Cycling Fail #8 | Direction Of Flow

[@PedroConejo1939]

Riding with no lights and in dark clothing is bad enough in town, under street lights and a 30 limit, but on rural NSL roads, it's madness.

[@j2w1_lub]

Yeah, i agree. I have dark clothing and lights in town but even with my dark clothing and the best lights in the world i wouldnt ride on a NSL road w.out reflective clothing

[@shock3018]

I live in the area Chris works in, that road often has people speeding up and down it well in excess of 90mph night and day. That cyclist is lucky to be alive. I can't even comprehend how anyone can put blame on Chris for that clip.

[@clivewilliams3661]

Its considered fashionable to ride in black Lycra and Jog in black running suits particularly at night. Even in daylight wearing black in a vulnerable location like riding or jogging on the road make you less visible. Why not wear hi-vis, be safe not sorry. I have recently seen groups of joggers with red flashing lights on their backs - good idea you might say but they were jogging facing the oncoming traffic, as they should but it was dark and they didn't have any lights to the front - DOH!

[@hebijirik]

"Riding with no lights and in dark clothing" is relatively common in rural areas here in Czech Republic and because it takes too long to say all of it every time we have shortened it to just "ninja cycling". I have seen potentially even worse thing than ninja cycling and that was dark clothing and red light on the front. When you meet someone like that on a narrow road or especially cyclepath your initial instinct is to move to the wrong side (left here, would be right in UK) because for at least a split second you think you are catching u to someone slower. Then you have to correct at the last moment. After some close calls like this I keep my strong front light on even when on cyclepaths no matter how much idiots with no lights or weak lights shout at me because their eyes adapted to the dark don't like it.

[@gingernutpreacher]

We need to campaign for law changes police need laws to demand identification (currently you can just be silent and do nothing) and take photo also laws enabling police to confiscate cycles that run red lights

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

My wife has the misfortune to need a guide dog. In the last few years she has been ridden into by cyclists on 2 occasions, both times the cyclists were on the pavement, both times it left her very shaken up. Both times the cyclist failed to stop to see if she and her guide dog were ok. Another huge issue is the people who are so transfixed on their phone that they walk straight into her. Indeed on the most recent occasion the woman who walked into her exclaimed "are you blind" before realising she was. At least this individual apologised, which is most unusual.

[@blake-gl4wn]

As someone who cycles on the footpath, and uses phone whilst cycling - both legal where I live - this is a useful post. If I was near a pedestrian (or other hazards) I’m fairly sure I’d stop to use my phone. But I’ll be double aware in future, including checking dogs. It’s really tricky cycling around pedestrians, especially elderly ones. I actively campaign for better infrastructure.

[@mikewade777]

Had a pedestrian brandishing a phone In front of them when I was on my bike. Walk into me. I was stood off the saddle and pedals for nearer a minute, watching them. So transfix, they were they had no peripheral vision, even at this slow walking pace.

[@Slaeowulf]

I've been watching Chris even longer than Ash. I will never fail to be impressed how he drives the way he does and can then go on to calmly administer emergency medical care. Those boys are genuine heroes.

[@15bit62]

Yeah, his vids are awesome

[@khalidacosta7133]

Just imagine if there was a car oncoming... and he didn't use his full beams... scary!

[@SurgeDashcam]

Not to mention he's always assessing his own driving and even points out where he could have done better. If only more people were like that.

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

The car parked in dark facing wrong way illustrated nicely why it should have been parked IN DIRECTIONT OF TRAFFIC FLOW: red reflectors / red light ahs differmet wave length and is easier to spot than switched off white lights / plastic case .

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

Cyclists should understand that we don't have enough imported doctors and nurses .

[@j2w1_lub]

Ashley tysm ur videos literally saved me today when i was cycling i was in a car's a pillar blindspot literally today and i asked myself the question "have i been seen" my answer was no.

[@AshleyNeal-JustCycling]

Great job! Glad you're here to comment!!

[@draconicdusk5911]

This is why he makes these videos! Good job! Glad you're here!

[@NicholasFerrar]

I use it all the time. I did use it France when cycling, answered "yes" to myself and then the car pulled out. The passenger in the right seat could see me but I was in the left hand drivers blind spot..I did stop in time but it wasn't a non event. Note to self......take even more care when abroad.

[@tonymc90]

I try to make eye contact with drivers emerging, always ride assuming they haven’t seen me. Be safe

[@Drew_Eden]

@@tonymc90I try to make eye contact with cyclists when I'm merging, just so they know I've seen them, sometimes they'll give me a nod.

[@smilerbob]

When I used to ride a bike (and if I was still able to this would still be my mindset) everyone would understand that it really hurts if it goes wrong while on a bike. There seems to be a cultural shift in mentality (not just cycling, but society as a whole) that it is the problem of someone else if it goes wrong, for example "It is the responsibility of others to look after a cyclist". Sorry to say this, but if you are going to ride against traffic on a 70mph road then you can't expect others to look after you. It doesn't matter what your mode of transport is, you have a responsibility for your own safety as well as expecting others to look out for you...but you can never trust other so we need to take responsibility for our own actions

[@Fazer_600]

Defensive riding is fundamental for motorcyclists - I dont expect people to look out for me because I don't trust them to. I would have thought the same for cyclists. Have you seen the way some people overtake cyclists, dunno why you'd want those kinds of people to watch out for you.

[@Woppettier]

I honestly don't believe many serious cyclists really think this way. In most of these clips that show actually dangerous situations (which not all of these clips do) it seems obvious the rider either lacks experience (like the kid blindly following his friends thinking he has right of way), basic traffic insight (riding against the flow on a multiple lane street), or both (the guy flying over his bike)

[@derekheeps1244]

The only people who can look after pedestrians and cyclists is THEMSELVES

[@chrisnielsen9885]

I’ve had some pretty depressing conversations with other cyclists online about lights. I won’t even ride in the day without a flashing rear light but people seem to think it’s just fine to ride at night with no lights and come up with all sorts of wild justifications for it. I paid the equivalent of £10 for a set of front and rear lights (granted the front one won’t light up the road well but I have it so people can see me) so there is no excuse in my book.

[@marcel-jt3dy]

A front light is worth it too. Especially in wet conditions. All the best

[@starbarrothschild6597]

Lights , helmet and some sort of hi Viz are my minimum requirements. They are very cheap - total for me £25 and should be mandatory.

