General consideration

[frankiexxxxxxx]

Good Morning all I hope you are well
This morning around 7.15am at Merton , Abbey Mills a cyclist for NO reason banged my car with his right hand whilst I was stationary at the traffic lights. I was shocked so I beeped my horn to see why he done it and to get his attention.
I was meet with him promptly sticking up his middle finger and riding off. Now I have two baby on board signs and this sort of behaviour should not be witnessed by a child.
Now I was in absolute horror if I banged his cycle would he not be angry?
Cyclist you do NOT have a right to cause damage to a vehicle and this is a form off assault and vandalism.
I have contacted the local police in this matter as I have witness that the gentleman in he’s 30’s done it for no reason than other to provoke a reaction.
I have no problems with cyclists (even though some cycle in the dark with NO high viz or lights) but can anyone justify banging a stationary car other than that the person is a self-centred human being.
Many cyclist complain that car and van users own the road well yes we do have a right. We pay insurance! We have MOT to make sure our vehicle is road worthy and most importantly ROAD TAX!! So we are licensed to drive.
I ask a question – what happens if a cyclist gets into an accident who will normally get the blame? 95% its drivers when in fact most cyclists have no road awareness.
I believe this is what cyclist should have in order to ride on the queens public road –

1. A 3 day course on road safety – this includes a practical and a theory ( u drivers do it)
2. A cyclist license – valid for 5 years
3. Pay insurance – that way a cyclist is also covered if there big is damaged – uninsured bike should be points on their license

Then safety all around!

 

[Mo1959]

Good Morning all I hope you are well
This morning around 7.15am at Merton , Abbey Mills a cyclist for NO reason banged my car with his right hand whilst I was stationary at the traffic lights. I was shocked so I beeped my horn to see why he done it and to get his attention.
I was meet with him promptly sticking up his middle finger and riding off. Now I have two baby on board signs and this sort of behaviour should not be witnessed by a child.
Now I was in absolute horror if I banged his cycle would he not be angry?
Cyclist you do NOT have a right to cause damage to a vehicle and this is a form off assault and vandalism.
I have contacted the local police in this matter as I have witness that the gentleman in he’s 30’s done it for no reason than other to provoke a reaction.
I have no problems with cyclists (even though some cycle in the dark with NO high viz or lights) but can anyone justify banging a stationary car other than that the person is a self-centred human being.
Many cyclist complain that car and van users own the road well yes we do have a right. We pay insurance! We have MOT to make sure our vehicle is road worthy and most importantly ROAD TAX!! So we are licensed to drive.
I ask a question – what happens if a cyclist gets into an accident who will normally get the blame? 95% its drivers when in fact most cyclists have no road awareness.
I believe this is what cyclist should have in order to ride on the queens public road –

1. A 3 day course on road safety – this includes a practical and a theory ( u drivers do it)
2. A cyclist license – valid for 5 years
3. Pay insurance – that way a cyclist is also covered if there big is damaged – uninsured bike should be points on their license

Then safety all around!

Maybe you should disappear back under your bridge.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I wonder what the cyclist's version of events is, perhaps you're unaware of a manoeuvre you made that created a risk for him. A cyclist will rarely thump a vehicle without good reason.

Concentrate on why it happened and ignore all the tosh about road tax, insurance, clothing and the rest.

GC

 

[helston90]

 

[Spinney]

Why do you have 'baby on board' signs? Do you think your children have a greater right to consideration on the roads than other road users? Would you allow people to take more risks around your car if you only had your ageing granny on board?

You do not pay road tax (someone has to say it, so I may as well start) - you pay Vehicle Excise Duty which permits you to drive a polluting vehicles on the roads. Some low-emissions cars and electric cars do not pay VED - but that doesn't mean they are not allowed to drive on the roads.

And as glasgow cyclist says - perhaps you had just passed this cyclist too close (do you give them at least a metre's room when passing?)

 

[ianrauk]

This isn't going to end well and last for long methinks.

 

[Spinney]

Well, yes. But if the troll comes back and actually reads what people have put, he/she/it may just learn something.


I'm not holding my breath!

 

[User6179]

Good Morning all I hope you are well
This morning around 7.15am at Merton , Abbey Mills a cyclist for NO reason banged my car with his right hand whilst I was stationary at the traffic lights. I was shocked so I beeped my horn to see why he done it and to get his attention.
I was meet with him promptly sticking up his middle finger and riding off. Now I have two baby on board signs and this sort of behaviour should not be witnessed by a child.
Now I was in absolute horror if I banged his cycle would he not be angry?
Cyclist you do NOT have a right to cause damage to a vehicle and this is a form off assault and vandalism.
I have contacted the local police in this matter as I have witness that the gentleman in he’s 30’s done it for no reason than other to provoke a reaction.
I have no problems with cyclists (even though some cycle in the dark with NO high viz or lights) but can anyone justify banging a stationary car other than that the person is a self-centred human being.
Many cyclist complain that car and van users own the road well yes we do have a right. We pay insurance! We have MOT to make sure our vehicle is road worthy and most importantly ROAD TAX!! So we are licensed to drive.
I ask a question – what happens if a cyclist gets into an accident who will normally get the blame? 95% its drivers when in fact most cyclists have no road awareness.
I believe this is what cyclist should have in order to ride on the queens public road –

1. A 3 day course on road safety – this includes a practical and a theory ( u drivers do it)
2. A cyclist license – valid for 5 years
3. Pay insurance – that way a cyclist is also covered if there big is damaged – uninsured bike should be points on their license

Then safety all around!

