I'm a cyclist, a car driver and ex bus driver and a cycle instructor. Irrespective of the mode of transport ,stupid is stupid, and you can't educate against it. It's only when they or a friend gets hurt might they think about it. And it's epedemic proprtions.
I agree phone use whilst cycling should be banned...but seeing the number of drivers still using their phones 21 years after the ban, I doubt it would make a difference.
Banning while walking would be a good idea too. Watched a pedestrian walk into the side of a car. The car was entering a junction on the green light and had to wait to turn while a pedestrian crossed with the green light. The zombie was crossing against a red light! He was bloody lucky that the car had to stop.
@glen1534 just imagine how many more vehicle drivers would use their phones if it were not banned? Same way that having identifiable markings on a car, make by far the majority change their behaviour on the road so as not to get prosecuted. Now think if bikeys had registration markings, hi-ho-silvers own tubes showing him lawlessly riding, would get him an invite to attend court.
@@LeftCoastStephen I had a pedestrian walk into my wingmirror at the taxi rank once. she looked off her head on something, but I told her to stay off the phone when crossing the street, because if she had hit a moving car, she'd be in the hospital.
I ride a legal ebike. Without putting in any effort, they go up hills twice as fast and do 15mph+ with throttle. I recon they dont go above 15mph to not make it too obvious to police. What is odd though is that I never see them using lights at night, I asssume it is so they can go faster without it being obvious.
Yeah, they are the worst. I've seen them sail past me at over 30mph up a hill, not pedaling at all. They must be fun to ride but it's basically a motorcycle.
Throttle electric bikes and bikes which have much more powerful motors aren't actually illegal. No more than any car or motorbike can be described as illegal if used recklessly and without a license. What is illegal is people using them without an appropriate license and using them in ways that are illegal depending on the laws wherever you are. I bought a 250 watt powered 25 kph maximum assisted speed e-bike a few months ago. I could have bought instead for less money what is in reality a throttle powered moped or light motorcycle. I have a license that would allow me to ride one of those perfectly legally. But I didn't because I wanted an assisted bicycle. I'm in Ireland and not the UK but I presume it's very similar legally?
Maybe get cars restricted to the national speed limit and ban large dangerous suv vehicles . Until then no one will stop riding them or private escooters . The injustice is obvious . Car biased justice system .
@@SKBKER Hmm I don't agree with that logic. I don't think people ride those bikes because motor vehicles aren't restricted. They ride them because they can get away with it most of the time, as they don't have licence plates so nobody can identify them unless stopped by police, and I hardly ever see a copper in town. I'm all for reducing the amount of motor vehicles on the road but I think making cycling easier would be a better solution than making life harder for motorists.
Someone uploaded a video on the local facebook group of kids doing wheelies in front of busses to force them to break. 3 separate people complained that they "shouldn't be uploading videos of kids". Although pretty sure they were the parents.
To which the rejoinder is that "kids" shouldn't be committing road traffic offences and that parents of those "kids" should confiscate the bicycles in question.
This problem of people riding around at night with NO lights and NO high viz, often dressed in black as well, has exploded since these awful companies like Deliveroo and Uber Eats have come to priminence. In fact I would say about 80% of their riders either have no lighting or insufficient lighting. The way they are paid (per delivery) also encourages them to take risks with their riding. I live in Leeds and have had a few close calls with them in just the last 12 months alone. Something needs to be done about this, and these companies that are turning a blind eye to these highly unsafe and illegal practices need to buck their ideas up!
You've had 'close calls''? Just close calls? No actual accidents then? I'm no fan of the delivery riders though, who all seem to think that they are Ninjas, dressed in black, with just their eyes exposed. Still, they are just fulfilling a demand by lazy people that can't cook or even be bothered to drag themselves out of the house to go get something.
I drive trams and go through a major city. The sheer amount of delivery cyclists who zip past roads or blind corners without even thinking to look or slow down in unbelievable. There's a particular blind corner where I have to have my hand hovering over the emergency brake because I know taxis and delivery cyclists love to do it there. They also simply adore leaving their bikes on the road while they go and pick up food because clearly the tracks and big double yellow lines mean there's nothing that needs to get past. On more than one occasion I've had to get out and move the bike myself because they simply never show up or only do so after several minutes and then they have the gall to wave at me like it was my pleasure to wait. I'm not sure how any of it can be fixed but I know one day there's going to be a fatality as its very hard to stop a 30 ton vehicle even with the brakes.
Lights on bikes: I'm old. When I was a kid I was told that a cycle is a vehicle. After lighting -up time you had to have a red light on the rear (as well as a red reflector) and a white light to the front. Lighting up times were published, but basically if the street lights were on, so should be your bike lights. It was enforced by the police.....
In my opinion and without stating the obvious if you don't have lights (switched on)on your bike at night you're an accident waiting to happen. Be seen be safe. You wouldn't drive a car on a public road without lights on at night so why do the same on a bike? If I know I'm going to be cycling at night I always make sure my rechargeable front light has plenty of charge and that my rear light has spare batteries. I also check that both work as they should before setting off. The police used to enforce having lights on bikes but these days where I live Cheshire police don't do anything about it.
As a cyclist and motorist I despair of these antics. But those ninja youths on e motorcycles terrify me. Deliveroo riders as well. You dont get paid enpugh to risk death/injury
But if you don't take risks you don't earn as much! /s, to a point, that per order freelance model is atrocious for this. Even though, just as motor vehicles, these antics don't save too much time anyway. Not to put all the blame on the business model, of course, but it isn't helping.
@@RenAiguit's not just that, it's the fact that (when I did it for a bit during covid at least) they ENCOURAGE competition between "drivers" which in turn means bikes too. Doing everything by the book means you may as well work for free, or at least it felt like it then. I gave up after a while.
Love the fact I'm watching this on the lap top that is recharging one of my sets of front lights for the bike when you mentioned the use of lights. The rear that was used today is going on when this is charged up.
3:33 Nearly causes a pileup and almost gets himself squashed by two cars just because he thought “ME FIRST!” A lot of the attitudes in these clips aren’t limited to cyclists, sadly. Car drivers have done some of the exact same things shown here.
5:34 that's London Road in Stoke-on-Trent - that same brat does this on the regular. I've seen him do the same thing myself maybe 4 or 5 times, including him falling off his bike once when someone didn't do his looking for him and he had to abort. Unfortunately still hasn't learned his lesson it seems.
I regularly see the same behaviour from a little shit, sorry, a kid on an illegal e-bike in Sheffield, but he lane splits and wheelies through three lanes of moving traffic. I find it really, really hard to hope he stays safe.
I also spot those bikes young gangsters with face covered in black. Doing the same thing in Manchester. 😅 And I keep hearing people emphasise let’s kid be kids and I hate those parents use excuses. 😂 This kids will definitely be crashed and dead as a result and I don’t think is a good idea.
Parenting #1 ( starting at 5:22 ). I saw something very similar recently, but it was three boys doing a wheelie towards me after coming out of a side road onto a busy dual carriageway on e-bikes. (Yes, they were going the wrong way down the dual carriageway.)
Awful examples of cycling. I'm glad you call out these bad road-users just like you do bad car drivers. When I talk to drivers, some think that all cyclists do these things when they really don't. Your bad driving videos never seem to get the response that "all car drivers drive recklessly". I wonder why people are quick to label all cyclists as careless when they see things like this...
Depends which side of the fence you sit Cycling extremists will claim all cars and their drivers are bad. Motoring extremist will claim cyclists are the scourge on the roads and all should be banned (or pay road “tax” and have insurance) There are a few bad users from all groups and the rest of us fix their errors and mistakes 👍
@@smilerbobProblem is that the antipathy of many motorists towards cyclists is prevalent right across the spectrum and is fuelled heavily by social media and the papers and tv. Unfortunately some ‘cycling extremists’ cry wolf too many times which gives a very poor image. Yet we have people like Chris Boardman, Dame Sarah Storey, Sir Chris Hoy who would all be viewed as ‘extremists’. Yet they argue objectively and rationally for better infrastructure and road conditions. On the flip side we have columnists and motoring lobbyists calling for piano wire to be strung across cycle paths and demanding measures to make cycling inaccessible. Frankly I’m fed up with average motorists verbally threatening me and bullying me with their vehicles. On one occasion I was threatened that they would turn their car and hit me so hard into a field that no one would find me for weeks.