[@chrisnielsen9885]

@@marcel-jt3dyyep if I was going to ride where it’s dark and wet I’d definitely upgrade my front light

[@PedroConejo1939]

Being well-lit on a bike or in a car has been a thing of mine since the 70s, before even Volvo did it - that means I've gone through a lot of bike-light batteries and people having the screaming ab-dabs over it. At least that's all stopped, but the idiot fringe, both cyclists and motorists, who haven't got a clue about being seen is still with us, in considerable numbers. Just like not wearing a seatbelt has become _de rigueur_ among many, so is creeping around as if the Luftwaffe is still shooting at random lights.

[@wiredwomble7958]

@@starbarrothschild6597 couldn't agree more, and cars without Hi Viz and lights are just as invisible as cyclists and motor cyclists. We should make it mandatory for all cars/vans/lorries to come in bright yellow with reflective strips all over the body work.

[@josephmarsh8235]

The importance about having bicycle lights is something I've learnt well. I have 5 lights on my bike, 2 basic reflective lights that the bike came standard with, one normal rear red light, another red rear light that flashes for certain situations and a front light that reacts like my cars dynamic LEDs headlights for the conditions. I also have a side mirror attached to the right to check for overtaking vehicles as theres a lot of lorries where I live and the countryside can be sometimes risky at 60mph. I also wear what's needed for protection such as high Vis clothes and a helmet and camera or dash cam. I do also think many cyclists do need to take more care. We need to keep each other safe no matter how we use the roads.

[@jamesturton8347]

I’ve got blue flashing lights on my bike 😂😂

[@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391]

One advantage of having multiple lights is you have a backup if one goes wrong. I like to have a flasher (on the front) to be seen by, and a decent beam to see with (for unlit cycle lanes), and use whichever is best. Two rear lights can be seen from different angles. I try to keep my pedal reflectors clean, but it's so muddy they need a clean each way.

[@toku_floyd]

Reflectors are not lights.

[@avonacolyte]

It's similar to the "I've got right of way!" mentality. The cyclists know that whatever happens, car drivers will be blamed for any mistake they, the cyclists, make. So they behave like this. But what they all seem to forget is that being "in the right" (in the eyes of the law) isn't worth much when you're splattered across the road.

[@Chigleybus]

Doesn't really explain the very real risk of life-changing injury or death though. I have come to the conclusion that the types featured here are severely mentally impaired, or thick bastards in old money.

[@illegalopinions4082]

And yet Ashley will still put the onus on the people following the rules to correct the mistakes of others because they're "more vulnerable". He should be preaching actions have consequences and if someone does something stupid to unalive themselves against a car then the driver should not even think for a second it's their fault and carry that burden their heart.

[@CaveSpiderRider]

I think that cycling while using a mobile phone - especially as done by some riders in this video - is technically illegal, even if the use of a mobile phone is not explicitly referred to by law. I refer to the Road Traffic Act, 1988, Part 1, Sections 28 and 29: 28 Dangerous cycling. (1)A person who rides a cycle on a road dangerously is guilty of an offence. (2)For the purposes of subsection (1) above a person is to be regarded as riding dangerously if (and only if)- (a)the way he rides falls far below what would be expected of a competent and careful cyclist, and (b)it would be obvious to a competent and careful cyclist that riding in that way would be dangerous. (3)In subsection (2) above “dangerous” refers to danger either of injury to any person or of serious damage to property; and in determining for the purposes of that subsection what would be obvious to a competent and careful cyclist in a particular case, regard shall be had not only to the circumstances of which he could be expected to be aware but also to any circumstances shown to have been within the knowledge of the accused. 29 Careless, and inconsiderate, cycling. If a person rides a cycle on a road without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road, he is guilty of an offence.

[@illegalopinions4082]

Sometimes I wonder about this country. The second law can be boiled down to "being mean is illegal"

[@blake-gl4wn]

How is there still 3 references to *he.

[@calith00]

As a commuter cyclist I gotta say you are spot on with this video. These type of people give people like me a bad name, but its the same with peds and car drivers.

[@chrisl1797]

3:24 that cyclist has obviously watched your traffic light video and KNEW they were going to change before they did.

[@J1mston]

Chris' videos are mesmerising to watch, the way he handles driving captivates, nice to see the shout out.

[@milsteadonmovies]

Me when I see dangerous driving: “that’s some dangerous driving” Me when I see dangerous cycling: “that’s some dangerous cycling” CyclingTwitter when they see dangerous driving: “that’s some dangerous driving” CyclingTwitter when they see dangerous cycling: “how many times has a car done that and not faced the appropriate punishment” It isn’t a cult… and they’re certainly not deluded…

[@seansean9675]

A lot of cyclists are deluded though.

[@TheBadVideoMaker]

@@seansean9675 I would say that it is a small but extremely vocal minority who seem to have an irrationality complex.

[@milsteadonmovies]

@@seansean9675 I was being facetious

[@seansean9675]

@@TheBadVideoMaker youtube video cyclists

[@blake-gl4wn]

Twitter commenters don’t represent a large percentage of ppl in the real world though.

[@Ben-qe5zs]

It amazes me how many cyclists don't ride with lights on and who aren't visible enough. To put yourself, other road users and pedestrians at risk is crazy. I mainly see this from food delivery cycle riders, who I'd expect would want to be a safe as possible, seeing as they cycle for a living.

[@horsenuts1831]

It still amazes me how so many drivers break the speed limit, but you never hear a peep from the driving community about it!

[@ArminGrewe]

@@horsenuts1831 you must be watching different videos than most of us

[@horsenuts1831]

@@ArminGrewe Yeah, you're right. I've never seen any drivers breaking the speed limit; they're all law-abiding and don't kill 1500 people a year. Unlike cyclists who seem to kill ½ a people a year on average.

[@ArminGrewe]

@@horsenuts1831 let me guess, you're new to this channel and have newer watched Ashley's main channel? And you're a highly motivated cyclist?

[@davidpnewton]

​@@horsenuts1831 pathetic. A prim facie case of toxic cyclist displayed by you. Go away.

[@ibs5080]

Another one of Ashley's video's to add to my catch up list when routine returns to some form of normal. Pre-viewing comment for now, going by the video title: I always look both ways before starting to cross any street, both as a pedestrian and motorist. I make no assumptions about direction of traffic travel, regardless of one way streets, no entry signs, Keep Left islands (remember Gandalf Corner?) or which side of the road a country drives on.

