Cycling Fail #3 | Rules are for the stupid 

Lorry driver at the end did a brilliant job to make it a non-event.

The clip with the boys on the bike at the school is exactly why it makes me so frustrated when I see parents looking at their phone driving their kids home outside a school near my house.

I felt the fear that the sit-down cyclist had for that child in the last clip. Man might have just witnessed the death of a child right in front of him. Massive props to the lorry driver for those insane reactions.

3:43 I'm happy to see how nice the cyclist was. And I presume the driver was nice as well. Even though things went wrong it's just heartwarming to see nice interactions afterwards.

I'm a secondary teacher and have seen my fair share of accidents outside the gates. (Nothing life-threatening thankfully, just a few bruises and one broken arm). The general rule is that, yes the child may be at fault but ultimately they are a child and you as an adult driver should expect them to make more mistakes and allow yourself more reaction time. Accidents will never go away but driving slowly at school time will mean more bumps and bruises and fewer trips to the hospital.

4:39 be useful also to point out all the parents parked in the cycle lane

The clip around 1:00 to 1:20, the direction the cyclist was coming from is a no right turn junction. To go right there, they should have turned at the road before to come out further along. There are extremely few places you could be heading to on the way down that hill where there isn't a more efficient route than turning right there which is why the option is removed to improve flow in other directions for the majority

The last clip is Czech Republic where I live. We have less cycling infrastructure and less rules protecting cyclists, but leisure cycling is very popular, almost every family will have bikes. That leads to a better understanding about safety from just about every driver.

Just this week I was in a 44t artic, delivering food to a well know shop in Plymouth Arcade. It's private land, not ruled by road markings or signs! It is a pedestrian area and cycles are allowed. The entrance to the service area is narrow, so I have to approach from the right side of the paved area. I have my lights and hazards on, doing maybe 5mph! So, I'm lined up to turn into narrow entrance, I see a cyclist coming directly towards me, travelling at 20+mph!! I'm slowing down, he then starts yelling 'OUT THE WAY, MAKE ROOM!!' He has approximately 10 feet of pavement to his left, with no one else to share the space with! He decides to get as close as possible and runs his hand down the side of my trailer! I stopped at that point! All I could think is that moron is so entitled he has knowingly put himself in the most dangerous area, just so he can call me a shit driver!! It's these very people we have to look after, because they can't look after themselves! I did report it as a near miss at work, just incase he reports me and has 'damming video evidence'! We have cameras on all our vehicles thankfully! My question is this.....why are these personality types even allowed on our roads? They ruin it for everyone else!

My heart was in my mouth for that last clip, due to the timing everyone came out fine but a couple of seconds later and it's a horrible tragedy! That's a great quote again Ashley, rules are for stupid people but it's only stupid people who break them 👌 the best lesson you teach is patience and that's why I'll always watch your clips to help keep my own in check, stay safe mate 👍

"Make it a non-event". Good life advice in general.

Was cycling back to my home yesterday, about a 35 minute cycle and 2 cars overtook me while only giving me 50cm of space between us, because cars were coming in the other direction. It is rather terrifying, as I often have to avoid potholes and when they do this I can't avoid potholes very easily and those potholes can send my steering off course. Wish people were more patient in overtaking me.

I have a young son, and that last clip made my heart sink so low. THAT is exactly why we need to all be so aware, all of the time, and be responsible adults, whilst driving.

my clip is the one of the cyclist that's 1 minute in, I didn't expect him to be there as you can't turn right at them lights so nothing should of been coming from that direction

I agree clip 6 is normal and there's nothing in it (I cycle through glasgow daily, it is annoying when cars sit out into lane 1 when emerging but they often have to do this to see past cars parked in lane 1) however clip 5 is dangerous AF and is a case of "I must overtake" even though there was no room. Poor driving.

Can't believe how many young lads ride around on their bikes around where I live at night time with no lights. It's like they think it's unmanly to have a light.

i jumped the lights once on shepherd’s bush green when i was cycling just like the guy in the video. nearly got hit by a bus. i decided it’s best to wait for green after that

The ones you think are stupid, aren't stupid. They just don't care because they know everyone else will adjust their behaviour to accommodate theirs.