@@smilerbob The motorist extremist argument of cyclist having to pay road tax fails, as there is no road tax (just VED licencing based on vehicle emissions, hence why there as a different cost for some vehicles, and some vehicles are exempt completely) and many cyclists (especially the experienced club riders) will have some form of insurance (road racers can't compete without it).
I think it's partly because bad drivers can be held accountable via license plate and insurance; but how would you go about reporting any of the numpties in this video?
I'd say about half of the bikes where i am have no lights. And given i'm only a couple of hundred miles south of the arctic circle we get a lot of dark right now. The police do occasionally have stop-checks for this, but nowhere near often enough.
The 2nd to last clip isn't a clip of a cyclist... He's not pedalling and moving at speed. He's therefore on a motorized vehicle and should have a license plate, tax and insurance. It's illegal and I don't think we should lump this in with standard cycling as he's not cycling.
@@christianb.1028 the main issue, is if a light is capable of emitting a steady light (i.e. not flashing), it must be marked as conforming to the British Standard BS6102/3 (or equivalent EC standard). Most lights that have a flashing mode, also have a steady light mode - but are not marked with the British Standard. If you manage to find a light that flashes, but has no steady light mode. Then those flashes must be regular, with a frequency between 1 and 4 Hz. So any irregular flashing patterns or throbbing/pulsing lights don't meet the criteria. Almost all flashing lights you can buy are not legal to use as your only source of light. You must also have yellow pedal reflectors fitted - but many 'clipless' pedals have no way of adding yellow reflectors! So, if you ride with proper cycling shoes and clipless pedals, it's difficult to comply. The lights that do conform to the British Standard are really rubbish. Very dim and not much use. However, you can add additional lights, that don't comply and still be legal, as long as you have at least a front and rear light that meet the standard. So, I ended up putting BS lamps front and rear as 'back up' lights, to ensure I was legal, but using properly bright flashing lights front and rear to ensure I was actually visible and could see where I was going.
@@christianb.1028 just had a quick look at Halfords, a big commercial store that sells a lot of bicycles in the UK. Of their 78 lights on sale, I don't think any front lights meet the standard to be legal and only one rear light might meet the standard, as it is German StVZO approved (the Cateye Reflex Pannier Rack Rear Bike Light). None that I can see have the required British Standard mark.
@@shm5547 Thanks. I'm in Germany and here flashing lights are completely illegal. Regular bike lights need to have a "CE" approval and we also have various rules about reflectors, but as long as you have any light no cop on his right mind will stop you...
Lots of really poor 2-wheel road users: some bicycles; some e-bikes; some electric mopeds and electric scooters. All subject to different regulations but none of them effectively policed. Is this what happens when we cut police numbers and funding?
It's a combination of things I think, police numbers decreasing and costs decreasing in cheap conversion kits which are very accessible to the average user. The rise of delivery apps has increased the incentive to ride apparently as quickly and recklessly as possible as those that can get more deliveries done earn more money and outcompete the law abiding riders.
I think it's the Liverpool version of what I would usually call a "backie." i.e. giving someone a lift on your bike. There are two people on the first bike that crossed the junction.
Without wishing to offend, my Liverpudlian wife has suggested that perhaps Ashley is a Woolyback as it's a term she's not familiar with. Me? I know nothing (and am staying well out of it)
I’ve had a cyclist pull out on me before without looking behind first. After this he said i need to pay more attention. Funny thing is if i weren’t paying attention he’d be on the floor.
Agreed they have taken the new highway code guidelines as a I can do what I like and it's everyon else's responsibility, I don't think it was thought through before implementing,, its mad the roads dangerous because cars now don't have a clue what they are supposed to do,
As a cyclist, all of that was truly shocking. Unfortunately, many on bicycles of whatever description just consider themselves to be pedestrians on 2 wheels.
1:20 I've said it before, but with the road rule change giving greater protection to pedestrians and cyclists, some have stopped thinking about protecting themselves and rely purely on motorists being switched on to the stupidity.
@@youknow6968 Seems kind of ignorant to call someone else ignorant without even a semblance of an explanation, I mean I really have no idea what your problem is
@@Kieran.Robertson I have no idea what your problem is? And why you're getting your panties in a twist? You do realise that drivers literally have to pass a theory test, an actual exam, which they can only do after studying the highway code. Plus they have to implement their highway code knowledge in a practical test, on the road in front of an examiner, so that's twice they're required to show their knowledge of the highway code. So yes, you're ignorant.
Wow, what appauling cycling. It is scary to watch and I have no idea how they think any of this is OK. Cycling the wrong way around roundabouts especially seems like a death wish.
Did you notice: - 4:31: the lack of lights on a delivery rider, and also the lack of reflectors on the wheels. I wonder if that food delivery company has any rules about lights. A bit later, note the motion conveyed by the reflectors on the pedals. Spoke reflectors also convey motion, and I would get some even if I have the reflective white rings on my tyres. - 5:28: the van on the shared path. A bit further ahead the blue car halfway on the pavement. I still wouldn’t do wheelies on the road, but you also can’t go to cyclists and tell them to please stay on the path. - 5:50: the apartments. (also, the townhouses in the previous clip). A lot of people living there are going to have very little to no private outdoor space. So, as long as we’re not on an arterial type road, I’m on the fence about this - on one hand cyclists should look after themselves, but on the other hand, people in these homes should have some outdoor space around their homes where they can just… *be*, and not having to concentrate on being a “road user”. - 6:38: credit where credit is due - both people would have averted an accident if the other one would not have stopped. Although, yes, that was uncomfortably high stakes for that cyclist.
Stealth delivery riders at night with no lights are a nightmare. Sometimes the only reason you can spot them at all is the reflection from the delivery bag. If Deliveroo ever change their corporate colours to grey-on-black they might as well give them a cloaking device.
Bad as these examples are, I still think the overall standard of cycling in the UK is pretty good. I spent some time in the Netherlands recently and if their highway code were based on my observations, then the priority is: 1) Cyclists 2) Lights 3) Anyone else Several times a day, I saw pedestrians having to jump back when they had a green light to cross because the cyclists were not going to stop until they reached their destination, red lights or not.
I agree with you aboujt the phone use , doesnt make sense if you arent concentrating on where you are going and who is around you , plus with those headphones in you cant hear clearly . There was at one time a cycle proficiency test one had to go through to help you get on the road safely . I believe that has all but disappeared and with the amount of food deliveries ( since covid ) the ones doing those on electric cycles etc are NOT following ANY laws or rules of the road . On and off road , onto pathways to avoid a red light or just disobeying that rule in itself .
3:52 is in Leeds and especially silly because there are good cycle paths around there so you can avoid that massive roundabout, i know because i use them all the time!
Rule 60 of the Highway Code is backed up by law and it states ‘At night your cycle MUST have white front and red rear lights lit. It MUST also be fitted with a red rear reflector (and amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85). White front reflectors and spoke reflectors will also help you to be seen. Flashing lights are permitted but it is recommended that cyclists who are riding in areas without street lighting use a steady front lamp.’
Home Office over twenty years ago released guidelines when pavement cycling was decriminalised and a FPN was all that was required rather than a court appearance. In it the various constabularies were advised that the constables could make the decision based on if the individual was cycling like a loon or not.
Wait, it's not illegal for cyclists to cycle without the proper lights and reflectors in the UK? In Sweden it's illegal and you get a 500 SEK fine PER item that's missing or not properly functioning if you're cycling after dark.
