How did cyclists become maligned? | James O'Brien - The Whole Show
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
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Nothing wrong with expecting cyclists to abide by laws like one way systems, red lights, pedestrian crossings etc.
Dunno really why its even party political.
It isnt a political issue at all. Most people that dont like cyclists are drivers because they see how badly so many cyclists behave on the roads. A far bigger percentage of cyclists break laws than drivers.
Im all for cyclists. But Id like people to stop dressing in dark clothes and cycling on the roads at night with no lights.
@davidkelly499 the standard of driving is abysmal. I see 10 plus drivers a day on their phones, whilst driving a 1 tonne plus killing machine.
Then you have all the bad driving. Trust me more drivers break the laws than cyclists.
@@davidkelly499 As a Police Officer, and formerly a driving assessor for a living, I can assure you the opposite is true. The overwhelming majority of cyclists actually tend to behave, and you’ll get the odd one that breaks the law. Every motorist breaks several driving rules and/or laws everyday.
@@theregolfer9721 Do cyclists ever get nabbed though?
@@theregolfer9721 We always remember the one who does wrong, rather than the ten who do right
jump to 1:37:00 for the cyclists thing.....
Thnx. Saves us a LOT of time!
Cheers
Cycling need a rego.
As a cyclist for my whole life (I currently live in New York but I keep a bike in London bc I often work in London) I will say this: If I'm on foot I'm incredibly annoyed by motorists AND cyclists, if I'm in a car I'm incredibly annoyed by pedestrians AND cyclists and if I'm on a bike I think of motorists and pedestrians as plebs. It's a problem mostly of subjectivity - (as well as civil planning and perhaps corporate interests who only want people in cars) but it's mostly the fact that as human beings we find it VERY hard to put ourselves in the shoes of any one else.
Most of us don't find it hard to do that
Every motorist is a pedestrian, but not every pedestrian is a motorist
Just this morning out on my BMX within 10 minutes I witnessed two motorists driving well in excess of the 30 mph speed limit,three using mobile phones,2 Red light jumpers. And if you want to cross the road using a Zebra crossing, it's like playing the lottery but with a bigger chance of losing. Now our government would like to blame young drivers for most accidents and poor driving,but from a pedestrian, cyclist and public transport user I've found it's equal amongst all ages and gender. Cyclists, some as with motorists,are equally as bad road users only they're far more obvious and blatant. The only difference is poor, careless or reckless driving can and does result in serious and fatal injuries. There is no answer to bad road users,no preventative measure can stop people who do not care.
nobody is happy traveling to work if i drove a zeppelin i would hate helicopters
We want Sangita!
Thank you, James and team 💞
By saying what he did about Scot nats he has increased the desire for independence 10 fold. Go Sunak ya dancer!!🏴
I think the answer is the opposite of privatisation ...
The Tabors, owners of Global, have quite an interesting offshore tax setup, wouldn’t you agree James?
Scotland is not a county. Scotland existed when the Vikings were on the rampage
Yes, and it hasn’t changed much either.
@@lestrem11 well lots of English born resident up here now..can't be that bad .
Bring Back Sangita Myska!
My son is a nurse and was the last to get a bursary and it did not cover costs. Mum and dad had to help out. He now has an masters degree and band 8 clinical nurse specialist. All at the age of 32.
So....... theoritician and not actually clinical practice
Anyone else hear “do you want to hang my curtains?” right at the beginning?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent. Your videos are always inspiring.😾🏞😈
Sorry James..just because the guy from Chester has Scottish ancestry or because 'he thinks he can ridicule arguement by saying Scotland is like a county like Cheshire... The act of union needs looking at ..it' s voluntary union so Scotland should be able to choose to leave . Since 2014 brexit happened and EU membership was used by unionist at the time as a reason to stay in UK. Many Russians might think Ukraine is part of the Russian sphere and shouldn't be allowed to break away or even join the EU
Hope you will be doing a phone in on the behaviour of settlers in palestine stoppigng aid trucks.
In 2018 Israeli soldiers shot over 6,000 Palestinians. In many cases they were shot with illegal expanding ammunition. So, did the present iteration of this problem begin on 7th October 2023 (1,200 casualties) or March/Dec 2018 (6,000 casualties) Discus ??
@@brianferguson7840 - I agree the root problem is illegal settlement and is never talked about as such. I dont like Hamas tactics of terrorism but Isreals occupation is just another level. No one seems to want to talk about that. And the current settler violence on aid trucks is such an appalling inhumane act. The narrative of the shows including James ignores the core fact. It is not just Netenyhu-remember he was democratically elected by people of Isreal who by and large continue to support the war as I understand it. Again a fact that press wants to skim over as it is uncomfortable when a friend is a bad actor. Such a sad state of affairs and forbthe world to watch and be powerless. Makes you understand how thr palestinians feel.
