Yeah, made me laugh too. He nearly causes a pile up (the cyclists behind me have to shoot around me) and then blames everyone else. What a character! 😉
@@routha3046 It's not a crime to have to brake. However it is generally considered a silly idea to step out in front of a moving vehicle, be it a car, bus, cycle etc. When a pedestrian doesn't look, and walks out in front of me, forcing me to slam on the brakes it puts them, me and the cyclists behind me in danger. It costs nothing to look first, and wait for oncoming traffic to pass before crossing as set out in the Highway Code.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 You are cycling in one of the worlds busiest cities yet you are oblivious to the hazards that will come from every angle on your rush to meet the mortician . You obviously don't have a wife or children
@@routha3046 I've been cycling in London every day for over 12 years now without an accident. So not as oblivious as you suggest, that's why I have stopped for or avoided every incident causes by others not following the highway code.
0:25 cyclist completely insane! Driver could have actually slightly hit the brakes instead on keep on accelerating and swerving around the cyclist! 0:42 also known as the 'eye of Gondor' 1:16 great sound effect! 😁 2:44 I just cut up everyone to then say 'chill out is not the tour de france. Great compilation!
I follow the rules of the highway code, I stopped for, or avoided all those who were not looking where they were going. There's not much else I can do.
@@chrissambrook84 How about those pedestrians looking, letting oncoming traffic pass, and waiting for a safe gap to cross? You know, like it says in the Highway Code. Regardless, I either stopped for or avoided all of the pedestrians who ignored the code!
I miss cycling in London! That was the most relaxing time of my day. Just focus on the traffic and everything else -pppuuuuffffff gone from my head. Now I have mountain bikes and commute through forest. Spaced out...
Great videos these of what it's you can come across commuting in London by bike. To the negative comments: Mr Sedgwick here is just sharing the experience, and like 99% of cyclists carefully or skilfully avoids/reacts to what develops around him with mainly good humour and without foaming at the mouth. [cough]unlike some drivers. Commuting by bike is still awesome and I guarantee he gets to work with a smile on his face and happy for all the benefits to him and the city that come from it. So don't diss, understand and support. P.s I always have to suppress an urge to high five people sticking their hand out for the bus, loved that!
Thank you Geoff, glad you enjoyed the video. I really do enjoy the cycling and can confirm that I have a big smile both when I get to work, and especially when I get back home again. Have a great weekend. 🙂👍
Ryan, may I please know what bell you use to alert padestrians (the bird tweeting sound)? This can be useful for me when people are not paying attention. Thanks
The guy who aggressively pulled out and cut up about four cyclists who were travelling well below the speed on a clear an open road? The guy who couldn’t be bothered to wait for a safe gap before pulling out? That guy you’re supporting? 🤦🏻♂️🤣
Yes 100% something you always forget is pedestrians already causing a road before you get there the right away do you have a very aggressive attitude towards them I think you should be ashamed yourself but you’re a man in lycra so you know better than anybody else
@@EH-lz8in The guy at the end is on a cycle, not a pedestrian. The fact that you condone pulling out dangerously and cutting up oncoming traffic says a lot about your approach to road safety… If you are turning into a side road, or approaching a Zebra crossing then you are correct, a pedestrian that has stepped out has right of way. The new rules this year mean they now have right if way even if just waiting to cross. Outside of these scenarios however you are incorrect. Rule 7 for crossing the road 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 which is why we teach children from toddler age how to cross safely. Shouldn’t be beyond adults to grasp these same rules. 🙂👍🏻
Yes and you should go back to the tuffty club , all road users should be Considerate of others which is clearly not happen in your in your brain clearly shown on your videos you are a menace
@@EH-lz8in I’m following the rules, looking where I’m going and taking great care, that’s why my videos are filled with misses. Shame the other road users can’t extend the same courtesy. As you incorrectly think you always have the right of way as a pedestrian, and support people who unsafely pull out of side roads to cut-up oncoming traffic I can only assume you’re one of the inconsiderate ones. In future, when you use the road please look out for other road users, even if it’s a cyclist wearing lycra as you should treat them the same as the rest of the traffic. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Hello again! I've just featured your clip in my latest compilation called: "Cyclists vs Pedestrians, Close Passes & Crazy People Road Rage [Cyclists Ep. 16]". Thanks for sharing, drive safe and have a great day :)
I do wait for pedestrians when they have the green man, or at a zebra. The Highway Code states for pedestrians, when crossing (not at lights), they should stop, look and let oncoming traffic pass and wait for a safe gap before they cross. So the pedestrians you see in my video should have "just" let me pass. I'm cycling through one of the busiest cities in the world during rush hour, there are literally hundreds of thousands of pedestrians commuting to work so this happens constantly. I also have to get to work, so I don't have time to wait for every single pedestrian who ignores the rules and crosses when they should have waited.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 but some was already criss the toad and more then 1/2 to 2/3 across the road so they have already established they have the right of way you you Barely slow down If that was a car doing that you’d shit all over the car
@@peterlee6374 They don’t have right of way, if there’s a safe gap I go around them. I only complain about car drivers who break the rules. The equivalent would be me running a red and a car crossing the junction in the green going around me. Find one instant in my videos of me complaining at a car driver for that?
2:35 - your luck he did not hit you. Single file, remember? If you overtake, you need to make sure you have enough space to go ahead with that. You have cut the Focus up.