De jure it's illegal. De facto it's not given the extraordinarily, astronomically small chance of any enforcement occurring. Consistent road traffic offences like these by the majority of cyclists (yes it is the majority doing it) are probably the strongest argument for numberplate, insurance and licensing requirements for riding a bicycle on the public highway. A minority of car drivers consistently break road traffic laws. A majority of cyclists consistently break road traffic laws.
"yes it is the majority doing it" Utterly baseless assertion. Unless you have figures backing that up, you've literally just pulled that out of your own backside. Or do you have magical omniscience that makes your and your peers lived experience much more valid than mine? Of course not, you're just another arrogant prick on the internet who tries to pass of their own opinions as fact.
Regarding the “you could get a bus through there” guy, if they had squeezed through he would have shouting about safe passing distance, just another road user with bad attitude. A boy in the youth football I team I used to coach was forever turning up on his bike, no lights and no helmet was bad enough but the training kit is black as was his bike. Every time I mentioned it to him he just shrugged so I mentioned it to his mother, she didn’t care either and she’s a police officer! Ash makes a point about the misinterpretation of the Highway Code hierarchy rules and cyclists thinking they have absolute priority and us motorists should allow them to do what they want. Just this morning I was turning into a road and was shouted at by a pedestrian for not stopping and allowing them to cross, they were still a couple of meters from the kerb when my front wheels were crossing the lines of the junction 🙄
At 7:45 that looks like an e-bike to me. Do they fall under "motor vehicles", which according to the signs are prohibited from entering the road he went into? PS: Also, how did the parked cars get into the road? Unfortunately can't make out what it says on the text below the signs
in the description it says road education starts from a early age the trouble is other countries dont have the same traffic laws as most of the clips are delivery drivers where i dont think the uk is their place of birth
4.06. Saw one, the other night. A cyclist, dressed all in black, came out of darkly lit junction, in front of a car; cyclist had no lights, car almost hit them, and the cyclist remonstrated with the driver. Vile cyclists think that they have priority over everyone, and if they do not conform to health and safety it is not up to them to do so.
regarding the cyclist going the wrong way on the roundabout - I used a cycle lane in Spain over summer which was designed to have cyclists going the wrong way around the roundabout. Needless to say, everyone involved was confused, scared or angry.
First clip: You can guarantee that if the driver had gone straight through, the cyclist would've complained that they were overtaking too close. "You can get a bus through there" indeed.
I disagree, I think the cyclist would’ve only cared if the driver went through too fast. The horn was the wrong decision by the driver, the cyclist was near enough on the curb so it was an easy pass at low speed
If everyone is serious about this supposed "Vision Zero" then it will take everyone's effort to achieve. Sadly the new highway code rules appear to have had the opposite effect on those it was supposed to protect. Pedestrians now wander with zero self awareness or even self preservation, now seem to think it is everyone elses responsibility to look out for them and they can do whatever they like. Same goes for cyclists, especially in London, where the rules of the road appear only to apply to motorists. Same goes for cycling on the pavement, I'm all for having segregated cycling or shared access but where that's not possible, that doesn't mean you can go bombing down the pavement and expect pedestrians to get out of your way.
The problem is getting worse. I see all of these every week around my area. I still have a knee problem from doing an emergency stop when a kid cycled across the road from behind a van 10 years ago. I stopped 2 inches short of hitting the idiot.
that last clip looked like the kid was only wearing noise cancelling headphones. If he was walking, i would understand they may get overwhelm by sounds, but on a bike is terrifying. Cycling with no hands is boys will be boys, but the headphones and no helmet? My brother nearly lost an ear coming off his bike without a helmet. If I catch his daughter doing that, I'm having her look up to see if daddy's ears are in the same position.
I couldn't see clearly on my monitor, so I thought it was a helmet he was fiddling with. yes, at that age with headphones and no helmet qualifies dad for a scolding.
@@nuttycommuter3718 you haven't ever seen a bicycle helmet, have you? after I lost a layer of skin from my eyebrow to my ear in a helmetless crash, I had to wait until I mostly healed before I could try on helmets. conversely, a friend's mother was in a crash that shattered her helmet in three pieces at around the same time. she broke her finger.
I sent this clip in, no they were not wearing anything on their head i also blocked the red car from passing me as i gad a feeling the kid would just follow dad and not check it was safe. Really disappointing
@@nuttycommuter3718 I would dispute that. It's required reading for anyone sitting a test. Whether they continue to keep up to date with any changes after they pass a test is a different matter.
@ and that’s the problem. There might be, perhaps valid, complaints that a 17 yr old cyclist hasn’t read the Highway Code, but there’s people out there who may have had their licence for more than 17 years who also haven’t read it in that time and they’re the ones in charge of 2,000kg of metal. It’s why we need periodic retesting.
@nuttycommuter3718 buy that's an entirely separate argument not relevant to this particular issue. That entire example video is full of people doing their best to remove themselves from the gene pool through their own arrogance or stupidity. And the only reason most of them lived to think it's all a big laugh is precisely because the operators of the vehicles were doing all their thinking for them. That's not how it's supposed to be. As the HC says in the foreword, responsible road use is required of ALL road users, and that includes the wing nuts on show here.
As someone who’s been an avid cyclist for 30 plus years and a driver for only 3, I know understand why we are hated.. The amount I see riding their bikes like they are omnipotent is insane..
I used to say at work that paper boys and girls should have to use lights and their employers should provide them with lights and make sure they have batteries as any other employer would have to provide similar as a ppe provision. They called me crazy.
I’m a cyclist, a very keen cyclist. I cycle for pleasure, for fitness, for an occasional commute to work and as part of a local cycle club. The behaviour exhibited here saddens me. I do my very, very best to keep myself, and other road users of all types, safe and encourage quick passage - I keep my lane, I signal whenever appropriate, I observe the Highway Code and I wear a helmet / HiViz clothing and use bike lights at all times. It is a shame that a minority are ignorant enough to do otherwise. A “Cyclist” is not just any Tom, Dick or Harry on a bicycle. To me, a “Cyclist” is someone, like me, who enjoys riding a bicycle safely, but who also allows other road users their freedom too. Ride safe :-)
4:04 clearly waving his hand to say sorry for cutting up and thanks for patience. Was no big deal, the driver did not use his horn, no one is bothered.
I had one a few weeks ago. At a traffic light junction, my green arrow lit up so I set off but had to slam to a stop when I realised a cyclist was running the red. Worse of it all I'm driving a lorry and the cyclist still felt like he was in the right to give me a dirty look after the whole scenario.
I work nights from home, so I'm often out after dark walking the dog. It's a student area and most are all pretty good about having lights on, the issue is with those delivery riders. They'll be absolutely bombing it down the cycle lane I have to cross with no lights or reflectives on. Had a few shout at me for close calls even with checking both directions because of their speed and the poor visibility.
A campaign to encourage cyclists using lights? Great, useful in dingy weather when they aren’t wearing anything bright, all too easy to blend in with autumn leaves and shadows. Oh you mean at night WHEN ITS FCN MANDATORY!?!?!?
@@simonwatson2399 I was riding when the only cars that had daylight running lights were Volvos. So putting you headlights on on a bike really made you stand out. Now everyone is lit up like a Xmas tree and bikes don’t stand out. Pushbikes might if they have flashing lights. Hi vis on a cycle or m bike helps as the front area is smaller and harder for human to see /judge speed. Having everything painted yellow wouldn’t help then would it as nothing would stand out. Riding in the dark with no lights is illegal and kin stupid. Painting everything the same colour isn’t going to help, if you want to really understand smidsy start watching some researched videos about it.
@highdownmartin so what you're saying is that it's up to riders to make themselves look different because it's just too hard for drivers? Nah, that's just typical victim blaming. There's no call for pedestrians to put on yellow coats before they cross the road but it's still expected and possible for cars to give priority to them. Drivers should be expecting bikes on the road and be prepared to deal with them. Moaning that they weren't wearing a yellow coat is pathetic.
