I lived in London for 9 years and cycled most days. A great number of the cyclists I encountered were twats. So too were the motorists, and the pedestrians..
@@rodgeyd6728 Oh no, plenty of good people. It’s just that the population of the UK is 67 million, so if 20% are the bad ones that’s 13.2 million. That’s a lot of t**ts! 🤣👍🏻
@Pyc Батагов Uuhhggg, I hate it when you hold a door open for someone and they walk through without even looking at you, let alone saying thanks, or even a nod. Like they just expect that someone will always hold doors for them as if it’s your duty! Scumbags! 🤣
As a driver and cyclist I will suggest that about 1/3 of these are down to dozy pedestrians, 1/3 down to vehicle drivers not paying attention, and 1/3 down to Kamikaze cyclists.
I cycled in London for 6 years, and only had two minor accidents, one actually my fault, as I did not check in an intersection and could not see the car coming while checking the other side, I was slow so nothing happened. The other one by myself on icy road. Traffic in London is actually quite slow, you can see in the video that the cyclists are the ones going faster than the cars, bus are notoriously slow but they have more blind spots. So the chances are you are having an accident with a pedestrian, but if you go slow enough, nothing really should happen.
@@franbedle The only time I’ve collided with a pedestrian is in this video, he walks into the side of me. I was going 5mph. The issue is bot the speed, cycles are not fast, it’s the fact that so many will not look before stepping into the road.
I cycle but I slow down when I see idiot drivers and pedestrians I dont speed up. Looking at half this video I felt myself pulling on my imaginary brake as I could see the accident before it happened.
Because in London it happens so constantly, when I have the priority I hold my ground as far as possible (as often, when the other road user sees that they can’t intimidate you to stop, they give way). That said I’m always ready to stop or avoid those that refuse to give way. Bit of a balance, need to get to work, but want to get there in one piece. 🙂👍🏻
I'm with you on that, i ride a fattie nower days so i don't have much choice but to be, let's say laid back in my riding. As such I find i have plenty of time to see trouble coming and make plans to go thorough or over it at my leisure. I find bull bars on my fattie give the additional edge i need with pedestrians, and put the fear of god into anyone with a nice car.
-Salesman: What do you want the bycicle for? Xtreme sports? Downhill? -You: I just wanna go to work. -Salesman: You don't need a bike, you need a miracle.
One thing I've learnt when cycling now almost daily for the past 6months, is have the same vigilance on a bike as when you're in a car. That means expecting vehicles not to give way, etc. Don't feel entitled or that everyone will suddenly look out for you because you're on a bike. Treat cycling with same precautions as when driving.
Exactly, I have fingers on my brakes and eyes on stalks at all times. I hold my ground where other road users should give way, but an always ready to stop for or avoid people who don’t look where they are going. Hence my videos are full of misses.
exactly, this is where the dangers occur imo, cyclists without drivers licences or driving experience. You generally know how to avoid the idiots with those two things
You have to be MORE vigilant then drivers when riding a bike, i swear people think i'm going 10mph when in fact i'm going 30+ on the flat... Pathetic. The amount of times i've been left hooked. The best one is being raced through a width restrictor.
I'd slow down and have a little more patience and respect for those around you. Just because you can or are entitled to, doesn't mean you should. You might enjoy your ride a little more too. Coming from a daily cyclist.
55secs, mate , that is a pedestrian crossing and YOU are REQUIRED to stop for the pedestrian!! and 2.09 , undertaking so you cannot see what is coming from the right, next time it could be an H.C.V ! GAME OVER!
I haven’t cycled in NL but I have been to The Hague a few times and was very impressed with the cycle infrastructure and culture you have. We’re a good decade behind in the UK.
Cycling is part of Netherlands' culture and the Dutch are very disciplined towards cyclists. I think Amsterdam is probably the city with the most cyclists in Europe too... ^^
gotta say in germany it is not as bad but still kinda bad ... but since l have a driving license l can judge way better how cars will do dumb stuff .... so yeah way less crashes since that but people are still idiots
Pedestrians ALWAYS have priority! And please don't go down the inside of Buses or HGVs the drivers don't want to kill you, you would be surprised how many blind spots there are on these vehicles, when the driver looks you are in the blind spot, a second later you're under the wheel.
I have cycled in London for 8 years and you my friend are not doing yourself any favours, you seem on occasion to force/not actively avoid the collisions/near misses to spite yourself, there's some awful driving here that makes my blood boil, but many of the fails are your own. 0.41 was easy to anticipate, you put yourself in no man's land and assumed driver wouldn't squeeze through, why? How did you manage to hit the pedestrian at 0.53, he's in a world of his own, but he's right in front of you, you know what he's about to do and you still hit him? Why are you not giving pedestrian's time to cross at zebra crossings at 0.55? How can we hold drivers to account if we do this? At 1.29, he's pulled a dirty move but he's signalled and you know where he's going, you seem to continue forward to accentuate how bad his manoeuvre was, worth it? Likewise 1:35 For the sake of your blood pressure perhaps ask yourself whether as a pedestrian you have not noticed a (silent) oncoming cyclist or accept the fact that in the absence of hearing/seeing a vehicle people will cross the road and not be aware of cyclists. The near collisions occurs so often you wonder why you haven't learned to anticipate the stupidity/lack of awareness of pedestrians in London, more fool you.
I ride in Paris where trafic can get just as crazy but a few preventive bell rings do wonders. They instantly know a bike is coming and start looking around most times. This guy seems to assume people see him, any cyclist should assume he is never seen and signal himself accordingly
Honestly the fault is not with Cyclists, or Drivers, or pedestrians - the problem is very very very poor road design. Cyclists even sharing the space with cars is ridiculous because it generally pisses everyone off. Instead planners need to look at how bikes actually move - like you said, they are subject for example, so road design needs to account for that and make dedicated spaces for cycling. I've cycled in London since a kid, and you either have to be aggressive or die.
Haha this is exactly what i was thinking. I removed mine after commuting 1year in Brussels. Same situation, ppl dont use their side mirrors and pedestrians jump in front
There's a saying that applies to people who use bicycles as well as cars to get around: when in town, slow down. All of which is to say when there are a lot of potential hazards (like lots of people who don't pay attention when crossing the road or simply lots of road traffic, you should adjust your speed accordingly, regardless of whether you have right of way. Fwiw, I walk, cycle and drive in town and I always do my best to be mindful of others, as well as accommodating where possible.
If you slowed down and didn't ride so aggressively most of these could have been avoided. Most people are not expecting an idiot on a bike riding out super fast from behind cars, buses etc. I rode in London for 10 years and had very few incidents. You are responsible for most of these near misses.
I avoided all of them aside from one pedestrian who steps off the curb into the side of me when I was moving at a very slow 5mph. I’m following the rules, and far slower than the speed limit and the cars/motor bikes travelling at 30mph. These near misses were all caused by other road users ignoring the rules, and not looking where they are going. 🙂👍🏻
@@paddymurphy-oconnor8255 The rule is that you must give way, I slowed and gave way to the pedestrian, once he’s passed I can go. The car driver that nearly mowed him down did not give way.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 That’s not it. You need to wait for them to clear the zebra crossing. I’m a road cyclist of many years experience both in towns and countryside. You’re bombing about uncontrollably and in this video most of the issues were caused by your aggressive riding in which you fail to preempt anything because you’re going too fast for the conditions.
Ryan, would you think that reducing your speed in select situations may help in avoiding possible traffic conflicts, especially accidents, when passing by vehicles on their 'potential' blind side, or passing by stopped traffic? (speaking as a daily cyclist in busy traffic myself)
I’m not cycling that fast, average speed on my commute is less than 15mph. I’m able to stop for or avoid all incidents over the last 14 years I’ve been daily commuting in London, which I wouldn’t if going too fast. I’m super cautious when I cycle, fingers on brake levers and eyes on stalks, don’t get myself into anything I can’t get out of. Keep safe out there my friend. 🙂👍🏻
Read Highway Code rule 195. I followed it to the letter, slowed when I saw a pedestrian waiting, and gave way once he stepped onto the crossing. Amazes me how many commenters wrongly accuse me of breaking the rules on this, yet completely fail to mention the car that completely ignores the rules and nearly runs that guy over. 🤦
Why do bikes treat the road like a freaking race track? Zooming in and out of traffic, between cars, failing to react to road conditions and traffic, not giving way then hollering at others. Last one’s prime example, no thought to why the vans stopped in the middle of the road despite it being clear!
when I used to cycle more I actually cant remember having any incidents like these, maybe a handful of people cutting me up. This dude is a magnet for trouble, glad he seems like he knows how to ride lol
@@NitroNuggetTV I’m cycling into the busiest part of London during rush hour, when everyone is rushing like crazy. Have to have your wits about you. 😉👍🏻
My average speed on my commute is 15mph. Far slower than the cars going 25-30mph on the same roads. The speed is not the issue, the problem is too many road users refuse to follow the rules or look where they are going. 🙂👍🏻
I commuted across London daily for years, and watching this I can safely say that I don't miss it at all... god that was stressful, and so familiar at the same time! Keep safe mate.