Cyclists don't have to ride single file, I have was much right to overtake a slower cyclist as that driver does. I looked and had space, however that car was speeding and caught way faster than it should have. Same point to you, that driver didn't make sure he had space to pass, he should have waited instead of leaning on the horn and running me out of the way. I didn't cut him up, I was already moved out into the road after passing another cyclist, and stayed out to pass this one. Cutting up is where you pull out directly in front of another road user that's not what happened here. The driver was bombing along at 40+ in a 30 zone, came across a cyclist already in the process of passing someone else and couldn't be bothered to wait. The full incident is on my page, called argument with a car driver. He tells me that I shouldn't be going 30mph, it's a 30mph road so if I was, he shouldn't have been passing me in the first place.
@@DLicious A jousting lance maybe? 😀 My bike is a 2016 Cannondale Synapse. I got it in an Evan's Cycles sale for about £850. I bought it because my old bike didn't have disc brakes which I think are key for city cycling. My commute is approximately 9 miles each way and takes somewhere between 35 and 40 minutes typically. Do you commute by bike also? Cycle safe.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I don't currently but it has been a thought about it a couple of times for money saving and exercise, thanks for the quick response!
@@DLicious Most welcome. I love cycling to work, it saves me a fortune, it's actually quicker and it keeps me fit. I'm fortunate that there are showers available at my office so I keep all my work clothes in the office (use a local drycleaners). Don't be put off by my videos, I'm showing the worst of it. I've been cycling to work for approximately 12 years now so I'm very comfortable with it, I hold my ground where others with less experience may hold back. Just shout if you have any more questions. ☺️👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 What is the advantage of disc brakes over rim brakes for city cycling? And wouldn't it be possible to just put disc brakes onto a bike which has rim brakes?
Yeh, it's not the tour de france. Well what about care and safety of those you put in danger. Like a month before Christmas an idiot decides to ride the wrong way down cycle lane, don't know how fast he was going, but I was doing 20 to 25mph, head on collision, fractured hand and 3000POUNDS in lost Christmas wages and bonuses and damage to my bike. A few months later when I had healed a group of lads jumped out of their car straight into the bike lane leaving me nowhere to go hit wet drain flew through air smacked a kirb head first and split my helmet in two. How about rounding a hairpin incline with a Vauxhall tigra on my back wheels, I literally had to accelerate out from under him or he would have run over me, and he drove off. I caught him. He tried to deny it even happened, then gave in and offered to pay to fix it. Oh that's handy there's a bike shop right there Lewisham way. That be 500pounds for a new Mavic ksyrium back wheel, he ran off and if I chase him down when I catch I'm gonna beat on him, and I promised to leave the violence behind, so did the right thing and reported him to the police, and they did nothing. I am an experienced rider of over 55years in the saddle including milk crates, scooters, scateboards, in line and quads skates, dirt bikes, sports bikes, Go-Karts, cars, vans, lorries and giant forklifts, yeh I'll ride anything that moves, so I have some idea of what I'm doing . I put it down to this one thing. people, don't, CARE.
Sorry to hear that you've had such nasty encounters. You are right, people don't care and they are wrapped up only in what's important to them. And if you get hurt well it's your fault for being there on a cycle! Take care my friend and keep safe.
No estoy nerviosa Llevo más de 13 años viajando en bicicleta para trabajar y regresar todos los días, así que estoy acostumbrado a la experiencia. Tienes que mantenerte firme cuando pedaleas en Londres, de lo contrario los peatones te ignoran por completo.
If only there was some some a plate they could have mounted to their bike so you could report them to the police for jumping and red light and dangerous drive
My average speed on my commute is 15mph, well below speed limits. I'm slower than the cars when they aren't queued at the lights. No, my speed is not the issue, the issue is people walking into the road without looking. Is that how you cross the road, just walk out and hope for the best. We teach nursery school children that the roads are dangerous, that traffic will be moving quickly and to take care. We expect them to understand that. Can you understand that? I am looking where I'm going, and my speed is perfectly suitable in that I was able to stop for or avoid everyone who walked out without looking.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 That's your average speed. Your maximum speed is a good deal higher and from the video too fast for many of the conditions.
@@pinewport My maximum is about 25-27mph. Still below the speed limit, and I still have cars passing me when I'm at my max. It's deemed safe for a tonne and a half of steel to go that quickly, so a 100kg cycle and rider should be just fine. The fact that I was able to stop for or avoid all the incidents in my video shows that my speed is entirely appropriate.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 on the road with cars fine. There you are at risk from them unfortunately. In mixed pedestrian areas with kids, old folk and dogs you are too fast. You have to share even if there are indicative lanes.
@@pinewport You can see in my videos, I'm only ever on the road or dedicated cycle lanes which are not shared with pedestrians. You can identify those dedicated cycle lanes as they have a dropped kerb from the pavements and they have light operated crossings for the pedestrians. Pedestrians should not be in these lanes, they should only cross them using the light operated crossings and cyclists can cycle in them at normal cycling speed.
I love the way you lycra guys (for the record; I ride a bike every day but as a mode of transport, not sport) cry when a car overtakes you 3 feet away and complain that he is ''shaving'' you but when you are filtering - even in single lane each direction traffic - you ride on the white line in the middle of the road - sometimes over the line going into oncoming traffic - less than a foot away from the cars on your left. How does that work? You have clearly never ridden in the Netherlands, nor could you, as bikes and mopeds pass literally within centimeters of each other and no problem, as they are capable and not wobbling lol.
