Small consolation I know, but when I was driving in West London last week, I was doing exactly 20 in 20mph limits. Several impatient drivers overtook me at up to an estimated 60mph. These bad drivers are a danger to all road users, and it amazes me that they somehow manage to keep their licences.
its because police and speed cameras are only concerned with with 40 mph limits and above to catch speeders, not 20mph and 30mph limits which have more risk to pedestrians if one gets hit by a vehicle at speed. thats why they keep their licences, no enforcement.
Depends. They might’ve traveled from outside the city or are carrying things. Perhaps they have to do something else after work that needs a car. Or, just lazy.
I'm cycling for over 30 years, I do have a hoof and like/can pedal hard, but I do things diffrent. I saw 3 places where I'd personally go left and hang back for 3 seconds - think of it as those 3 seconds drivers don't give us when overtaking and that 3 seconds means a world of difrence. Also if anyone passes me OK and traffic ahead is not a jam, I'll never go in front of them again - think of it as a wee reward for being nice to me a minute ago. I know you have a right to cycle the way you (and other) did, I know they were speeding. Maybe you are making a statement and hence educating drivers? I don't know. What I know is; I'm 80kg on 10kg bike they are fast 1 ton and I do things difrent. All the best, stay frosty xx
I have been saying this to Silvio for years now. At the end of the video, why put yourself back in front of a road user who's driving you have already identified as poor?
i dont get why those that speed dont also jump red lights as well, jumping a red light has less of a penalty to it than speeding when looking at it in the highway code. probably make more progress for a car to do the speed limit and jump red lights. but i suppose speeding is sort of normal but running a red light is a no no. and unless the police get out there and start enforcing the limits or the courts start to allow less accurate speed equipment to be used to show another vehicle speeding in a video, its not going to change the drivers attitudes of those that do speed. lets hope those drivers dont need to kill someone before they change their attitude.
We must not mention that at 0.50 all the cars are stopped but some bikes persist in not only jumping red lights, but weaving around pedestrians, who have right of way. Lets bet no bikeys will call them out.
Why did the guy think he needed to block the right hand lane at the traffic lights no wonder people are overtaking like that. Need to learn how to position on the road. And I'm a cyclist. It's not just the car drivers at fault here
Excessicive speed for the conditions by the drivers. Did the other cyclist cut the driver up at the start, as his road position was weird, riding between two lanes. Also at the end, why put yourselves back in front of the white Merc, when you have witnessed there poor driving?
always trolling as usual. good that ASL don't have lane markings. so it doesn't actually states where the cyclist needs to go. It's down to the drivers behind to see what's happening in front of them and act accordingly.
@@roadbiker8333 except the editing of the video shows the cyclist changing lanes, the arrows on the road clearly show the lanes. which also show that the cyclist used the wrong lane. try to accept the errors of the cyclist.
@@seansean9675 once cyclist is in ASL, there’s no arrows. Meaning again, the cyclist is free to go anywhere. You can say that the cyclist changed lane upon entering ASL, and the ASL in itself is a lane of which allowing cyclist to go any direction. But as the cyclist entered the asl, there were no cars coming, meaning they didnt change lane into anyone. You are the error.
Its not your job to regulate speed of other road users, you are not a traffic policeman, its no business of yours what speeds other road users do. The overtakes were safe, leaving you plenty of room, indeed a fast overtake gets you out of the risk zone faster.
Personally think that his primary position was too far over, not condoning the driving I've seen in this clip but his position was almost passive aggressive from the point of closing down any ability to over take and actually making it more dangerous. I always presume that cars will want to get passed me, regardless of if it's safe to do so sometimes, so I try and mitigate risk. We share these roads. This is coming from someone who cycles daily. I understand that a primary position is designed to stop overtaking at dangerous points but holding that position permanently is going to wind up less considerate drivers and make some act more dangerously.
It is the safest position for a cyclist the cars in the video where speeding for a start it only 20 mph and overtaking you should be over the white lines just as you would when over talking another car.
Exactly. I initially thought is road position at the junction was good - anticipating the parked cars after the crossroads (unlike silvio), but his position afterwards just put him at risk from oncoming traffic. Much better to flit between prime and secondary to work with traffic (Londoners don't seem to get that concept).
