Crystal Palace Road spine

[ed_pete]

I think that fact that he was on a bike is largely irrelevant, I suspect he would behave the same regardless of the mode of transport, from your description he just sounds like a very nasty person.

[Shaggy]

Ok ? I accept it happens then.

I?ve cycled that junction for 15 years and can?t recall it happening as it?s a silly junction to do it on. There is too much going on. To say it happens all the time is an exaggeration.

As for cycling without lights, I?m a motorist too. Cycling without lights is stupidly dangerous. To do that you have to be basically thick. Anyone who does is putting themselves in real danger for no reason. Many people are morons. Some of them are cyclists. The bane of my ride home from the City is boneheaded, drunk pedestrians.

KidKruger Wrote:

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> Yeah I had a cyclist yesterday go through red

> light on EDR while the ?pedestrians cross? walking

> man light was on for me and my dog.

> He shouted me to get out of his way, but the other

> cyclists (I think, two of them) going through red

> at the same time didn?t shout at me.

> It?s not all the time but it?s not rare either.

[malumbu]

You need to re-title the thread to some derogatory comment about cyclists, I thought looking at the title it may be something of use/interest, rather than a reason for many of you to go on about your prejudices. Good that some have brought in some balance.

PS Shaggy and others, you cannot have a proper conversation if you resort to terms such as thick, morons etc. Although that could apply to some pedestrians of course......

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Last night some thick bastard was driving along the road without any lights on and almost caused an accident. I noticed and yelled about the lights, and then I switched on them and everything was fine.

It wasn't on Crystal Palace Rd tho, sorry.

[mynamehere]

you might all want to read "Road Rage Forest Hill Road"

https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,2249857,page=1

As loads of posts have commented, there's no comparison between the damage of a human in a vehicle and a human on a bicycle or walking. Humans driving vehicles are a huge part of the destruction of the planet

[Nigello]

There are new laws coming in on 29/01/22 that are to do with respective responsibilities of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.

https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/motoring/dvla-new-driving-laws-rule-6364886 - other sources available.