Getting “doored” can cause serious injuries. Especially during the school run you’re going to have children opening doors without looking and children on bikes need to be taught to stay a door’s width away from parked cars.

Many (or maybe all) of us did really stupid things when we were teenagers. We can thank the car drivers from that time for being careful enough not to have run us over. Now it is our turn.

Another fantastic educational video Ashley both as a driver and cyclist…thanks 👍🏻

Rules are for the stupid? George Bernard Shaw, writer and wit put it so much better. "Rules are for the obedience of Fools and the guidance of wise men.!" Nice clips as usual.

1:32 my street doesn't even have lights like this...hence me indicating to turn into my driveway when 'no one is around' 🤣

Excellent content are always Ashley. Totally agree with the comments throughout, especially the last one. Keep up the great work sir.

Another nice one! Essential viewing. Always authoritative and wise. Thank you.

Clip 8. Good driving. Another bike with no brakes. I love your balanced, road safety focus commentary. It would be nice to hear you call this out in your cycling videos.

Clip 9 - that is almost the scenario I had some 30 odd years ago when picking up my pre-school daughter from nursery - cars had stopped from both directions and we had started to cross with the green man , when an idiot on a bike came speeding down the middle of the road paying no attention to the crossing ; all at once I hauled my daughter back out of the way and instinctively jabbed my brolly forwards , which was in my other hand - more due to luck than anything else , the brolly went through the spokes of his front wheel and sent him over the handlebars , to applause and cheers from all the other parents ( this was right outside the nursery and there were signs warning of the nursery ) . My brolly was completely ruined and his wheel was buckled . I said to the cyclist just try going to the police about that - there are dozens of witnesses . Anyway , when I got home I called the police anyway and described what had happened - they told me not to worry and that if he tried to complain he would be charged . Anyway , they sent an officer round the next day at coming out time and statements were taken from several of the parents , all of whom had young children and therefore sided with me .

That young lad falling over reminded me of something that happened years ago. We were driving down a residential road and about to turn right and there was a cyclist (maybe about 14 years old or so) riding down the pavement on the right. I asked my pupil whether they thought the cyclist might just ride across the junction, in front of us, as we were turning. My pupil asked, "what cyclist?" The cyclist didn't cross the junction and, instead, turned right, however, as we drove down the new road, he did then cycle out, behind a car parked on the pavement, in front of us and tried to make it up a lowered kerb that was partially obscured by a silver Vauxhall on the other side. He didn't make it and literally went head over heels, but, miraculously, spun all the way around and came up with little "ray" (presumably short for "hooray"), both hands in the air, but clearly embarrassed.

The first clip is exactly what happened to me the other day, a van cut off the corner and effectively entered the minor road on the wrong side of the road, I was on my pedal bike and had to slow down

I love riding my bike and I really do obey the rules which are there to enhance my safety. Remember *_There is a long queue to the cemetery - DON'T JUMP IT!_* I always stop at red lights and only consider proceeding against them when they don't change for me in a reasonable time frame (ie when the sensors haven't worked and don't know I'm there and there isn't another road user around to trip them for me). Be kind and be safe out there, eh?

I remember the 1960s when our headmaster would not allow any pupil to cycle to school without the green felt Cycling Proficiency Test pennant on the handlebar. As a driver and a cyclist, I expect nothing/only the worst from any cyclist, in order to react instantly; however, that cannot apply for the cyclists who appear from nowhere from left and right.

Technically, the bike conversions are essentially E-Mopeds/E-Motorcycles, which require registration, tax, license, and helmets. But unfortunately there are not enough police and traffic officers to enforce these rules. A proper E-Bike is EAPC, Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle.

5:20 it's why I don't use cycle lanes. With the updates to the Highway Code, the car should have given way to the cyclist here. But the road markings are rubbish and don't highlight that fact.

Words of wisdom as always. If every road user watched your channel the roads would be a safer place.

I love the quote, though I would add a bit. Rules are for stupid people, but it is stupid people who break them without thinking. There are times rules fail (like the time I was behind a traffic light that was actually stuck on red), just make sure that what you do is save for yourself and everyone else.