I also ride as a mode of transport, I only cycle to work and back. This is my commute. You won't hear me complaining about cars being close, as long as they don't blast past an inch away at high speed. In central London it's impossible for cars to be 1m+ away. I have no problem with that as long as they are careful. In the point you are making, cyclists are far more vulnerable than car drivers. For less confident cyclists it can be scary to have a car come up behind you (that you can't see) and pass very close, especially at speed. You need a bit of wobble room on a cycle, especially if you are new to it or less confident. However if it's a situation you're in control with, as in you see a gap ahead and are comfortable being that close then that's your choice. That's the difference, cyclists may choose to be close to car, but don't like it when it's not their choice. If it's a dotted white line, and there's space then it's perfectly fine to use a bit of the oncoming lane to pass. Same way cars do when overtaking a bus at a bus stop etc. The Netherlands and London are very different. Different infrastructure, different road culture and attitude. Different cities require different riding styles and the style for one wouldn't work in the other.
I hate idiots who play chicken because I'm not sure at night if they're trying to rob me one guy who looks like he's in something walked side ways into me and my sports bike he then called out aye yo you okay U OKAY BROH? IM SORRY COME BACK BRO U ok what happened? Dude was defo on something
0:41 What is the point about ''big wheels bum crack man''? It isn't a near miss. Is it just because he should be in lycra on an overpriced racing bike - which is unsuitable for street use in the UK - with £80 lamps and all that crap? Going at 20mph in between old people? What is your point? You give people who ride bikes (I am not gonna say cyclists because that is categorising) a bad name. Go to the Netherlands and try to do what you do here, you won't last 2 minutes.
Because it made me laugh, do you have a sense of humour Simon? A cycle with that size of wheels is more suited to off-roading. Mine is classed as a road bike, and I cycle in the road so I'm not sure what your point is. However I have no problem with that guy, he's free to ride whatever bike he likes, and wear whatever he likes riding it. Unlike your good self I don't like to tell others what to ride, or wear. I just like to add a bit of humour into my videos of possible. Humour is subjective so we're never all going to agree on what is funny or not.
I don’t. I can’t speak for other cyclists, however I estimate that if 10 cyclists come to a red, on average 8 will stop, two will run it. Annoys me and many law abiding cyclists as much as it does everyone else which is why I show them in my videos.
1:02 You can see the van is in your lane and moving to the left, so, WHY THE HELL did you ride up the inside of him???? You should have held back until he saw his mistake and moved back out of the lane! You put yourself in a STUPID DANGEROUS position to childishly make a point. Sorry, but that says more about your dangerous aggressive riding policy than their bad driving lane awareness!
I slowed and held position at the rear of the van and hit my horn to make him aware he was in the cycle lane. You can see from the body language of the van that the driver is now aware, and starts moving right. At that point I pass. Very simple, you’re making a mountain out of a molehill. If the van had continued to move left I would have backed out. I can stop faster than he can.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 The video clearly shows you had your front wheel betwen the van and pavement, it's there as clear as day! If you think that is 'holding position', then you need training. Holding position is being a car length BEHIND the van and in a position where the van driver can clearly see you in his mirror and in a position where you will be safe if the van continues to move left. If you rode a motorcycle and did the legal training neccesary to ride one, you would understand what you ate doing wrong. The fact you defend your incorrect actions like you do speaks volumes. YOU THINK you know best ... when in fact you are part of the problem. Change your riding style before you become a statistic!
@@simonbaxter8001 I’ve been riding in Central London daily now for over 14 years, I know what I’m doing. I didn’t just fly up the inside of that van, I slowed when I got to it, used the horn to make the driver aware of my presence, and proceeded once I felt safe to do so. Vehicles cannot move directly sideways, I was safe at the rear as, if the van continued to drift over the gap would narrow and I could easily back out of it. Try cycling in Central London and you’ll see that’s common. Many times you’ll look at a gap, and if you’re confident the driver is aware you’ll proceed, if not you’ll back out.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 You clearly did it again in your video ua-cam.com/video/zmDy7riTT5c/v-deo.html at time 0:46 !! The cab was in the cycle lane BEFORE you went up the inside of it! You tell me in the first post to 'not make a mountain out of a mole hill', but it is YOU making a YT video of scenarios that would not have been an issue had you not 'Made a mountain' out of them! Seriously dude, look at what you are doing here ... it's playground behaviour, not one of a grown adult. As for backing out ... you shouldn't be going in there in the first place, it's not the example to be setting to anyone.
@@simonbaxter8001 Yes, I just said it’s common in my last comment. We all have different experiences and ability levels and for me that situation is zero risk as I’m in control. Cars are not allowed into these cycle lanes unless unavoidable, as per the Highway Code. That’s why these clips are in my video. Sowing how many drivers ignore cycle lanes. If drivers followed the rules it wouldn’t be an issue would it. Secondly any driver moving into a different lane has to indicate plus check it’s clear first. Poor driving.