A lot of cyclists going the wrong way around roundabouts here. It's an interesting approach. I often find drivers seem to ignore cyclists on roundabouts or just don't see them because they're in a 'blindspot'. Cycling straight at drivers does seem to ensure visibility and encourage safer driving. Bit like how pedestrians are encouraged to walk towards traffic.
03:36 The only thing I can think of is that this guy has looked at signals somewhere else and interpreted them to mean he is good to go. Perhaps there is a red light off camera that's he seen and assumed was for the traffic coming through.
It’s so annoying, as a ‘cyclist’, people come across this and then see myself as the same immediately. I’m not free of making mistakes myself and I’m normally very thankful to other road users when I have
It's not all cyclists, but more and more just do as they please because they know that there are no consequences and if there is an accident the motor vehicle driver will get the blame.
That last statement is not true. It's something of an urban myth. With so many cctv and other cameras about cause and responsibility is readily identified, when required.
In 95% of these clips the cyclists are blissfully unaware of the law and whether or not it sides with them. The police will look at the evidence if a collision takes place and if their analysis places fault with the cyclist then it will be a NFA and more likely than not a charge for the cyclist. Even if the police were to pursue most of the drivers in the clips would have a warning at minimum. I would also imagine that if the police caught the cyclists pulling wheelies etc they too would end up with a severe ear bashing or FPN or even their bike confiscated.
@@TheGiff7 I'd say in 100% of these clips the cyclists are completely disregarding the law. Why would any of these clips feature cyclists doing the right thing? Or even film motorists driving according to the law? There would literally be no content worth watching if it wasn't for the mistakes.
I am a cyclist, I have a bog standard bike and I do not wear a helmet or cycling (racer clothing). I always cycle on the left, stop at junctions/traffic lights and give way when I intend to move to the right. I always shout at cyclists who do not follow The Highway Code as I HATE THEM.
In defence of the first cyclist, he was right that the gap was massive. I perceived the Jag to be the one causing the obstruction for that reason, it was safe to proceed.
I see people walking across not looking/)caring. They have been told affirmed by Highway Code changes that it is the motorists responsibility to keep them safe. and it is motorists fault if they hit them and they have no responsibility for their own safety
Why don't the police have a blitz on delivery riders in the city centre at night? I was walking through Liverpool last night and very few of them had any lights and most seem to like dark/black clothing. They clearly don't know how invisible they become when set against a background of far too bright modern car lights.
What ever happened to R.O.S.P.A.? I wasn’t allowed out on my bike until I passed my cycling proficiency test, and that was in 1970 when fewer motor vehicles were on the road
I've also got lots of footage of cyclists riding like zombies! And yes Ive also cycled for deliveroo around battersea and Chelsea... I've never been hit by another car why? Because I have basic common sense and I'm also a car driver. I think its a common trend to cycle with no lights on with dark clothes on around London... Mainly uber and deliveroo cyclists. When I was at deliveroo my bike had led strip under the frame creating a big glow of light! And a note to cyclist with lights... Make sure they are flashing lights as that will be noticed more by a driver than a non flashing light... Just think 10 feet beyond your self for a change... The level of cycling skills have dropped the last 15 years, I think your right when u said "cyclists mates say cyclists have priority so cycle as you like".
It's nothing new - 20 years ago a kid on a bike came out of a side road on the wrong side and onto the bonnet of my car, I barely had time to react. He was lucky to get away with only a broken finger; my windscreen was smashed and the kid's parents didn't even offer to cover the excess on my insurance 🤬 As for lights, I just don't understand why some people don't use them - I turn mine on even when I'm cycling in broad daylight because I WANT TO BE SEEN
Kids on scooters in Derby are very bad. Don't look when moving out into the road. Wrong way around round abouts. And no lights at night. You can't see them until your nearly on top of them.
Another excellent video, but I think you were a little harsh about the cyclist at 6:09. He may well have been forced across the give way markings by the line of cars coming up behind him. In this situation it must be glaringly obvious that the cyclist isn't turning left, and will be crossing back onto the chosen route. And if a following driver is, for any reason, expecting a hand signal at this point, would the driver be expecting a left turn signal, or a right turn signal? Any signal given might cause confusion so, in this case, it is more sensible to just rejoin the main route without a signal, and for drivers to pay attention to the fact that this scenario, where a cyclist takes advantage of a "safety space', for self preservation, is very common.
I'm a cyclist, a car driver and ex bus driver and a cycle instructor. Irrespective of the mode of transport ,stupid is stupid, and you can't educate against it. It's only when they or a friend gets hurt might they think about it. And it's epedemic proprtions.
its not so much stupid as a chip on the shoulder based 'ignorant arrogance / FU attitude' that must needs 'arresting'
I agree phone use whilst cycling should be banned...but seeing the number of drivers still using their phones 21 years after the ban, I doubt it would make a difference.
Banning while walking would be a good idea too. Watched a pedestrian walk into the side of a car. The car was entering a junction on the green light and had to wait to turn while a pedestrian crossed with the green light. The zombie was crossing against a red light! He was bloody lucky that the car had to stop.
@glen1534 just imagine how many more vehicle drivers would use their phones if it were not banned?
Same way that having identifiable markings on a car, make by far the majority change their behaviour on the road so as not to get prosecuted.
Now think if bikeys had registration markings, hi-ho-silvers own tubes showing him lawlessly riding, would get him an invite to attend court.
Dunno about cars, by cyclists wobble when they reading their phone and hold up traffic, seen one recently run into the back of a parked car.
@@DemiGod.. all of those things apply to drivers as well 🤷🏻♂️.
@@LeftCoastStephen I had a pedestrian walk into my wingmirror at the taxi rank once. she looked off her head on something, but I told her to stay off the phone when crossing the street, because if she had hit a moving car, she'd be in the hospital.
The road discipline of delivery riders (typicslly riding illegal throttle ebikes) in particular is absolutely shocking.
I ride a legal ebike. Without putting in any effort, they go up hills twice as fast and do 15mph+ with throttle. I recon they dont go above 15mph to not make it too obvious to police. What is odd though is that I never see them using lights at night, I asssume it is so they can go faster without it being obvious.
Yeah, they are the worst. I've seen them sail past me at over 30mph up a hill, not pedaling at all. They must be fun to ride but it's basically a motorcycle.
Throttle electric bikes and bikes which have much more powerful motors aren't actually illegal.
No more than any car or motorbike can be described as illegal if used recklessly and without a license.
What is illegal is people using them without an appropriate license and using them in ways that are illegal depending on the laws wherever you are.
I bought a 250 watt powered 25 kph maximum assisted speed e-bike a few months ago.
I could have bought instead for less money what is in reality a throttle powered moped or light motorcycle.
I have a license that would allow me to ride one of those perfectly legally.
But I didn't because I wanted an assisted bicycle.
I'm in Ireland and not the UK but I presume it's very similar legally?
Maybe get cars restricted to the national speed limit and ban large dangerous suv vehicles . Until then no one will stop riding them or private escooters . The injustice is obvious . Car biased justice system .
@@SKBKER Hmm I don't agree with that logic. I don't think people ride those bikes because motor vehicles aren't restricted. They ride them because they can get away with it most of the time, as they don't have licence plates so nobody can identify them unless stopped by police, and I hardly ever see a copper in town. I'm all for reducing the amount of motor vehicles on the road but I think making cycling easier would be a better solution than making life harder for motorists.
Someone uploaded a video on the local facebook group of kids doing wheelies in front of busses to force them to break. 3 separate people complained that they "shouldn't be uploading videos of kids". Although pretty sure they were the parents.
As with many examples of poor behaviour, social media plays a big part in my opinion.
To which the rejoinder is that "kids" shouldn't be committing road traffic offences and that parents of those "kids" should confiscate the bicycles in question.
@@davidpnewton parents don't care
This problem of people riding around at night with NO lights and NO high viz, often dressed in black as well, has exploded since these awful companies like Deliveroo and Uber Eats have come to priminence. In fact I would say about 80% of their riders either have no lighting or insufficient lighting. The way they are paid (per delivery) also encourages them to take risks with their riding. I live in Leeds and have had a few close calls with them in just the last 12 months alone.