Thank you, strangely I am missing my commute (working from home during lockdown). I’m cycling around a local park for exercise however and that is so much nicer! Keep safe too. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Yeah I can imagine not having to dodge white van drivers and buses is actually quite calming!! Anyway, keep up the great videos. 👍🏻
I wasn’t the cause of any of these, all due to other road users not following the rules or looking where they are going. I avoided these incidents and prevented them from becoming far worse.
@@enra72 14 years of daily cycle commuting and never hurt anyone. If pedestrians look before they walk into the road, and wait for a safe gap before crossing then there will be non problems. There are two tonne SUVs driving at 25-30mph alongside the pavements, that’s the real danger to pedestrians!
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Didn't you hurt like *a bunch* in this vid alone? I understand the need to assert a bit, and the fact that people will go out of their way in order to get "their way" and get you to stop if you let them, but I feel like driving like this only adds to the disconnect?
@@grandbuba No, one pedestrian walked into the side of me (contacted with my shoulder) and dropped his phone. Both he and I were fine as it was very low speed. Other than than I made no contact with anyone.
Let's be real and recognize that a foot and a half of space marked by a painted line is no way going to help people on bikes, but at the same time will just piss off people in cars. Road design in London is a shambles
Great video, pretty much sums up cycling in London! No disrespect to Ryan but a couple of scenarios that could have been avoided; 0:55 Both cyclist and the car at fault here by going straight through the crossing, both should have been more vigilant. Pedestrians has right of way. 0:59 Could have hung back for a safer place to overtake ie not round a bend, It isn't allowed to ride two abreast and as the other cyclist was infront he has priority. Lastly, one I am unsure about; 2:05 As there is no indicated cycle lane, when a cyclists passes on the inside does this count as undertaking the vehicle ahead? Pedestrain also very much at fault for not looking but I wonder what the outcome would be if it went to court. Again, just found these scenarious interesting to comment on and open to what others think about these clips.
85% riding too fast, going for gaps that aren't there or in a dangerous position without a proper view of the road ahead, 14% drivers not looking properly and 1% pedestrians at fault.
My average speed on my commute is less than 15mph, I follow the rules and look where I’m going. Sadly many road users ignore the rules and don’t pay attention, that is the cause of these incidents.
I have been to India many times, worked in Mumbai for several weeks plus visited Goa and Udaipur. There’s no way I’d cycle the roads in Mumbai! I’m not brave enough! 🤣
😂😂 Anurag I was going to comment something on the same lines, about how he's still got it going good in London with their cycling lanes and designated parking areas. But it seems he's been here to India so he knows it's a suicide mission cycling in Mumbai for example.
@@sachinwadhwani4810 Namaste Sachin. Driving culture in Mumbai is very different to in London so I would not feel safe to cycle there. If I lived there I would build up the courage but would cycle very differently than how I do in London. 🙂👍🏻
I’d have said a good many of those incidents were caused by the cyclists. And most of them show how UNsafe cycle lanes are, especially when the users believe they have an inviolable right of way.
The cycylist was riding at too high a speed given the conditions. IE Buses, Trucks, Car and Pedistrians. Cycling up inside of Buses etc not being able to see who was crossing the road.
My speed is fine, hence my videos are filled with misses. These incidents are caused by other road users not following the rules or looking where they are going. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 you're overtaking cars that are turning on the inside lane and expecting everyone to hop out of their cars and do a full survey before you come flying by in their blindspot... I'm a cyclist who loves to ride fast but I know that riding like this in traffic is dangerous to myself AND others
@@archiebobo All I ask is that drivers indicate in advance (so cyclists know not to pass), and to do the basic checks of mirrors and blind spots before turning (pretty much first thing your taught in driving lessons). 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Have you ever driven a car? If you have you'd know how much less visible cyclists are than cars on the road, and how invisible they really can be in blindspots, and also how easy it is to have a small lapse of concentration, and that's all it takes for someone to die... and it won't be the guy in the car.
The Dutch seem to see them most of the time, which is also due the way the infrastructure is planned (e.g. cyclists further towards the front at junctions than car drivers) and the fact that there are so many of them (people expect them).
And after watching this don’t tell me these fools should not be made to carry Third Party Insurance, Number Plates and be made to take Cycling Proficiency Tests.
@@jammin023 Bells are ok if you have plenty of room between you and the person you are warning. Preferably so you can ring several times at intervals so they get the idea that something is approaching, even if they do say "What's that?" because they have never heard a bike bell before!
There’s no race, I’m just cycling to work at a speed less than the speed limit. Typical hypocrisy, you see drivers/pedestrians who are in such a rush they can’t be bothered to look, or wait for a safe gap, and yet you accuse the cyclist of “racing”…
@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I'm not accusing all cyclists, just the ones in the video. If you're going that slow as you say, you should never have any front end close call situations or accidents since you would have plenty of time to be aware and react to stop or avoid...
@@-.O.- I’m on a pedal cycle, I guarantee I’m below the 30mph speed limit on these roads. My average speed on my commute is about 12mph. Because I’m paying attention, and travelling at a safe speed is why my videos are full of misses, not collisions. Doesn’t matter if I’m going 5mph, if a pedestrian/driver doesn’t look before stepping/pulling out right in front if me then I’ll have to take avoiding action. What people like you constantly do is excuse poor and ignorant behaviour by other road users not looking, not following the rules, being too impatient to wait for a safe gap. Easier to blame the cyclist that take personable responsibility. Slow hand clap to you, and people like you. 👏🏻
I reckon 90% of these clips i would really be asking why the cyclist put himself right in the middle of those situations... if there’s a tiny gap, you don’t have to fly through it at full gas...
The answer is that I need to get to work. In a hugely congested city like London, cycling during rush hour means that you often are not working with much space. It’s manageable but you have to be laser focused the whole time, fingers on the brake levers ready to stop in a moment. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 0:41 as an example of what i mean - yes, the van shouldn’t have cut you up, but it was pretty stupid to ride up the inside of him... that’s got nothing to do with getting to work on time, only giving you an excuse to act outraged... one day you’ll end up in the back of an ambulance (or worse) if you continue riding like that.... no point being right if you’re dead....
@@darrenwallis7630 I wasn’t planning on going up the inside, the van had just overtaken me then slowed suddenly and cut into my lane. Once it passed me it blocked my vision so I couldn’t see that the vehicle ahead was turning. V poor driving as the van driver knew I was there as the driver had come from behind me. Trust me, I have no desire to get squashed, but I can’t just disappear when other road users drive around you and cut you up as if you weren’t there.
@@darrenwallis7630 "ride up the inside of him" Clearly you've never had someone half overtake you, slow and cut in on you otherwise you may have recognised the situation instead of blaming the cyclist automatically.
@@roaduser6438 i’m also a cyclist, and i’m not defending the van’s driving, but unfortunately the bigger metal object crushes the bicycle every time....
Yeah, you're really asking for it. You should not use these kind of bicycles in the middle of traffic heavy places like cities. They are going way too fast and drivers, pedestrians or even other slower type of cyclists won't be able to have enough time to notice you. Just some advice from the bicycle land of The Netherlands. You should use your feet, a car, moped, slower bicycle or the public transportation instead.
As a motorcyclist, I come across the same situations when city riding, though far less often. Probably because I don't try to wear a sense of entitlement as armor.
Pedestrians,rely on sound,more than vision.They can hear when a motorised vehicle is close.They cannot hear a bike,until they have stepped off the pavement.That's why all bikes,have bells.
But isn't common sense to look left and right before crossing? The lack of bell is not the problem ... the problem is literally how stupid these pedestrians are.
If you expect to weave through traffic and pedestrians expect to cross through traffic bad things are going to happen. Reminds me of when I used to ride to work in Quito, Ecuador. Once got into a fight with a dog owner and was maced by a security guard. Happy days!
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Yes but its hard to see a bike flitering through heavy traffic. So I would reduce speed accordingly knowing pedestrians are like zombies.
@@satan500 Yep, I do that which is why my videos are filled with misses. Always have to be hyper alert as unfortunately many pedestrians don’t look where they are going. Wish they would slow down and take the time to look. 🙂👍🏻
Dude, don't go kerbside of a slowing vehicle where there's a left turn. Sure, it might not be your fault you get hit, but that vehicle can't see you if they're turning, an oncoming vehicle turning right can't see you past the car adjacent to you, and emerging vehicles might not notice you and pull out if they see the adjacent vehicle slowing.
had many trips to London when I was living in the UK, but didn't notice that the traffic is so terrible. I will not complain about Tokyo's traffic any more.
I never noticed until I started cycling in it! I’ve never been to Tokyo unfortunately but I’d wager the citizens are a lot more respectful to cyclists when crossing or driving. Hope to visit some day. 🙂👍🏻
I reameber when I fell off my bike infront of police and the officer said if I am OK and I said I cannot feel my hand then I relizid I have a robotic prostetic hand but I was OK
its honestly fine, just got to have your wits about you. Pedestrians are defo the worst part. Don't get the fuss personally, its no different if you're on a motorcycle or in a car
Funny how I never seem to have these problems. Maybe because I slow the fak down instead of hoping people stop or slow down. But yes, I cycle fast, when it’s safe to do so.