@@darrengarvie8832 read the highway code Rule 72 Road positioning. When riding on the roads, there are two basic road positions you should adopt, depending on the situation. 1) Ride in the centre of your lane, to make yourself as clearly visible as possible, in the following situations on quiet roads or streets - if a faster vehicle comes up behind you, move to the left to enable them to overtake, if you can do so safely in slower-moving traffic - when the traffic around you starts to flow more freely, move over to the left if you can do so safely so that faster vehicles behind you can overtake at the approach to junctions or road narrowings where it would be unsafe for drivers to overtake you 2) When riding on busy roads, with vehicles moving faster than you, allow them to overtake where it is safe to do so whilst keeping at least 0.5 metres away, and further where it is safer, from the kerb edge. Remember that traffic on most dual carriageways moves quickly. Take extra care crossing slip roads.
@tristamrossin7289 - "a primary position is designed to stop overtaking at dangerous points but holding that position permanently is going to wind up less considerate drivers and make some act more dangerously" (1) dodging in and out as one approaches dangerous points is confusing and therefore unsafe, need to adopt a position and maintain it (2) no such thing as making someone drive dangerously, if they do so it's 100% their own fault, need to stop thinking that way (3) passing at a wider less dangerous point is easy for them and safe, doesn't matter where you are in the lane as they can use the oncoming lane 100%, so just stay primary
BTW, a couple days ago an impatient guy in a convertible (Audi of course) swooped past me on a narrow 2-lane road entering a blind S-bend, way over the 25mph limit (not that it mattered, passing at ANY speed was unsafe!). I realized that it was nice to be in primary because a collision with surprise oncoming traffic would probably be in the other lane, not mine.
It's dangerous for all other road users. It's illegal because it's dangerous. Cycling abreast is not illegal because it is not dangerous. If you have not given yourself enough time for journey then get up earlier and leave earlier
Today a driver was given 5 years for killing a man waiting in a lay-by when he lost control while speeding. His defense said he could not anticipate the flooding caused by a blocked drain . But he could anticipate that speeding is dangerous because if anything happens the outcomes are bad. Period
@@mikescott1045 cycling side by side isn’t illegal but it’s very careless and disrespectful to others. It also gives all cyclists a bad name. Drivers will react to seeing other cyclists because you want to tsar up the full road and go 12 MPH. Grow up and be mindful
Cyclists have just as much of a right as motorists do to use the road. If you want to complain maybe support cyclists having their own infrastructure. Bikes cause little to no damage to roads therefore they don’t create potholes, they don’t create traffic like more cars do, they save you parking spaces since they’re not driving and they don’t pump gas into the air
@@warlocksmiling4586 so you advocate that it should be compulsory for cyclists to use cycle infrastructure. oh and as a direct comparison 1 person per cycle 2 people per tandem cycle up to five in a car 6- to 80 passengers per bus two seconds between each cyclist, the often misquoted 1.5m to pass a cyclist. it's actually cyclists who take up the most room on the roads.
@@seansean9675 That’s not what I said at all. Bikes only take up that amount of space on the road because they are often relegated to that space alone. Look at the stats - most car journeys are within only a few miles radius and are occupied by a single person. It is ridiculous to use a 2 ton hunk of metal only to haul your bag and your ass. Getting more people out of cars gives more space for public transport which means fewer cars and so on and so on. The only way to improve traffic and reduce conflict on the roads is better infrastructure and restricting the free flow of cars
That cyclist in blue was putting you in danger by holding up the drivers behind him. I doesn't matter about being right if you end up getting hit. We need to be considerate to other road users, including drivers stuck behind us.
Did you watch the video? Despite all its speeding, zooming, and dangerous passing the white convertible got to the same point at the same time as Silvio. Simply staying behind Silvio would have made zero difference, and would have endangered fewer people and wasted less gas.
