Cycle Couriers. (the full stop means its a rant)

[TheAnimus]

Its fair to say cyclists in London are worse than many other europian cities.

Try riding in london and you will soon understand. Its a veritable hell on earth, with railing to get smooshed into by lorries who don't care your not turning left, to a complete and utter lack of cycle paths.

So yes, I understand his frustration, and I once ran into a ped when i was out in Vevey, as she walked onto a zebra crossing without looking...... (i actually ran into her back, only a tiny bit i'd slammed on the breaks and it was a choice between her and the trolly bus).

[Russ]

Hexus is full of posh, hard, bar stewards isnt it..

Thank god there are people like you to right the worlds wrongs, or where ever would we be.. Probably drinking starbucks coffee strolling across the street right out infront of cyclists who are just trying to do their job.

[mmh]

Hexus is full of posh, hard, bar stewards isnt it..

Thank god there are people like you to right the worlds wrongs, or where ever would we be.. Probably drinking starbucks coffee strolling across the street right out infront of cyclists who are just trying to do their job.

and their job consists of complete disregard of traffic lights because road rules dont apply to cyclists? but not only to disregard the rules of the road, but to swear and antagonise pedestrians who are walking when they are supposed to be walking at a crosswalk...

what a twisted view on life you must have...

[Russ]

ah right the old rules of the road thing, because we all obey those 100% of the time... and we never swear at other drivers and the cyclists when we think they are in the wrong and we are in the right..

what a twisted view indeed

[mmh]

ah right the old rules of the road thing, because we all obey those 100% of the time... and we never swear at other drivers and the cyclists when we think they are in the wrong and we are in the right..

what a twisted view indeed

[sarcasm]yeah because i go round running red lights all the time![/sarcasm]

I have NEVER run a red light, and the only road law i may have broken is driving a little spirited once in a while on clear roads.

this guy runs a red light, which presumably cars,vans,busses etc have stopped at and he thinks he is in the right?

[Russ]

you went too fast on a "clear road" and you think you are in the right

[Steve]

What is it with cycling related threads causing such antagonism this week?

[mmh]

you went too fast on a "clear road" and you think you are in the right

i never said that

[Knoxville]

As somebody that walks almost everywhere I've gotta say it does get on my nerves when cyclists/anyone for that matter doesn't stop for a crossing. As for the cyclist in question he was in the wrong but I don't think a few choice words means he thinks he was in the right, probably just annoyed. To him your another pedestrian, something he dodges and dives round as he risks his neck in traffic daily, you're nothing but an obstacle that stops him doing his job as quickly and easily as possible, same goes from the other point of view, he's just some twonk who got in your way as you were trying to go about your day.

I'm not sure I'd have gone as far as to report his actions but if he does get fired as a result then he's obviously been reported for something before and probably deserves it in the long run.

[Dreaming]

Haven't been about the forums much (was trying to get an MSI P55 board today from scan so was following their forums to see the dealio..), but saw this thread and was a bit . I mean we all get wound up from time to time, but don't you think it *may* be a bit callous when someone annoys you to go and upset their work or whatever, rather than just to shrug it off. You never know, he might have been having a bad day.

Not saying you're in the wrong, just that a lot of situations aren't black and white and sometimes giving a little bit of leeway (like how you stopped in the road despite having right of way) can go a long way to making us all get along. There are certainly worse criminals about.

In that vein, there is a lad who burgled me 6 months ago lurking outside my house. He was supposed to be in prison for 18 months but has obviously been let out on licence. Police not terribly interested because it was a plea bargain and he never 'officially' broke into my house (had something like 150 counts of theft, admitted 67 so they dropped the rest, he got 18 months lol).

Compared with that I'm very happy for cyclists to cut me up all day. If they swear, swear back

[Barrichello]

Its fair to say cyclists in London are worse than many other europian cities.

Try riding in london and you will soon understand. Its a veritable hell on earth, with railing to get smooshed into by lorries who don't care your not turning left, to a complete and utter lack of cycle paths.

So yes, I understand his frustration, and I once ran into a ped when i was out in Vevey, as she walked onto a zebra crossing without looking...... (i actually ran into her back, only a tiny bit i'd slammed on the breaks and it was a choice between her and the trolly bus).

Yep, London is not exactly cycle friendly, i cycle when ever possible here but try to stay away from the busier parts when i can. Compared to when I lived in Denmark just cycled at all times, with cycle lanes everywhere was the obvious choice.

Just have to except the limitations we have here. I understand cyclist frustrations, but everyone no matter how we travel has problems no matter if car/cycle/public transport ot pedestrian so we all have to live with it.

[TheAnimus]

Hexus is full of posh, hard, bar stewards isnt it..

Thank god there are people like you to right the worlds wrongs, or where ever would we be.. Probably drinking starbucks coffee strolling across the street right out infront of cyclists who are just trying to do their job.

starbucks coffee..... It's kinda like prison sex, you get the sex, but its just not quite the same.

So, first off I didn't stroll out into the street, I pushed a button, waited for the beep beep beep. Then, seeing a someone peddling hell for leather, i decided to stop half way to let him through, even thou carrying a Nero's white americano as anyone will tell you, stopping abruptly is a challenge.

Did I deserve a face full of abuse somehow? Can't begin to see it.

Do I ask to much, for lowly old me to be recognised as a customer? Yes, but the fact is everyone knows the City is a tiny place, and what goes around comes around. When I had a phone call with someone who contracts the firm he works for, whats one of the first things i'm going to say?

[TooNice]

Not saying you're in the wrong, just that a lot of situations aren't black and white and sometimes giving a little bit of leeway (like how you stopped in the road despite having right of way) can go a long way to making us all get along. There are certainly worse criminals about.

Yet a lot of it is. From the only side of the story that's written, I can't see a shade of grey here. Even if that guy's wife just asked for a divorce, how is that TheAnimus' fault? Well, unless he shagged her and didn't mention it in this thread. But really, someone who can't control their behaviour while they are on the job no matter how annoyed they are should either not be doing that job, or take a day off to calm down.

Yeah, there are also child rapists and mass murderers in this world. But just because there are people who deserve to be put behind bar, it doesn't mean that someone as described by the OP do not deserve a firm slap in the wrist.

[Dareos]

Not enough cycle paths in London?

bring back the Krays!

[santa claus]

http://forums.hexus.net/general-disc...day-santa.html


Is Santa a cycle courier in his spare time....?

No. But Santa is very pleased to see another cycling thread .

Hadn't seen that.

Are you sure?

[0iD]

starbucks coffee..... It's kinda like prison sex, you get the sex, but its just not quite the same.

Just going to have to take your word for it on that one