I don't know where you cycle, but I find in Central London pedestrians and other road users constantly try and bully cyclists to stop even when the rules state they should give way. I'm trying to get to work in good time, so I hold my ground (whilst being ready to stop) this happens. Most of the time the car trying to edge out, or the pedestrian stepping out sees that I'm not going to stop, and they wait. The incidents you see in my videos are when they either decide to keep coming regardless, or simply don't look.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 A few routes I recognise from your video. I cycle mainly in Holborn, Farringdon, Islington, Oxford Street. I think that’s also the benefit of having a bell - as soon as I see somebody even near the edge of the road I start ringing it insistently and/slow down. Also when cars are stopped at traffic lights and there are blind spots - I also start ringing the bell because I know that’s a popular place where people jaywalk. I know we shouldn’t have to compromise just because of silly pedestrians - but that’s the way it is.
@@danielk1380 Oxford Street must be tough, I agree that I would crawl down there as so many tourists popping out between buses etc. My only hope is that as cycling grows, and the infrastructure improves more people will accept the cycles have a place and will look out for us more, and give us the same respect as cars etc. Also means that cyclists have to return that by not running red lights and keeping off the pavements etc.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I guess. But until then I think a bell or some sort of electric horn is essential, since you have a proper road bike then maybe they have some specialist attachments that would make it easier for you to quickly press it’s etc. Anyway good luck.
@@danielk1380 I tried an electronic horn for a few years. Since I changed bike I never moved it across. I find it easier just to shout a warning. Safe cycling my friend. 🙂👍
I think it's really refreshing for a cyclist to point out all their failures by posting a selection on UA-cam. We'll done Ryan. About time cyclists admitted they're always at fault.
0.56 is a pedestrian crossing? You easily could have killed that person by forcing them into the path of the car which is also not bothering to stop. What are you doing at 1.20?
I suppose if you undertake vehicles on the wrong side, eventually, you can expect to come a cropper. By the way, legally, pedestrians automatically have right of way over all other traffic at road junctions.
You broke so many laws . Over taking on zig zags . Going over pedestrian crossings while pedestrian were on them , no wonder you don't get much respect, because you don't give any
Highway Code says to slow if you see someone waiting, and to give way once they step onto the crossing. I did both, did not hold the chap up at all, unlike the car that nearly flattened him....
Let's face it, if a vehicle has to give a cyclist at least four clearance when passing them, then no cyclist should ever pass closer than four feet from any vehicle. Sounds like a logical rule to me!
@@donfink7063 Not really. A motor vehicle can easily knock off/crush/kill a cyclist, hence you should ensure to give cyclists 1.5m clearance when passing (especially when at speed). Especially as you don’t know the confidence/skill/experience level of the cyclist who may swerve/wobble. When you’re passing a cyclist, they have no choice to be put in that potentially dangerous situation, so give space. If a cyclist is passing your motor vehicle, they are making a choice to pass, they have the choice to place themselves close to a motor vehicle which is potentially more dangerous, they are not having that situation forced onto them. You’ll tend to find that this means they are more confident/skilled/experienced cyclists less likely to wobble/panic. They are not going to knock you out of your car into the road, or crush/kill you. They present zero danger to you as a driver so you don’t need to worry. Secondly, if they are passing close to you, this likely means that you are slow or stopped so the situation is naturally less dangerous. This is why the rule works one way. The driver poses a lot of danger to the cyclist, the cyclist poses no danger to the driver. 👍🏻
Дружище, а как правильно вести себя как пешеход? Каждый раз напарываюсь на велосипедистов просто, постоянно неловкие ситуации - не знаешь, то идти нормально как шёл, то встать на месте
@@zenxerxes5729Думаю идти как шёл, только не таранить как челы на 0:52 и 0:34. Велосипедист может и объехать тебя, только если толпой не закрываете дорогу
I'm just cycling along below the speed limit minding my own business. The aggressive ones are the vehicles and pedestrians cutting across without looking!
@@NOMORE-ss9qx I'm slower than the cars. These roads are designed for 2 tonne cars, 10 tonne + busses and lorries to travel at 30mph. Yet you don't think it's safe for 100kg of cyclist to travel at 20mph? Which do you think presents more risk, a lorry going 30mph or a cyclist going 20mph? Secondly, when driving your car, do you prefer the cyclist in front of you on a narrow road to be going 20mph, or 5mph? Suddenly we're not going too fast when we're holding you up and you're leaning on your horn like and idiot! 😉👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 You're definitely slower than the average bear I'll grant you that! The common factor in all these incidents is you. No one wants you dangerous, arrogant free loaders on the road, thankfully with the way you ride it may not be long before you give up this childish habit. You're a burden on paying road users, you know it and you don't care. Undoubtedly you justify this breach of other peoples freedoms but claiming to be green. What a joke. The cars you hold up in one month burn enough extra fuel to get you to work for a year and there are plenty of less obnoxious ways to exercise. Cyclists are universally hated and you know it. Btw a full two years went by before you posted another cycling video and reading the comments, I can see why. Stop being an asshole. And stop pretending not to know what you are. You know, and we know that you know.
As a firefighter, I often hear drivers moaning about cyclists. Strange, every incident including fatalities I've ever been to have always been because of somebody driving a motor vehicle. Go figure.
Completely agree Dan, many commentators on here lash out at “dangerous crazy” cyclists, yet are happy to speed in their cars whilst playing with their phones. I’m sure you’ve seen some horrible things in your job. Thanks for being out there and looking after us all. 🙂👍🏻
That's fuckin retarded how many times will a bike win head up against a car 😂. I'm scared to ask if you think it's strange how often fire will burn down a house.
There is a massive gap in your logic. It's actually funny that you don't see where your supposed point falls down. Hint: another reply to your comment touches upon it
The cyclist is to blame in 80% of these incidents. He has no regard for anyone other than himself. Gives us cyclists a bad name. Ride defensivly in a city. London is full of tourists and young students. Go and do an Ironman or Cape Epic, get it out of your system rather than abuse the cities.
@@mrcellophane99 You are correct. In theory you could cycle on the roads at 40mph in a 30 zone and not be breaking the law. What many commentators on here fail to understand that, for a non athlete to cycle at 30mph for more than a few seconds on a flat road (without a slipstream) is extremely hard and most, including myself are not capable of it. In my videos at the quickest I’ll be maybe at 25mph and most of the time significantly below that.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 My fastest is 38mph from Westerly Heights towards Horndon-on-the-Hill. I was shitting myself. Never again as I threw the back wheel a couple of miles further on. I dread to think what would have happened if it a gone while I was doing over 30.
@@mrcellophane99 It’s terrifying isn’t it. I grew up in Kent where there are some big hills in the countryside and, as a teenager I used to fly down those. 38mph in a car feels pedestrian but on a cycle it’s very scary! 🤣
I’m always ready to stop for or avoid incidents caused by other road users not looking where they are going. This is why my videos are full of misses. 🙂👍🏻
Loved watching this and NO sympathy for the clowns as they seem to think its the responsibility of everyone else to look out for them and the highway code doesn't apply to them. Why would you undertake in the first place. Keep the videos coming as it really does make my day watching it. Hope the cars and people involved in this video are OK 👍
The UK does seem to have that general attitude. It's like everyone still think their a kid and the world owes it to them to keep them safe. It's pretty pathetic really.
We don’t, we treat them as roads. I’m commuting to work, following the rules and looking where I’m going. I’m well below the speed limits and slower than the cars that pass me at 25-30mph on the same roads. These issues are caused by other road users who are not following the rules and not looking where they are going. Why do people like you think a cyclist at 15mph on a road is racing, yet would drive their car along the very same road at 30mph and think nothing of it? Bit hypocritical no?
@@bstoran198 Yes it is, read the Highway Code. Motorbikes, mopeds and cyclists are allowed to filter through slow moving traffic, that can be in the inside, down the middle or on the outside.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 these people complain about two wheelers filtering but in somewhere like London if they didn't filter or they were in cars, the congestion would be unimaginably worse!
It's free for all as far as cycling goes with no respect for themselves, any road user, pedestrian rights, nothing. It's the nearest thing to shit on a saddle.
With the number of cyclists on the road, weaving on and out of lanes without any indicationg, jumping red lights...generally using the roads as a race track...it would be good for police to catch these riders and make certain maneouvers illegal. To protect cyclists but also innocent motorists who are expected to have 360 degree vision to see crap cyclists.
BTW the pedestrians have right of way, even if they step out in front of you, so just yelling at them makes you no better than the cars who cut you up. You were also going pretty bloody fast when approaching the pedestrians in the street.
No that’s not correct. Nowhere in the new or existing rules does it say pedestrians always have the right of way in the road. The existing rules still apply, specifically rule 1, very first rule in the Code is for pedestrians: “Pavements and footways (including any path along the side of a road) should be used if provided.” And rule 7 for crossing the road which states that pedestrians must stop, look, if traffic is coming let it pass (road traffic has right of way), wait for a safe gap before crossing, and go straight (not diagonally) across the road. For your own safety and that of others, please read the rules and don’t follow the common misconception that you can walk out whenever you like and always have right of way. Roads are dangerous and as the new rules take great pains to make clear: “The hierarchy places those road users most at risk in the event of a collision at the top of the hierarchy. It does not remove the need for everyone to behave responsibly. It’s important that all road users: * are aware of The Highway Code * are considerate to other road users * understand their responsibility for the safety of others” Also remember that whilst cyclists may seem fast, they are significantly slower than the cars, mopeds, motorbikes etc. on the same roads which present far more danger to pedestrians. So please take great care when walking out into the road. 🙂👍🏻
I think a lot of cyclists aren't aware of this. Overtaking on the inside of a vehicle is very dangerous as there are blind spots where you can't even see a car, let alone a bike.