@@digbysirchickentf2315 Funny thing: I actually ride a bicycle on the road, have for many years. In traffic at times. And recently started taking primary at places like blind corners and crests where motorists used to go by without enough space to do so safely. And discovered that they will wait behind until the road opens up and they can safely pass. Before, they often tried to squeeze by way too close to me. It's not about being right, it's about doing what is proven to work for my safety. Things have changed in the past few years. Aside from looney driving, cars and pickups have gotten wider. Even my mid-compact Toyota sedan measures 7' mirror to mirror (full size trucks and buses are standardized at 8.5' without mirrors). A bicycle is a narrow 2' wide vehicle. Lanes haven't changed, still 12' wide, sometimes less. Legal minimum clearance for bicycles is 3' in this state, 4.5' in UK I think. Lanes were designed for a single line of vehicles, never meant for vehicles side by side in a single lane: 7' + 2' + 3' = 12', leaves zero space to clear vehicles in the adjacent lane. Even worse for trucks and buses. Passing is safe only if there is a gap in traffic in the adjacent lane for the passer to use. Clearer now?
@@paulflory3532 Yes, I also block overtakes in unsafe places like junctions, but I am keen to emphasize being thoughtful for others to keep the overall traffic flowing. Like I wouldnt mind slowing slightly even if I have right of way if it makes it easier for others.
@@digbysirchickentf2315 Yes another principle is to get traffic by if they are loonies, easier to keep an eye on them and avoid their gyrations. Last week was cycling past a nearby lake with a children's summer camp straddling the state highway, 2 crosswalks with poles in the center of the road, 30mph speed limit. I use a Varia tail radar which alerts me, shows the vehicle's distance behind, and displays (and records) multiple speed readings for each vehicle. Was in primary, three cars approached in the upper 30's, slowed for me, two moved into the oncoming lane and passed me. As I approached the 2nd crossing, traffic was approaching in the oncoming lane and passer #3 stuck their fender next to me. Didn't know what they planned to do, figured they didn't really have a plan, reflexively gave them the middle finger (which I try to avoid doing). They dropped back, I pulled over towards the shoulder after the crossing and waved them by. Turned out to be someone I know: an 87YO lady who drives far too fast, buys new Priuses and crashes them. Letting her by was absolutely the right decision! We have a few 15% grades around here (nothing like the UK!). If a vehicle is approaching behind me before beginning one of those I pull off into a driveway to let them by so I don't hear them grinding behind me on the climb. Nice thing about the Varia is I can see if they slow down as they come up behind me, tells me they have noticed me and are not utterly loony.
silvio, your editing the video to try and not show the cyclist moving across into the path of the car. the cyclist was in the lane marked for a right turn, not the straight ahead lane. if you are doing 20mph the cyclist passing you is also above the speed limit, so furious cycling.
How was the cyclist moving across into the path of the car? What kind of idiot driver tries to overtake at the mouth of an intersection, to the extent of straddling into the opposite lane and entering the bike box where he wasn't supposed to be.?
@@vfclists there is a lane to turn right, there is a lane to turn left or go straight ahead, marked by the big arrow on the road. 0.33/0:34 the cyclist is riding in the left hand side lane 035 the cyclist is riding along the dividing white lines. the cyclist has changed lanes into the path of the car indicating to turn right. the cyclist then goes straight ahead, so there was no reason for the cyclist to be in that lane, nor to have changed lanes from the straight ahead one that silvio was in. so as the car was indicating to turn left and was in the correct lane, the car was not overtaking the cyclist at all. so the idiot was in fact the cyclist, not the car driver. although silvio has edited his video in attempt/failure to hide facts.
@@seansean9675 What was the driver doing in the bike box? Why was the driver trying to get alongside or overtake the cyclist at distance that violates the 1.5 meter passing rule? The cyclist being in the right turning lane is also a safety measure. There are cars parked on the other side of the intersection meaning the cyclist stood a risk of being squeezed by a vehicle in the left lane coming back into the right lane after crossing the intersection. Being in the left lane also meant a risk of being squeezed by a vehicle in the right lane opting to go straight. Being ahead of the queue the cyclist wouldn't be obstructing anyone. Driver behaviours require cyclists to ride defensively, something that cyclist knows a lot about. BTW. Don't take this question personally. Do you rank above average on the neurodivergent scale?
