Please follow @cyclehatred on twitter.
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Mushroomgodmat
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Iv been flowing him/her for a good few days now. Apart from the fact a lot of it makes me angry, It's well worth following, really shows how little some of the people know, about cycling, cyclists and importantly how little they know about the actual Highway Code.
GrumpyGregry
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I think the ignorance of the haterz is hilarious. But no one's mind will be changed by angry responses to them, and reasoned ones are likely to bounce off their stupidity.
I think this may have been raised before but what is the legal status of something like this in relation to hate crime?
"In crime and law, hate crimes (also known as bias-motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group" Wikipedia.
Perhaps cycling organisations like the CTC should test the law. There have after all been examples of prosecution for libellous statements on social media, and recently a number of people were prosecuted for revealing the name of a rape victim on twitter.
"In crime and law, hate crimes (also known as bias-motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group" Wikipedia.
Perhaps cycling organisations like the CTC should test the law. There have after all been examples of prosecution for libellous statements on social media, and recently a number of people were prosecuted for revealing the name of a rape victim on twitter.
I think I misunderstood @cyclehatred as being set up by someone with an issue against cyclists. Reading through the tweets I can see that whoever setup the account isn't. He/she is re-tweeting anti-cyclist tweets and the twits are finding themselves overwhelmingly at the receiving end of pro-cyclists responses.
GrumpyGregry
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Slagging off folk because the mode of transport they choose must never become a hate crime. car drivers are ******** 
Interesting, the hate tweets ARE being logged and used. By the AA no less 
. And no, its not what you think:
http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/aa...-hate-tweets-at-road-safety-conference/013912
An ally in the form of the President of the AA no less.
. And no, its not what you think:http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/aa...-hate-tweets-at-road-safety-conference/013912
An ally in the form of the President of the AA no less.
shouldbeinbed
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@asecretcyclist is another who does this. An awful lot of the haters seem to be pretty well simpletons anyway when you see the drivel they tweet or bored kids looking for a snap.
I try to pick the genuine frustrated ones to have a sensible conversation with and it often helps them see our point of view,mainly on cycle paths at the mo. The 90% cretins are best avoided if you want a happy day.
I try to pick the genuine frustrated ones to have a sensible conversation with and it often helps them see our point of view,mainly on cycle paths at the mo. The 90% cretins are best avoided if you want a happy day.
Boris Bajic
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I sometimes think I live in a parallel universe. Twitter, the Internet and various other media give public exposure to the barmiest of the barmies.
My God, even I can write what I want in the Internet, and I barely know which way is up...
That being so... Why someone would want to whip themselves up into a state of frothy and lathered indignation by seeking and re-posting the thoughts of those with whom they disagree is a mystery to me...
And why anyone would want to read those re-posted and re-tweeted posts and tweets is even more of a mystery.
I am an enthusiastic and frequent cyclist in The Sticks and a fairly frequent one in The Smoke.
I find most other road users courteous, skilled and thoughtful. Do not most cyclists? Am I in such a tiny minority?
There are some bad ones and clearly there are some who post offensive nonsense about cyclists.... But why one would want to dwell on this or publicise it I cannot imagine.
Bicycles remain huge fun, hugely practical and a great source of fulfilment to those who use them.
Do we need to bother with what others think when many of those 'others' seem to find thought itself quite hard?
My God, even I can write what I want in the Internet, and I barely know which way is up...
That being so... Why someone would want to whip themselves up into a state of frothy and lathered indignation by seeking and re-posting the thoughts of those with whom they disagree is a mystery to me...
And why anyone would want to read those re-posted and re-tweeted posts and tweets is even more of a mystery.
I am an enthusiastic and frequent cyclist in The Sticks and a fairly frequent one in The Smoke.
I find most other road users courteous, skilled and thoughtful. Do not most cyclists? Am I in such a tiny minority?
There are some bad ones and clearly there are some who post offensive nonsense about cyclists.... But why one would want to dwell on this or publicise it I cannot imagine.
Bicycles remain huge fun, hugely practical and a great source of fulfilment to those who use them.
Do we need to bother with what others think when many of those 'others' seem to find thought itself quite hard?
GrumpyGregry
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"While he's the president of the AA, the UK's top motoring organisation, King rides a mountain bike at the weekend, often prefers to get around on a Brompton ("I never drive in London,") and has more in common with CTC president and Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow than motormouth Jeremy Clarkson."Interesting, the hate tweets ARE being logged and used. By the AA no less
http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/aa...-hate-tweets-at-road-safety-conference/013912
An ally in the form of the President of the AA no less.
There's now a response feed called @Driver_Hatred, set-up by the Driver's Protest Union (home of the Beleaguered British Driver) to 'highlight the hatred directed at drivers by some cycling groups'.
They seem convinced that the messages being retweeted by @CycleHatred are plants.
A bunch of swivel-eyed conspiracy theorists, they must be something to do with UKIP Check-out their website: http://www.youdrive.co/
They seem convinced that the messages being retweeted by @CycleHatred are plants.
A bunch of swivel-eyed conspiracy theorists, they must be something to do with UKIP Check-out their website: http://www.youdrive.co/
GrumpyGregry
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Courteous? Rarely. Very rarely. Luckily most of the time I'm going the same way as them so they extend me the courtesy of not killing me.
Skilled? You are having a laugh, unless you count the judgement needed to squeeze 5cm past my right elbow when doing 60mph 'gud skillz'.
Thoughtful? Rolls on floor laughing....
Yes I know. I have followed Carlton Reid's articles for some time now and its apparent that the two collaborate in a positive way for cycling. My
in the post was more to draw attention than real surprise.
Boris Bajic
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That sounds awful. I'm truly sorry to hear it.
I do not know other cyclists who encounter more than one or two discourteous or unskilled road users on most rides.
When the weather allows it, I do regular 70-mile runs with one or more of our children.
I simply wouldn't ride on the roads with children if I found other road users as unfriendly, unskilled and discourteous as you do.
I probably wouldn't ride myself, either.... No.... I would. What else comes close to a perfect ride on perfect tarmac in excellent weather?
GrumpyGregry
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BB, I'll wager we both endure similar conditions, it's just that you view them through the rose coloured spectacles of courteous, skilful and thoughtful driving. To me those are active, vital, dynamic processes utterly absent from the majority of driving peak hours on the roads of SE England. Sure, Sundays on a club run things are better.
Rush hour, majority of drivers are on auto-pilot. Managing to avoid hitting me isn't courteous, bothering to put a metre between me and their door mirror, as it requires some effort, is. The majority will not expend that effort because their convenience, and desire to remain in a stupor, is more important to them than my safety. Thoughtlessness defined.
Rush hour, majority of drivers are on auto-pilot. Managing to avoid hitting me isn't courteous, bothering to put a metre between me and their door mirror, as it requires some effort, is. The majority will not expend that effort because their convenience, and desire to remain in a stupor, is more important to them than my safety. Thoughtlessness defined.