Jeez ... What's the point of this video, apart from showing us another dude over-reacting to about everything on his way ? I mean, I'm a cyclist myself ... We've got eyes, brakes, reflexes and we have to anticipate the potentially dangerous move of the others around (other cyclists being the worst actually), that's part of the game !
The point is twofold, to show new cyclist the very worst of what to expect on the roads. I’m used to dealing with it (as it sounds like you are), others may not be. And to show non cyclists what it’s like to be on the other side of their rule breaking. You might consider it just a game when people walk out into the road without looking in front of cyclists, or when drivers cut up cyclists without checking their mirrors. However these actions can have very serious repercussions, and show a disregard for cyclists. It doesn’t have to be this way. If all road users (including cyclists) follow the rules, and look where they are going, the roads can be a much safer and less stressful place for all. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Of course I agree ! Maybe I am the one who over-reacted actually, sorry about that :) It's just that I've been watching a few channels like yours since I'm awake and most of the time it was like the guys were searching for troubles and making a fuss about not so much. Here in Brussels it's becoming a cliché for car drivers and pedestrians to complain about us cyclists being dicks, whining about just everything, acting as if the streets (and side walks) were ours etc. Some videos here on UA-cam are contributing to strengthen such thoughts, that's how I feel about them ... Cheers, be safe !
@@LadyShotFromATree No problem, completely understand. I see many comments from people who will see a cyclist following the rules, and a pedestrian or driver ignoring the rules to cause a near incident, yet they will always blame the cyclist. They believe the cyclist has to get out of the way in all scenarios, and shouldn’t really be on the road at all. I stand my ground against that. When cycling, if other road users should give way according to the rules, then I try to hold my ground up to a point. I’ll always stop for or avoid an incident however. On the comments on here I’ll defend a cyclist right to use the roads, and push back on falsehoods that pedestrians always have the right of way, or that cyclists are more dangerous than cars and should travel much slower than cars do on the very same roads. Sorry to hear you face similar negativity to cyclists in Brussels. Please keep safe too. 🙂👍🏻
I’ve mounted a bell on the drops, just below the left lever. Allows me to brake and use the bell almost simultaneously. You should try it! When it comes to safety on the bike, using a bell is right up there with lights and using hand signals(!). Most of those near accidents with pedestrians in this video could have been avoided if you had used a bell to warn them.
@@timh5061 I used a Hornit DB140 for a couple of years (there’s a review on my channel), had a button I could tape to the drops. It was reasonably effective but there’s still plenty of London pedestrians who would ignore it. I prefer just to shout now, same effect plus hands free. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I am guessing those pedestrians are just like the ducks sitting in the middle of our local bike path recently that refused to shift despite an orchestra of bells ringing.
@@amandajane8227 That’s right, a lot of people just don’t care for cyclists and refuse to give way even when they should. It’s a culture thing unfortunately, will take time to change.
Too be honest, virtually every clip of film, shows cyclists travelling to bloody fast, all road users should 'drive with due care and attention'. Most cyclists seem to think they can go fast and everyone else should just get out of the way.........
A recent government study showed that 86% of drivers admitted to speeding in 20mph zones. These 20mph zones being in highly populated urban areas around schools etc. In 2023 60% of new cars bought were SUVs, bigger, heavier (often 2.5 tonnes+), 8 times more likely to kill a child in a collision. Motor vehicles kill over 450 pedestrians a year in the UK, cyclists average less than 1 UK pedestrian death annually Yet the number 1 most common comment I see on here, about a cyclist travelling at 15mph is that it’s “too fast”. The hypocrisy stinks!
I lived in London for 9 years and cycled most days. A great number of the cyclists I encountered were twats. So too were the motorists, and the pedestrians..
My estimate is 20% of people ignore the rules irrespective of whether they are driving, cycling or in foot. They ruin it for the rest of us!
So really , what you're saying is everyone is a twat 🤔 . You could be right 😉
@@rodgeyd6728 Oh no, plenty of good people. It’s just that the population of the UK is 67 million, so if 20% are the bad ones that’s 13.2 million. That’s a lot of t**ts! 🤣👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 😁
@Pyc Батагов Uuhhggg, I hate it when you hold a door open for someone and they walk through without even looking at you, let alone saying thanks, or even a nod. Like they just expect that someone will always hold doors for them as if it’s your duty! Scumbags! 🤣
the "AUGHHHS" make this great and it seems like a reliable tactic to get people out of the way
Time to try this.
Is their honk.
i just yell "FUCKER" and they move
I mean he could use a
Bell
Oh, I thought he yelled “CUNT”
As a driver and cyclist I will suggest that about 1/3 of these are down to dozy pedestrians, 1/3 down to vehicle drivers not paying attention, and 1/3 down to Kamikaze cyclists.
This is basically 2m17s of why I would never move to London.
This is the worst of it, not this bad most of the time thankfully but it’s pretty frustrating when this stuff happens.
I cycled in London for 6 years, and only had two minor accidents, one actually my fault, as I did not check in an intersection and could not see the car coming while checking the other side, I was slow so nothing happened. The other one by myself on icy road.
Traffic in London is actually quite slow, you can see in the video that the cyclists are the ones going faster than the cars, bus are notoriously slow but they have more blind spots. So the chances are you are having an accident with a pedestrian, but if you go slow enough, nothing really should happen.
Exactly the same happening in Paris, or any big city in the world I guess.
@@franbedle The only time I’ve collided with a pedestrian is in this video, he walks into the side of me. I was going 5mph. The issue is bot the speed, cycles are not fast, it’s the fact that so many will not look before stepping into the road.
@@enogael Most likely unfortunately. Hopefully more people get used to cyclists. 🙏🙂
Last guy most be a football player, give him a red card
Ha yes, I'm surprised a medical team didn't run in and stretcher him off!
Drama queen
i must say he deserves it🤷🏻♂️
Haha I just thought same thing
@@ricbchirop4355 I mean a bike hit his leg at full speed
I cycle but I slow down when I see idiot drivers and pedestrians I dont speed up. Looking at half this video I felt myself pulling on my imaginary brake as I could see the accident before it happened.
Because in London it happens so constantly, when I have the priority I hold my ground as far as possible (as often, when the other road user sees that they can’t intimidate you to stop, they give way). That said I’m always ready to stop or avoid those that refuse to give way. Bit of a balance, need to get to work, but want to get there in one piece. 🙂👍🏻
Correct. Just because you have “priority” doesn’t mean you have to accelerate into an accident. It’s not a race.
@@theglumrant9477 And when you don’t have priority you don’t accelerate yourself into the road, why are these pedestrians racing... 😉👍🏻
Way too fast, no indication from anyone, recipe for disaster.
I'm with you on that, i ride a fattie nower days so i don't have much choice but to be, let's say laid back in my riding. As such I find i have plenty of time to see trouble coming and make plans to go thorough or over it at my leisure. I find bull bars on my fattie give the additional edge i need with pedestrians, and put the fear of god into anyone with a nice car.
-Salesman: What do you want the bycicle for? Xtreme sports? Downhill?
-You: I just wanna go to work.
-Salesman: You don't need a bike, you need a miracle.
🤣👍🏻
Funny, but oh so true. Haha xD
Could have added you don’t need a bicycle , you need a miracle . Could have sounded like a pun
On London roads you need a tank.
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One thing I've learnt when cycling now almost daily for the past 6months, is have the same vigilance on a bike as when you're in a car. That means expecting vehicles not to give way, etc. Don't feel entitled or that everyone will suddenly look out for you because you're on a bike. Treat cycling with same precautions as when driving.
Exactly, I have fingers on my brakes and eyes on stalks at all times. I hold my ground where other road users should give way, but an always ready to stop for or avoid people who don’t look where they are going. Hence my videos are full of misses.
exactly, this is where the dangers occur imo, cyclists without drivers licences or driving experience. You generally know how to avoid the idiots with those two things
@@NitroNuggetTV I do think the government should offer more to train people without experience on how to cycle on the roads.
You have to be MORE vigilant then drivers when riding a bike, i swear people think i'm going 10mph when in fact i'm going 30+ on the flat...
Pathetic. The amount of times i've been left hooked.
The best one is being raced through a width restrictor.
@@YeNZeC So many road users either do not look out fir cyclists, or even when they do see them they ignore them.
Keep safe out there. 🙂👍🏻
I'd slow down and have a little more patience and respect for those around you. Just because you can or are entitled to, doesn't mean you should. You might enjoy your ride a little more too. Coming from a daily cyclist.
You hit the nail on the head. 💯 agree. This is the problem with most London cyclists (not all) but most of them. I am a London cabbie btw 😉
Appears to be riding like a total pillock.
55secs, mate , that is a pedestrian crossing and YOU are REQUIRED to stop for the pedestrian!! and 2.09 , undertaking so you cannot see what is coming from the right, next time it could be an H.C.V ! GAME OVER!
I live in the Netherlands, and i honestly can’t believe this is real😶.