4:50 I wonder if those are parents parking in the (rather poor) cycle lane? Picking their kids up in a car because it's too dangerous to cycle to school?

2:58 You said there was no reason and that they could let the Grey Car out; even had the cyclist let them out, there was a White Van coming up behind the Cyclist that the Car driver would have seen anyway. And they couldn't have gone.

good on the lorry driver in the last clip for anticipating the possible situation and covering their brakes to make it a non-event! the young rider hopefully learned that stop signs apply to ALL vehicles, not just powered ones! Cheers from Vancouver BC Canada!

Cutting corners, not bothering to indicate, consciously driving into yellow box junction etc. Impatient and ignorant driving seems to be on the increase. Having a front and rear dash cam installed has never been more important.

Clip 5 @2:14 I would have taken up a position in the centre of lane 2 to command the space. The grey car would have had to wait behind. I'd actually have been out in lane 2 well before the crossing so that the grey can encroaching into lane one could see me and isn't a problem.

@4:30 What do people think of the five cars within 100 meters parked over that cycle lane? For me, it neatly demonstrates the derision and contempt so many motorists (and police) have for cyclists. I've often seen police parked over cycle lanes too. In most towns, most of the cycle lanes aren't even official routes, and have no force in law, meaning that after 6pm when parking restrictions disappear, these 'suggested' cycle lanes become parking spaces. Either we have cycle lanes or we don't. The current situation, where motorists ignore them, police ignore motorists blocking them, and cyclists are used to being unable to use them is clearly mad, but until police start fining the *MILLIONS* of motorists happily using them as parking, we'll continue to have pointless deaths along routes we KNOW are dangerous for cyclists, because we have made them even more dangerous. Seriously, how many motorists shout at cyclists to get in the cycle lane, assuming they MUST use it if one is available, but then assume it's OK for them to park over the same cycle lane if they want, because there's no law against it? If they blocked a bus lane like that they'd not only be fined, they'd be towed within the hour. Why are so many motorists OK with treating cyclists so unfairly?

Clip 12. My understanding is that an unseparated cycle lane or a bus lane is never two way, I don't know if the rider just does not know the rules or just doesn't care. The only time a cycle lane may appear to go against traffic flow is on a one way street, but it will always be on the left of the traffic flow.

As a cyclist myself, I've never understood the cyclists who ignore traffic lights. The traffic lights are there for controlling the traffic and making it safe, and that applies whether following a road or crossing it. As for cycling the wrong way on a bus lane, that's got to be an applicant for the Darwin Awards.

3:40 - I think it’s unreasonable to assume the motorist could have done anything different because you wouldn’t think a cyclist would come out at that time, and the biggest hazard was the vehicles on the roundabout. Simply wrong place, wrong time.

I started cycling at a very early age, when I was 15 a day's ride would start cycling down to Pier Head on the ferry and meet up with everyone at Two Mills on the Wirral. 12 hours later I would get home with about 150 miles behind me. Obeying the Highway Code and being courteous kept me safe. I now live in an area I used to cycle through on those Sunday rides. Young and older cyclists do not seem to be aware of how to stay. When I was in Primary School Liverpool City Council sent road safety instructors to teach us how to stay safe, everyone who could ride did the cycling proficiency course. Simple things but life saving, such as always start pedalling with the roadside pedal. That way the force you are exerting will push you onto the pavement if you fall. Rules about how, when and what lighting to use. As well as the highway code. I now live in a rural village which has little to no street lighting, as well as high speed roads. Yet the cyclists fall into two categories, the camouflaged suicidal cyclists or you'll see me if I have to burn out your retinas. The former are dressed in black or very dark colours, their cycles have no lights or reflectors of any sort, they rarely follow the highway code preferring to cycle how they want and where they want after dark. The latter have reflective Scotchlite jackets, leg and armbands, their lights are usually extremely bright two or three to the front usually flashing and an extra bright one on their helmet. To the rear along with reflectors galore will be a high intensity flashing red light. The helmet lights break the law as they usually exceed the permitted maximum height for cycle lights. The former are the real problem, I invariably have three or four near misses with this type every week. They ride on pavements, on the wrong side of the road and in the wrong direction on one way streets and blowing through stop signs (usually on national speed limit roads). I am fortunate, having advanced driver training as well as emergency driving I have been taught to look out for the unexpected. The police do not seem to pay any attention to them until they are on a postmortem slab. I honestly believe that with the police services attitude not even attempting to stop and educate these cyclists, if a cyclist who has no lights or reflectors (they removed them) is hit by a vehicle it must be ruled the cyclists fault. After all we don't drive with night vision goggles.