@@vfclists so lets deal with the points that you raised in order. 1. the driver was turning to the right, so was in the correct lane. the cyclist was going straight ahead, so was changing lanes into the wrong lane. there is no violation of the rule. the rule that cover are the ones for the cyclist to change lanes in a safe manner, which he never looks or signals. even allowing for the heavy editing by silvio. 2. you accepted and confirmed that the cyclist was in the wrong lane. safety measure, so an unsafe and unecessary lane change was the safest option, this of course explains why silvio was in the correct lane and there was plenty of space. kind of destroys that argument. 3. all vehicles in the right hand side lane turned to the right. no vehicle went straight ahead, so wrong again. 4. the cyclist intending to go straight ahead rather than turning correctly to the right was obstructing the cars turning right. 5. defensive cycling, while yes it is a thing, the correct actions were completed by silvio, not the other cyclist. which is not what was being demonstrated by the other cyclist. reality of the video, stupid cycling, cyclist was in the wrong.
@@positivelynegative3260cyclists can murder people like cars, google Charlie Alliston from 2017 it’s less frequent than motorists but it does happen.
Small consolation I know, but when I was driving in West London last week, I was doing exactly 20 in 20mph limits. Several impatient drivers overtook me at up to an estimated 60mph. These bad drivers are a danger to all road users, and it amazes me that they somehow manage to keep their licences.
its because police and speed cameras are only concerned with with 40 mph limits and above to catch speeders, not 20mph and 30mph limits which have more risk to pedestrians if one gets hit by a vehicle at speed. thats why they keep their licences, no enforcement.
Driving at oncoming cyclists, speeding just to go nowhere🤦♂️
Man why do drivers in the city drive so badly and any bike could travel at 20 mph so why have a car in the city at all?
Because people are lazy and seek to assert social status.
Depends. They might’ve traveled from outside the city or are carrying things. Perhaps they have to do something else after work that needs a car. Or, just lazy.
Or maybe because people should be free to take whatever mode of transport they desire. @@peterwillson1355
Why did you not chase after the lime bike who had someone on the basket??? Oh, let me guess, ignore all the cyclists wrong doings.
Could be travelling to the Hospital with an injured child or a pregnant wife.
I'm cycling for over 30 years, I do have a hoof and like/can pedal hard, but I do things diffrent. I saw 3 places where I'd personally go left and hang back for 3 seconds - think of it as those 3 seconds drivers don't give us when overtaking and that 3 seconds means a world of difrence. Also if anyone passes me OK and traffic ahead is not a jam, I'll never go in front of them again - think of it as a wee reward for being nice to me a minute ago. I know you have a right to cycle the way you (and other) did, I know they were speeding. Maybe you are making a statement and hence educating drivers? I don't know. What I know is; I'm 80kg on 10kg bike they are fast 1 ton and I do things difrent. All the best, stay frosty xx
I have been saying this to Silvio for years now.
At the end of the video, why put yourself back in front of a road user who's driving you have already identified as poor?
It's just petty cycling not letting people pass when it's perfectly safe
@@TheMirrorGuybecause staying behind poor road users doesn’t create content!
@@scottlaaa
😱 what, are you saying Silvio tries to manufacture content!
Surley not 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@wrightwoodwork They are not allowed to pass on a road with a 20mph speedlimit!
Hi I'm not a cyclist. But I agree with most of your videos. Croxted road seems to bring out some of the worst and dangerous driving I see in London .
you should read the highway code to understand the number of errors that silvio makes to make his videos
At first the driver seemed okay, but you always have to be on guard too. Hopefully the driving can continue to improve and be safer.
i dont get why those that speed dont also jump red lights as well, jumping a red light has less of a penalty to it than speeding when looking at it in the highway code. probably make more progress for a car to do the speed limit and jump red lights.
but i suppose speeding is sort of normal but running a red light is a no no.
and unless the police get out there and start enforcing the limits or the courts start to allow less accurate speed equipment to be used to show another vehicle speeding in a video, its not going to change the drivers attitudes of those that do speed. lets hope those drivers dont need to kill someone before they change their attitude.
He just can't wait to sit in a queue of traffic. All this forward progress is doing his head in.
We must not mention that at 0.50 all the cars are stopped but some bikes persist in not only jumping red lights, but weaving around pedestrians, who have right of way.
Lets bet no bikeys will call them out.
A clear need for traffic calming
He's late for his red light.
4:08 This guy shouldn't drive a car.
Why did the guy think he needed to block the right hand lane at the traffic lights no wonder people are overtaking like that. Need to learn how to position on the road.
And I'm a cyclist. It's not just the car drivers at fault here
You're not a very good cyclist.