I haven’t cycled in NL but I have been to The Hague a few times and was very impressed with the cycle infrastructure and culture you have. We’re a good decade behind in the UK.
Cycling is part of Netherlands' culture and the Dutch are very disciplined towards cyclists. I think Amsterdam is probably the city with the most cyclists in Europe too... ^^
@praise the omnissiah! Ha, probably! 🤣🤦
@@ursuss100 I hope we catch you up some day. 🙂👍🏻
gotta say in germany it is not as bad but still kinda bad ... but since l have a driving license l can judge way better how cars will do dumb stuff .... so yeah way less crashes since that but people are still idiots
Pedestrians ALWAYS have priority! And please don't go down the inside of Buses or HGVs the drivers don't want to kill you, you would be surprised how many blind spots there are on these vehicles, when the driver looks you are in the blind spot, a second later you're under the wheel.
The pedestrian always has the right of way at a zebra crossing
Wrong
well it wont matter if you end up dying .
Technically cyclists are pedestrians aswell cause we're not drivers or motorcyclists
@@JGGuitarCovers No cyclists are cyclists. What?
Only if they're already on the crossing
An absolute menace to everyone around him.
Ride defensively or not at all.
Save that crap for a racetrack.
I have cycled in London for 8 years and you my friend are not doing yourself any favours, you seem on occasion to force/not actively avoid the collisions/near misses to spite yourself, there's some awful driving here that makes my blood boil, but many of the fails are your own.
0.41 was easy to anticipate, you put yourself in no man's land and assumed driver wouldn't squeeze through, why?
How did you manage to hit the pedestrian at 0.53, he's in a world of his own, but he's right in front of you, you know what he's about to do and you still hit him?
Why are you not giving pedestrian's time to cross at zebra crossings at 0.55? How can we hold drivers to account if we do this?
At 1.29, he's pulled a dirty move but he's signalled and you know where he's going, you seem to continue forward to accentuate how bad his manoeuvre was, worth it? Likewise 1:35
For the sake of your blood pressure perhaps ask yourself whether as a pedestrian you have not noticed a (silent) oncoming cyclist or accept the fact that in the absence of hearing/seeing a vehicle people will cross the road and not be aware of cyclists. The near collisions occurs so often you wonder why you haven't learned to anticipate the stupidity/lack of awareness of pedestrians in London, more fool you.
I don't know why they are in a hurry. They should ride a motorcycle if time is that matter.
I ride in Paris where trafic can get just as crazy but a few preventive bell rings do wonders.
They instantly know a bike is coming and start looking around most times.
This guy seems to assume people see him, any cyclist should assume he is never seen and signal himself accordingly
Honestly the fault is not with Cyclists, or Drivers, or pedestrians - the problem is very very very poor road design. Cyclists even sharing the space with cars is ridiculous because it generally pisses everyone off. Instead planners need to look at how bikes actually move - like you said, they are subject for example, so road design needs to account for that and make dedicated spaces for cycling.
I've cycled in London since a kid, and you either have to be aggressive or die.
Well said. Worth noting that with the upcoming changes to the highway code cyclists will have to give priority to pedestrians.
Well said he's a danger to everyone hes next to
The driving on the left side makes this video even more scary and confusing for me.
UA-cam should have an option to flip the video horizontally! 😉👍🏻
Well driving on the right would leave us confused, a third of the planet drives on the left you know.
Oh yes
The "mouth-horn" seems to be the most important part on a bicycle in London ;-)
Ha, very much so. Hands free and guaranteed to get attention! 😉👍🏻
Aaarrghhhaaaa!
@@keepa5507 = "crunch imminent"
most cringe part you mean
*Alternate Title: Why you should never use clip-on pedals in London.*
Clipless but yeh sure
@@gromitj I's ok for a quick-release. I found it's useful in heavy traffic.
@@weekdaycycling the term is clipless
@@gromitj Thanks! I meant to say multi-release cleats, not the removable pedals. :-)
Haha this is exactly what i was thinking. I removed mine after commuting 1year in Brussels. Same situation, ppl dont use their side mirrors and pedestrians jump in front
There's a saying that applies to people who use bicycles as well as cars to get around: when in town, slow down. All of which is to say when there are a lot of potential hazards (like lots of people who don't pay attention when crossing the road or simply lots of road traffic, you should adjust your speed accordingly, regardless of whether you have right of way. Fwiw, I walk, cycle and drive in town and I always do my best to be mindful of others, as well as accommodating where possible.
Sir you are a menace.
Why you so intent on not stopping at zebra crossings?
If you slowed down and didn't ride so aggressively most of these could have been avoided. Most people are not expecting an idiot on a bike riding out super fast from behind cars, buses etc. I rode in London for 10 years and had very few incidents. You are responsible for most of these near misses.
I avoided all of them aside from one pedestrian who steps off the curb into the side of me when I was moving at a very slow 5mph.
I’m following the rules, and far slower than the speed limit and the cars/motor bikes travelling at 30mph.
These near misses were all caused by other road users ignoring the rules, and not looking where they are going. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Those near misses were caused by you charging along when the other traffic has stopped.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 The rule on not going through zebra crossings when folk are crossing?
@@paddymurphy-oconnor8255 The rule is that you must give way, I slowed and gave way to the pedestrian, once he’s passed I can go. The car driver that nearly mowed him down did not give way.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 That’s not it. You need to wait for them to clear the zebra crossing. I’m a road cyclist of many years experience both in towns and countryside. You’re bombing about uncontrollably and in this video most of the issues were caused by your aggressive riding in which you fail to preempt anything because you’re going too fast for the conditions.
0:34 He literally saw the bike coming and was like "Who cares, I feel like getting hit by a bike today."
I’m sure they think that if they step out, the cyclist will just vanish in a puff of smoke! Crazy! 😱
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 🤣
don't you mean 0:52?
@@VantaBay try both
I love cycling, but have absolutely zero desire to cycle in London as I value my life 😂
Ryan, would you think that reducing your speed in select situations may help in avoiding possible traffic conflicts, especially accidents, when passing by vehicles on their 'potential' blind side, or passing by stopped traffic? (speaking as a daily cyclist in busy traffic myself)
I’m not cycling that fast, average speed on my commute is less than 15mph.
I’m able to stop for or avoid all incidents over the last 14 years I’ve been daily commuting in London, which I wouldn’t if going too fast.
I’m super cautious when I cycle, fingers on brake levers and eyes on stalks, don’t get myself into anything I can’t get out of.
Keep safe out there my friend. 🙂👍🏻
Blind spot is no excuse in any of these clips. Nor is speed. The motorists just weren't attentive enough when maneuvering
@@MMCM Thank you, many find it easier to blame the cyclist than to consider the flaws in their driving. 😉👍🏻
@@MMCMand what about the pedestrians that got hit, you cyclists are selfish ego driven morons and twats too!
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 exactly the same can be said of cyclists and their riding.
You went through a zebra crossing while a pedestrian was on it?
Read Highway Code rule 195. I followed it to the letter, slowed when I saw a pedestrian waiting, and gave way once he stepped onto the crossing.
Amazes me how many commenters wrongly accuse me of breaking the rules on this, yet completely fail to mention the car that completely ignores the rules and nearly runs that guy over. 🤦
Why do bikes treat the road like a freaking race track? Zooming in and out of traffic, between cars, failing to react to road conditions and traffic, not giving way then hollering at others.
Last one’s prime example, no thought to why the vans stopped in the middle of the road despite it being clear!
I cycle in London almost every day and have been for the past 2 years. I don't think I've come across as many fools as this guy has haha
I envy you! This was saved up, these incidents were spread out over a year or so. 🙂👍🏻
when I used to cycle more I actually cant remember having any incidents like these, maybe a handful of people cutting me up. This dude is a magnet for trouble, glad he seems like he knows how to ride lol
@@NitroNuggetTV I’m cycling into the busiest part of London during rush hour, when everyone is rushing like crazy. Have to have your wits about you. 😉👍🏻
From what I can see you're going too fast for the road conditions, constantly undertaking, with complete contempt for others
How NOT TO RIDE A BICYCLE..DICKS
So how fast are you going? I appreciate it is legal but is it prudent? Given how crowded it is I would ride slowly.
My average speed on my commute is 15mph. Far slower than the cars going 25-30mph on the same roads. The speed is not the issue, the problem is too many road users refuse to follow the rules or look where they are going. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 But if you know people aren't following the road rules, you have to go slowly and carefully.
@@diggler2002 ua-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/v-deo.html this video shows the basics of road speed
I commuted across London daily for years, and watching this I can safely say that I don't miss it at all... god that was stressful, and so familiar at the same time! Keep safe mate.
Thank you, strangely I am missing my commute (working from home during lockdown). I’m cycling around a local park for exercise however and that is so much nicer!
Keep safe too. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Yeah I can imagine not having to dodge white van drivers and buses is actually quite calming!! Anyway, keep up the great videos. 👍🏻
@@sportysporto Thank you. Keep safe. 🙂👍🏻
Some silly drivers and pedestrians, but not having defensive riding, or riding too fast caused some of those incidents!
I wasn’t the cause of any of these, all due to other road users not following the rules or looking where they are going. I avoided these incidents and prevented them from becoming far worse.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I believe you ride to fast it is only a mater of time till you hurt a pedestrian.