[@smilerbob]

It must be a long catch up list if you are waiting for a normal routine to return. I would say that checking both ways is a must when travelling between countries as it can be very easy to get used to checking one direction only...and in a different country that could be the wrong way (even with "Look Left" or "Look Right" written on the floor over here) Hope all is well with you

[@ibs5080]

@@smilerbob Hello Bob and greetings from Bellevue in Washington State. Haa yes I was thinking what exactly is a normal routine for me. Which reminds me. Six days after my mum and I return to the Uk, we are off back up to Birmingham NEC for 5 nights. Two days at the NEC Classic Car Restoration Show (where we met Ashley and his wife Liz last year) plus to a home show and an outdoor activity show in various different halls at the NEC at the same time over the following days. And the following week we are at the Ideal Home Show. Yesterday we were at the LeMay car museum in Tacoma, about 40 mins south of here. Plus a visit to Kubota Japanese Gardens as well as Highland Botanical Garden near SeaTac Airport. Feel free to Google each of those places for more info, including here on YT. We are headed back across the border returning to Vancouver tomorrow evening. Hopefully minimal delays at the border crossing. I myself have a special pass called a NEXUS card to be able to use the trusted traveller Nexus lane at the border crossings. It's saved me a 3 hour wait in the regular lanes in the past. However, I can't use it with my mum with me and purely because she is neither Canadian nor American, she can't even apply for NEXUS. (It costs $50 for 5 years and both countries do a very thorough background check on you, including no past customs violations amongst other things). We just listen carefully to the traffic reports and cross at non peak times. Plus I know the back roads around the various border crossings quite well! And in the time I spent writing this, I might have been able to watch this latest video! Anyhow, we are doing ok but just tired. Today is another sunny day and we have various places to visit. Hope all is well with you and family.

[@ibs5080]

@@smilerbob Ah yes looking both ways for myself is particularly important given the annual switch between countries. And in the UK there another reason: The fact that the UK allows motorists to pull up and park on the right hand side of the street, at least in daylight. And potentially some motorists might still do it at night.

[@ibs5080]

@@smilerbob Wrote an additional long reply to you but now it's gone!

[@ibs5080]

@@smilerbob Look up LeMay Car Museum Tacoma. Visited there yesterday. Been in past years.

[@QiuEnnan]

2:25 To be fair the road markings and signs mean you must give way to traffic already on the roundabout. If you look carefully the cyclist was on the roundabout first which meant the driver from the right had to give way to them. However, The Highway Code says to give way to traffic on the right, which isn't exactly what the broken white lines mean.

[@shm5547]

Yes, this is a bit of a bugbear of mine. Some drivers approach mini-roundabouts far too quickly. If the Audi had emerged at the same speed as the cyclist and not driven over the roundel, then there wouldn't have been an issue. There are some very large roundabouts near me with 70mph dual-carriageways adjoining, that you have no hope of getting across before a car can emerge onto the roundabout carriageway.

[@QiuEnnan]

@@shm5547 Yep - that's why Rule 206 of The Highway Code says to 'drive carefully and slowly when... turning at road junctions'. This includes roundabouts.

[@jeremypnet]

Wait, what? The Highway Code says to "give way to traffic approaching from the right". What other markings would you put on the entrance to indicate that?

[@shm5547]

@@jeremypnet I think you'll find the highway code says considerably more about roundabouts than that! You cannot quote that in isolation, without the rest of rule 185. It is misleading and can cause some drivers to approach roundabouts too quickly.

[@QiuEnnan]

@@jeremypnet The legal meaning is different

[@SamGrayPlus]

Ashley I like your content, these videos have developed a derisory tone to “toxic cyclists”. I’m a cyclist who does care and who does follow the rules AND encourages the people I ride with to do so. Assuming that cyclists “don’t care” is needlessly inflammatory when you could make your point just showing the blatant error. I’m sorry that commenters and X users have shown aggression to you, I get a sense of retaliation in your narrative rather than education that I see in your motoring videos, I hope it’s not on purpose and that this comment is received with the intention it is sent. I live in London. I’d love for you to join on my commute one day and talk about the issues I see, especially from cyclists. Comments never communicate properly.

[@SamGrayPlus]

@Leidolfr I hear that, and I know Ashley doesn’t think all cyclists are toxic because he IS one. But it’s the only descriptor he uses for cyclists in this whole video which you’d have to say leans into a negative discourse rather than a productive one.

[@paulsengupta971]

@@SamGrayPlus But it is a cycling fail video.

[@SamGrayPlus]

@@paulsengupta971 totally. And I watched it! It’s not a “all cyclists are toxic video” so I just think there’s no need to use language that makes it seem Ashley thinks that, when I’m pretty sure he doesn’t. I was hoping to leave constructive feedback not have a go at anyone.

[@paulsengupta971]

@@SamGrayPlus There are always some of the "cycling crowd" who will jump to a cyclist's defence, even if the cyclist is clearly in the wrong, or clearly could have done something to make the situation a non-event rather than blindly, or worse deliberately, cycling headlong into an altercation. The "toxic cyclists" he refers to are these people who appear in the comments of videos trying to justify bad cycling rather than trying to learn what to do better.

[@SamGrayPlus]

@@paulsengupta971 yep, I get it. I think it runs the risk of alienating people along the way

[@bikes_camera_more]

I did have the misfortune to see a 'cyclist' riding down the hard shoulder of the M4 a few years ago. My assumption was that he wanted to get to work at the services between J11 & J12, which would have been the next available exit. Madness!

[@hypergolic8468]

It never ceases to amaze me how many roads become one way, with the alternate route a "quick" mile or so out of the way for powered vehicles. That said if you're a cyclist, you dismount if you're riding against the flow, or you get off or pull in. Not to even have the curtesy to acknowledge someone waiting for you is everything that's wrong with the UK today. As for cyclists with no lights and dark colours, I've never understood it. Even in rubbish EveryReady battery days I had two rear lights. Very much like the footage I once very nearly hit someone on a country road who was completely blacked out, against a hedge, it was a close run thing. The following day they had lights on. Not nice at all, and that is me as a cyclist and a driver.

[@New-ye2fl]

I live in Edinburgh, most of my cycling has been in the city as I just use it to commute really, went out on the country roads a few, completely different ballgame, cars bombing past you at 60, how the boys cycling that road without any lights, complete deathwish 😂

[@15bit62]

I'm sorry to say that where i am in Norway probably more than half of bikes have no lights. Probably cos it's a university town. But still, in a place with only 5 hours daylight in winter it's a real problem for drivers.