1:31 Doesn't he know how to keep at 20 mph?
Excessicive speed for the conditions by the drivers.
Did the other cyclist cut the driver up at the start, as his road position was weird, riding between two lanes.
Also at the end, why put yourselves back in front of the white Merc, when you have witnessed there poor driving?
always trolling as usual.
good that ASL don't have lane markings. so it doesn't actually states where the cyclist needs to go. It's down to the drivers behind to see what's happening in front of them and act accordingly.
@@roadbiker8333 except the editing of the video shows the cyclist changing lanes, the arrows on the road clearly show the lanes. which also show that the cyclist used the wrong lane. try to accept the errors of the cyclist.
@@seansean9675 once cyclist is in ASL, there’s no arrows. Meaning again, the cyclist is free to go anywhere. You can say that the cyclist changed lane upon entering ASL, and the ASL in itself is a lane of which allowing cyclist to go any direction. But as the cyclist entered the asl, there were no cars coming, meaning they didnt change lane into anyone. You are the error.
@@roadbiker8333 incorrect yet again there. try reality.
the cyclist changes lanes before the ASL so your point fails.
The rider is blue is very clever: tats on legs mean he doesn't need to wear socks, very convenient, less laundry to do.
Its not your job to regulate speed of other road users, you are not a traffic policeman, its no business of yours what speeds other road users do. The overtakes were safe, leaving you plenty of room, indeed a fast overtake gets you out of the risk zone faster.
Personally think that his primary position was too far over, not condoning the driving I've seen in this clip but his position was almost passive aggressive from the point of closing down any ability to over take and actually making it more dangerous. I always presume that cars will want to get passed me, regardless of if it's safe to do so sometimes, so I try and mitigate risk. We share these roads. This is coming from someone who cycles daily. I understand that a primary position is designed to stop overtaking at dangerous points but holding that position permanently is going to wind up less considerate drivers and make some act more dangerously.
It is the safest position for a cyclist the cars in the video where speeding for a start it only 20 mph and overtaking you should be over the white lines just as you would when over talking another car.
Exactly.
I initially thought is road position at the junction was good - anticipating the parked cars after the crossroads (unlike silvio), but his position afterwards just put him at risk from oncoming traffic.
Much better to flit between prime and secondary to work with traffic (Londoners don't seem to get that concept).
@@darrengarvie8832
read the highway code
Rule 72
Road positioning. When riding on the roads, there are two basic road positions you should adopt, depending on the situation.
1) Ride in the centre of your lane, to make yourself as clearly visible as possible, in the following situations
on quiet roads or streets - if a faster vehicle comes up behind you, move to the left to enable them to overtake, if you can do so safely
in slower-moving traffic - when the traffic around you starts to flow more freely, move over to the left if you can do so safely so that faster vehicles behind you can overtake
at the approach to junctions or road narrowings where it would be unsafe for drivers to overtake you
2) When riding on busy roads, with vehicles moving faster than you, allow them to overtake where it is safe to do so whilst keeping at least 0.5 metres away, and further where it is safer, from the kerb edge. Remember that traffic on most dual carriageways moves quickly. Take extra care crossing slip roads.
@tristamrossin7289 - "a primary position is designed to stop overtaking at dangerous points but holding that position permanently is going to wind up less considerate drivers and make some act more dangerously"
(1) dodging in and out as one approaches dangerous points is confusing and therefore unsafe, need to adopt a position and maintain it
(2) no such thing as making someone drive dangerously, if they do so it's 100% their own fault, need to stop thinking that way (3) passing at a wider less dangerous point is easy for them and safe, doesn't matter where you are in the lane as they can use the oncoming lane 100%, so just stay primary
BTW, a couple days ago an impatient guy in a convertible (Audi of course) swooped past me on a narrow 2-lane road entering a blind S-bend, way over the 25mph limit (not that it mattered, passing at ANY speed was unsafe!). I realized that it was nice to be in primary because a collision with surprise oncoming traffic would probably be in the other lane, not mine.
You can’t be upset if they overtake in another lane. And if you’re going to ride with someone. Ride behind one another. Don’t take up the full lane.
Most of the lane is taken up by car owners storing their private property on it. If they didn't do that, they'd be plenty of room.
It's dangerous for all other road users. It's illegal because it's dangerous.
