London cycling, craziest near misses ever, no filter

[@artemkatelnytskyi]

I like how when he doesn't manage to reach his horn he just goes AAAAARRRRGH

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Best way to get attention! 🙂👍

[@edwardcourtnell3316]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 you should get an 'AirZound' that gets people's attention

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@edwardcourtnell3316 Used a Hornit DB140 for a few years. Was good but suffers the same issue I have with all horns and bells in that you distract your fingers from the brake levers to operate them. A trusty scream is hands-free! 😱😱😱🙂👍🏻

[@edwardcourtnell3316]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Fair enough :) great videos by the way!

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@edwardcourtnell3316 Thank you, glad you enjoyed my videos. 🙂👍🏻

[@ocelot8611]

I wonder if this dude sounds this way when taking a dump

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

You'll never know! 😉💩

[@kaloyan2778]

Takes a dump, looks at the missing toilette paper: "Aaaaaahhh.. fucking idiot!"

[@Doenerwerfer]

ARRRHGGG

[@LordSandwichII]

😂

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

1:18 1:56 2:41 3:21 4:31

[@danwilliams7354]

I think there’s more to “good cycling” than being within the law. It’s legal to fart in a lift but I don’t do it. Most of these near misses would never happen to me because I’m humble and slow down when I see a problem situation, I don’t charge at people at full pelt screaming in anger even if they are in the wrong.

[@kimberlyjfurey4699]

had a scary moment when a cyclist tried to squeeze through on the bike path, as I waited for opposite traffic while behind a man walking. She didn't announce her intent to pass; all I heard was a panicked 'OH!!' just before she zoomed by, but hit the rails, losing her balance. It was a nasty spill. I felt so guilty because I didn't know how it happened, but the my little camera's footage revealed she was coming up from behind and didn't alert me. Seriously, girl ... there's a guy in a 4-wheel scooter going the other way, a guy on foot just ahead of me. I waited for the scooter, then I swerved around the pedestrian, which cut her off and made her hit the side rails. If she hadn't been trying to speed through, she wouldn't have had the accident. I'm sorry to say about someone who's had an accident but it was clearly her fault. I still feel badly for her. I stayed until I knew she had help.

[@edj4833]

I agree with this. As a cyclist I don't think I have so many problems with pedestrians as I tend to predict their movements a bit more than he does, and I wouldn't filter as quickly as he does- I'd get up speed when it's a bit clearer and slow down on predictable danger points. Having said that some of the drivers in this video are shocking....

[@kylehagertybanana]

none of these clips are the cyclists fault except maybe the one where he is trying to prove a point to the guy crossing the middle of the road very slowly

[@edj4833]

@@kylehagertybanana they are not his "fault", but I just think his weak point is not predicting pedestrians that can and will wander into the road without looking properly. I think other cyclists give themselves a slightly more peaceful ride by anticipating the likeky moves of pedestrians better, whether they are in the wrong or not.

[@kylehagertybanana]

@@edj4833 well I can agree with that

[@richardackrill8179]

AKA the "Fookin' 'ell" remix 😂😂

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Yeah, I didn't beep out all my terrible language this time! 😉👍

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@FOGGY #7 RACING Never have, but it's tempting! It's not like these people are using them! 🤣

[@goddessnut1111]

Story of my life.. so many morons and sycophants on london roads. Great quick reactions to idiots 👌🏾 what bell are you using?

[@paulannable3734]

@@goddessnut1111 sycophants? Sure about that?

[@vincecarlo]

Add A Mix Of Jesus in there for good Measure

[@dashcamsni9190]

Great video! Shows idiot drivers, idiot pedestrians and idiot cyclists! Well balanced! 👍🏻

[@brauljo]

Just idiot people

[@LUCHTHANS4]

It shows mostly one single idiot cyclist

[@kennethsmyth]

@@LUCHTHANS4 Nope, in the main he was ok but the cars and buses especially where disgraceful

[@paulcarruthers2431]

Road cc is too one sided even though the video was not too bad

[@unboxing_legend7708]

