Is this the unraveling of CyclingMikey?

[Brun]

Because theres not at least 10 different UK dash cam channels available on youtube with numerous of them being reported week in, week out. Numerous car users reporting others.
What a silly comment.

It's not a silly comment, you're just failing to understand the point they're making.

Have you ever heard the phrase "the sort of driver who gives us a bad name"? Answer obviously being 'no'.

 

[DJMK4]

As an online expert I would suggest that looks more like a position taken when trying to pull something back, rather than throw forward, with what appears to be a slight push at the end.

It was intentional, clearly,

watch the version where the person does not pause the video.

Any sensible bike user would not be crossing a road like that when a car is clearly going past. It was an intentional push of the bike aggressively in to the car in order to provoke an attack as the biker didn’t like the car going down the wrong way

 

[fez]

Cycling on the roads sounds horrendous(in the UK at least), hats off to you lot for doing it.

Its generally not that bad. The issue is that you are constantly reminded how vulnerable you are and how much you life is others hands and how very little that registers with them and how little they care. Imagine someone follows you around whenever you are walking and just randomly pretends to punch you. They probably won't actually punch you but they make you flinch every few minutes. Thats what cycling on our roads is. Constant little scares because someone can't be bothered to wait 30s. Constant little scares because they will happily put you at risk to queue in traffic that they can see is blocking their progress when they dangerously overtake you.

I've never had an accident on my bike on our roads but every time I go out I will probably have around 1 dangerous pass on me and probably about 20 or more generally dangerous overtakes where the driver avoid a crash through pure luck. Overtaking on blind corners usually.

Should also add, the reason why cyclists are often so animated when issues arise is simply because it's just silly little incidents that could be easily avoided. And the equivalent damage/injury for each person involved is completely different.

We are also very vulnerable. Even the smallest of crashes could kill us. Either from cracking our heads on the ground or simply knocking us into oncoming traffic. The damage their actions can result in is so high and the benefits to them of doing it are usually absolutely 0. There is so much traffic on our roads that cyclists in 99% of cases don't even slow them down one bit over the course of their journey.

 

[Rroff]

As an online expert I would suggest that looks more like a position taken when trying to pull something back, rather than throw forward, with what appears to be a slight push at the end.

I've watched both angles several times and while Mikey claims he was late reacting personally I actually think his intention from the way he propelled the bike out was to try and trigger a forward collision system into stopping the car (something he has done before).

 

[DJMK4]

Cycling on the roads sounds horrendous(in the UK at least), hats off to you lot for doing it.

Really? not for me

I commute sometimes through cardiff. I can safely say that i dont experience any issues with commuting on a bike through a city. Granted its not as busy as london, but still.

If you respect the road, and its users be it other bikers or other car users, it will respect you.

 

[Rroff]

Really? not for me

I commute sometimes through cardiff. I can safely say that i dont experience any issues with commuting on a bike through a city. Granted its not as busy as london, but still.

If you respect the road, the road and its users be it other bikers or other car users will respect you.

Try cycling around where I am in Somerset - between the road surface, average traffic and the attitude from drivers you are literally taking your life in your hands and you definitely won't get respect from anyone else.

One I posted awhile back for example the car tried to pass the bike approaching the brow of a hill!, though they did go out the other side on the initial attempt but had to swerve back in due to the truck appearing over the brow of the hill and then just drove through the gap between the cyclist and the truck:

 

[Shadowness]

The other trouble is that as cycling infrastructure is gradually getting better, as motorists are not used to it, their mindset isn't used to it too. A new cycle path in Cheltenham was recently finished, crossing junctions/driveways etc. The cyclist has right of way/priority, but you still get drivers just pulling across it into oncoming cyclists, as they just assume it's business as usual.

We need the Belgium/Dutch 'treat all cyclists (and pedestrians) as gods' mindset!

 

[UTmaniac]

I've watched both angles several times and while Mikey claims he was late reacting personally I actually think his intention from the way he propelled the bike out was to try and trigger a forward collision system into stopping the car (something he has done before).

Has Mikey not simply realised in a split second that the car is going to hit the bike and he's trying to increase the odds of not being hit himself during the collision?

 

[aVdub]

I view this more as placed, rather than the internets wording of propelled imo.