in your sixth clip, the car starting to angle away from the parking bay forced the cyclist into the other lane. at that point, in my state, there would be no possibility of claiming you weren't encroaching in the cyclist's lane. kudos to the cyclist for choosing not to escalate, on the spot, though.

6:52 “Hands up if you need lessons” 😂 Great compilation and commentary

I love these compilations. And I hate these compilations. I love them, because it's really important to learn how to do better. I hate them because I feel so much fear watching some of them and how tragic the consequences could be. That last clip was terrifying. Kudos to the driver who was clearly doing their job in watching out for others. No doubt that kid had the fright of their life and will learn from it - thankfully they will still be around to do so.

I really don’t get why you would cycle in the dark with no lights. You can get bike lights from Poundland if you’re tight for money, better than nothing.

"Hands up if you need lessons" is a pretty passive aggressive response to someone putting their hand up to say sorry.

Another informative video keep it up ash Btw I wish I had a dash cam to record what happened to me the other day We were on a busy high Street stuck in stop and go traffic due to road works then out of nowhere some idiot rides past doing a wheelie in the middle of the road and was inches away from hitting someone Luckily everyone was ok but the woman who nearly got hit looked shaken more than anything It could have been alot worse for the lady or the guy on the bike Stay safe and I look forward to your next video

The 3 boys cycling at 4.40, the 2 "naughty" ones are messing around in traffic, but at least they seem to be aware of said traffic. The scariest one is the "well behaved" boy wearing a cycle helmet and "sensibly" cycling up the inside of a moving car between it and other parked cars with about 6 inches to spare each end of his handle bars. If he falls off and goes under the wheel of the moving car at 4.40 the driver would have a difficult defense without a dashcam, especially with the recent reminders of passing distances being in the minds of everyone at court. It'll be the apparently more sensible kid that gets hurt too.

Not much to say this time. I think your observations were spot on.

4:35 this clip shows the mess cyclists have to put up with with regards to cycle lanes! How many cars are parked in it?! 🤯

Regarding the cyclists footage at 2:10 onwards, a couple of points I don't agree with. Suggesting the cyclist is making something of nothing, when there is a vehicle hanging over the junction into the main carriageway is poor from the driver. Then, they pass in lane 2 at the EXACT moment the cyclist is having to negotiate another car that's edged out and is cutting access off to the entirety of lane 1. The car driver is behind the cyclist, and clearly cannot give 1.5m of space to pass. Why do you suggest the cyclist should actually slow down and allow the car(s) to pass them? The cyclist should have taken primary in lane 2.

Clip 7. From the cyclist view point, you should make sure that the drivers you intend to cross in front of have seen you and are ok for you to go. From the motorist side you should never move away without looking left, right and forward. Learning to look down cycle lanes at road junctions is something that will take time to improve as the road traffic rules develop and cycling infrastructure becomes more common place.

Very well presented, and narrated, i am a car driver, but having ridden cycles for years, and been involved with the repairing and maintaining of them, , people do need educating, cyclist's and car drivers, well done sir. Most accidents can be avoided with a little more care and attention from both. Maybe more courses, made compulsory,, , with certifications, to be held, cyclists and car drivers, at all ages, every 5 years would be good,, creates employment too, but i do think education and laws need to be in place for hi vis, and helmets now, for all cyclists, not just advisory, plus registration and m, o, t s. for bikes, and insurance, too, the roads are now way more full and dangerous, over last 50 odd years,.