Something needs to be done about this, and these companies that are turning a blind eye to these highly unsafe and illegal practices need to buck their ideas up!
You've had 'close calls''? Just close calls? No actual accidents then? I'm no fan of the delivery riders though, who all seem to think that they are Ninjas, dressed in black, with just their eyes exposed.
Still, they are just fulfilling a demand by lazy people that can't cook or even be bothered to drag themselves out of the house to go get something.
I've almost crashed into a few delivery drivers recently on shared use paths because they don't have lights. Always shout at them to get lights.
@@ealing456 It's a widespread problem thats for sure, and one that needs dealing with at a higher level, asap!
And of course a certain demographic is even harder to see!
I drive trams and go through a major city. The sheer amount of delivery cyclists who zip past roads or blind corners without even thinking to look or slow down in unbelievable. There's a particular blind corner where I have to have my hand hovering over the emergency brake because I know taxis and delivery cyclists love to do it there. They also simply adore leaving their bikes on the road while they go and pick up food because clearly the tracks and big double yellow lines mean there's nothing that needs to get past. On more than one occasion I've had to get out and move the bike myself because they simply never show up or only do so after several minutes and then they have the gall to wave at me like it was my pleasure to wait. I'm not sure how any of it can be fixed but I know one day there's going to be a fatality as its very hard to stop a 30 ton vehicle even with the brakes.
Asking "What are they thinking?" Suggests that they are thinking! Theyre not thinking though!
As an employee of mine said:
Just as happy as if they had a brain
😂
Do they have anything to think WITH?
These drivers have shown amazing constraint and awareness. It's refreshing to see.
Lights on bikes: I'm old. When I was a kid I was told that a cycle is a vehicle. After lighting -up time you had to have a red light on the rear (as well as a red reflector) and a white light to the front. Lighting up times were published, but basically if the street lights were on, so should be your bike lights. It was enforced by the police.....
In my opinion and without stating the obvious if you don't have lights (switched on)on your bike at night you're an accident waiting to happen. Be seen be safe. You wouldn't drive a car on a public road without lights on at night so why do the same on a bike? If I know I'm going to be cycling at night I always make sure my rechargeable front light has plenty of charge and that my rear light has spare batteries. I also check that both work as they should before setting off. The police used to enforce having lights on bikes but these days where I live Cheshire police don't do anything about it.
You're not that old - in the really old days, you just needed a bit of white paint on your mudguard and a red reflector
You must be old if you can remember the police enforcing the law. Not much of that these days...
@@shm5547 Couple of glowworms in a jam jar so you could see was optional.
@@MrAceyJay Is that the key then? Police doing stuff?
As a cyclist and motorist I despair of these antics. But those ninja youths on e motorcycles terrify me. Deliveroo riders as well. You dont get paid enpugh to risk death/injury
But if you don't take risks you don't earn as much! /s, to a point, that per order freelance model is atrocious for this. Even though, just as motor vehicles, these antics don't save too much time anyway. Not to put all the blame on the business model, of course, but it isn't helping.
@@RenAiguit's not just that, it's the fact that (when I did it for a bit during covid at least) they ENCOURAGE competition between "drivers" which in turn means bikes too.
Doing everything by the book means you may as well work for free, or at least it felt like it then.
I gave up after a while.
@@RenAigu Nothing wrong with putting a hefty amount of the blame on per order delivery models though, it creates the need to drive recklessly
Love the fact I'm watching this on the lap top that is recharging one of my sets of front lights for the bike when you mentioned the use of lights. The rear that was used today is going on when this is charged up.
Ive been out a lot on the bike over the last few weeks , and I'm happy to say i dont feature in any of these videos
I ride a bike every day. I have no words for this.
same here
3:33 Nearly causes a pileup and almost gets himself squashed by two cars just because he thought “ME FIRST!”
A lot of the attitudes in these clips aren’t limited to cyclists, sadly. Car drivers have done some of the exact same things shown here.
I don’t get it they were stopped and looking toward the oncoming traffic
@@WhereWeRoll Maybe they were playing chicken or something daft like that?
5:34 that's London Road in Stoke-on-Trent - that same brat does this on the regular. I've seen him do the same thing myself maybe 4 or 5 times, including him falling off his bike once when someone didn't do his looking for him and he had to abort. Unfortunately still hasn't learned his lesson it seems.
I regularly see the same behaviour from a little shit, sorry, a kid on an illegal e-bike in Sheffield, but he lane splits and wheelies through three lanes of moving traffic. I find it really, really hard to hope he stays safe.
Probably got dropped on his head as a baby.
Yes thought it was festival
I also spot those bikes young gangsters with face covered in black. Doing the same thing in Manchester. 😅 And I keep hearing people emphasise let’s kid be kids and I hate those parents use excuses. 😂 This kids will definitely be crashed and dead as a result and I don’t think is a good idea.
Parenting #1 ( starting at 5:22 ). I saw something very similar recently, but it was three boys doing a wheelie towards me after coming out of a side road onto a busy dual carriageway on e-bikes. (Yes, they were going the wrong way down the dual carriageway.)
Awful examples of cycling. I'm glad you call out these bad road-users just like you do bad car drivers. When I talk to drivers, some think that all cyclists do these things when they really don't. Your bad driving videos never seem to get the response that "all car drivers drive recklessly". I wonder why people are quick to label all cyclists as careless when they see things like this...
Depends which side of the fence you sit
Cycling extremists will claim all cars and their drivers are bad. Motoring extremist will claim cyclists are the scourge on the roads and all should be banned (or pay road “tax” and have insurance)
There are a few bad users from all groups and the rest of us fix their errors and mistakes 👍
A high % of people who cycle also drive cars. The transport changes but not the behaviour.
@@smilerbobProblem is that the antipathy of many motorists towards cyclists is prevalent right across the spectrum and is fuelled heavily by social media and the papers and tv.
Unfortunately some ‘cycling extremists’ cry wolf too many times which gives a very poor image. Yet we have people like Chris Boardman, Dame Sarah Storey, Sir Chris Hoy who would all be viewed as ‘extremists’.
Yet they argue objectively and rationally for better infrastructure and road conditions.
On the flip side we have columnists and motoring lobbyists calling for piano wire to be strung across cycle paths and demanding measures to make cycling inaccessible.
Frankly I’m fed up with average motorists verbally threatening me and bullying me with their vehicles. On one occasion I was threatened that they would turn their car and hit me so hard into a field that no one would find me for weeks.
@@smilerbob The motorist extremist argument of cyclist having to pay road tax fails, as there is no road tax (just VED licencing based on vehicle emissions, hence why there as a different cost for some vehicles, and some vehicles are exempt completely) and many cyclists (especially the experienced club riders) will have some form of insurance (road racers can't compete without it).
I think it's partly because bad drivers can be held accountable via license plate and insurance; but how would you go about reporting any of the numpties in this video?
I'd say about half of the bikes where i am have no lights. And given i'm only a couple of hundred miles south of the arctic circle we get a lot of dark right now. The police do occasionally have stop-checks for this, but nowhere near often enough.
where do you live if you don't mind me asking?
@@50upss Central norway
The 2nd to last clip isn't a clip of a cyclist... He's not pedalling and moving at speed. He's therefore on a motorized vehicle and should have a license plate, tax and insurance. It's illegal and I don't think we should lump this in with standard cycling as he's not cycling.
2:30 - ENCOURAGE? It's the bloody law !!!
don't get me started on the UK bike lighting laws - it's almost impossible to comply with them
@@shm5547Not being from the UK, I have no idea, please elaborate, I'm interested.
@@christianb.1028 the main issue, is if a light is capable of emitting a steady light (i.e. not flashing), it must be marked as conforming to the British Standard BS6102/3 (or equivalent EC standard). Most lights that have a flashing mode, also have a steady light mode - but are not marked with the British Standard.
