a cycle, see he passed a 30 sign and he was doing well in excess of 30 there, where does a cyclist stand with road speeds, do they have to abide just like us with them being a road user? Id guess so, so he’s overtook and by the looks of it broke the speed limit…
So, another instance of a motorist getting irate at a cyclist for doing something they are totally entitled to do as fully fledged road users. I think it’s about time we had national ad campaigns to raise awareness about things like this. Cycle paths are nothing more than optional facilities for less confident cyclists to make there way along busy routes.
Kevwall - my understanding is that speed limits only apply to motor vehicles.
astounding.org.uk/ian/cyclel … imits.html
I can’t lay claim to the below post,it’s copied from the comments section from the video, but it’s pretty apt to non cyclists who try and dictate where a cyclist should ride.
Shared use paths:
- they are often not maintained or gritted like roads are,
- they are often not wide enough to allow two bikes to pass safely,
- they are discontinuous and entrance and exit into them from the roads are often poorly executed,
- they are often shared by pedestrians wearing earphones, dressed in black, walking black labradors, at night with no lights (delete as appropriate),
- Many cyclists are travelling at a speed higher than that considered by DfT themselves to be safe for cycle paths, and the DfT themselves recommend cyclists stay on the road,
- They are often covered with random steaming piles of horse crap (round my way anyway)
Drivers of low intelligence, is any wonder why we don’t use them? The same reason you wouldn’t drive your beloved leased Audi A6 estate down a rutted muddy byway to get to your destination.
You have a choice, so do cyclists. F*ck off making up your own laws and stick to ones that actually exist.
Fergie47:
Agree with you all, shocking driving…
But isn’t this taking it a little to far :-
"Mike Stead, who is on Twitter as @tweetymike, posted a message to the social network in which he described the incident as “borderline attempted murder.”
Bad and dangerous driving, yes…but “attempted murder” I don’t think so.
I had to watch that a few times, i couldn’t belive just how close the vehicle came to him. Yes i’d say “attempted murder”. Its a miracle he never came off the thing and under the wheels. Where did the caravan puller think the cyclist was going to go? Alternatively, if the caravan puller didn’t have the equiptment to work out what might happen as any average Joe would then he needs his licence taken off him anyway, for everyone elses saftey.
The wagon driver is a [zb], no doubt about it.
However, anybody who takes the time to look through this cyclist’s videos (jthefishy on YouTube) will see that he is also a [zb].
Two [zb]s don’t make a [zb].
see them on the M5 every other day. But wouldn`t like to say .
Contraflow:
The wagon driver is a [zb], no doubt about it.
However, anybody who takes the time to look through this cyclist’s videos (jthefishy on YouTube) will see that he is also a [zb].
Two [zb]s don’t make a [zb].
CLUE: = Thread title.
You think maybe the cyclist deserved that because he sometimes cycles like a madman? Nothing to do with two [zb]s. There’s only one [zb] in the video clip. Maybe we could go far enough back in the cyclists personal history to find out he’s a complete [zb], and maybe that might exonerate the lorry driver from being a total ■■■■ ? In the meantime that video is a testament to the drivers total disregard for anyone else. And you look to excuse it? Unreal.
Hiya…i’d like to see what happened 5 or 6 minutes before the truck got close to the cyclist.
I don’t agree with the truck cutting up the cyclist. i recon the cyclist was going like the clappers
through some traffic before the filming started. the truck driver has got p… off and tried to square
up something that happened earlier. i.ve ridden bikes all over and never got chopped up like that.
the cyclist is very fit and rides like a nutter where ever he goes, how is it he seems to attract so much trouble.
here their and everywhere he falls out with other road user,s. he’ll get killed for certain. somehow he rev,s
other drivers up riding so fast…I’ll also say he knows just what he’s doing. he gets a kick out of it.
Lorry driver should be banned, he’s a muppet to get taken in by the cyclist.just my view
John
Contraflow:
3300John:
…i’d like to see what happened 5 or 6 minutes before the truck got close to the cyclist.
+1
Does it matter though?
If you are that prone to letting the red mist descend then you shouldn’t be driving, certainly not as a professional.
And it most definitely doesn’t excuse anything as dangerous and ridiculous as that.
urbanfox:
wotto:
Rhythm Thief:
truckerjimbo:
Driver is an idiot BUT there is a lovely and safe cycle path. WHY? didn`t he use it.
Idiot cyclist aswell.
Oh [zb], not this one again.
He didn’t use it:
1/ because he doesn’t have to, he has every right to use the road
2/ because it’s not really a cycle path, it’s a pavement with streetlamps smack in the middle of it
3/ because he’s going too fast to use the pavement (because that’s what it is) safely
4, 5 and 6/ see point 1
Why the fact that he’s not on the cycle path means that he’s somehow fair game for every psychopathic loony who shouldn’t be in charge of anything more dangerous than a child’s tricycle I’m at a loss to understand.
Well said,
There is no excuse for this kind of driving.
I imagine this idiot drive like this all the time,get them of the road before he kills someone
I’m not even sure he knew the cyclist was there. He’d struggle to get that close again even if he tried. Absolutely frightening, either way.
Are you ■■■■■■■ real? He was blaring his horn at him.
The guy is a ■■■■■■■ lunatic and wants locking up. Sacking and his licence taking at the very minimum, but I’d say if he was like that in a truck, what’s he like on the street?
Hadn’t watched it with the sound on and am still pretty amazed at how, and indeed why, he had got so close tbh.
Ironically, by the time this is all dealt with, he might (hopefully) have no choice but to get around by pedal power
rob22888:
So, another instance of a motorist getting irate at a cyclist for doing something they are totally entitled to do as fully fledged road users. I think it’s about time we had national ad campaigns to raise awareness about things like this. Cycle paths are nothing more than optional facilities for less confident cyclists to make there way along busy routes.
Kevwall - my understanding is that speed limits only apply to motor vehicles.
astounding.org.uk/ian/cyclel … imits.html
There is the charge of ‘cycling furiously’ though
urbanfox:
Contraflow:
3300John:
…i’d like to see what happened 5 or 6 minutes before the truck got close to the cyclist.
+1
Does it matter though?
Yes. All of the evidence is required before the CSI can make a sound and proper judgement.
waynedl:
rob22888:
So, another instance of a motorist getting irate at a cyclist for doing something they are totally entitled to do as fully fledged road users. I think it’s about time we had national ad campaigns to raise awareness about things like this. Cycle paths are nothing more than optional facilities for less confident cyclists to make there way along busy routes.
Kevwall - my understanding is that speed limits only apply to motor vehicles.
astounding.org.uk/ian/cyclel … imits.html
There is the charge of ‘cycling furiously’ though
Disappointingly, I can’t remember any (which makes this a pretty pointless pos), but a friend of mine was doing a policing course at uni, he had a ‘big book of laws’ to put ut simply and there were some great traffic laws in there.