The motorist projecting into the left hand lane at 3:00, was in effect unnecessarily forcing another road user to stop. They could have just as easily pulled out after the cyclist had passed since they had to wait for the van anyway. Such drivers are inconsiderate at best, often forcing cyclists into the flow of faster traffic. There was a reason for the cyclist to complain. With the kids at 4:46, note the cars parked in the cycle lane.

quite a few with cameras it seems (two or four wheels, or indeed more) seem to be out to aggravate situations to get something to up load

Cycling proficiency needs to be made into a mandatory course with a theory test for all to take an₫ retake in adulthood with an issued license and bike registration.

the first clip reinforces the fact that at one significant junction in my town, the markings between the directions have been nearly worn away for two car lengths where everybody turning (left, since it's the US) onto the highway cuts across the (left since it's in the US) turn lane instead of making a proper turn into their correct lane. it's sheer laziness and poor manners.

3:39 I don't think the motorist has blame there. You should distinctively NOT be spending time looking where the cyclist is coming from. You'll be busy enough looking for traffic on the roundabout itself, and for traffic stopping in front of you. Then your mirror to see nobody behind you is going to swipe you. Nobody is normally going to come from your 8 o'clock position (i.e. slightly behind you), especially given that this is also the wrong way on the roundabout. 5:23 not sure if that roundabout needs to be that wide. It would be better to have some buffer between the cycle path and the road. This is not just greenspace, but an essential design element. It would create a less acute angle between exiting traffic and the cycle path. You can then see any cyclists through your side window. Note how on a Dutch roundabout you can correctly give way to cyclists without using the mirrors. Also, did you notice where the stop line is, and how the centre line continues straight over the path? Details like that give show the contempt for pedestrians and cyclists in our road designs.

Nothing to add, you're spot on with all the clips. Although clip 8 I think owes more to trying to impress the girls, than anything else.

I can categorically say that I never cut the junction at all, either on my bike or in my car; I often encounter idiots that do in or on both while I'm in or on both. For some reason they always seem a bit surprised. When I'm on my bike and want to let a car out / past, etc. I just stop peddling and coast along most drivers get the message.

Clip 4... Here we have a ninja salmon bicycle rider (I have a problem calling him a cyclist)... A ninja because they are unlit (effectively blacked out) and a salmon because they are going against the flow...! I wonder Ashley, have you ever seen the old series that was called Silly Cyclists...? It was a series of episodes that were compiled by Cyclegaz, showing some of the reckless cycling that was performed on the Public Highway a few years ago. Now from what I have seen, the standards haven't changed much...if anything there are perhaps a few more uneducated bicycle riders out there...!

I have to admit, the title threw me. I'm glad you explained it because I thought you meant 'only the stupid obey the rules' and it seemed like a bizarre message from a driving instructor.

See a risk or hazard???… don’t create an issue, don’t make it worse. react to reduce the risk or even better remove it… [solve the problem] Brilliant advice for all… 👍👍👍👏👏👏

in the fourth clip; with the wrong way cyclist in almost all black, my dad taught me the expression, "hide in the dark colors." and yes, in the US it would be an alcoholic riding a bicycle home because he already got his driving privileges taken away.

Long-term viewer from the Netherlands here. Agreed that the cyclists were partly or entirely the cause in most of these incidents, and I'm not excusing them at all for that. But I do have to say that the infrastructure is god-awful for bikes, and proper bike infrastructure would have gone a long way towards completely preventing these incidents in the first place. For the sake of both cyclists and non-cyclists alike, I hope the UK does better in developing more cycle infrastructure.

There are plenty of Road Legal Throttle Operated E-bikes on the road. Just because you see one going without being pedalled does not mean they are 'breaking the rules'. My Cyclamatic e-bike has a throttle and does not break the rules because it was manufactured before the regulations change.

There’s a problem for every solution , and some people enjoy finding problems..

'Make it a non-event' is my philosophy as a cyclist.

Clip 12. Yes he would have still been there if it was busy. Looked pretty relaxed about riding the wrong way, would suggest its a regular occurence.

The clip with the kid falling off his bicycle really bugs me. You can see the local council is making an effort and has dedicated cycle lanes on both sides of the road. But they can't be used safely because of course there are cars parked there. On the left hand lane were 5, and disregarding the truck doing some type of maintenance on the right, I lost count after 9. Probably parents picking up children from the local school, but it's no excuse in my opinion.

In clips 3, 4, 9, 11, 12 & 13: I don't think compulsory training, licencing, registration, compulsory insurance would do anything about these riders. They are the type who would just ignore any requirements and carry on regardless.