I learned my roadcraft on two wheels.
It's always the same Labour gets back in power and the country is in such a mess. They never get long enough to put everything Wright.
Your spelling needs to be put ‘right’
Yes were 18th century British in the 21st century
The lanyard hang up is well known within corporate circles. Where I used to work you would get reprimanded by HR for not wearing the official company one on site. A bit like school really.
The only thing I could think why Rhishi attacked the Scottish National is to make more Scots vote SNP and not Labour.
LBC please add time stamps
My Grand-Da who was Ma's father & served the crown as a stretcher bearer in 1917 placated the air & made sure that Granny did not receive an exclusion order from the local Met "!!
People on the right are very unhappy with their own lives so they project their unhappiness as contempt for others.
I was Right leaning before i got myself into therapy and healed what was wounded within myself. Thank goodness I had the insight to be able to do this.
You need a better therapist, child.
Cyclists present less risk to those around them than cars do. As a pedestrian, I've had close calls with cyclists using pavements not intended for shared use. One, if I'd stepped forward a second or so earlier, would have hit me at easily 30mph, and aside from the damage to me would likely have ended up flying into traffic, also moving at 30mph. This is by far the worst I've seen wth a cyclist, and nothing else comes close.
With drivers, however, I've been run over twice on pavements this year, once by a van and once by a car. The driver of the car waited for me to go past, then immediately ran me over. He claimed he never saw me, while his passenger told me I was hit because I'm disabled. The van swerved from the far side of the road, mounted the kerb and knocked my crutch from under me, then claimed he was nowhere near me despite me showing him the paint from his van on my crutch. The van luckily didn't do serious damage, but the car put me in hospital.
I'm all for expecting cyclists to follow the law, but they're not the worst offenders. Not even close.
Too many British cities are anti-pedestrian. Every junction without a pedestrian phase shows that the local council chose traffic flow over pedestrian safety. And those safety barriers on pavements: there to stop us crossing where they don’t want you. Cycling activist groups actually tend to push hard for these facilities too -and against mixed use pavements
Jeremy Vine has contributed massively.
Tories need a scapegoat.
I hate the tories, but tbf certain cyclists can be very anti-social - riding on pavements instead of the road, blocking footpaths and bridges by attaching their bikes along them, and riding through red lights at pedestrian crossings. I don't think regulation is the answer, however, just a little consideration for fellow human beings, especially those already with mobility difficulties. Admittedly, a lot of the problems could be dealt with by better provision of cycle paths and bike parking.
Poor Steve....... the UK is a political amalgam and not a country, there are 4 countries in the dying embers of the UK
Steve's country needs to do the basics...... like sorting out the water supply then get back to a sensible conversation
Steve needs to stop drinking the local water
The world is a scary place. We are the only party that can keep you safe from the evils of the world.
And even though there's nothing we neither can or will do about it, still you should still vote for us, no matter what.
People don't like cyclists because they are obstructions.
I'm too scared to cycle in England. Roads are in disarray, roads same width when they were surfaced 100yrs ago, inconsiderate drivers, and lack of bicycle infrastructure. Drawing bike lanes on existing roads just narrows the already limited road width.
The infrastructure we want (Berlin), will never be built here. Everyone objects to any sorts of infrastructure in England. Everything is "too expensive" or "impacts environment negatively".
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@@user-op8fg3ny3j Poor planning and apathetic attitude towards infrastructure puts cyclists and pedestrians at an unnecessary risk. You got to have eagle eyes driving in England. You have people, cyclists, farm equipment, intentional speed obstacles, HGVs, "lil d energy" drivers, and people entitled to accessible/wheelchair access… all share the same narrow curvy dilapidated road.
Invite Jason Slaughter from Not just bikes for an interview if you want to know about urban planning.
Coronel in chief?! 🤡 those Murdoch and Rothermere papers seem to write specifically with an audience in mind: Charles and William💀
Unfortunately a small proportion of cyclists think they have a persoanl mandate to ignore the law, traffic lights, allowed to ride on pavements and expect pedestrians to get out of their way.
As ever a small proportion set thetone for all cyclists.
Small proportion! Nearly every cyclist I come across. I live in a city where there are many bicycles. Mostly riding on footways aggressively. Especially the high powered e-bikes mainly used by food delivery riders.
@@susanwestern6434 Probably because they've seen you come swerving down the road in your car and are trying to get out of your way.
You need to watch notjustbikes
Breadline Britain by the Communards is a song that sums up today’s government, it was written in the 80’s when the Conservatives were in power the last time.
if you break the law when cycling or driving you should be punished. what is the problem with that.