@@enra72 14 years of daily cycle commuting and never hurt anyone. If pedestrians look before they walk into the road, and wait for a safe gap before crossing then there will be non problems.
There are two tonne SUVs driving at 25-30mph alongside the pavements, that’s the real danger to pedestrians!
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Didn't you hurt like *a bunch* in this vid alone? I understand the need to assert a bit, and the fact that people will go out of their way in order to get "their way" and get you to stop if you let them, but I feel like driving like this only adds to the disconnect?
@@grandbuba No, one pedestrian walked into the side of me (contacted with my shoulder) and dropped his phone. Both he and I were fine as it was very low speed. Other than than I made no contact with anyone.
Let's be real and recognize that a foot and a half of space marked by a painted line is no way going to help people on bikes, but at the same time will just piss off people in cars.
Road design in London is a shambles
Great video, pretty much sums up cycling in London!
No disrespect to Ryan but a couple of scenarios that could have been avoided;
0:55 Both cyclist and the car at fault here by going straight through the crossing, both should have been more vigilant. Pedestrians has right of way.
0:59 Could have hung back for a safer place to overtake ie not round a bend, It isn't allowed to ride two abreast and as the other cyclist was infront he has priority.
Lastly, one I am unsure about;
2:05 As there is no indicated cycle lane, when a cyclists passes on the inside does this count as undertaking the vehicle ahead? Pedestrain also very much at fault for not looking but I wonder what the outcome would be if it went to court.
Again, just found these scenarious interesting to comment on and open to what others think about these clips.
85% riding too fast, going for gaps that aren't there or in a dangerous position without a proper view of the road ahead, 14% drivers not looking properly and 1% pedestrians at fault.
My average speed on my commute is less than 15mph, I follow the rules and look where I’m going. Sadly many road users ignore the rules and don’t pay attention, that is the cause of these incidents.
if you think this is struggle you must try cycling in India.
I have been to India many times, worked in Mumbai for several weeks plus visited Goa and Udaipur. There’s no way I’d cycle the roads in Mumbai! I’m not brave enough! 🤣
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 o u are such a nancy boy.
@@ghq8982 I value my health! 😉👍🏻
😂😂 Anurag I was going to comment something on the same lines, about how he's still got it going good in London with their cycling lanes and designated parking areas. But it seems he's been here to India so he knows it's a suicide mission cycling in Mumbai for example.
@@sachinwadhwani4810 Namaste Sachin. Driving culture in Mumbai is very different to in London so I would not feel safe to cycle there. If I lived there I would build up the courage but would cycle very differently than how I do in London. 🙂👍🏻
Sounds like a film - Too fast, too close.
The Fast and the Furious... Pedestrians...😉👍
I’d have said a good many of those incidents were caused by the cyclists. And most of them show how UNsafe cycle lanes are, especially when the users believe they have an inviolable right of way.
The cycylist was riding at too high a speed given the conditions. IE Buses, Trucks, Car and Pedistrians. Cycling up inside of Buses etc not being able to see who was crossing the road.
My speed is fine, hence my videos are filled with misses. These incidents are caused by other road users not following the rules or looking where they are going. 🙂👍🏻
@da8429 I’m not worried, I follow the rules and look where I’m going at all times. That keeps me safe. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 you're overtaking cars that are turning on the inside lane and expecting everyone to hop out of their cars and do a full survey before you come flying by in their blindspot... I'm a cyclist who loves to ride fast but I know that riding like this in traffic is dangerous to myself AND others
@@archiebobo All I ask is that drivers indicate in advance (so cyclists know not to pass), and to do the basic checks of mirrors and blind spots before turning (pretty much first thing your taught in driving lessons). 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Have you ever driven a car? If you have you'd know how much less visible cyclists are than cars on the road, and how invisible they really can be in blindspots, and also how easy it is to have a small lapse of concentration, and that's all it takes for someone to die... and it won't be the guy in the car.
I just love how cyclists are somehow invisible to both pedestrians and motorists in every single freaking country in the world.
Because it makes no sound.
No sounds , no big lights , pretty hard to spot
The Dutch seem to see them most of the time, which is also due the way the infrastructure is planned (e.g. cyclists further towards the front at junctions than car drivers) and the fact that there are so many of them (people expect them).
Thats because being entitled they put themselves in dangerous positions.
so look!
And after watching this don’t tell me these fools should not be made to carry Third Party Insurance, Number Plates and be made to take Cycling Proficiency Tests.
But we also have to admit that bikes are really hard to be spotted on street. Cyclers need to be careful too.
I love how he screams instead of ringing his bell
Ringing a bell means taking one hand off the brake lever just at the point I need it. Screaming is hands free! 😱😱😱👍🏻
@LoveofVelvet Agreed, the point you need a bell is often the very same point you want full control of the cycle and braking. 🙂👍🏻
Bells are useless. Pedestrians either don't hear them, or respond too slowly to them, or respond by panicking and moving around randomly!
@@jammin023 😂
@@jammin023 Bells are ok if you have plenty of room between you and the person you are warning. Preferably so you can ring several times at intervals so they get the idea that something is approaching, even if they do say "What's that?" because they have never heard a bike bell before!
What do you expect when you're racing around aggressively everywhere...
There’s no race, I’m just cycling to work at a speed less than the speed limit.
Typical hypocrisy, you see drivers/pedestrians who are in such a rush they can’t be bothered to look, or wait for a safe gap, and yet you accuse the cyclist of “racing”…
@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I'm not accusing all cyclists, just the ones in the video. If you're going that slow as you say, you should never have any front end close call situations or accidents since you would have plenty of time to be aware and react to stop or avoid...
@@-.O.- I’m on a pedal cycle, I guarantee I’m below the 30mph speed limit on these roads. My average speed on my commute is about 12mph. Because I’m paying attention, and travelling at a safe speed is why my videos are full of misses, not collisions.
Doesn’t matter if I’m going 5mph, if a pedestrian/driver doesn’t look before stepping/pulling out right in front if me then I’ll have to take avoiding action.
What people like you constantly do is excuse poor and ignorant behaviour by other road users not looking, not following the rules, being too impatient to wait for a safe gap. Easier to blame the cyclist that take personable responsibility. Slow hand clap to you, and people like you. 👏🏻
I reckon 90% of these clips i would really be asking why the cyclist put himself right in the middle of those situations... if there’s a tiny gap, you don’t have to fly through it at full gas...
The answer is that I need to get to work. In a hugely congested city like London, cycling during rush hour means that you often are not working with much space.
It’s manageable but you have to be laser focused the whole time, fingers on the brake levers ready to stop in a moment. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 0:41 as an example of what i mean - yes, the van shouldn’t have cut you up, but it was pretty stupid to ride up the inside of him... that’s got nothing to do with getting to work on time, only giving you an excuse to act outraged... one day you’ll end up in the back of an ambulance (or worse) if you continue riding like that.... no point being right if you’re dead....
@@darrenwallis7630 I wasn’t planning on going up the inside, the van had just overtaken me then slowed suddenly and cut into my lane. Once it passed me it blocked my vision so I couldn’t see that the vehicle ahead was turning. V poor driving as the van driver knew I was there as the driver had come from behind me.
Trust me, I have no desire to get squashed, but I can’t just disappear when other road users drive around you and cut you up as if you weren’t there.
@@darrenwallis7630 "ride up the inside of him" Clearly you've never had someone half overtake you, slow and cut in on you otherwise you may have recognised the situation instead of blaming the cyclist automatically.
@@roaduser6438 i’m also a cyclist, and i’m not defending the van’s driving, but unfortunately the bigger metal object crushes the bicycle every time....
I like how the cyclist gradually gets more aggressive as the video goes on, but people and drivers should be mire aware if cyclists and vice versa
Awareness is key, if everyone would just look out for each other it would be much better for all.
Yeah, you're really asking for it. You should not use these kind of bicycles in the middle of traffic heavy places like cities. They are going way too fast and drivers, pedestrians or even other slower type of cyclists won't be able to have enough time to notice you. Just some advice from the bicycle land of The Netherlands. You should use your feet, a car, moped, slower bicycle or the public transportation instead.
The majority of cyclists in London have this ''I'm superior'' attitude and this just confirms it for me.
Exactly as it is, I always explained my friends that cycling in London is a extreme sport. Oh dear, I don't miss London, at all 😂
Definitely feels like it some days! 🤣👍🏻
1:08 why is he wearing a dust respirator on a bike ride? Lol
As a motorcyclist, I come across the same situations when city riding, though far less often. Probably because I don't try to wear a sense of entitlement as armor.
Pedestrians,rely on sound,more than vision.They can hear when a motorised vehicle is close.They cannot hear a bike,until they have stepped off the pavement.That's why all bikes,have bells.
But isn't common sense to look left and right before crossing? The lack of bell is not the problem ... the problem is literally how stupid these pedestrians are.
You have time to delete your stupidity, I'll wait
@@viktour8181 You will be waiting forever.
Not stopping for pedestrians on zebra crossings is a terrible thing. They should have their bikes cut up, like they do with illegal scooters.
If you expect to weave through traffic and pedestrians expect to cross through traffic bad things are going to happen. Reminds me of when I used to ride to work in Quito, Ecuador. Once got into a fight with a dog owner and was maced by a security guard. Happy days!