There's a strong argument here for schools being made aware of the conduct of their pupils between the school and home. They at least, will be able to contact the parents or carers, whose ultimate responsibility it is.

Rules : for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men - origin Royal Air Force during WWII Re the cyclist who crossed the wrong way at the roundabout and rode in front of the car ; two lessons for the cyclist who I would place primarily at fault here : 1) Drivers entering a roundabout are primarily looking right for their gap in the traffic ; their other concern is that the vehicle in front has properly moved off and does not stop unexpectedly . 2) that cyclist is essentially going the wrong way round the roundabout - even if the footway is a shared space he should not be cycling contrary to the flow of traffic , and most properly should be cycling on the road , going around the roundabout in the correct direction . While I seldom cycle on the roads , on rare occasions that I do , I will take to the footways , which by default are shared spaces unless signed otherwise , but one place I do not cycle not the footways , is through roundabouts , where I cycle on the road , because it is actually safer , and that clip shows exactly why . Apart from the little boy in one of the Scandic countries , and even the boys coming out of the school ( showing off to the girls ? ) , pretty much all of those cyclists were endangering themselves , sometimes trying to score points - rights or wrongs aside , they are the ones who are going to get hurt . As for the one who sped past traffic over a crossing , many years ago I put my brolly through the spokes of one doing exactly that when he nearly knocked over my infant daughter by running t red light on a pelican crossing . Had another one , again years ago , who shouted at me as I used an ordinary pedestrian crossing " Watch out ! I've got no brakes" , I of course shouted back " Well you shouldn't be on the road then " ...

Clip 8... Cars parked in the cycle lane is damn dangerous..

Clip 5 : the cyclist could , and should , have stopped at the crossing when the lights changed to amber - remember , Amber means STOP too . As for the confrontation alongside parked cars , a bit of observation and planning would have seen the cyclist out into the right lane - all at once eliminating the possibility of being overtaken as well as giving plenty of clearance should any doors open on parked cars and leaving more space for the emerging vehicle on the left .

I think the cycle path at 5:27 isn't clear. I can't tell if the cyclist had right of way (under the new highway code) or not - but I'd say there was an assumption on the part of the cyclist that maybe shouldn't have been made by them, and some nice patience from the drivers around. A nice example of sharing the road space without fuss, even if someone maybe isn't on the right wavelength.

Agreed with the two clips of the cars turning out of the side roads in Liverpool. Granted, the first one should’ve held back more especially with the vehicle emerging from the parked cars but aren’t the rules the same for everyone that decides to change lanes (which the cyclist did) is not a given and should be done safely? Hold back and all is good. Same with the second one, plenty of time to see the vehicle encroaching the lane so hold back, give them space to see and manoeuvre and you will be on your way. Chances are you would’ve been at the lights as they changed to green and wouldve at the next hold up or destination quicker. These clips were all about cyclists but I have seen many drivers do similar trying to prove a point. The only thing they prove is it causes extra delays and high blood pressure. I am ashamed to say I used be be this way in London for a few years when commuting daily but then one day I just started chilling and everything was better. I then found this channel and good to see other learning the same

I got dashcam footage of a guy on a bicycle crossing my path coming from my right late at night with no lights on. It is only when my lights caught his reflectors on his flurovest that he lit up like a Christmas tree otherwise I probably wouldn't have seen him

I passed a kid on a bicycle, no lights or reflectors. Riding with no hands and texting. Madness.

5:17 to be fair, the normal road seems to cross the cycle track or shared-use path - it continues without dropping and is like a hump.

that last clip could've been a nasty one if not for the excellent reactions of the lorry driver . It just highlights the importance of proper cycle training before young children are allowed out on the road . I wonder if the rider on the recumbent was the parent but if that had been one of my children , I'd have been calling out that that junction had a STOP sign and a solid line - therefore you HAVE to stop . That is no doubt there because of limited visibility to the left . When I was young , EVERYONE at all primary schools , unless disabled , went through the National Cycling Proficiency test in P7 , before going up to high school - the training was given jointly by the police and fire brigade . I know there is now a bike ability scheme , but this is far from universal . To my mind , no child should be allowed loose on the road without supervision without first having training and passed the course - I'd even go so far as to make bicycles another category on the driving licence , and that young people should get a free licence with 'cycle only' category as soon as they pass the test . As they get older , they just get additional categories added to their licence when the pass the required tests . This wouldn't be such a huge task since most people learn to drive anyway , and the licence would also serve as an ID card for young people . Drivers could be encouraged to take the cycle test also and have the category added to their driving licences ; in fact it would not be amiss to mandate a cycle pass before going on to motorised transport .