1:27 should have held back. you can clearly see people were already crossing when you came therefore they have the right of way to finish crossing. also at 2:05, don't even know why you added that clip. motorcyclist was clearly doing a shoulder check for cyclists in the cycle lane before pulling into the parking space. at 2:35 did you do a shoulder check to check for overtaking traffic before overtaking the other cyclist? Also, if its a 30mph road with dashed lines and its empty and you're cycling at 25mph then another vehicle can overtake you to go up to the speed limit. you tried to overtake a cyclist whilst a car was also trying to overtake you.
At 1:27 the people should have held back as they could clearly see that a cyclist was coming. The Highway Code states that, before crossing you must let oncoming traffic pass and wait for a safe gap. Regardless, I did hold back and wait for them, I didn't go through until they had passed. 2:05 the motorbike did nothing wrong, just demonstrates how the speed differential in such a situation could catch you out. It would have been better if the motorbike had slotted into a gap in the cycle lane whilst he was still at speed, in advance of the turn. 2:35 I always shoulder check, at the point I started that maneuver it was all clear. That car however was speeding came charging up and couldn't wait. I refer you to your first point, why couldn't he have held back, he could clearly see I was passing someone, I wasn't going slowly and it took only a few seconds. Had he not been speeding he'd never have been held up at all. Why do you feel that having to hold back and wait only applies to cyclists, and not to pedestrians or motorists?
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 1:27 You do make a fair point but the highway code also states that if the pedestrians have started crossing already, you should give way to them so they can finish crossing. 2:05 Looks like the motorcycle was waiting for a gap in the cycling traffic so he could pull into the space without disrupting others cycling. He seemed to obeyed the rules and didn't cross the solid white line so that's why he didn't slot into a gap. 2:35 If you're going at about 25mph the car can go up to 30mph in that zone but the driver did seem unnecessarily agressive. He could have held back then overtook. I don't feel that holding back only applies to cyclists. I ride a motorcycle every day from one end of London to the other and I have to hold back countless times for cyclists, cars, buses and delivery drivers on L plates who want to try and ride their mopeds at 100mph. Everyone should hold back a bit really. I can't speak for everyone but my only issue is that some people (not everyone) don't respect that some bus lanes are shared with motorcyclists and they should try and leave a bit of room instead of cycling 4 or 5 abreast.
@@A_S_100 Good morning. That section in code relates to when you're turning into a side road, if a pedestrian has started to cross them you must wait before turning in. At 1:27 I'm not turning in. However I obviously still waited for them, that clip just shows how pedestrians look for cars but are often not aware of cycles. I fully agree with about cyclists not being 4-5 abreast. I always tuck in to the left unless I'm overtaking so that faster traffic can pass. I also get frustrated when I catch a few cycles who are alongside each other having a chat and get held up behind, London rush hour it's not the place for that. Keep safe on your bike mate.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 so what your saying is @ 1:27 those pedestrians should cross the road but stand in front of the car leave a gap and wait to see if cyclists also stop for them?? Unfortunately the pedestrians was ALREADY in the road crossing so those pedestrians didn’t need to look out to see if you’d be so kind to stop for them They already had right of way, you barely stoped and then cut the car up because of MGIF
Hi Ryan, I'm a BBC News journalist. Any chance we could use some of your footage in a news article about cycling and road safety, crediting you as the copyright holder? Please drop me us an email at ugchub@bbc.co.uk if that's ok and so we can get hold of the clean footage. Thanks.
Hahaha )) It's not ****** Tour De France )))
Yeah, made me laugh too. He nearly causes a pile up (the cyclists behind me have to shoot around me) and then blames everyone else. What a character! 😉
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Why do you think that it is a crime if you have to brake?
@@routha3046 It's not a crime to have to brake. However it is generally considered a silly idea to step out in front of a moving vehicle, be it a car, bus, cycle etc.
When a pedestrian doesn't look, and walks out in front of me, forcing me to slam on the brakes it puts them, me and the cyclists behind me in danger. It costs nothing to look first, and wait for oncoming traffic to pass before crossing as set out in the Highway Code.
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You are cycling in one of the worlds busiest cities yet you are oblivious to the hazards that will come from every angle on your rush to meet the mortician . You obviously don't have a wife or children
@@routha3046 I've been cycling in London every day for over 12 years now without an accident. So not as oblivious as you suggest, that's why I have stopped for or avoided every incident causes by others not following the highway code.
0:25 cyclist completely insane! Driver could have actually slightly hit the brakes instead on keep on accelerating and swerving around the cyclist!
0:42 also known as the 'eye of Gondor'
1:16 great sound effect! 😁
2:44 I just cut up everyone to then say 'chill out is not the tour de france.
Great compilation!
Eye of Gondor! 😀😀😀 That last guy made me laugh, nearly caused a pile up then had a go at us all. Glad that you enjoyed the video. 👍
There was some absolutely shocking cycling there. Your own riding also left a lot to be desired.
I follow the rules of the highway code, I stopped for, or avoided all those who were not looking where they were going. There's not much else I can do.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 how about giving way to pedestrians that are crossing, you know like you're supposed to?
@@chrissambrook84 How about those pedestrians looking, letting oncoming traffic pass, and waiting for a safe gap to cross? You know, like it says in the Highway Code.
Regardless, I either stopped for or avoided all of the pedestrians who ignored the code!
Ryan Sedgwick right!