With idiot pedestrians,weve all been that person at some point in our time. Weather i was being distracted, werent thinking clearly at the time, in a rush or even not paying enough attention, weve all been there and done that. As for cyclists, im one myself now and tbh were for the most part responsible riders who do the right thing but there are a few stupid ppl out there that dont use commonnsense or follow the rules of cycling on the road path and all that shit. Sometimes by accident we do miss some signs due to drifting into a mini day dream or something but it happens. For drivers tho. They are so fucking stupidnfor the most part. They seem to think they have entitlement over everythingnwhile driving its honestly crazy. Ive often come across drivers whove parked near dorectly or completely in the way of pathways, those who fuckong honk their horn for no fucking reason, ive caught ppl on their phone and all they do is fucking brush it off and swear back like its fucking acceptable not checking their exits properly and will overtake at stupid fucking areas and points where it puts us cyclists at risk. Once in a blue moon tho, i will come across those responsible drivers who no what they doing and follow the road code as it is to which i will even sometimes stop to let them go 1st or say thankyou for doing their part but its so fucking rare to see. How so many ppl get their liscence i do not know.

[@leangrypoulet7523]

Whilst ‘filtering’ is a requirement to get anywhere in a big city when on two wheels, positioning and situational awareness when doing so are vital. Whilst no longer living in London, I grew up where these videos are all taken and used to ride the same roads. The rider’s positioning is at fault for almost half the clips. I ride motorbikes as well and we talk of ‘defensive’ riding or ‘owning’ the space. But we also consider where that space is and it is sacrosanct amongst motorcyclists that you don’t undertake. Half of the clips the rider is complaining about cars turning ahead of him or crossing in front of him when he is filtering in their blind spot. If you’re not positioned in the middle of the road, how can you expect a bus crossing in front of you at Putney Bridge to see you behind the double decker that has correctly stopped to avoid going into the yellow hatched box? They can’t. So shouting at the driver as if it’s their fault is nonsense. The rider’s positioning is awful. And whilst not ideal, a car driver AHEAD of you in stationary traffic has the right to change their mind, indicate and turn into a petrol station without having a cyclist come up from their near side blind spot at 30kmh. The rider has a duty of care as much as the driver, but it is accepted in almost every context that the person coming from behind another (cycling, driving, skiing, running etc) should take extra care and be in a position and frame of mind to react to anything happening ahead of them. Arriving at speed from a blind spot in which it is ill advised to undertake, is NOT that. Further, if you’re way down the road and there is a clear space in traffic for which a car can pull into from your left (side street) you should be in a position to slow down. If they pull out directly in front of you or t-bone you, that’s wrong, that’s bad driving, that’s their fault. But shouting and making gestures at someone creeping out ahead of you because you can’t be bothered to slow down and ‘react’ is just BS. How else will any car ever pull out into what was recently recognised as the most congested city on the planet otherwise. Don’t approach junctions at 30kmh in the dark and think you own the space just because you are are the arterial road. Drivers on that same road will also be making decisions independently of you which you should be able to react to. Like leaving space for a car to pull into. A courtesy that keeps traffic flowing. Many of the pedestrian moments are complete stupidity on the part of the pedestrian, but again situational awareness would be useful. Maybe think “well, it’s rush hour and dark, so perhaps I’ll ride more slowly and keep an eye on these idiots”. Clearly some are beyond stupid and entirely at fault. But we all share the space and sometimes these people have to get across a road. Lots of these incidents are telegraphed, (as in happen ahead of the rider rather than right beside them), and so with better situational awareness could be easily avoided, rather than made an issue of, and certainly not shouted at when doing nothing wrong because the rider feels entitled. Lots are not, such as the London bus drifting into the bus lane ahead of the rider. But let’s get some balance here. As mentioned at the top, I lived in the area the poster rides and rode the very same roads for 30 years. I can count on one hand the number of incidents I had and they were all instant accidents: man walking into me - not ahead of me - from around a bus. Car brake testing me at width restrictors. Being T-boned at a junction etc. What’s more I am happy to ride fast (very fast…eg 98kmh during an Étape descent) when the moment suits. But, were I ever to ride in London again, I would think more like a driver than a cyclist and ask myself should I be positioned on this car or van’s near side blind spot, and if I am, what might they do? I wouldn’t just assume they will drive straight ahead past every junction because it suits me, not would I do my nut because a car passes across me from the opposite direction, because they’ve been let through by a car who has no idea I’m sneaking up alongside them like an Exocet middle.