[@theaikidoka]

That isn't a problem of cost, it's a problem of mindset. Even a student can afford lights and hi-vis, they cost what you'd pay for two day's groceries and last years. If you can't afford the lights, you can't afford the bike.

[@jafboxed]

‘He skipped that amber light!!!’ 😂

[@RollerbazAndCoasterDad]

Thanks for taking me for a ride past my Primary school 300 miles away.

[@kevinjacobs2730]

Bus lanes are not all 24/7 I use them when the time restriction is not operational, many don’t.

[@Railway_Cat]

5:44 Two thoughts. First, that crossing is multi-use for pedestrians and cycles, as the roundabout itself is 4-5 lanes and a killer for inexperienced cyclists, so there are shared use pathways around it. Second, what are your thoughts on the legality of the first cyclist. True, he crossed the stop line for the lights, but if you are doing so to filter onto the shared use crossing, is it still an offence?

[@TheJase8566]

A mistake on a bike is has more chance of hurting or killing the cyclist. So many cyclists don't get this. I am super defensive on a bike, I assume every car is out to get me

[@TheRip72]

Good attitude. Some are out to get you, most are not, but anyone can make a mistake. It is no good being injured or worse just to prove you are in the right.

[@DW-indeed]

1:50 TBF they're only going one way... I'll get me coat 😉

[@rufusgreenleaf2466]

Is that a Yorkshire dialect i detect?

[@tonydean7543]

🤣

[@paulsengupta971]

I was going to comment that, all the one way cyclists, they were only going one way...

[@alanmtbuk]

As a commuter rider I hate it when I see other cyclist using mobile phones while riding or having no lights

[@cmagnos]

Wow, 8 of my clips! That highlights how much difficult is to drive safely in London.

[@SurgeDashcam]

3:30 with ChrisMartinEMS is even more scary when you consider the light output of his car's headlights; they're very bright! Not many older cars have headlights as bright with such wide coverage as Chris' car has, could have been a lot different if this situation was with a different driver with worse headlights. Especially if they were to be going faster! You see drivers with headlights pointing directly at the floor or with headlights out. It's not unlikely this cyclist didnt encounter a driver like this on his trip. This is why it's so important you ensure your headlights are aligned ans functioning properly.

[@chrisl1797]

3:55 I drive along a 60mph bypass of a morning - at 40mph - for exactly this reason. COMPLETELY INVISIBLE, even with lights.

[@davidthornley4375]

Some streets do allow cyclists to go against the flow on one way streets. There is normally a sign under the no entry, giving the option

[@mrcellophane99]

I've posted this question 3 times now, but for some reason it keeps vanishing; What is wrong with the cycling @ 5:39 ? That is Holland Park Roundabout which probably doesn't mean much to someone who lives over 200 miles from London All the junctions have Toucan crossings connecting a cycle path that goes round the outside So on to the cyclists; 1 - comes from behind the car and joins the cycle path 2 - uses the Toucan crossing as it was designed 3 - comes off the cycle path and joins the road I look forward to your response

[@AshleyNeal-JustCycling]

You don't mention anything in your comment about the pedestrians. Why is that? What part of rule H2 don't you understand? Instead, you post on X and try and induce a pile on. #toxiccyclist

[@mrcellophane99]

@@AshleyNeal-JustCycling Ah yes, the girl in the white top who crosses after the ped signals have turned red while on the phone - double fail. Rule H2 concerns cyclists giving way to pedestrians at junctions. As we only see one cyclist in shot with a pedestrians, we can only assume how they behaved. You seem to be showing a distinct bias there. I posted on X because you wouldn't answer my question here.

[@AshleyNeal-JustCycling]

Your question didn't come up. Surely you understand that some comments are deleted by Google? Quite entitled that you need to be answered also. Plainly and simply cyclists need to be a little more accommodating of the needs of pedestrians who are more vulnerable. Speeds and proximity need to be adjusted. Attitude also need to change. I hope you understand now.

[@AshleyNeal-JustCycling]

I also would teach exactly the same to any people taking bikeability training, as the next generation need to be different than certain members of this.

[@AshleyNeal-JustCycling]

Then silence.........

[@QuentinStephens]

How many of these cyclists are even aware of the Highway Code, much less read it? And really, what are the police going to do about this misbehaviour?

[@Buckets41369]

The cyclists I know have a much better understanding of the Highway Code than the drivers I know. Of course many of the cyclists are also drivers but it seems that being a vulnerable road user encourages people to learn more about the rules.

[@Jack-ht2gr]

Always look forward to the bad and good compilations

[@pauleff3312]

I ride a bike most nights for exercise. I have 5 lights always illuminated (some flashing) at the back and can illuminate 4 on the front (for redundancy). I wear Yellow PPE with the "scotch strips". My helmet has a yellow waterproof snug-fit cover of similar material and shiny markings. "Lit up like a Christmas Tree". I want to be seen from a distance. I want you to know I'm there and be able to judge my speed and direction properly as you prepare for the almost inevitable overtake. It's usually teenagers or young men who go out dressed in dark clothing. They don't realise - as I now do - that as we reach our later decades, our eyesight gets poorer and our reaction times get slower. This is perfectly normal in older people, but younger people don't have the experience or understanding that us old fogeys can't see nor react as well as they can / do. BTW as an aside: for those who want to froth and tell me that my eyesight doesn't reach the standard, save it because it certainly more than did at my last recent eye test: _Perfectly within normal for a man of my age_ said the optician. Of all of these cycle crimes, the only one I will sadly admit to is proceeding against a red light HAVING STOPPED FOR IT FIRST when it becomes quite apparent that "they don't know I am there" and I would or could otherwise be sitting there like a complete prat waiting for a car driver to set the sensors off. _IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT I END UP HAVING TO DO THIS BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS DON'T WORK!_ I *never* just amble through any red light when anyone else (pedestrian or motorist) is there and / or there is every reasonable chance they will change for me in reasonably due course!!!! Back to the thrust of the video. I would like to see the police stop the kids on their unlit bicycles and offer them the option of a FPN or the opportunity to demonstrate that they will now push their bikes home by pulling out the valves to the inner tubes (similar to the way people with tinted glass are invited to pull the tint off or face the consequences. I think that cyclist who ride through red lights "with abandon" as per the example in this film, people who ride where they wouldn't or shouldn't be expected ought to get FPN's or the offer of "a course." REMEMBER: Just like other things in life generally, we all need to respect each other AND OURSELVES. The roads can be very dangerous places. Let us all use them properly and respect the rights of others in doing so too and not leave them with the worst impression of ourselves! Stay safe everyone

[@jonrellim]

Cyclists in one-way streets: this is a funny thing to see happening in other countries, as in the netherlands the one-way rule never applies to cyclists. and in most cases you can ask yourself: why would they not be exempted? There is often enough space for them to carry on in both directions, even with cars in one direction. and it promotes the use of a bicycle over a motor vehicle since you can more easily cross through neighborhoods without having to follow one-way rules. In the situation of that street in the clip, I would almost suggest the local government to impose a parking ban on one side of the street only.