@@lordoffrog2354 Great name! 🐸🐸🐸
London on a bike is another world
you see what chance has any body got cyclists don't even give way to each other
I miss cycling in London! That was the most relaxing time of my day. Just focus on the traffic and everything else -pppuuuuffffff gone from my head.
Now I have mountain bikes and commute through forest. Spaced out...
Your forest sounds much more pleasant! I know what you mean though, by the time I've cycled home all the work stress from my day has evaporated!
The Hornit bike horn is advisable in London..and high vis jacket too
Great videos these of what it's you can come across commuting in London by bike. To the negative comments: Mr Sedgwick here is just sharing the experience, and like 99% of cyclists carefully or skilfully avoids/reacts to what develops around him with mainly good humour and without foaming at the mouth. [cough]unlike some drivers. Commuting by bike is still awesome and I guarantee he gets to work with a smile on his face and happy for all the benefits to him and the city that come from it. So don't diss, understand and support. P.s I always have to suppress an urge to high five people sticking their hand out for the bus, loved that!
Thank you Geoff, glad you enjoyed the video. I really do enjoy the cycling and can confirm that I have a big smile both when I get to work, and especially when I get back home again. Have a great weekend. 🙂👍
Love the vids, can you put a link to gear you use, especially that horn :)
Thank you.
I did a review of the horn:
ua-cam.com/video/ORRBq9O5pEg/v-deo.html
Ryan, may I please know what bell you use to alert padestrians (the bird tweeting sound)? This can be useful for me when people are not paying attention. Thanks
It is a hornit DB140, there's a review of it on my channel. Keep safe. 🙂👍
What ‘bell’ is that?
It’s a Hornit DB140. I have a review of it on my channel. 👍🏻
The guy at the end is right you’re too aggressive and too fast when you’re on your bike you’re likely to cause an accident
The guy who aggressively pulled out and cut up about four cyclists who were travelling well below the speed on a clear an open road? The guy who couldn’t be bothered to wait for a safe gap before pulling out? That guy you’re supporting? 🤦🏻♂️🤣
Yes 100% something you always forget is pedestrians already causing a road before you get there the right away do you have a very aggressive attitude towards them I think you should be ashamed yourself but you’re a man in lycra so you know better than anybody else
@@EH-lz8in The guy at the end is on a cycle, not a pedestrian. The fact that you condone pulling out dangerously and cutting up oncoming traffic says a lot about your approach to road safety…
If you are turning into a side road, or approaching a Zebra crossing then you are correct, a pedestrian that has stepped out has right of way. The new rules this year mean they now have right if way even if just waiting to cross. Outside of these scenarios however you are incorrect.
Rule 7 for crossing the road 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 which is why we teach children from toddler age how to cross safely. Shouldn’t be beyond adults to grasp these same rules. 🙂👍🏻
Yes and you should go back to the tuffty club , all road users should be Considerate of others which is clearly not happen in your in your brain clearly shown on your videos you are a menace
@@EH-lz8in I’m following the rules, looking where I’m going and taking great care, that’s why my videos are filled with misses. Shame the other road users can’t extend the same courtesy.
As you incorrectly think you always have the right of way as a pedestrian, and support people who unsafely pull out of side roads to cut-up oncoming traffic I can only assume you’re one of the inconsiderate ones.
In future, when you use the road please look out for other road users, even if it’s a cyclist wearing lycra as you should treat them the same as the rest of the traffic. 🙂👍🏻
Great one to watch! Would you mind if I use this in a video? Fully credited as always😀
Thank you. Most welcome to use, please send a link and I'll watch your video too. Have a great week.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Sure I will! You too! :)
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Hello again! I've just featured your clip in my latest compilation called: "Cyclists vs Pedestrians, Close Passes & Crazy People Road Rage [Cyclists Ep. 16]". Thanks for sharing, drive safe and have a great day :)
@@CrazyRageWorld Great compilation. Shame to see cyclists around the world all getting rough treatment from other roadusers. Take care mate.
"Get the fck off my private race track"
It's not the tour the farce is right , this was my favourite video so far .
Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂👍
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dude just let the pedestrians pass.
I do wait for pedestrians when they have the green man, or at a zebra.
The Highway Code states for pedestrians, when crossing (not at lights), they should stop, look and let oncoming traffic pass and wait for a safe gap before they cross. So the pedestrians you see in my video should have "just" let me pass.
I'm cycling through one of the busiest cities in the world during rush hour, there are literally hundreds of thousands of pedestrians commuting to work so this happens constantly. I also have to get to work, so I don't have time to wait for every single pedestrian who ignores the rules and crosses when they should have waited.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 but some was already criss the toad and more then 1/2 to 2/3 across the road so they have already established they have the right of way you you Barely slow down
If that was a car doing that you’d shit all over the car
@@peterlee6374 They don’t have right of way, if there’s a safe gap I go around them.
I only complain about car drivers who break the rules.
The equivalent would be me running a red and a car crossing the junction in the green going around me. Find one instant in my videos of me complaining at a car driver for that?
2:35 - your luck he did not hit you. Single file, remember? If you overtake, you need to make sure you have enough space to go ahead with that. You have cut the Focus up.
Cyclists don't have to ride single file, I have was much right to overtake a slower cyclist as that driver does.
I looked and had space, however that car was speeding and caught way faster than it should have. Same point to you, that driver didn't make sure he had space to pass, he should have waited instead of leaning on the horn and running me out of the way.