You cannot compare a 25kg bicycle traveling at 15mph with a several tonne motor vehicle traveling at 40mph 🤦
Shoplifting will become a feasibly punishable crime when less people are so poor they have to shoplift. None of this will change until the rich are taxed and their wealth is redistributed.
The Tories going after their enemies again
James don't worry about extraordinary, things are not 'ordinary' they are 'hypernormal.' When ya see Reece Mogg on a Penny Farthing or a Boneshaker that would be ordinary...
Where's Santiga?
On holiday
Gone home to Gaza or Rochdale.🤡
Who’s that?
Spain! 😂
All devolved governments should be allowed to keep most of the taxes they raise with a few exceptions, all members of Great Britain pay into a British defence fund and other funds for things that are a true shared (Everyone can use equally) responsibility. They get to keep their taxes to make improvements to the countries that they are responsible for and let's see where improves the most. a United Independence of a sort.
Van drivers? Not everyone is dumb enough to bring back a tonne of shopping on foot, maybe they should try it... Not easy ...
You're going to talk about her sooner or later, James. LBC can purge dissenting journalists but you cant get rid of us.
As long as their NDAs are in place I can't see that happening. As long as there's no criminality involved there's nothing to do. I can't see a massive walk-out of employees because of 1 person. It's going to take a lot more.
He would be better in Hollywood frankly
Nobody at lbc reads these comments. You are wasting your time
I do sometimes wish James would take the obvious answer. Cyclists became maligned because they, in the main, act awfully.
By their dangerous, arrogant and inconsiderate behaviour...that's how.
Road are not save for cyclist so they ride like there escaping a war zone
@@stephenreeds3632how many cyclist have you run off the road?
Don't drivers break more laws (per person)? All with a 2 ton plus battering ram in tow
I agree that cyclists do, in the main, act lawfully
Decimated is the word James. So is pillaged…
Hungarian women stay in hospital for a week after giving birth. My ex Hungarian partnet cldnt believe it when I told him in uk a new mother ckd be out of hospital the night of the same day they gave birth. All these things re staff r exactly the same in the care services. My mother is in her 3rd care home and there r lots of staff who just shld not be in that area of work. They have no empathy and do not look on the work as a vocation. A number io them r sadistic too.
James a question on the Georgia escalation over the Foreign Agents bill. Wouldn’t you think that all countries would want to and should adopt this policy. Considering the influence of F of I. and AIPEC along with many many other groups
If you want to emulate Geogia's Foreign Agents bill you haven'd understood the nature and aim of this legislation.
Bring back Sangita......
No one cares
Another monologue
Was Gandhi an extremist rishi?
Bring back Nigel f Sangita
James, seriously, saying sunak is wrong about everyone and right about transgender people?
I get it you have an opinion but please don't use your platform to make little quips at us. Saying that he's correct about us I assume you think we are dangerous aswell, yet without any statistics or proof whatsoever, just your bias. I think you might feel more at home with the apologists and lunatics on gb news
Where is SANGITTA ????
Vacation
How did SANGITA become so maligned that JoB can't even bring himself to talk about her getting cancelled by the Israeli Government?
hahah, oh do stop it! 😂
Because you can still be fired for your conduct from any position in which you answer to anyone else. PERIOD
Cyclists should pay road tax. They act if they own the roads anyway.
Then cyclists should get their own infrastructure
I don’t pay road tax, congestion charges or fuel duties on MY 50K electric BMW..and I take up car park spaces and cause motorway congestion. If there’s a group for you to resent -it’s us drivers with a green stripe on our number plates.
@@SteveLoughran Maybe but I doubt you drive 4 abreast on country roads just to annoy motorists.
@@lestrem11 I cycle two abreast to fill up a whole lane when needed. When I drive I enjoy the satisfaction of going at Bristol’s speed limit and seeing how the cars and vans which would try to squeeze past me on a bike getting irritated. When I get to the faster bits I’ll demonstrate how fast a car with dual electric motors can get from 20-60 and stay there. But, unlike most BMW drivers: I don’t consider the fast lane of the motorway to be for my exclusive use. Given the choice on a London to Bristol journey, it’s better to drive at 70 than 80 if the economy boost means “no need to pull over for a 10 minute premium priced battery top up”. Takes a while to get used to
@lestrem I'm a cyclist and I cycle about 8000 miles a year. I also tax, insure and MOT 2 motorbikes, 2 cars, a motorhome and a van, covering considerably fewer miles in those. So your point is what? And if you venture outside the London Bubble - like into rural areas, you'll be surprised to find that cyclists don't break the rules or "own the road".
1+1=9
Mafs' iz hrd