Imagine thinking you dont have to break for anything in traffic just because you are on a bike.
Actually true, who cares if you are in your bike lane if a guy hits you with a semi truck?
I brake all the time, this is why my videos are filled with misses. 🙂👍🏻
The Oscar level acting of the pedestrian at the end😂
I think he was ready to ring his lawyer! 🤣
Half of 'em the cyclist is pushing it. Ride hell for leather and you'll sometimes come a cropper.
It’s not as fast as it looks, GoPro makes it look faster. My average speed is 15mph, cars use the same roads at 25-30mph.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Yes but its hard to see a bike flitering through heavy traffic. So I would reduce speed accordingly knowing pedestrians are like zombies.
@@satan500 Yep, I do that which is why my videos are filled with misses. Always have to be hyper alert as unfortunately many pedestrians don’t look where they are going. Wish they would slow down and take the time to look. 🙂👍🏻
Typical cyclist everybody has to get oit of his way. Evenwhen they are already on the road , turning etc
Dude, don't go kerbside of a slowing vehicle where there's a left turn. Sure, it might not be your fault you get hit, but that vehicle can't see you if they're turning, an oncoming vehicle turning right can't see you past the car adjacent to you, and emerging vehicles might not notice you and pull out if they see the adjacent vehicle slowing.
had many trips to London when I was living in the UK, but didn't notice that the traffic is so terrible. I will not complain about Tokyo's traffic any more.
I never noticed until I started cycling in it! I’ve never been to Tokyo unfortunately but I’d wager the citizens are a lot more respectful to cyclists when crossing or driving.
Hope to visit some day. 🙂👍🏻
I reameber when I fell off my bike infront of police and the officer said if I am OK and I said I cannot feel my hand then I relizid I have a robotic prostetic hand but I was OK
You should put up a video about your hand, I'd be interested to know about how it works and how you find using it.
Why ride one so fast in a dangerous city that it’s too dangerous to brake in good time? Is the excess speed really necessary?
In MPH how fast do you think I’m travelling?
if you can't stop safely, then you're speeding mate. urban area, get that? i know you cyclists have certain issues, but still common sense. please.
There’s no way on earth I’d cycle around London!
its honestly fine, just got to have your wits about you. Pedestrians are defo the worst part. Don't get the fuss personally, its no different if you're on a motorcycle or in a car
Kudos to you for replying to so many comments years later
Thank you, I try to reply to all but there’s more and more these days and it’s hard to keep up. 🙂👍🏻
Of course we must not forget, cyclists are always in the right and can never do wrong. Brake lights. What brake lights? Indicators. What indicators?
I follow the rules and look where I’m going. That’s all I ask from other road users.
Funny how I never seem to have these problems. Maybe because I slow the fak down instead of hoping people stop or slow down. But yes, I cycle fast, when it’s safe to do so.
I don't know where you cycle, but I find in Central London pedestrians and other road users constantly try and bully cyclists to stop even when the rules state they should give way.
I'm trying to get to work in good time, so I hold my ground (whilst being ready to stop) this happens. Most of the time the car trying to edge out, or the pedestrian stepping out sees that I'm not going to stop, and they wait. The incidents you see in my videos are when they either decide to keep coming regardless, or simply don't look.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 A few routes I recognise from your video. I cycle mainly in Holborn, Farringdon, Islington, Oxford Street. I think that’s also the benefit of having a bell - as soon as I see somebody even near the edge of the road I start ringing it insistently and/slow down. Also when cars are stopped at traffic lights and there are blind spots - I also start ringing the bell because I know that’s a popular place where people jaywalk. I know we shouldn’t have to compromise just because of silly pedestrians - but that’s the way it is.
@@danielk1380 Oxford Street must be tough, I agree that I would crawl down there as so many tourists popping out between buses etc.
My only hope is that as cycling grows, and the infrastructure improves more people will accept the cycles have a place and will look out for us more, and give us the same respect as cars etc. Also means that cyclists have to return that by not running red lights and keeping off the pavements etc.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I guess. But until then I think a bell or some sort of electric horn is essential, since you have a proper road bike then maybe they have some specialist attachments that would make it easier for you to quickly press it’s etc.
Anyway good luck.
@@danielk1380 I tried an electronic horn for a few years. Since I changed bike I never moved it across. I find it easier just to shout a warning.
Safe cycling my friend. 🙂👍
I think it's really refreshing for a cyclist to point out all their failures by posting a selection on UA-cam. We'll done Ryan. About time cyclists admitted they're always at fault.
0.56 is a pedestrian crossing? You easily could have killed that person by forcing them into the path of the car which is also not bothering to stop.
What are you doing at 1.20?
I suppose if you undertake vehicles on the wrong side, eventually, you can expect to come a cropper.
By the way, legally, pedestrians automatically have right of way over all other traffic at road junctions.
I love how he just accepts the fact he's going to die and shouts aaaahhhhggggggggggg
😱😱😱
You broke so many laws . Over taking on zig zags . Going over pedestrian crossings while pedestrian were on them , no wonder you don't get much respect, because you don't give any
Good compilation... there are some pretty nasty incidents in there.
@0:57 aren’t you meant to stop at pedestrian crossings? He was already out, looks like your mistake there.
Highway Code says to slow if you see someone waiting, and to give way once they step onto the crossing. I did both, did not hold the chap up at all, unlike the car that nearly flattened him....
Let's face it, if a vehicle has to give a cyclist at least four clearance when passing them, then no cyclist should ever pass closer than four feet from any vehicle. Sounds like a logical rule to me!
@@donfink7063 Not really. A motor vehicle can easily knock off/crush/kill a cyclist, hence you should ensure to give cyclists 1.5m clearance when passing (especially when at speed). Especially as you don’t know the confidence/skill/experience level of the cyclist who may swerve/wobble. When you’re passing a cyclist, they have no choice to be put in that potentially dangerous situation, so give space.
If a cyclist is passing your motor vehicle, they are making a choice to pass, they have the choice to place themselves close to a motor vehicle which is potentially more dangerous, they are not having that situation forced onto them. You’ll tend to find that this means they are more confident/skilled/experienced cyclists less likely to wobble/panic. They are not going to knock you out of your car into the road, or crush/kill you. They present zero danger to you as a driver so you don’t need to worry. Secondly, if they are passing close to you, this likely means that you are slow or stopped so the situation is naturally less dangerous.
This is why the rule works one way. The driver poses a lot of danger to the cyclist, the cyclist poses no danger to the driver. 👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Hey tosser, what is good for the goose is also good for the gander or are you special or something?
Я думал такая х**ня только у нас в России......
Дружище, а как правильно вести себя как пешеход? Каждый раз напарываюсь на велосипедистов просто, постоянно неловкие ситуации - не знаешь, то идти нормально как шёл, то встать на месте
@@zenxerxes5729Думаю идти как шёл, только не таранить как челы на 0:52 и 0:34. Велосипедист может и объехать тебя, только если толпой не закрываете дорогу
Sadly, I recognise this madness of London.
It’s a shame, would only take a bit more consideration from all and it could be much better!
What an anchor! Furious cycling with an expectation that everyone will get out of his way.
You ride way to aggressively for your skill level.
I'm just cycling along below the speed limit minding my own business. The aggressive ones are the vehicles and pedestrians cutting across without looking!
Salty...but true..ish
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 The speed limit for CARS is a ridiculous speed to be cycling you MUPPET!
@@NOMORE-ss9qx I'm slower than the cars.
These roads are designed for 2 tonne cars, 10 tonne + busses and lorries to travel at 30mph. Yet you don't think it's safe for 100kg of cyclist to travel at 20mph?
Which do you think presents more risk, a lorry going 30mph or a cyclist going 20mph?
Secondly, when driving your car, do you prefer the cyclist in front of you on a narrow road to be going 20mph, or 5mph? Suddenly we're not going too fast when we're holding you up and you're leaning on your horn like and idiot! 😉👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 You're definitely slower than the average bear I'll grant you that! The common factor in all these incidents is you. No one wants you dangerous, arrogant free loaders on the road, thankfully with the way you ride it may not be long before you give up this childish habit. You're a burden on paying road users, you know it and you don't care. Undoubtedly you justify this breach of other peoples freedoms but claiming to be green. What a joke. The cars you hold up in one month burn enough extra fuel to get you to work for a year and there are plenty of less obnoxious ways to exercise. Cyclists are universally hated and you know it. Btw a full two years went by before you posted another cycling video and reading the comments, I can see why. Stop being an asshole. And stop pretending not to know what you are. You know, and we know that you know.
As a firefighter, I often hear drivers moaning about cyclists. Strange, every incident including fatalities I've ever been to have always been because of somebody driving a motor vehicle. Go figure.
How often do you see a 1200kg bicycle moving at 60+km/h?
Completely agree Dan, many commentators on here lash out at “dangerous crazy” cyclists, yet are happy to speed in their cars whilst playing with their phones.
I’m sure you’ve seen some horrible things in your job. Thanks for being out there and looking after us all. 🙂👍🏻
That's fuckin retarded how many times will a bike win head up against a car 😂. I'm scared to ask if you think it's strange how often fire will burn down a house.