[@frenkelh8864]

These one way streets are more like parking lots, and highlights the problems of our "car dependency"

[@BleachDemon99]

@@frenkelh8864it’s not an addiction, why are you so dramatic ….

[@Buckets41369]

@@BleachDemon99it is not dramatic to look at the built environment and see car travel is prioritised above all else

[@blake-gl4wn]

@@BleachDemon99who said “addiction”? “Dependency” seems accurate.

[@J1mston]

I caught a good cycling clip this morning, 30mph and no pedalling. I waited until the road became two lanes before I overtook, didn't like the idea of going past before that.

[@SteveLoughran]

One way streets in towns are generally there to manage the volume of cars; bicycles don't have a congestion issue. It's the people trying to drive down, which is why in Bristol there has been discussion in the past about making all one-way street officially contraflow to cyclists. in the street you have looked at I would actually propose removing all the parts cars on the uphill side and then we could add a dedicated cycle path. This would remove all ambiguity.

[@Slaeowulf]

Maybe they should just follow the one way.

[@ditch3827]

It is a shame that Ashley saw fit to repeatedly use the unnecessary and inflammatory term "toxic cyclist" which only serves to perpetuate the antagonism that some drivers have toward cyclists and vice versa. Doesn't the use of this term make Ashey a "toxic driver"? Surely it would be more constructive to encourage greater understanding of other types of road user than to trade insults.

[@Heneling]

he has received hate comments from cyclists, therefore they are rightfully described as 'toxic'. he is not speaking about cyclists as a whole but only those who leave malicious comments on his videos

[@ditch3827]

@@Heneling The use of inflammatory language and name calling is never helpful and just makes everything worse and creates a toxic environment. Labelling someone who happen to disagree with you as toxic is itself toxic. Rather than just exchanging meaningless insults it would be better to argue the actual points. The fact is that the driver at 0:28 did needless go through an amber light which is an offence. Why does saying that make me 'toxic'? As it happens, I am not a cyclist but a driver. I guess in Ashey's eyes I am a toxic driver.

[@Heneling]

@@ditch3827 good luck arguing with someone who can only see one point of view and will simply refuse to see the other, as this is exactly how these ‘toxic cyclists’ act, arguing with them is simply a waste of time and clearly ash is sick of it, and so am I.

[@ditch3827]

@@Heneling Well so am I and I think it is a shame that Ashley has chosen to join the ranks of the toxic by name calling and creating division in society. It is one thing to point out the failing of road users but it is quite another to be so prejudiced against a section of society that you use abusive and insulting language without reference to any specifics, but just because they belong to that group.

[@Heneling]

@@ditch3827 it’s not abusive it is simply descriptive.

[@ricequackers]

"The rules don't apply to me because I don't have a number plate so I'm immune to a NIP popping up in the post" seems to be their thought process. I'm willing to be many are also drivers who wouldn't dream of running a red or going the wrong way in their car, because it's much easier to be caught. Now I'm not advocating for mandatory licensing and registration, but having a few bobbies about at certain junctions (especially in central London) would work wonders for beating in a basic respect for the law.

[@blake-gl4wn]

Heaps of car drivers also disregard the rules. Possibly more - “the infrastructure isn’t made for cycling. Therefore the rules aren’t for cyclists”

[@blob22201]

​@@blake-gl4wn the cyclist inferiority complex over cars is hilarious.

[@davetkd666]

​@@blake-gl4wnthe infrastructure IS made for cycling. Some just can't play nice with the rest of the traffic.

[@blake-gl4wn]

@@blob22201 I thought cyclists had a superiority complex. I certainly do. I’m fitter, faster, richer. And I’m a better driver.

[@blob22201]

@@blake-gl4wn and humbler too!

[@phillwainewright4221]

Cyclists in dark clothing with no lights at night is my all-time number one pet hate while driving. I do a lot of night-time driving, and see far too many of these potential organ-donors. Running red lights and riding the wrong way on one-way streets are a close second and third.

[@contessa.adella]

That last kid…oblivious to the approaching danger…but 10/10 for that controlled stoppie!

[@wrightwoodwork]

Its very rare i even cycle in daytime with no lights let alone night.

[@Back2Basics1871]

5:45 nice of you to point out the moped in the cyclelane and the car for that matter, just before this point.

[@simonmcglary]

Haven’t been out on the bike since last August following an unfortunate hospital acquired injury which has left me with a weakened left arm. When I am on the bike following the Highway Code is important and using what got etched into my brain when I passed my advanced driving course when cycling. It annoys and upsets in equal measure when other cyclist ignore the rules of the road. I live on a one way street with very clear no entry signs! Cyclist, cars and vans on a daily basis! It’s been one way almost 20 years! Lights and reflectives at night are lifesavers, although I have seen the cyclist dressed all in black, on a black bike with the only light from the phone held to their face! If you’re in control of forward motion, you’re not on the phone, including walking!

[@alanstebbings2886]

Just be glad you're not in Cambridge A lot of the back streets are two way for bikes but not for cars and not enough room for one to pass the other Remember some years pulling my cycle into a gap to let an oncoming car through He wound done his window to yell at me for going the wrong way until I pointed out they'd made it two way two weeks earlier We both agreed it was dangerous(which was why I'd pulled over)

[@JSmith19858]

Are you sure the clips of the cyclists going the wrong way on the one way streets aren't allowed to? There are a number of one way streets local to me where bicycles are allowed to travel in the opposing direction, which I hate either as a cyclist, pedestrian and motorist for different reasons.