Can never understand why some cyclists think it's okay to cycle through red lights when every other road users stop.Not only dangerous for them but others too

01:22 The viewer either didnt see the cyclist or deliberately did not slow down. The horn use was to rebuke the cyclist , not get them to stop as too late. 07:28 If his parents saw this?

The cyclist at 6:45 was target-fixated on the pedestrian with the phone.

Clip 6: car shouldn't have pulled out, or at least reversed when he finally saw cyclist. He only stopped because of the van.

Your clip at around14:00 highlighted an issue that has become very common. Look at the number of cars parked across the marked cycle way as well as obstructing the pavement.

For the London Clip with a sidewalk UK & Australia terminology pavement, what the cyclists should have done was actually go up to the light controlled Pelican/Toucan crossing then press the button to cross. Here in the United States, newer ones will say wait then cross the road. The last clip from Czech Republic what should have been done was first use hand signal for stop waiting for the Leyland DAF lorry to go first then right turn hand signal

I did my cycling proficiency at primary school. School children these days have no road sense. I like to think of myself as a considerate cyclist. I wear orange hi-vis and have working lights on my bike. I am amazed at the number of car drivers who cannot overtake a cyclist. All you need is 5 feet. As a pedestrian I hate cyclists riding on the pavement and the ones who think I should give way to them on a shared path. Edinburgh's cyclists are both deaf and blind.

2:08 Yeah, just seems like a normal day cycling on cycle-unfriendly infrastructure. As a cyclist I will say that cars poking out of junctions like that is rather annoying and disconcerting, even if they probably were just trying to see around the ridiculous amount of street furniture. Annoying because it forces me to the right into traffic. Disconcerting because often it is done through impatience, which means I associate the behaviour with cars being unpredictable -- are they going to pull out or wait for a cyclist if they're in that much of a hurry? That said, the Ford pulling out of the space (trying to see around the corner) was much more concerning as their mirror was no longer aligned with the road -- can they see me coming or not? Dropping in behind the overtaking car would have been instinctive, that it was the car from just before wouldn't have mattered, and that they shouldn't have overtaken wouldn't have registered in the moment. 2:55 I agree completely here. The light is red just let them out, good grief! I'd rather be rolling anyway so it'd give me an excuse not to stop for the light.

1:09 - "it's still the job of us motorists to look after them", still the job us the NHS to "fix them up" when somebody doesn't. Ultimately society picks up the pieces. I don't know why people just can't be responsible for their own conduct and take their own personal safety a bit more seriously.

Whilst you suggest we should fix other peoples mistakes( a sound strategy), there are very few mistakes in this video. These cyclists know exactly what they are doing.

My biggest annoyance with cyclists is when they go through red lights. Last time I was driving in Cambridge I nearly hit three different cyclists because they'd gone through red lights into incoming traffic (IE me).

That first clip is my bug bear people cutting T junctions. My road exit is from a side onto a main road and people CONSTANTLY cut it and it's very infuriating. Luckily thanks to these vids and my constant exposure I'm very wary of T Junctions now

Mate I'm addicted to your content. I love your personality. Thru watching your content RU-vid has been suggesting "the London dash cam" channel videos. He is hysterical. Any chance of you two doing some content together. You are perfect opposites.

As a motorcyclist, having to go through all the training and passing tests to get on the road, it really annoys me to see these converted electric bicycles or ones purpose built like the Surron on the road with the riders wearing no protection, no reg and likely not having a license.

3:10 he also had a red light in front. And to make a scene had to stop. So didn't achieve anything, if there was no car he would have to slow down anyway, gained nothing but frustration. What's the point :)