Cycling abreast is not illegal because it is not dangerous. If you have not given yourself enough time for journey then get up earlier and leave earlier
Today a driver was given 5 years for killing a man waiting in a lay-by when he lost control while speeding. His defense said he could not anticipate the flooding caused by a blocked drain . But he could anticipate that speeding is dangerous because if anything happens the outcomes are bad. Period
@@davemartin6319 you’re still not allowed to take up the full road and go 12 MPH that’s just nonsense
@@mikescott1045 cycling side by side isn’t illegal but it’s very careless and disrespectful to others. It also gives all cyclists a bad name. Drivers will react to seeing other cyclists because you want to tsar up the full road and go 12 MPH. Grow up and be mindful
Blocking the entire road for other road user's how typical and cyclists wonder why other road user's get aggravated!!
Cyclists have just as much of a right as motorists do to use the road. If you want to complain maybe support cyclists having their own infrastructure. Bikes cause little to no damage to roads therefore they don’t create potholes, they don’t create traffic like more cars do, they save you parking spaces since they’re not driving and they don’t pump gas into the air
The road is quite wide enough except that most of it is taken up with people storing their private property on it.
@@warlocksmiling4586 so you advocate that it should be compulsory for cyclists to use cycle infrastructure.
oh and as a direct comparison
1 person per cycle
2 people per tandem cycle
up to five in a car
6- to 80 passengers per bus
two seconds between each cyclist, the often misquoted 1.5m to pass a cyclist. it's actually cyclists who take up the most room on the roads.
@@seansean9675 That’s not what I said at all. Bikes only take up that amount of space on the road because they are often relegated to that space alone. Look at the stats - most car journeys are within only a few miles radius and are occupied by a single person. It is ridiculous to use a 2 ton hunk of metal only to haul your bag and your ass. Getting more people out of cars gives more space for public transport which means fewer cars and so on and so on. The only way to improve traffic and reduce conflict on the roads is better infrastructure and restricting the free flow of cars
@@warlocksmiling4586 self entitled delusions of a cyclist. your point failed. try not to back peddle so much
first boom..~trooper
They are allowed to speed up when encountering a dangerous situation.
Thereby making it even more dangerous.
Bollocks
That cyclist in blue was putting you in danger by holding up the drivers behind him. I doesn't matter about being right if you end up getting hit.
We need to be considerate to other road users, including drivers stuck behind us.
Did you watch the video? Despite all its speeding, zooming, and dangerous passing the white convertible got to the same point at the same time as Silvio. Simply staying behind Silvio would have made zero difference, and would have endangered fewer people and wasted less gas.
@@paulflory3532 Yes I said it doesnt matter about being right.. stay safe.
@@digbysirchickentf2315 Funny thing: I actually ride a bicycle on the road, have for many years. In traffic at times. And recently started taking primary at places like blind corners and crests where motorists used to go by without enough space to do so safely. And discovered that they will wait behind until the road opens up and they can safely pass. Before, they often tried to squeeze by way too close to me. It's not about being right, it's about doing what is proven to work for my safety.
Things have changed in the past few years. Aside from looney driving, cars and pickups have gotten wider. Even my mid-compact Toyota sedan measures 7' mirror to mirror (full size trucks and buses are standardized at 8.5' without mirrors). A bicycle is a narrow 2' wide vehicle. Lanes haven't changed, still 12' wide, sometimes less. Legal minimum clearance for bicycles is 3' in this state, 4.5' in UK I think.
Lanes were designed for a single line of vehicles, never meant for vehicles side by side in a single lane: 7' + 2' + 3' = 12', leaves zero space to clear vehicles in the adjacent lane. Even worse for trucks and buses. Passing is safe only if there is a gap in traffic in the adjacent lane for the passer to use. Clearer now?
@@paulflory3532 Yes, I also block overtakes in unsafe places like junctions, but I am keen to emphasize being thoughtful for others to keep the overall traffic flowing. Like I wouldnt mind slowing slightly even if I have right of way if it makes it easier for others.