[@davem9204]

They usually have a sign post showing a cycling contra-flow, and these don't appear to have that.

[@bestintheworld568]

I imagine that a lot of the cyclists who break the rules are likely ones who don’t have a drivers licence anyway, hence their behaviour and likely not knowing how to act on the roads. Not an excuse though when you’re going onto roads filled with multi-ton machines that could easily squash you if you’re not paying attention. If you’re not a licence holder and need to cycle to get anywhere, then at least look up the basics of the Highway Code. Not having a drivers licence doesn’t make anyone immune to the rules.

[@SteveLoughran]

One thing is unless you've driven at night, you don't always realise how invisible you are on a bicycle. I should add that unless you've lived in roadkill country in the US and had to return rental cars to Hertz with a dead deer on the front you don't fully appreciate why driving around country roads at night - and especially at sunset, is so dangerous. I don't trust any country road at night now

[@bigejit9994]

There are cycling contraflows in urban and suburban one way systems that aren’t marked out. Research conducted with 20 years worth of data is now supporting calls for Legislation to allow for more cycle contra flows in urban one ways. “Introducing contraflow cycling is a low-cost intervention for highways authorities which improves the cycling experience and cycling networks, particularly in urban environments.” - Cycling UK.

[@scottlaaa]

At 2:25 with them cycle up a one way street have you checked to see if cyclists are allowed? There’s plenty of one way streets dotted around where I drive which allow cyclists to ride salmon.

[@roxdude]

So many riding at night without lights near me and many are on the pavements. But due to the state of the roads it's probably safer for them. Crazy though how many cyclists put themselves and others in danger without a thought, but then expect others to keep them safe. One can only imagine what they like behind the wheel of a car.

[@arthurstoyles7077]

There are two roads in the town where I live that are one way for motor vehicles and have signs allowing cyclists to cycle in the opposite direction.

[@Steve_7867]

More concerning at 4:12 car parked facing traffic flow, getting common this practice. Used to have 4 lights on my bike, one flashing and one static both ends. I also wore reflective gear. I would never ride a bike these days as roads too busy, modern cars poor vis, in the right or not dead is dead.

[@blackmarketcarrot1601]

wish I had the ballls to cycle in traffic, would wind up on one of these comps

[@j2w1_lub]

Im probably in this video i havent even watched it yet lol

[@Chigleybus]

It's easy. Far easier, and probably also safer, than riding a bike on a pavement or a bike lane (I'm using the ones in Liverpool as my example, which are a disgrace). Although I don't use the latter two so it's just my opinion based on my experience.

[@blackmarketcarrot1601]

@Chigleybus just that when I'm driving see people close pass, cut cyclists off allot, and tailgate so just don't feel comfortable. Even when they do 30 down a hill people overtake. Plus some of the bike lanes in leeds cut across the lanes with no real protection.

[@TimpBizkit]

I wonder if there's a video of me from about 2008 barrelling down a hill in Bath, encountering a line of stopped traffic, finding my brakes are shit, going round on the right to avoid rear ending the car at the back of the queue, making a bus driver coming up the hill have to stop 😂

[@reginaldscot165]

There is a difference between a “cyclist” and a person riding a bike.

[@KXXULADavidOC]

That clip with Chris is just shocking, that cyclist was fully invisible until the last second, its hard enough in lit city and town streets to see cyclists in the dark with no lights on and dark clothing let alone on unlit rural roads, scary really 😱😨 Chris did so well there 👏

[@eccs7632]

tbf one of the best things about bikes is that they can actually mingle with pedestrians in a way that cars will never be able to. In the Netherlands bikes barely give way at zebra crossings, but because people actually cycle at reasonable speeds, you just walk and bikes go around you, it's basically never an inconvenience as a pedestrian

[@blake-gl4wn]

Yep britains laws are pretty shitty. It’s legal to ride a bike pavement where I live in Australia. And mingle with pedestrians in crossings.

[@davem9204]

I get the impression in the Netherlands and other countries cyclists are seen more as slightly faster pedestrians, and the infrastructure seems to allow pedestrians and cyclists to be together. Whereas in the UK cyclists are treated more as slower road vehicles and must be mixed in with the road traffic and not mingle with pedestrians at all.

[@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391]

There's a road near me that is one way except cycles, but no car drivers are aware of the (poorly marked) cycle lane, or the sign that says its one way except cycles, but then they'd have to have eyes in the back of their heads.

[@johndelaney5889]

That guy in the green pissing himself laughing at I assume was his mat doing the face plant. That'll would be me. Make sure he's OK than😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😅😅😅🤣🤣😂😆😆😅🤣😂😂🤣🤣😅😅😆😆🤣🤣😂😂🤣😅😆😅😂😂😂🤣🤣😅😆😆😅

[@chrisl1797]

4:35 that looks to be deliberate.

[@robbrady4649]

Ashley, genuine question, are cyclists subject to the same speed limits as other road users?

[@AshleyNeal-JustCycling]

No

[@blake-gl4wn]

Not expected to have an instrument to measure their speed is part of the reason.

[@jonathanellis1842]

I was doing 50kmh plus in a 20mph zone (In wales) on a bike, and an Audi A3 still overtook Me, into a blind bend, now that is what I call toxic driving!!! Cyclists - drivers - pedestrians, they are all just people, and the way they behave is very complex. Lumping all those and their choice of transport into binary groupings (all cyclists in Lycra are bad for example) is not a positive move in my opinion. @@AshleyNeal-JustCycling

[@stevekenilworth]

nope but it can fall under another law, careless for dangerous and they have big fines careless up to £1000 and dangerous up to £2500 so if they at a speed what could be considered any those then the answers yes but not a speeding fine it fall under other rules / laws careless or dangerous

[@Buckets41369]

1. We create laws, regulations and rules to organise large masses of people to make life run more smoothly for everyone. 2. The most efficient use of resources is to apply the law to the majority of cases rather than create a bureaucratic nightmare for every eventuality. 3. Since the 20th century road users have primarily been motorists so the environment has been designed for them. 4. Cyclists are not motorists. Therefore many of the rules the apply to “the road” are actually designed for motorists. Therefore, it is lunacy to expect cyclists to act like cars. For example, one way streets are only like that because cars are too wide to safely have bidirectional travel. However, bicycles are expected to follow these rules despite not taking up half the space as a car. Therefore, from the perspective of a person cycling, a one way sign is nonsense. If you disagree, you are either a) the type of person to blindly follow rules or b) someone who enjoys and wishes to further expand upon car centric urban design.

