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I'm curious if you cycle a lot. I think those of us that do (much like the guy) are fed up with too many close calls (or actual collisions) and want to try and

I'm curious if you cycle a lot. I think those of us that do (much like the guy) are fed up with too many close calls (or actual collisions) and want to try and at least do something about it.

ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago
Were those collisions with stationary vehicles in standstill traffic?
- Steltek 5y ago
  Sort of? I've been sideswiped by a car stopped in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Driver yanked the wheel and hit the gas without looking or signaling. I was immediately adjacent to him in a green bike lane and got hit with no warning. No ticket or warning was issued. I had a camera rolling.
michaelt 5y ago
I'm a regular cyclist, and I've never had a close call with a stationary car. By all means complain about people using their phone when the car's moving. Worrying about stationary vehicles seems like crying wolf to me.
- dijksterhuis 5y ago
  Used to cycle in London all the time. Driving around a lot in Scotland right now. The problem isn't when the cars are stationary -- it's when they start moving. When stationary at a traffic light etc there's a hella lot of situational information that's actually quite important. e.g. are there cyclists coming up from behind me? are they on my left or right? Fiddling with a radio or phone for an entire red light can mean zero situational awareness when setting off.
- soneil 5y ago
  I've had a very close call with a "stationary" car. At a junction where the lights filter left, then ahead, then right. I know the sequence well, it's been my walk to work for 15 years. One car stopped in the 'ahead' lane, the lights are red. Roads are otherwise empty, it's 6am. The pedestrian signal has gone red, but I know it's still 'safe' because the left filter's next, and the left lane's empty. I received a glancing blow from the car in the 'ahead' lane that went (ahead) when the left filter went green. They blew a red light, and nearly took a pedestrian with them. Being distracted at a red light is an issue, because you look up from your phone, see the green, and have a small panic because you're "late" - and react to the green light, short-circuiting the sensible thought processes like .. is that green for my lane. is there someone in front of me. Is it actually safe to enter the junction. Just "oops, go". (and yes, that was a legal cross for me, "jaywalking" doesn't exist here - humans have more rights than cars.)
- de_keyboard 5y ago
  I've watched quite a few of his videos and observed it myself. Endless people claiming they never do it while moving, but it's an outright lie. Besides, phone use while stationary creates congestion since it slows reaction to the traffic signal by several seconds for every driver doing it.
throwaway0a5e 5y ago
mdorazio 5y ago
I used to cycle all the time, and the only times a stationary car endangered me was when the driver failed to check before opening their door. That's my problem here - this guy isn't catching drivers on phones while moving.

I'm curious if you cycle a lot. I think those of us that do (much like the guy) are fed up with too many close calls (or actual collisions) and want to try and at least do something about it.

ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago

Were those collisions with stationary vehicles in standstill traffic?

Steltek 5y ago
Sort of? I've been sideswiped by a car stopped in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Driver yanked the wheel and hit the gas without looking or signaling. I was immediately adjacent to him in a green bike lane and got hit with no warning. No ticket or warning was issued. I had a camera rolling.

michaelt 5y ago

I'm a regular cyclist, and I've never had a close call with a stationary car. By all means complain about people using their phone when the car's moving. Worrying about stationary vehicles seems like crying wolf to me.

dijksterhuis 5y ago
Used to cycle in London all the time. Driving around a lot in Scotland right now. The problem isn't when the cars are stationary -- it's when they start moving. When stationary at a traffic light etc there's a hella lot of situational information that's actually quite important. e.g. are there cyclists coming up from behind me? are they on my left or right? Fiddling with a radio or phone for an entire red light can mean zero situational awareness when setting off.
soneil 5y ago
I've had a very close call with a "stationary" car. At a junction where the lights filter left, then ahead, then right. I know the sequence well, it's been my walk to work for 15 years. One car stopped in the 'ahead' lane, the lights are red. Roads are otherwise empty, it's 6am. The pedestrian signal has gone red, but I know it's still 'safe' because the left filter's next, and the left lane's empty. I received a glancing blow from the car in the 'ahead' lane that went (ahead) when the left filter went green. They blew a red light, and nearly took a pedestrian with them. Being distracted at a red light is an issue, because you look up from your phone, see the green, and have a small panic because you're "late" - and react to the green light, short-circuiting the sensible thought processes like .. is that green for my lane. is there someone in front of me. Is it actually safe to enter the junction. Just "oops, go". (and yes, that was a legal cross for me, "jaywalking" doesn't exist here - humans have more rights than cars.)
de_keyboard 5y ago
I've watched quite a few of his videos and observed it myself. Endless people claiming they never do it while moving, but it's an outright lie. Besides, phone use while stationary creates congestion since it slows reaction to the traffic signal by several seconds for every driver doing it.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago

mdorazio 5y ago

I used to cycle all the time, and the only times a stationary car endangered me was when the driver failed to check before opening their door. That's my problem here - this guy isn't catching drivers on phones while moving.