I 100% agree with everything you say !

 

[vickster]

Oh my

You may want to have a read as to what Road Tax is actually for (you may find it relates to your vehicle and its emissions and not the roads, which vehicles actually damage unlike bicycles )

You'll find that quite a lot of cyclists are insured against 3rd party damage...however a bike is rather less likely to damage a car and its driver than the other way round. Why should cyclists be licensed? for what?

Still not on for a cyclist to do what he did if no provocation but I doubt that was the case

Fully agree on the baby on Board signs...arrogance and entitlement IMO (and some of them are revolting in their chavtasticness ) It's your responsibility to keep your child safe in the car

 

[helston90]

Well, yes. But if the troll comes back and actually reads what people have put, he/she/it may just learn something.

You're right- I shouldn't be so judgemental, I'm sure they've not set up an account to come here and have a mini rant and then leave again without entering into a discussion.
Maybe when they're finished updating their Daily Mail comments they'll pop back and see if any light has been thrown on their thread.

 

[J1888]

Good Morning all I hope you are well
This morning around 7.15am at Merton , Abbey Mills a cyclist for NO reason banged my car with his right hand whilst I was stationary at the traffic lights. I was shocked so I beeped my horn to see why he done it and to get his attention.
I was meet with him promptly sticking up his middle finger and riding off. Now I have two baby on board signs and this sort of behaviour should not be witnessed by a child.
Now I was in absolute horror if I banged his cycle would he not be angry?
Cyclist you do NOT have a right to cause damage to a vehicle and this is a form off assault and vandalism.
I have contacted the local police in this matter as I have witness that the gentleman in he’s 30’s done it for no reason than other to provoke a reaction.
I have no problems with cyclists (even though some cycle in the dark with NO high viz or lights) but can anyone justify banging a stationary car other than that the person is a self-centred human being.
Many cyclist complain that car and van users own the road well yes we do have a right. We pay insurance! We have MOT to make sure our vehicle is road worthy and most importantly ROAD TAX!! So we are licensed to drive.
I ask a question – what happens if a cyclist gets into an accident who will normally get the blame? 95% its drivers when in fact most cyclists have no road awareness.
I believe this is what cyclist should have in order to ride on the queens public road –

1. A 3 day course on road safety – this includes a practical and a theory ( u drivers do it)
2. A cyclist license – valid for 5 years
3. Pay insurance – that way a cyclist is also covered if there big is damaged – uninsured bike should be points on their license

Then safety all around!

Lol

 

[theclaud]

Good Morning all I hope you are well
This morning around 7.15am at Merton , Abbey Mills a cyclist for NO reason banged my car with his right hand whilst I was stationary at the traffic lights.

Unlikely. The much more likely explanation is that it was a response to you driving like a tit.

 

[benb]

OK, I'll bite.

Let's assume you did nothing earlier in the journey to make the cyclist bang on your roof. (which by your tone seems unlikely to me)
In that case, the cyclist was a bit of a nob. But what's that got to do with all of the other cyclists?

I see some drivers being dangerous idiots all of the time, but I don't tar all drivers with that brush.

Insurance is mandatory for motorised vehicles due to the massive risk they pose to others. Cycles are very low risk, so the government has decided that we do not require mandatory insurance. Nevertheless, lots of cyclists do have insurance, either as being part of a cycling organisation or under their home insurance. Fun fact: there are more illegally uninsured drivers than legally uninsured cyclists.

Finally, you don't pay road tax, as it was abolished in 1937. You pay Vehicle Excise Duty, which is emissions based. All low emissions vehicles pay £0 (Volvo V40, VW Golf BlueMotion, and many others) so there is no argument that cycles should be liable. VED doesn't pay for roads anyway, except in the general sense that all taxes go into the central fund and are then divvied up to government departments as required.

Here's an idea: lose the arrogant entitlement

 

[vickster]

Unlikely. The much more likely explanation is that it was a response to you driving like a tit.

Yep and knowing exactly where this happened, this is likely, lots of people drive like tits around there!

 

[glenn forger]

It makes me sick. I feel physically nauseous when I read it, no matter how many times it happens.

LICENSE IS A VERB, LICENCE IS A NOUN.

Thanks for dropping by, stick around.