 

[Dangerous Dave]

No, there was zero difference in my speed or anything, the cleats were total BS.
On a straight road cycling for miles on a Sunday morning I get, cycling 4.5 miles to work stopping and starting all the time does absolutely nothing for efficiency.
In fact it was easier to just put my foot down instead of messing about with cleats.

That's probably due to you only pushing down on the pedal strokes, with cleats you can also pull up on the return stroke with one leg when pushing down with the other so you can get more power to the crank. As for stopping it's not that hard to balance the bike on the front wheel and not need to unclip when stationary.

 

[DJMK4]

Try cycling around where I am in Somerset - between the road surface, average traffic and the attitude from drivers you are literally taking your life in your hands and you definitely won't get respect from anyone else.

One I posted awhile back for example the car tried to pass the bike approaching the brow of a hill!, though they did go out the other side on the initial attempt but had to swerve back in due to the truck appearing over the brow of the hill and then just drove through the gap between the cyclist and the truck:

That does look bit dodgy,

Clearly the car is trying to overtake the bike when there is oncoming traffic

Generally the cycling i do these days is more commuting rather than leasure country lane and country circuit riding.

In the city i take the approach where I clearly show myself aggressively as a road user and make myself known to other road users, iv not seen any issue

 

[Rroff]

Has Mikey not simply realised in a split second that the car is going to hit the bike and he's trying to increase the odds of not being hit himself during the collision?

It is possible but right from the start he is using the bike as a tool or weapon in approach rather than simply trying to get in front of the vehicle to block it.

 

[hornetstinger]

That does look bit dodgy,

Clearly the car is trying to overtake the bike when there is oncoming traffic

Generally the cycling i do these days is more commuting rather than leasure country lane and country circuit riding.

In the city i take the approach where I clearly show myself aggressively as a road user and make myself known to other road users, iv not seen any issue

Probably doesn't help he's riding the gutter. If he was a little bit more to the right he might not have overtaken.

 

[DJMK4]

I view this more as placed, rather than the internets wording of propelled imo.

Its not placed, the force the bike hit the car is clearly shown. No one "places" a bike in to the side of an oncoming car. with the result of all his stuff being spewed across the road.

Why was he even on the road in the first place when he knew the car was going to pass. unless of course he wanted to cause a scene

 

[Shadowness]

Generally the cycling i do these days is more commuting rather than leasure country lane and country circuit riding.

All mine is in rural areas, unless in or near Cheltenham or other larger towns.
That's a classic case of 'just push through past the cyclist, instead of waiting 10 seconds'

That's made worse on twisty lanes with blind corners/crests.

 

[Shadowness]

Probably doesn't help he's riding the gutter. If he was a little bit more to the right he might not have overtaken.

And now you know why we ride two abreast most of the time!

 

[aVdub]

Its not placed, the force the bike hit the car is clearly shown. No one "places" a bike in to the side of an oncoming car. with the result of all his stuff being spewed across the road.

Why was he even on the road in the first place when he knew the car was going to pass. unless of course he wanted to cause a scene

Hence why his body was in the Pulling Back position, unless he is double jointed?

Seen at the weekend with the photo not showing how dark the lane was, or the fact it is a long uphill left bend, immediately into a steep right hand bend with a junction and very busy country pub + hotel just around that corner.
Dash cam is in the car and if captured will consider uploading this later.

 

[hornetstinger]

I had someone overtaking me on a tight corner, then cutting me off.

Gave him a few choice words.

 

[Bear]

Probably doesn't help he's riding the gutter. If he was a little bit more to the right he might not have overtaken.

Problem is you get abuse from people because you arent riding in the gutter and then get a punishment pass for good measure

 

[fez]

Probably doesn't help he's riding the gutter. If he was a little bit more to the right he might not have overtaken.

Or he would still have been overtaken and when the lorry appeared he would have cleared out the cyclist because he had the choice between hitting the truck and the cyclist. Again, suggesting a cyclist should be behaving in a particular way to mitigate the blame for what is a ******* stupid decision from a driver.

I have had ***** on national speed limit roads overtake me within 50cm doing 60mph when the other side of the road is completely clear and they can see for a few hundred metres. Every ride I have people overtake me on blind corners and hills. They give me loads of room and basically chance the fact nothing is coming at speed in the other direction. Me being in the middle of the lane wouldn't make the blindest bit of difference. In some cases I could be to the right of the lane and they would still give be giving me 1.5m of space. Its just bad decision making and nothing to do with cyclists positioning.