[@blake-gl4wn]

I agree. But there’s also c) Follow existing rules because otherwise some car drivers get angry and angry drivers are dangerous. And campaign for rule changes.

[@yeahno....]

In fairness the clip on Holland road, both cyclists are impatient but are entering a cycle lane and crossing on a dual use crossing

[@fatchris101]

I wear a high vis and 100 lum and 200 lum rear light and still unsure if im that visible some people have absolutely no self preservation

[@nbartlett6538]

The tone of this video seems to be designed to stir up hate for cyclists. And sure enough, most of the comments are furious motorists demanding more coppers, more cameras, more licensing…

[@JonnyUnforeseen]

Yeah, I don't really get the point of it. A lot of comments are just drivers who already hate cyclists, it just justifies divisiveness. I agree with Ashley on all of his analysis in this video, it's just the constant mentioning of "toxic cyclists" that's tiresome. Who is it for? Jabs at "Toxic Cyclists" won't win them over to be non-toxic. And it will just empower anti-cyclist people to be more anti-cyclist.

[@roelsch]

2:17 “the rules to keep you safe” - uh Ashley, no, that is not how traffic rules work, unless you are in the Netherlands. The rules are often to keep driving a car convenient *at the expense of the safety of cyclists* . Don't confuse moral judgements with judgements about danger. Rule number one is “don't get dead”. Beats any traffic rule. That said that is a pretty sketchy place to go the wrong way. It is too narrow between those parked cars. Drivers going downhill with poor visibility? Not good. A few people mentioned Belgium or the Netherlands, but over there if a street is really narrow, cycling against the direction *will* be prohibited. (Note the parked cars, and the lack of a bike lane. Right there, convenience over safety)

[@KevinKaneCanada]

If cyclists frequently go the wrong way on the one-way street at 1:51, perhaps this suggests a need for better infrastructure. Cyclist who go the wrong way put everyone in danger. But if several cyclists do it, maybe it’s because the next best route to get where they want to go is too far away? No one is condoning unsafe riding, but perhaps it’s worth asking why so many cyclists are going the wrong way on this particular street.

[@milsteadonmovies]

It’s because they don’t care about anyone else but themselves. You can dress the question up however you wish, but that is the correct answer

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

So if enough people break the law it's someone elses fault? Dooohhhhhh!

[@konradc12]

Only yesterday when I was cycling, I had a Deliveroo rider on an e-bike coming towarme on the wrong side of the road. He slowed enough for me to tell him. He didn't seem understand!

[@5688gamble]

A one-way street with parked cars either side? They could easily remove parking from one side and have a 2-way bike lane there. More wasted space! No room for bikes because we must store peoples private property on the side of the street, perhaps I should build a shed to store my belongings on the side of the road!

[@philipreid2542]

0:27 - why would it necessarily be "toxic cyclists" complaining? Either people would have a problem with it or they wouldn't. Sounded like something you'd read in a Daily Mail article tbh

[@blake-gl4wn]

Yeh. What’s a “toxic” driver? Heaps of morons and arseholes drive cars and have incorrect opinions. But I’ve never heard them called “toxic drivers”.

[@leedorney]

I feel the rule of the motorist at fault is a good rule and warrants cyclists to be responsible for their actions!, that said I'd like to pay 'road tax' so I'd; never not be seen and would never be pulled out on, chased, knocked down, nearly killed, threatened, feared for life life, but I still give others respect on the road and expect it back with reference to the above! Ashley, yes, their are some total jerks on the road, whatever form of transport you use, yet a car will always have the capacity to kill and maim over any bicycle ✌️

[@milsteadonmovies]

“But cars” is not an excuse for unsafe cycling and never will be

[@leedorney]

@@milsteadonmovies 100% yet many drivers hide behind the windscreen..and drive off, cycling needs to be got hold of in this country so a more level playing field can be enjoyed, I just don't know if the Clarksons are ready for that tho...

[@mcdon2401]

And yet badly ridden cycles have been involved in several fatal accidents over the years, where pedestrians have been the ones who have been killed. Yes, being hit by a car is more likely to cause a fatality, but to say that it will always have the capacity over any cycle is not a fair claim to make.

[@leedorney]

​I respect your viewpoint wholly, but I disagree ✌ - I will add, I have actually collided with a guy with I was a kid many moons ago, I didn't know what to do tho I had the respect to apologise ok the guy weren't happy i'd've not been but I still professed regret, what's needed is the cycling Libby to face upto the fact that some foot of payment by a cyclist would help matters i truly do️, and it's be incredibly responsible ​for them and the motoring fraternity to agree on this as were always gone be on the roads with each other @@mcdon2401

[@blake-gl4wn]

I doubt very few cyclists think “if that car hits me, it’s legally their fault, so I don’t care”. I think the ppl who ride dangerously just aren’t thinking.

[@stuartjames1971]

I regularly see some of these issues on a daily basis. As a bus driver I have to protect cyclists on the road but ,like Ashley says, some simply don’t care. Cyclists do not need to know the Highway Code, do not need insurance, do not have to pass a test to use the road. It’s all wrong and in the name of safety, should be totally rethought 😐

[@lucywucyyy]

ive been in that situation before when my shitty lights that lie about their battery size and brightness run out of battery and because this is the uk you have no choice but to ride on the road in the dark to get home

[@QiuEnnan]

3:28 That was a good save, and the cyclist was shockingly idiotic, but Chris was not driving at a speed at which he could stop well within the distance he could see was clear - what if there were pedestrians or animals?

[@ArminGrewe]

In regards to lights, seems to me many cyclists are the same as many drivers: I can see fine, so everything is fine. They don't seem to grasp it's about being seen, not about seeing yourself.

[@Kenjh71]

Mind boggling. And here in Belgium we see the same type of cycling, not that being a "bicycle nation" makes any difference. Lots and lots of fatal accidents with bicyclists being in blind spots of large vehicles at crossings, and I suspect they end up there and subsequently to the morgue without knowing what the hell happened.