I didn't cut him up, I was already moved out into the road after passing another cyclist, and stayed out to pass this one. Cutting up is where you pull out directly in front of another road user that's not what happened here.
The driver was bombing along at 40+ in a 30 zone, came across a cyclist already in the process of passing someone else and couldn't be bothered to wait.
The full incident is on my page, called argument with a car driver. He tells me that I shouldn't be going 30mph, it's a 30mph road so if I was, he shouldn't have been passing me in the first place.
My idea of keys on the handle bars needs adapting... Knives?
Probably silly questions you've answered before: how much did your bike cost and how far/quickly do you get daily?
@@DLicious A jousting lance maybe? 😀 My bike is a 2016 Cannondale Synapse. I got it in an Evan's Cycles sale for about £850. I bought it because my old bike didn't have disc brakes which I think are key for city cycling.
My commute is approximately 9 miles each way and takes somewhere between 35 and 40 minutes typically.
Do you commute by bike also? Cycle safe.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I don't currently but it has been a thought about it a couple of times for money saving and exercise, thanks for the quick response!
@@DLicious Most welcome. I love cycling to work, it saves me a fortune, it's actually quicker and it keeps me fit. I'm fortunate that there are showers available at my office so I keep all my work clothes in the office (use a local drycleaners).
Don't be put off by my videos, I'm showing the worst of it. I've been cycling to work for approximately 12 years now so I'm very comfortable with it, I hold my ground where others with less experience may hold back.
Just shout if you have any more questions. ☺️👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 What is the advantage of disc brakes over rim brakes for city cycling?
And wouldn't it be possible to just put disc brakes onto a bike which has rim brakes?
Yeh, it's not the tour de france. Well what about care and safety of those you put in danger. Like a month before Christmas an idiot decides to ride the wrong way down cycle lane, don't know how fast he was going, but I was doing 20 to 25mph, head on collision, fractured hand and 3000POUNDS in lost Christmas wages and bonuses and damage to my bike. A few months later when I had healed a group of lads jumped out of their car straight into the bike lane leaving me nowhere to go hit wet drain flew through air smacked a kirb head first and split my helmet in two. How about rounding a hairpin incline with a Vauxhall tigra on my back wheels, I literally had to accelerate out from under him or he would have run over me, and he drove off. I caught him. He tried to deny it even happened, then gave in and offered to pay to fix it. Oh that's handy there's a bike shop right there Lewisham way. That be 500pounds for a new Mavic ksyrium back wheel, he ran off and if I chase him down when I catch I'm gonna beat on him, and I promised to leave the violence behind, so did the right thing and reported him to the police, and they did nothing.
I am an experienced rider of over 55years in the saddle including milk crates, scooters, scateboards, in line and quads skates, dirt bikes, sports bikes, Go-Karts, cars, vans, lorries and giant forklifts, yeh I'll ride anything that moves, so I have some idea of what I'm doing .
I put it down to this one thing. people, don't, CARE.
Sorry to hear that you've had such nasty encounters. You are right, people don't care and they are wrapped up only in what's important to them. And if you get hurt well it's your fault for being there on a cycle!
Take care my friend and keep safe.
Yo veo mucho nerviosismo en quién maneja la bicicleta. Creo que excede su confianza y tiene poco respeto hacia el peatón.
No estoy nerviosa Llevo más de 13 años viajando en bicicleta para trabajar y regresar todos los días, así que estoy acostumbrado a la experiencia.
Tienes que mantenerte firme cuando pedaleas en Londres, de lo contrario los peatones te ignoran por completo.
1:25 making a dance
Don't ever argue with a cyclist, especially in a comments section. No matter what, you'll be wrong.
Read the Highway Code first, that dictates the rules of the road, not UA-cam commenters or posters.
Some awful cycling going on in this video
Based on your videos, London seems like the worst city on the planet to commute by bike
I've been to Mumbai, I'd never cycle there!!!
0:27 that cyclist was on a death wish. Unreal how some people ride. This is where people need to be banned from roads.
He was crazy, the driver of that car barely reacted in time. Very stupid move by the cyclist.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007
Was it Mike Van Erp #cyclingmikey ?
@@pinocchiomediam5055 I've no idea unfortunately. Other than a few colleagues of mine I don't know any of the other cyclists on the road.
If only there was some some a plate they could have mounted to their bike so you could report them to the police for jumping and red light and dangerous drive
you all ride too fast for the conditions, so everything is an emergency. FFS slow down!!!!!
My average speed on my commute is 15mph, well below speed limits. I'm slower than the cars when they aren't queued at the lights.
No, my speed is not the issue, the issue is people walking into the road without looking. Is that how you cross the road, just walk out and hope for the best.
We teach nursery school children that the roads are dangerous, that traffic will be moving quickly and to take care. We expect them to understand that. Can you understand that?
I am looking where I'm going, and my speed is perfectly suitable in that I was able to stop for or avoid everyone who walked out without looking.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 That's your average speed. Your maximum speed is a good deal higher and from the video too fast for many of the conditions.
@@pinewport My maximum is about 25-27mph. Still below the speed limit, and I still have cars passing me when I'm at my max. It's deemed safe for a tonne and a half of steel to go that quickly, so a 100kg cycle and rider should be just fine.