There is a massive gap in your logic. It's actually funny that you don't see where your supposed point falls down. Hint: another reply to your comment touches upon it
The cyclist is to blame in 80% of these incidents. He has no regard for anyone other than himself. Gives us cyclists a bad name. Ride defensivly in a city. London is full of tourists and young students. Go and do an Ironman or Cape Epic, get it out of your system rather than abuse the cities.
You were also too fast often. You also have to follow the 20 zones!!
I do. Looks faster than it is.
Except in parks where local By-Laws might apply, speed limits are only for motor vehicles.
@@mrcellophane99 You are correct. In theory you could cycle on the roads at 40mph in a 30 zone and not be breaking the law.
What many commentators on here fail to understand that, for a non athlete to cycle at 30mph for more than a few seconds on a flat road (without a slipstream) is extremely hard and most, including myself are not capable of it. In my videos at the quickest I’ll be maybe at 25mph and most of the time significantly below that.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007
My fastest is 38mph from Westerly Heights towards Horndon-on-the-Hill. I was shitting myself. Never again as I threw the back wheel a couple of miles further on. I dread to think what would have happened if it a gone while I was doing over 30.
@@mrcellophane99 It’s terrifying isn’t it. I grew up in Kent where there are some big hills in the countryside and, as a teenager I used to fly down those. 38mph in a car feels pedestrian but on a cycle it’s very scary! 🤣
I don't slow down not even for my own safety - duty of care does'nt apply to me!
I’m always ready to stop for or avoid incidents caused by other road users not looking where they are going. This is why my videos are full of misses. 🙂👍🏻
*some pedestrian doing shit
*London cyclist : "mmmwwwWWAAAA"
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when your bout to say 'ah' but since you're british its 'ahw'
Loved watching this and NO sympathy for the clowns as they seem to think its the responsibility of everyone else to look out for them and the highway code doesn't apply to them. Why would you undertake in the first place.
Keep the videos coming as it really does make my day watching it.
Hope the cars and people involved in this video are OK 👍
The UK does seem to have that general attitude.
It's like everyone still think their a kid and the world owes it to them to keep them safe. It's pretty pathetic really.
this guy doesn't use a bell he just moans lol
Better to shout, can keep all fingers on the brake levers then! 😉👍🏻
@surprised Would love a train horn! 🤣👍🏻
Why do cyclists treat congested London Roads as racetracks
We don’t, we treat them as roads. I’m commuting to work, following the rules and looking where I’m going. I’m well below the speed limits and slower than the cars that pass me at 25-30mph on the same roads.
These issues are caused by other road users who are not following the rules and not looking where they are going.
Why do people like you think a cyclist at 15mph on a road is racing, yet would drive their car along the very same road at 30mph and think nothing of it? Bit hypocritical no?
Undertaking is not following the rules
@@bstoran198 Yes it is, read the Highway Code. Motorbikes, mopeds and cyclists are allowed to filter through slow moving traffic, that can be in the inside, down the middle or on the outside.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 these people complain about two wheelers filtering but in somewhere like London if they didn't filter or they were in cars, the congestion would be unimaginably worse!
@@this_is_a_tiny_town Exactly, if all cyclists jumped into their cars instead than the drivers complaining would have far worse commutes themselves.
What mask are you using?
It's free for all as far as cycling goes with no respect for themselves, any road user, pedestrian rights, nothing. It's the nearest thing to shit on a saddle.
"Oeeeaaee!!" (c) London Cyclist
🤣👍🏻
With the number of cyclists on the road, weaving on and out of lanes without any indicationg, jumping red lights...generally using the roads as a race track...it would be good for police to catch these riders and make certain maneouvers illegal. To protect cyclists but also innocent motorists who are expected to have 360 degree vision to see crap cyclists.
Learn driving.
BTW the pedestrians have right of way, even if they step out in front of you, so just yelling at them makes you no better than the cars who cut you up. You were also going pretty bloody fast when approaching the pedestrians in the street.
No that’s not correct. Nowhere in the new or existing rules does it say pedestrians always have the right of way in the road. The existing rules still apply, specifically rule 1, very first rule in the Code is for pedestrians:
“Pavements and footways (including any path along the side of a road) should be used if provided.”
And rule 7 for crossing the road which states that pedestrians must stop, look, if traffic is coming let it pass (road traffic has right of way), wait for a safe gap before crossing, and go straight (not diagonally) across the road.
For your own safety and that of others, please read the rules and don’t follow the common misconception that you can walk out whenever you like and always have right of way. Roads are dangerous and as the new rules take great pains to make clear:
“The hierarchy places those road users most at risk in the event of a collision at the top of the hierarchy. It does not remove the need for everyone to behave responsibly.
It’s important that all road users:
* are aware of The Highway Code
* are considerate to other road users
* understand their responsibility for the safety of others”
Also remember that whilst cyclists may seem fast, they are significantly slower than the cars, mopeds, motorbikes etc. on the same roads which present far more danger to pedestrians. So please take great care when walking out into the road. 🙂👍🏻
I will be honest it's incredibly difficult to see cyclists especially in rush hour traffic
I think a lot of cyclists aren't aware of this. Overtaking on the inside of a vehicle is very dangerous as there are blind spots where you can't even see a car, let alone a bike.
Jeez ... What's the point of this video, apart from showing us another dude over-reacting to about everything on his way ? I mean, I'm a cyclist myself ... We've got eyes, brakes, reflexes and we have to anticipate the potentially dangerous move of the others around (other cyclists being the worst actually), that's part of the game !
The point is twofold, to show new cyclist the very worst of what to expect on the roads. I’m used to dealing with it (as it sounds like you are), others may not be.
And to show non cyclists what it’s like to be on the other side of their rule breaking.
You might consider it just a game when people walk out into the road without looking in front of cyclists, or when drivers cut up cyclists without checking their mirrors. However these actions can have very serious repercussions, and show a disregard for cyclists.
It doesn’t have to be this way. If all road users (including cyclists) follow the rules, and look where they are going, the roads can be a much safer and less stressful place for all. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Of course I agree ! Maybe I am the one who over-reacted actually, sorry about that :) It's just that I've been watching a few channels like yours since I'm awake and most of the time it was like the guys were searching for troubles and making a fuss about not so much. Here in Brussels it's becoming a cliché for car drivers and pedestrians to complain about us cyclists being dicks, whining about just everything, acting as if the streets (and side walks) were ours etc. Some videos here on UA-cam are contributing to strengthen such thoughts, that's how I feel about them ... Cheers, be safe !
@@LadyShotFromATree No problem, completely understand.
I see many comments from people who will see a cyclist following the rules, and a pedestrian or driver ignoring the rules to cause a near incident, yet they will always blame the cyclist. They believe the cyclist has to get out of the way in all scenarios, and shouldn’t really be on the road at all.
I stand my ground against that. When cycling, if other road users should give way according to the rules, then I try to hold my ground up to a point. I’ll always stop for or avoid an incident however.
On the comments on here I’ll defend a cyclist right to use the roads, and push back on falsehoods that pedestrians always have the right of way, or that cyclists are more dangerous than cars and should travel much slower than cars do on the very same roads.
Sorry to hear you face similar negativity to cyclists in Brussels. Please keep safe too. 🙂👍🏻
This awesome video IS underrated. It worth gold. This is supposed to have millions of views, period.
0:52 歩行者止まれる余裕あるくない？
それな
dont know what youre saying but i understand the question mark for the timestamp
Looks like some of you guys should spend your money on a ‘ bell ‘ instead of a camera , it might not be cool but it warns you are approaching .
To use a bell requires taking one hand off the brakes. I prefer to keep both hands on the brakes at all times and shout a warning instead.
I’ve mounted a bell on the drops, just below the left lever. Allows me to brake and use the bell almost simultaneously. You should try it! When it comes to safety on the bike, using a bell is right up there with lights and using hand signals(!). Most of those near accidents with pedestrians in this video could have been avoided if you had used a bell to warn them.
@@timh5061 I used a Hornit DB140 for a couple of years (there’s a review on my channel), had a button I could tape to the drops. It was reasonably effective but there’s still plenty of London pedestrians who would ignore it. I prefer just to shout now, same effect plus hands free. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I am guessing those pedestrians are just like the ducks sitting in the middle of our local bike path recently that refused to shift despite an orchestra of bells ringing.
@@amandajane8227 That’s right, a lot of people just don’t care for cyclists and refuse to give way even when they should. It’s a culture thing unfortunately, will take time to change.
Too be honest, virtually every clip of film, shows cyclists travelling to bloody fast, all road users should 'drive with due care and attention'. Most cyclists seem to think they can go fast and everyone else should just get out of the way.........
A recent government study showed that 86% of drivers admitted to speeding in 20mph zones. These 20mph zones being in highly populated urban areas around schools etc.
In 2023 60% of new cars bought were SUVs, bigger, heavier (often 2.5 tonnes+), 8 times more likely to kill a child in a collision. Motor vehicles kill over 450 pedestrians a year in the UK, cyclists average less than 1 UK pedestrian death annually
Yet the number 1 most common comment I see on here, about a cyclist travelling at 15mph is that it’s “too fast”. The hypocrisy stinks!
Imagine these people cycling in the roads of India and Bangladesh XD
I've visited Mumbai many times, I'd never cycle there!!!
It's not too hard seeing the way the vehicles are being driven, you'd almost assume that we didn't have a set of rules and a mandatory test.