[@clivewilliams3661]

Apart from lights cycles must have a red rear reflector and amber pedal reflectors fitted to both sides of the pedal, unless it was manufactured before 1985 i.e. virtually 40 years ago. How many of the cycles featured had these? At least there was a chance that the car's lights would have picked up the reflectors Also, note the very sharp cut off on dip beam (3:30>) compared to the main beam that is a feature of many modern lights. Whilst the new lights don't dazzle oncoming cars on dip what happens when you dip the beam as shown in this clip is that on dip the view ahead has suddenly become very restricted with a great area of black outside of the beam, which made the cyclist invisible. The older style of halogen lighting never had such a sharp cut off and there was enough light bleed to have some forward vision. Such is the sharp light cut off with modern lights that it is unjustifiable to travel at more than 30mph because that is only as far as you can see.

[@5688gamble]

I will dismount and stand on the pavement (if the traffic engineers are thoughtful enough to have provided one, as they don't on many rural routes, can afford a car path, but not a footpath, y'know) if I need to take a phone call.

[@j2w1_lub]

I rode an nsl during the day and that terrified me I couldn't imagine riding one at night w.out lights

[@good7saint]

I've never understood the mentality of not having lights. These people spend a £1000 or more on a bike. But won't spend £5 on a set of lights

[@jonamail3143]

Deliver00 man doesn’t care he’s got a human rights lawyer at his disposal, he’s so helpful getting him his new life…

[@stevestrange965]

The one-way cyclists - typical Bristol! Just joking. Was nice of the drivers to slow down (most Bristol motorists wouldn't bother), and the least the cyclists could've done would be to acknowledge it.

[@jonrellim]

On the question of legal liability: in the netherlands, cyclists are a "protected" legal category and therefore can never be more than 50% liable in a road accident between them and a motor vehicle.

[@mcdon2401]

I have to ask, having watched some of these examples, if you feel that 50/50 is still the right thing to do when some people seem to be 100% determined to check out early from life?

[@jonrellim]

@@mcdon2401oh definitely not. the 50/50 rule is sometimes not fair at all. but at the same time, injuries as a vulnerable road user have a high chance of being serious compared to those that sit inside a vehicle. i'm guessing the rule was made to attempt to even this out a little bit. It is there to make sure the vulnerable road user can always count on some of their injuries to be covered by insurance, even if they were at fault.

[@matthewdray83]

What’s with the constant "toxic cycling community" references? I have always liked your fair and impartial analysis. The world has enough stereotypes without creating more. Yes X has community that cannot reflect on what they share and accept responsibility for defensive cycling. The responsible cyclists are being punished on the roads for the vine/mikey backlash. Please don’t fuel more hatred

[@blake-gl4wn]

I’m not even sure how “toxic” someone riding a 15kg zero emission vehicle can be. These “toxic cyclists” try to justify going through red lights when they feel it’s safe? I don’t go through red lights. I don’t like it when cyclists do. But there’s nothing outstandingly toxic about it, in comparison to general road use. The online abuse and death threats from drivers? Punishment passes. Throwing bottles. Rolling coal. What’s the value of banging on about “toxic cyclists”.

[@matthewdray83]

@@blake-gl4wn like you, I cycle responsibly, but you dont have to go far into the comments of any video to see an utter contempt for cyclists from some drivers and you feel it out on the roads. There are cyclists on twitter that fail to accept any responsbility for their own safety and Ashley has been quite critical of some of these people, I think this is what he refers to. I question anyone with a financial interest in anything, Ashleys channel has grown considerably, I would hate so think now the channel has become more about views than road safety, its dangerous to appeal to the anti vine and cyclingmikey community, thats not going to have a positive message.

[@zackaplowitz]

IMO those one-way streets in the clips are perfectly suitable for two-way cycle traffic. The problem is that the council hasn’t bothered to put it in place. I know that vehicles travelling the correct direction won’t be expecting opposite direction traffic unless the signage is updated, but honestly neither of those clips seemed like a big deal to me.

[@QiuEnnan]

It is illegal to use a mobile whilst cycling in most cases - The Highway Code states you MUST NOT ride in a dangerous, careless or inconsiderate manner!

[@waspie11]

Regarding the one way situation in these videos in Holland they do allow cyclist to ride the wrong way up a one way road. If everyone understood that this could happen then it would be fine.

[@Paws4thot]

Standard answer "didn't care"!!

[@chrisl1797]

One way streets clips reminds me of the warehouse at work... it was supposed to be a no throughfare (it wasn't, i.e. it was a throughfare) according to one of the warehouse staff.... but that is alright, I said, I am coming back again later.

[@johnawalker9261]

If they do (amber light), he didn’t break the law even if it was red, if you are over the stop line you’re allowed to carry on.

[@mechan2535]

honestly cyclists just think there above the law and the rules, i had a conversation with a cyclist that went through a red light, their response was traffic lights dont apply to them. its crazy.

[@scottvessey915]

All this talk of a “toxic cycling community” is inflammatory. Not all cyclists are idiots, not all cyclists are militant, not all cyclists have an odd sense of self-entitlement. Using that phrase repeatedly only makes it more likely that a greater number of cyclists will be treated more poorly than they otherwise would by other road users.

[@JurivonStolzenberg14]

We have a complicated road layout in Altrincham Regent Road, one way and contraflow cycle path with even a oush button for cyclists for the lights as cross road difficult to see traffic passing 50 down in junction past houses. Cannot upload foto here. Most cylusts, pedestrians i asked , don't understand the layout , which admittedly is too much for general illiterate population. HIGHWAY CODE shoul be taught in school to reduce workload in lical A&E.

[@Igbon5]

I stepped onto a pedestrian crossing yesterday and a cyclist proceeded straight through in front of me. But that is the norm. Cyclists are above the law. In their minds at least. My ex is scared of all the cyclists zooming around so it restricts her desire to go for walks. I'm not scared. At all. Just very annoyed.

[@veritasaequitas9875]

First one had nothing to do with panic. The front wheel lost grip on the metal manhole cover. Damn things are polished and super slippy.

[@adriandreghorn8533]

I used to cycle everywhere from 13 up to 20 when I passed my test. Now 51 .I drive for a living now, Ireland Wales Scotland England. My experience over 30 years. Is idiot car .van trucks driving. But the worst is cycling users. Especially London. If you use public roads or paths, you need insurance to ride a bike.

[@74HC138]

People are the problem, it's not the mode of transport. An idiot in a car is probably also an idiot when they are on a bike. The method of transport didn't make them the idiot, their actions did.

[@philiplee658]

I see cycle light in the pound shop. Never understood people who think a there life not worth a Quid

[@sassyboofle6983]

Not illegal but can be done for the offence of careless cycling 👍