The fact that I was able to stop for or avoid all the incidents in my video shows that my speed is entirely appropriate.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 on the road with cars fine. There you are at risk from them unfortunately. In mixed pedestrian areas with kids, old folk and dogs you are too fast. You have to share even if there are indicative lanes.
@@pinewport You can see in my videos, I'm only ever on the road or dedicated cycle lanes which are not shared with pedestrians.
You can identify those dedicated cycle lanes as they have a dropped kerb from the pavements and they have light operated crossings for the pedestrians.
Pedestrians should not be in these lanes, they should only cross them using the light operated crossings and cyclists can cycle in them at normal cycling speed.
Fucking hilarious
I love the way you lycra guys (for the record; I ride a bike every day but as a mode of transport, not sport) cry when a car overtakes you 3 feet away and complain that he is ''shaving'' you but when you are filtering - even in single lane each direction traffic - you ride on the white line in the middle of the road - sometimes over the line going into oncoming traffic - less than a foot away from the cars on your left. How does that work? You have clearly never ridden in the Netherlands, nor could you, as bikes and mopeds pass literally within centimeters of each other and no problem, as they are capable and not wobbling lol.
I also ride as a mode of transport, I only cycle to work and back. This is my commute.
You won't hear me complaining about cars being close, as long as they don't blast past an inch away at high speed. In central London it's impossible for cars to be 1m+ away. I have no problem with that as long as they are careful.
In the point you are making, cyclists are far more vulnerable than car drivers. For less confident cyclists it can be scary to have a car come up behind you (that you can't see) and pass very close, especially at speed. You need a bit of wobble room on a cycle, especially if you are new to it or less confident. However if it's a situation you're in control with, as in you see a gap ahead and are comfortable being that close then that's your choice. That's the difference, cyclists may choose to be close to car, but don't like it when it's not their choice.
If it's a dotted white line, and there's space then it's perfectly fine to use a bit of the oncoming lane to pass. Same way cars do when overtaking a bus at a bus stop etc.
The Netherlands and London are very different. Different infrastructure, different road culture and attitude. Different cities require different riding styles and the style for one wouldn't work in the other.
Don't really get your attitude to people on skateboards, blades etc. Where would you rather they be?
God help London if this appalling cycling is the future we have to look forward to keep death off the roads
Hopefully all roadusers can follow the rules and look where they are going and we'll minimise any accidents.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 ahahahaha ahhahahahaha ... made my day :)
@@MichaelTabolsky 😀👍 Happy to help. I know that I'm dreaming! 😉
Hahaha that's legit what they do
Roads are for cars that pay road tax not bikes
Nope, they are for cycles also. Have a read of the Highway Code. There's a whole section in there for cycles.
UA-cam is for smart people, not for you.
1:15 lmao gordon ramsay
Ha, I think Gordon would have sworn at us!
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 lol yeah right
I hate idiots who play chicken because I'm not sure at night if they're trying to rob me one guy who looks like he's in something walked side ways into me and my sports bike he then called out aye yo you okay U OKAY BROH? IM SORRY COME BACK BRO U ok what happened? Dude was defo on something
Yeah, I know what you mean. Have to watch out for that. Keep safe my friend. 🙂👍🏻
0:41 What is the point about ''big wheels bum crack man''? It isn't a near miss. Is it just because he should be in lycra on an overpriced racing bike - which is unsuitable for street use in the UK - with £80 lamps and all that crap? Going at 20mph in between old people? What is your point? You give people who ride bikes (I am not gonna say cyclists because that is categorising) a bad name. Go to the Netherlands and try to do what you do here, you won't last 2 minutes.
Because it made me laugh, do you have a sense of humour Simon? A cycle with that size of wheels is more suited to off-roading. Mine is classed as a road bike, and I cycle in the road so I'm not sure what your point is. However I have no problem with that guy, he's free to ride whatever bike he likes, and wear whatever he likes riding it. Unlike your good self I don't like to tell others what to ride, or wear.
I just like to add a bit of humour into my videos of possible. Humour is subjective so we're never all going to agree on what is funny or not.
Look at the amount of cyclists RLJ yet you claim many cyclists don’t
I don’t. I can’t speak for other cyclists, however I estimate that if 10 cyclists come to a red, on average 8 will stop, two will run it.
Annoys me and many law abiding cyclists as much as it does everyone else which is why I show them in my videos.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 and fair play that you do
@@peterlee6374 Yep, no excuse for that. If cyclists want the respect of other road users we must follow the rules also.
1:02 You can see the van is in your lane and moving to the left, so, WHY THE HELL did you ride up the inside of him???? You should have held back until he saw his mistake and moved back out of the lane! You put yourself in a STUPID DANGEROUS position to childishly make a point. Sorry, but that says more about your dangerous aggressive riding policy than their bad driving lane awareness!
I slowed and held position at the rear of the van and hit my horn to make him aware he was in the cycle lane.
You can see from the body language of the van that the driver is now aware, and starts moving right. At that point I pass.
Very simple, you’re making a mountain out of a molehill. If the van had continued to move left I would have backed out. I can stop faster than he can.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 The video clearly shows you had your front wheel betwen the van and pavement, it's there as clear as day! If you think that is 'holding position', then you need training. Holding position is being a car length BEHIND the van and in a position where the van driver can clearly see you in his mirror and in a position where you will be safe if the van continues to move left. If you rode a motorcycle and did the legal training neccesary to ride one, you would understand what you ate doing wrong. The fact you defend your incorrect actions like you do speaks volumes. YOU THINK you know best ... when in fact you are part of the problem. Change your riding style before you become a statistic!