If you manage to find a light that flashes, but has no steady light mode. Then those flashes must be regular, with a frequency between 1 and 4 Hz. So any irregular flashing patterns or throbbing/pulsing lights don't meet the criteria. Almost all flashing lights you can buy are not legal to use as your only source of light.
You must also have yellow pedal reflectors fitted - but many 'clipless' pedals have no way of adding yellow reflectors! So, if you ride with proper cycling shoes and clipless pedals, it's difficult to comply.
The lights that do conform to the British Standard are really rubbish. Very dim and not much use. However, you can add additional lights, that don't comply and still be legal, as long as you have at least a front and rear light that meet the standard. So, I ended up putting BS lamps front and rear as 'back up' lights, to ensure I was legal, but using properly bright flashing lights front and rear to ensure I was actually visible and could see where I was going.
@@christianb.1028 just had a quick look at Halfords, a big commercial store that sells a lot of bicycles in the UK. Of their 78 lights on sale, I don't think any front lights meet the standard to be legal and only one rear light might meet the standard, as it is German StVZO approved (the Cateye Reflex Pannier Rack Rear Bike Light). None that I can see have the required British Standard mark.
@@shm5547 Thanks. I'm in Germany and here flashing lights are completely illegal. Regular bike lights need to have a "CE" approval and we also have various rules about reflectors, but as long as you have any light no cop on his right mind will stop you...
But at least they get to have “I Had Priority” on their tombstones!
Lots of really poor 2-wheel road users: some bicycles; some e-bikes; some electric mopeds and electric scooters.
All subject to different regulations but none of them effectively policed. Is this what happens when we cut police numbers and funding?
It's a combination of things I think, police numbers decreasing and costs decreasing in cheap conversion kits which are very accessible to the average user. The rise of delivery apps has increased the incentive to ride apparently as quickly and recklessly as possible as those that can get more deliveries done earn more money and outcompete the law abiding riders.
2:27 The Highway Code (Rule 60) says "At night your cycle MUST have white front and red rear lights lit." This is not just a campaign, it's the law.
Yes! You featured my cam footage. Thank you Ashley. love the channel.
Does anyone know what Ashley meant by takie? I've watched that clip about 10 times but I'm still confused lol
I think it's the Liverpool version of what I would usually call a "backie." i.e. giving someone a lift on your bike. There are two people on the first bike that crossed the junction.
@DanielAbbott32 nicking a bike?
Without wishing to offend, my Liverpudlian wife has suggested that perhaps Ashley is a Woolyback as it's a term she's not familiar with. Me? I know nothing (and am staying well out of it)
@@Enjay001 Ah that makes sense, thank you for your reply
The guy who falls into view at the front of the second group was sat on the handlebars of the bike until his mate saw me and slammed on the brakes.
I’ve had a cyclist pull out on me before without looking behind first. After this he said i need to pay more attention. Funny thing is if i weren’t paying attention he’d be on the floor.
Yet another catalogue of names to be entered on the list of eventual Darwin Awards.
"what are they thinking?"
they are thinking they have right of way, they are thinking they are immortal, that everything is someone else's fault
note for reference, this also applies to some on foot and some powered on two or more wheels
Agreed they have taken the new highway code guidelines as a I can do what I like and it's everyon else's responsibility, I don't think it was thought through before implementing,, its mad the roads dangerous because cars now don't have a clue what they are supposed to do,
As a cyclist, all of that was truly shocking. Unfortunately, many on bicycles of whatever description just consider themselves to be pedestrians on 2 wheels.
1:20 I've said it before, but with the road rule change giving greater protection to pedestrians and cyclists, some have stopped thinking about protecting themselves and rely purely on motorists being switched on to the stupidity.
Motorists don’t even read the Highway Code, you think pedestrians and cyclists do?
Are you feeling OK?
Only an ignorant person would make such a statement. @@Kieran.Robertson
@@youknow6968 Seems kind of ignorant to call someone else ignorant without even a semblance of an explanation, I mean I really have no idea what your problem is
@@Kieran.Robertson I have no idea what your problem is? And why you're getting your panties in a twist?
You do realise that drivers literally have to pass a theory test, an actual exam, which they can only do after studying the highway code.
Plus they have to implement their highway code knowledge in a practical test, on the road in front of an examiner, so that's twice they're required to show their knowledge of the highway code.
So yes, you're ignorant.
@@youknow6968 You think drivers remember all of that? 🤣 You’re naive. I reckon 50% of that knowledge is forgotten within 5 years of passing or less.
6:14 - not helped by the van blocking the dropped kerb. Another clip for your Parking Fails video ?
Wow, what appauling cycling. It is scary to watch and I have no idea how they think any of this is OK. Cycling the wrong way around roundabouts especially seems like a death wish.
Pretty appalling spelling too
They don't care until they get hit or are inconvenienced themselves. Then you won't hear the end of it. ME ME ME
Did you notice:
- 4:31: the lack of lights on a delivery rider, and also the lack of reflectors on the wheels. I wonder if that food delivery company has any rules about lights. A bit later, note the motion conveyed by the reflectors on the pedals. Spoke reflectors also convey motion, and I would get some even if I have the reflective white rings on my tyres.
- 5:28: the van on the shared path. A bit further ahead the blue car halfway on the pavement. I still wouldn’t do wheelies on the road, but you also can’t go to cyclists and tell them to please stay on the path.
- 5:50: the apartments. (also, the townhouses in the previous clip). A lot of people living there are going to have very little to no private outdoor space. So, as long as we’re not on an arterial type road, I’m on the fence about this - on one hand cyclists should look after themselves, but on the other hand, people in these homes should have some outdoor space around their homes where they can just… *be*, and not having to concentrate on being a “road user”.
- 6:38: credit where credit is due - both people would have averted an accident if the other one would not have stopped. Although, yes, that was uncomfortably high stakes for that cyclist.
Nothing better than being overtaken by an ebike in a 30 zone with no lights on and wrong side of the road 😂😂
Stealth delivery riders at night with no lights are a nightmare. Sometimes the only reason you can spot them at all is the reflection from the delivery bag. If Deliveroo ever change their corporate colours to grey-on-black they might as well give them a cloaking device.
Bad as these examples are, I still think the overall standard of cycling in the UK is pretty good. I spent some time in the Netherlands recently and if their highway code were based on my observations, then the priority is:
1) Cyclists
2) Lights
3) Anyone else
Several times a day, I saw pedestrians having to jump back when they had a green light to cross because the cyclists were not going to stop until they reached their destination, red lights or not.
Were you in Amsterdam? Because Amsterdam cyclists are beyond entitled.
2 minutes in and I have had to stop watching. My Anxiety cannot cope.
It didn't get much better. Absolutely bewildering behaviour.
@matt821 thank you
it's ok, no cyclists were harmed in the making of this video
I agree with you aboujt the phone use , doesnt make sense if you arent concentrating on where you are going and who is around you , plus with those headphones in you cant hear clearly . There was at one time a cycle proficiency test one had to go through to help you get on the road safely . I believe that has all but disappeared and with the amount of food deliveries ( since covid ) the ones doing those on electric cycles etc are NOT following ANY laws or rules of the road . On and off road , onto pathways to avoid a red light or just disobeying that rule in itself .
3:52 is in Leeds and especially silly because there are good cycle paths around there so you can avoid that massive roundabout, i know because i use them all the time!
Rule 60 of the Highway Code is backed up by law and it states ‘At night your cycle MUST have white front and red rear lights lit. It MUST also be fitted with a red rear reflector (and amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85). White front reflectors and spoke reflectors will also help you to be seen. Flashing lights are permitted but it is recommended that cyclists who are riding in areas without street lighting use a steady front lamp.’
Remember, Cycling on pavements or at night without lights are both against the law and dangerous.
Against the law? Technically, yes. Dangerous? That depends. Ashley did a video on this. I doubt you've cycled much.
As is driving on the pavement, but that doesn’t seem to stop a lot of drivers.