@@digbysirchickentf2315 Yes another principle is to get traffic by if they are loonies, easier to keep an eye on them and avoid their gyrations. Last week was cycling past a nearby lake with a children's summer camp straddling the state highway, 2 crosswalks with poles in the center of the road, 30mph speed limit. I use a Varia tail radar which alerts me, shows the vehicle's distance behind, and displays (and records) multiple speed readings for each vehicle. Was in primary, three cars approached in the upper 30's, slowed for me, two moved into the oncoming lane and passed me. As I approached the 2nd crossing, traffic was approaching in the oncoming lane and passer #3 stuck their fender next to me. Didn't know what they planned to do, figured they didn't really have a plan, reflexively gave them the middle finger (which I try to avoid doing). They dropped back, I pulled over towards the shoulder after the crossing and waved them by. Turned out to be someone I know: an 87YO lady who drives far too fast, buys new Priuses and crashes them. Letting her by was absolutely the right decision!
We have a few 15% grades around here (nothing like the UK!). If a vehicle is approaching behind me before beginning one of those I pull off into a driveway to let them by so I don't hear them grinding behind me on the climb.
Nice thing about the Varia is I can see if they slow down as they come up behind me, tells me they have noticed me and are not utterly loony.
silvio, your editing the video to try and not show the cyclist moving across into the path of the car.
the cyclist was in the lane marked for a right turn, not the straight ahead lane.
if you are doing 20mph the cyclist passing you is also above the speed limit, so furious cycling.
How was the cyclist moving across into the path of the car?
What kind of idiot driver tries to overtake at the mouth of an intersection, to the extent of straddling into the opposite lane and entering the bike box where he wasn't supposed to be.?
Sad little troll, says what.
@@vfclists there is a lane to turn right, there is a lane to turn left or go straight ahead, marked by the big arrow on the road.
0.33/0:34 the cyclist is riding in the left hand side lane
035 the cyclist is riding along the dividing white lines.
the cyclist has changed lanes into the path of the car indicating to turn right.
the cyclist then goes straight ahead, so there was no reason for the cyclist to be in that lane, nor to have changed lanes from the straight ahead one that silvio was in.
so as the car was indicating to turn left and was in the correct lane, the car was not overtaking the cyclist at all.
so the idiot was in fact the cyclist, not the car driver. although silvio has edited his video in attempt/failure to hide facts.
@@seansean9675 What was the driver doing in the bike box?
Why was the driver trying to get alongside or overtake the cyclist at distance that violates the 1.5 meter passing rule?
The cyclist being in the right turning lane is also a safety measure. There are cars parked on the other side of the intersection meaning the cyclist stood a risk of being squeezed by a vehicle in the left lane coming back into the right lane after crossing the intersection.
Being in the left lane also meant a risk of being squeezed by a vehicle in the right lane opting to go straight.
Being ahead of the queue the cyclist wouldn't be obstructing anyone.
Driver behaviours require cyclists to ride defensively, something that cyclist knows a lot about.
BTW. Don't take this question personally. Do you rank above average on the neurodivergent scale?
@@vfclists so lets deal with the points that you raised in order.
1. the driver was turning to the right, so was in the correct lane. the cyclist was going straight ahead, so was changing lanes into the wrong lane. there is no violation of the rule. the rule that cover are the ones for the cyclist to change lanes in a safe manner, which he never looks or signals. even allowing for the heavy editing by silvio.
2. you accepted and confirmed that the cyclist was in the wrong lane. safety measure, so an unsafe and unecessary lane change was the safest option, this of course explains why silvio was in the correct lane and there was plenty of space. kind of destroys that argument.
3. all vehicles in the right hand side lane turned to the right. no vehicle went straight ahead, so wrong again.
4. the cyclist intending to go straight ahead rather than turning correctly to the right was obstructing the cars turning right.
5. defensive cycling, while yes it is a thing, the correct actions were completed by silvio, not the other cyclist. which is not what was being demonstrated by the other cyclist.
reality of the video, stupid cycling, cyclist was in the wrong.
When all cyclists obey the Highway Code , then maybe car drivers will start doing the same
When all drivers obey the Highway Code then maybe cyclists will start doing the same. FTFU
That’s a poor way of reasoning. You do not disobey rules just because someone else disobeys too.
Drivers kill 5 people, every single day.
Be quiet.
Bikes don't murder people like cars, perhaps you should consider that.
@@positivelynegative3260cyclists can murder people like cars, google Charlie Alliston from 2017 it’s less frequent than motorists but it does happen.