@@simonbaxter8001 I’ve been riding in Central London daily now for over 14 years, I know what I’m doing.
I didn’t just fly up the inside of that van, I slowed when I got to it, used the horn to make the driver aware of my presence, and proceeded once I felt safe to do so.
Vehicles cannot move directly sideways, I was safe at the rear as, if the van continued to drift over the gap would narrow and I could easily back out of it.
Try cycling in Central London and you’ll see that’s common. Many times you’ll look at a gap, and if you’re confident the driver is aware you’ll proceed, if not you’ll back out.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 You clearly did it again in your video ua-cam.com/video/zmDy7riTT5c/v-deo.html at time 0:46 !! The cab was in the cycle lane BEFORE you went up the inside of it! You tell me in the first post to 'not make a mountain out of a mole hill', but it is YOU making a YT video of scenarios that would not have been an issue had you not 'Made a mountain' out of them! Seriously dude, look at what you are doing here ... it's playground behaviour, not one of a grown adult. As for backing out ... you shouldn't be going in there in the first place, it's not the example to be setting to anyone.
@@simonbaxter8001 Yes, I just said it’s common in my last comment. We all have different experiences and ability levels and for me that situation is zero risk as I’m in control.
Cars are not allowed into these cycle lanes unless unavoidable, as per the Highway Code. That’s why these clips are in my video. Sowing how many drivers ignore cycle lanes. If drivers followed the rules it wouldn’t be an issue would it.
Secondly any driver moving into a different lane has to indicate plus check it’s clear first. Poor driving.
1:27 should have held back. you can clearly see people were already crossing when you came therefore they have the right of way to finish crossing.
also at 2:05, don't even know why you added that clip. motorcyclist was clearly doing a shoulder check for cyclists in the cycle lane before pulling into the parking space.
at 2:35 did you do a shoulder check to check for overtaking traffic before overtaking the other cyclist? Also, if its a 30mph road with dashed lines and its empty and you're cycling at 25mph then another vehicle can overtake you to go up to the speed limit. you tried to overtake a cyclist whilst a car was also trying to overtake you.
At 1:27 the people should have held back as they could clearly see that a cyclist was coming. The Highway Code states that, before crossing you must let oncoming traffic pass and wait for a safe gap.
Regardless, I did hold back and wait for them, I didn't go through until they had passed.
2:05 the motorbike did nothing wrong, just demonstrates how the speed differential in such a situation could catch you out.
It would have been better if the motorbike had slotted into a gap in the cycle lane whilst he was still at speed, in advance of the turn.
2:35 I always shoulder check, at the point I started that maneuver it was all clear. That car however was speeding came charging up and couldn't wait. I refer you to your first point, why couldn't he have held back, he could clearly see I was passing someone, I wasn't going slowly and it took only a few seconds. Had he not been speeding he'd never have been held up at all.
Why do you feel that having to hold back and wait only applies to cyclists, and not to pedestrians or motorists?
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 1:27 You do make a fair point but the highway code also states that if the pedestrians have started crossing already, you should give way to them so they can finish crossing.
2:05 Looks like the motorcycle was waiting for a gap in the cycling traffic so he could pull into the space without disrupting others cycling. He seemed to obeyed the rules and didn't cross the solid white line so that's why he didn't slot into a gap.
2:35 If you're going at about 25mph the car can go up to 30mph in that zone but the driver did seem unnecessarily agressive. He could have held back then overtook.
I don't feel that holding back only applies to cyclists. I ride a motorcycle every day from one end of London to the other and I have to hold back countless times for cyclists, cars, buses and delivery drivers on L plates who want to try and ride their mopeds at 100mph. Everyone should hold back a bit really. I can't speak for everyone but my only issue is that some people (not everyone) don't respect that some bus lanes are shared with motorcyclists and they should try and leave a bit of room instead of cycling 4 or 5 abreast.
@@A_S_100 Good morning. That section in code relates to when you're turning into a side road, if a pedestrian has started to cross them you must wait before turning in. At 1:27 I'm not turning in. However I obviously still waited for them, that clip just shows how pedestrians look for cars but are often not aware of cycles.
I fully agree with about cyclists not being 4-5 abreast. I always tuck in to the left unless I'm overtaking so that faster traffic can pass. I also get frustrated when I catch a few cycles who are alongside each other having a chat and get held up behind, London rush hour it's not the place for that.
Keep safe on your bike mate.
He doesn't do any shoulder checks ever, the camera is on his head and you would see that.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 so what your saying is @ 1:27 those pedestrians should cross the road but stand in front of the car leave a gap and wait to see if cyclists also stop for them??
Unfortunately the pedestrians was ALREADY in the road crossing so those pedestrians didn’t need to look out to see if you’d be so kind to stop for them
They already had right of way, you barely stoped and then cut the car up because of MGIF
Hi Ryan, I'm a BBC News journalist. Any chance we could use some of your footage in a news article about cycling and road safety, crediting you as the copyright holder? Please drop me us an email at ugchub@bbc.co.uk if that's ok and so we can get hold of the clean footage. Thanks.