Home Office over twenty years ago released guidelines when pavement cycling was decriminalised and a FPN was all that was required rather than a court appearance. In it the various constabularies were advised that the constables could make the decision based on if the individual was cycling like a loon or not.
Wait, it's not illegal for cyclists to cycle without the proper lights and reflectors in the UK? In Sweden it's illegal and you get a 500 SEK fine PER item that's missing or not properly functioning if you're cycling after dark.
It is illegal.
The chance of getting caught is very low.
De jure it's illegal. De facto it's not given the extraordinarily, astronomically small chance of any enforcement occurring.
Consistent road traffic offences like these by the majority of cyclists (yes it is the majority doing it) are probably the strongest argument for numberplate, insurance and licensing requirements for riding a bicycle on the public highway.
A minority of car drivers consistently break road traffic laws. A majority of cyclists consistently break road traffic laws.
"yes it is the majority doing it"
Utterly baseless assertion. Unless you have figures backing that up, you've literally just pulled that out of your own backside.
Or do you have magical omniscience that makes your and your peers lived experience much more valid than mine? Of course not, you're just another arrogant prick on the internet who tries to pass of their own opinions as fact.
It is not the majority, it is a minority.
Regarding the “you could get a bus through there” guy, if they had squeezed through he would have shouting about safe passing distance, just another road user with bad attitude.
A boy in the youth football I team I used to coach was forever turning up on his bike, no lights and no helmet was bad enough but the training kit is black as was his bike. Every time I mentioned it to him he just shrugged so I mentioned it to his mother, she didn’t care either and she’s a police officer!
Ash makes a point about the misinterpretation of the Highway Code hierarchy rules and cyclists thinking they have absolute priority and us motorists should allow them to do what they want. Just this morning I was turning into a road and was shouted at by a pedestrian for not stopping and allowing them to cross, they were still a couple of meters from the kerb when my front wheels were crossing the lines of the junction 🙄
At school I took a cycling course to prepare for the road. I didn't do too well at school but benifited from this.!
At 7:45 that looks like an e-bike to me. Do they fall under "motor vehicles", which according to the signs are prohibited from entering the road he went into?
PS: Also, how did the parked cars get into the road? Unfortunately can't make out what it says on the text below the signs
in the description it says road education starts from a early age the trouble is other countries dont have the same traffic laws as most of the clips are delivery drivers where i dont think the uk is their place of birth
4.06. Saw one, the other night. A cyclist, dressed all in black, came out of darkly lit junction, in front of a car; cyclist had no lights, car almost hit them, and the cyclist remonstrated with the driver. Vile cyclists think that they have priority over everyone, and if they do not conform to health and safety it is not up to them to do so.
regarding the cyclist going the wrong way on the roundabout - I used a cycle lane in Spain over summer which was designed to have cyclists going the wrong way around the roundabout. Needless to say, everyone involved was confused, scared or angry.
First clip: You can guarantee that if the driver had gone straight through, the cyclist would've complained that they were overtaking too close. "You can get a bus through there" indeed.
I disagree, I think the cyclist would’ve only cared if the driver went through too fast. The horn was the wrong decision by the driver, the cyclist was near enough on the curb so it was an easy pass at low speed
No mention of the van completely blocking the shared pavement at 5:25. Are you saving that for a video on Parking Fails ?
The kid getting a takey, certainly took the head tube somewhere.
If everyone is serious about this supposed "Vision Zero" then it will take everyone's effort to achieve. Sadly the new highway code rules appear to have had the opposite effect on those it was supposed to protect. Pedestrians now wander with zero self awareness or even self preservation, now seem to think it is everyone elses responsibility to look out for them and they can do whatever they like. Same goes for cyclists, especially in London, where the rules of the road appear only to apply to motorists. Same goes for cycling on the pavement, I'm all for having segregated cycling or shared access but where that's not possible, that doesn't mean you can go bombing down the pavement and expect pedestrians to get out of your way.
takie aka frontie or sometimes backie
The problem is getting worse. I see all of these every week around my area. I still have a knee problem from doing an emergency stop when a kid cycled across the road from behind a van 10 years ago. I stopped 2 inches short of hitting the idiot.
that last clip looked like the kid was only wearing noise cancelling headphones.
If he was walking, i would understand they may get overwhelm by sounds, but on a bike is terrifying.
Cycling with no hands is boys will be boys, but the headphones and no helmet?
My brother nearly lost an ear coming off his bike without a helmet. If I catch his daughter doing that, I'm having her look up to see if daddy's ears are in the same position.
I couldn't see clearly on my monitor, so I thought it was a helmet he was fiddling with. yes, at that age with headphones and no helmet qualifies dad for a scolding.
How would a bike helmet have made any difference to his ear? It barely makes any difference to a head
@@nuttycommuter3718 you haven't ever seen a bicycle helmet, have you? after I lost a layer of skin from my eyebrow to my ear in a helmetless crash, I had to wait until I mostly healed before I could try on helmets. conversely, a friend's mother was in a crash that shattered her helmet in three pieces at around the same time. she broke her finger.
@ that’s not same as saying a helmet would have prevented it.
If a helmet shatters then it failed. They’re not designed to shatter
I sent this clip in, no they were not wearing anything on their head i also blocked the red car from passing me as i gad a feeling the kid would just follow dad and not check it was safe. Really disappointing
Not only do we have muppets behind steering wheels, we also have them on two wheels!
They graduate to cars.
Too many thoughtless and stupid people with no consideration for anyone but themselves and too many useless unenforceable laws!
There also seem to be plenty of drivers who think headlights are only for night and not for poor visibilty conditions during daylight hours.
"Don't bother looking will ya" The changes to the highway code in 2022 have effectively condoned this behaviour.
Be great when there’s facial recognition on every roundabout, it’d be wheelie good if kids knew which way to ride round on one wheel
Riding at night with no lights while wearing dark clothes is insane.
It takes less than 5 minutes to read the cyclists section of the highway code, do these people not know that there's guidance for them in there?
Not just guidance, also a list of their legal duties and responsibilities as cyclists.
Almost nobody reads the Highway Code, regardless of their method of transport.
@@nuttycommuter3718 I would dispute that. It's required reading for anyone sitting a test.
Whether they continue to keep up to date with any changes after they pass a test is a different matter.
@ and that’s the problem. There might be, perhaps valid, complaints that a 17 yr old cyclist hasn’t read the Highway Code, but there’s people out there who may have had their licence for more than 17 years who also haven’t read it in that time and they’re the ones in charge of 2,000kg of metal. It’s why we need periodic retesting.
@nuttycommuter3718 buy that's an entirely separate argument not relevant to this particular issue.
That entire example video is full of people doing their best to remove themselves from the gene pool through their own arrogance or stupidity. And the only reason most of them lived to think it's all a big laugh is precisely because the operators of the vehicles were doing all their thinking for them. That's not how it's supposed to be. As the HC says in the foreword, responsible road use is required of ALL road users, and that includes the wing nuts on show here.
@2:38
From what I’ve seen, 99% of lime bike users don’t care about anyone else but themselves.
As someone who’s been an avid cyclist for 30 plus years and a driver for only 3, I know understand why we are hated.. The amount I see riding their bikes like they are omnipotent is insane..
I used to say at work that paper boys and girls should have to use lights and their employers should provide them with lights and make sure they have batteries as any other employer would have to provide similar as a ppe provision. They called me crazy.
I try to be predictable if possible when riding anywhere.
I’m a cyclist, a very keen cyclist. I cycle for pleasure, for fitness, for an occasional commute to work and as part of a local cycle club.
The behaviour exhibited here saddens me. I do my very, very best to keep myself, and other road users of all types, safe and encourage quick passage - I keep my lane, I signal whenever appropriate, I observe the Highway Code and I wear a helmet / HiViz clothing and use bike lights at all times. It is a shame that a minority are ignorant enough to do otherwise.
A “Cyclist” is not just any Tom, Dick or Harry on a bicycle. To me, a “Cyclist” is someone, like me, who enjoys riding a bicycle safely, but who also allows other road users their freedom too.
Ride safe :-)
5:35, aside from irritation I mostly just pity anyone in a position where this is how they get their kicks.
3:32 we can't see very well, but there's another set of lights. I wonder if those had just turned red and the kid thought they could go?
8:04 great to see a kid so comfortable on a bike in traffic
4:04 clearly waving his hand to say sorry for cutting up and thanks for patience.
Was no big deal, the driver did not use his horn, no one is bothered.
I had one a few weeks ago. At a traffic light junction, my green arrow lit up so I set off but had to slam to a stop when I realised a cyclist was running the red. Worse of it all I'm driving a lorry and the cyclist still felt like he was in the right to give me a dirty look after the whole scenario.
I work nights from home, so I'm often out after dark walking the dog. It's a student area and most are all pretty good about having lights on, the issue is with those delivery riders. They'll be absolutely bombing it down the cycle lane I have to cross with no lights or reflectives on. Had a few shout at me for close calls even with checking both directions because of their speed and the poor visibility.
3:58 lane changing safely doing shoulder checks. waves hands to thank drivers.
5:40 bro think he’s Little Harry 💀
2:05 Mobile phone use on bicycles is banned over here in the Netherlands! up to a €400,- fine if you get caught doing it.
Hmm, Interesting. Tell that to all the cycle campaign groups, that want to adopt Dutch laws, because they think it makes the motorist always liable.
A campaign to encourage cyclists using lights? Great, useful in dingy weather when they aren’t wearing anything bright, all too easy to blend in with autumn leaves and shadows.
Oh you mean at night WHEN ITS FCN MANDATORY!?!?!?
Should all cars be yellow too? Might reduce accidents.
@ no because they’re quite big and easier to spot
@@highdownmartin easier yes. Easy, not always. Motorbikes should all be yellow then surely. And smart cars.
@@simonwatson2399 I was riding when the only cars that had daylight running lights were Volvos. So putting you headlights on on a bike really made you stand out. Now everyone is lit up like a Xmas tree and bikes don’t stand out. Pushbikes might if they have flashing lights. Hi vis on a cycle or m bike helps as the front area is smaller and harder for human to see /judge speed. Having everything painted yellow wouldn’t help then would it as nothing would stand out. Riding in the dark with no lights is illegal and kin stupid. Painting everything the same colour isn’t going to help, if you want to really understand smidsy start watching some researched videos about it.
@highdownmartin so what you're saying is that it's up to riders to make themselves look different because it's just too hard for drivers? Nah, that's just typical victim blaming. There's no call for pedestrians to put on yellow coats before they cross the road but it's still expected and possible for cars to give priority to them. Drivers should be expecting bikes on the road and be prepared to deal with them. Moaning that they weren't wearing a yellow coat is pathetic.
A lot of cyclists going the wrong way around roundabouts here. It's an interesting approach. I often find drivers seem to ignore cyclists on roundabouts or just don't see them because they're in a 'blindspot'. Cycling straight at drivers does seem to ensure visibility and encourage safer driving. Bit like how pedestrians are encouraged to walk towards traffic.
2:32 food delivery driver what a surprise
03:36 The only thing I can think of is that this guy has looked at signals somewhere else and interpreted them to mean he is good to go. Perhaps there is a red light off camera that's he seen and assumed was for the traffic coming through.
is using lights not mandatory after dusk in the UK? in the US, it has been mandatory pretty much since they used candles.
It’s so annoying, as a ‘cyclist’, people come across this and then see myself as the same immediately. I’m not free of making mistakes myself and I’m normally very thankful to other road users when I have
What happened to cycling proficiency in schools? Liked the Jedi pun at the start
Keep up. Cycling Proficiency stopped more than 20 years ago. Bikeability is the organisation that runs bike training
Its called Bikeability now. It's much better than the cycling proficiency test in my view.
It's not all cyclists, but more and more just do as they please because they know that there are no consequences and if there is an accident the motor vehicle driver will get the blame.
That last statement is not true. It's something of an urban myth. With so many cctv and other cameras about cause and responsibility is readily identified, when required.
In 95% of these clips the cyclists are blissfully unaware of the law and whether or not it sides with them. The police will look at the evidence if a collision takes place and if their analysis places fault with the cyclist then it will be a NFA and more likely than not a charge for the cyclist. Even if the police were to pursue most of the drivers in the clips would have a warning at minimum. I would also imagine that if the police caught the cyclists pulling wheelies etc they too would end up with a severe ear bashing or FPN or even their bike confiscated.
Wait till they get behind the wheel of a car!
@@TheGiff7 I'd say in 100% of these clips the cyclists are completely disregarding the law. Why would any of these clips feature cyclists doing the right thing? Or even film motorists driving according to the law? There would literally be no content worth watching if it wasn't for the mistakes.
Some people are clearly on a death wish.
I am a cyclist, I have a bog standard bike and I do not wear a helmet or cycling (racer clothing).
I always cycle on the left, stop at junctions/traffic lights and give way when I intend to move to the right. I always shout at cyclists who do not follow The Highway Code as I HATE THEM.
In defence of the first cyclist, he was right that the gap was massive. I perceived the Jag to be the one causing the obstruction for that reason, it was safe to proceed.
I see people walking across not looking/)caring. They have been told affirmed by Highway Code changes that it is the motorists responsibility to keep them safe. and it is motorists fault if they hit them and they have no responsibility for their own safety
Why don't the police have a blitz on delivery riders in the city centre at night? I was walking through Liverpool last night and very few of them had any lights and most seem to like dark/black clothing. They clearly don't know how invisible they become when set against a background of far too bright modern car lights.
The last clip is by King’s Lynn railway station
What ever happened to R.O.S.P.A.?
I wasn’t allowed out on my bike until I passed my cycling proficiency test, and that was in 1970 when fewer motor vehicles were on the road
I've also got lots of footage of cyclists riding like zombies! And yes Ive also cycled for deliveroo around battersea and Chelsea... I've never been hit by another car why? Because I have basic common sense and I'm also a car driver. I think its a common trend to cycle with no lights on with dark clothes on around London... Mainly uber and deliveroo cyclists. When I was at deliveroo my bike had led strip under the frame creating a big glow of light! And a note to cyclist with lights... Make sure they are flashing lights as that will be noticed more by a driver than a non flashing light... Just think 10 feet beyond your self for a change... The level of cycling skills have dropped the last 15 years, I think your right when u said "cyclists mates say cyclists have priority so cycle as you like".
It's nothing new - 20 years ago a kid on a bike came out of a side road on the wrong side and onto the bonnet of my car, I barely had time to react. He was lucky to get away with only a broken finger; my windscreen was smashed and the kid's parents didn't even offer to cover the excess on my insurance 🤬
As for lights, I just don't understand why some people don't use them - I turn mine on even when I'm cycling in broad daylight because I WANT TO BE SEEN
people are stupid. it only takes one time and it's all over.
6:10 many cyclists feel they don't have too? no I would say a few. Remember there are bad road users using every type of vehicle.
Kids on scooters in Derby are very bad. Don't look when moving out into the road. Wrong way around round abouts. And no lights at night. You can't see them until your nearly on top of them.
1:36 Ashley calling out for a bad road user before the bad road user is even in view. that's grade A-1 observation.
Another excellent video, but I think you were a little harsh about the cyclist at 6:09.
He may well have been forced across the give way markings by the line of cars coming up behind him. In this situation it must be glaringly obvious that the cyclist isn't turning left, and will be crossing back onto the chosen route. And if a following driver is, for any reason, expecting a hand signal at this point, would the driver be expecting a left turn signal, or a right turn signal?
Any signal given might cause confusion so, in this case, it is more sensible to just rejoin the main route without a signal, and for drivers to pay attention to the fact that this scenario, where a cyclist takes advantage of a "safety space', for self preservation, is very common.
I always thought it was a legal requirement to have lights on a bicycle when it’s dark or in poor visibility.