[@renes9966]

Excellent summary. One should cycle defensively just as one should drive defensively. Very little of that on display here, but then again that wouldn’t make a very good video would it? For the record, there was also an awful lot of very unsafe driving on display too, however

[@VV-lq4di]

Wonderful comment!

[@matt_1784]

Fantastic comment. Longtime cyclist, motorist and motorcyclist here. This cyclist puts themselves in dangerous situations and it's probably a matter of time before they're seriously injured.

[@TheLowerIntestine]

This cyclist should not be on the road full stop.

[@tomcolton5662]

True pedestrians can be daft but they also take precedent.

[@steveerekpaine2832]

I consider myself an experienced cyclist and I can see you are very experienced but I have not experienced as many incidents as you have. All those near misses on the inside of vehicles rarely happens to me because i tend to hang back when I am on the inside of vehicles. If a vehicle overtakes me I will certainly not try to keep up with them. I would say I'm a defensive cyclist and never assume I have the right of way even if I do. An apology after an accident on my bike with vehicle is not going to make me feel better. Stay safe.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

You keep safe too. Are you a London cyclist also? 🙂👍

[@steveerekpaine2832]

Hi. Yep I have been cycling in London for about 30 years and while I have had a few close encounters I do not have anything close to what you show in your videos. I I think you are a more skilled cyclist than myself but there are lots of situations in your video where you should be slowing down, using brakes or anticipating what will happen next..eg..pedestrian running across the road @ 0:24 . 1:50 I would be slowing or coasting if I saw pedestrians were crossing the road and you obviously saw it because you braked late.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@steveerekpaine2832 Ahhh, so you know my pain then. 🙂 The GoPro makes it look faster than it is, so I'm likely no more skilled than you. Both the situations you mentioned I had under control, as in I knew I could stop safety if necessary. With the second one, when you have pedestrians crowding a crossing, I find if you start to slow many feel you're letting them cross and, (instead of waiting for the green figure) they just go, so you have to stop. I find if I don't look like I'm going to stop, then they tend to wait. Most of the time this works. In this case they called my bluff and walked out anyway so I had to stop. Have a great week. 🙂👍

[@johnbowkett80]

​@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007You are the most arrogant cyclist ever . You deserve everthing you get . 😠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@JalandharShere]

​@@steveerekpaine2832 hes not skilled, hes just a risk taker. Sooner or later he will be brown bread

[@paulappleyard5832]

Got to be said i can see where your coming from on many of these but your trying to ride as fast in the city as you would out in the lanes on an infrastructure not suited to it. The volume of traffic, pedestrians, and your speed will end up in these situations. Until the infrastructure is resolved i can't see things improving. If you go to Copenhagen how many people do you see commuting on road bikes? Not many are riding much more than 10mph we've all just got this wrong just because you can doesn't mean you should.

[@nomansland120]

So true. This guy is driving like he's the only one on the road.

[@simedinson984]

Kopenhagens bike speed is over 10 mph easily and the amount of bikes are insane but yes it's not that many road bikes

[@messi9991]

What are you talking about? He should ride slower in order to anticipate pedestrians and cars breaking rules?

[@paulappleyard5832]

@@messi9991 responsibility is shared the only person that cares about you is you so just assume everyone is trying to knock you off rather than everyone should keep out of my way. It's not a F'in race it's shared space. The infrastructure in the UK is shite which is most of the problem and because of that don't ride like your on a Sunday club run and not expect to get hurt. Drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists will do stupid things give yourself Time to react and don't think your the most important thing in the world. If you can't see that then good luck!

[@paulappleyard5832]

@@messi9991 within sensible reason yes. You may not like it but other users don't hear us or see us and getting home to the family is my number one priority and riding slower is less risk. The real problem is the infrastructure when different types of traffic can mix accidents are more likely to happen.

[@gerbenbakker_]

🤣😂🤣 This why every kid in the Netherlands has to do a cycling exam. Stay save (edit: safe) 😅🤦‍♀️

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Yes, I think it should be mandatory in the UK also, even if the person doesn't go on to cycle, it should mean they are more considerate to cyclists.

[@chilly3528]

That should especially be mandatory in US. We just get bicycle safety in elementary school

[@tarflariston3534]

@@chilly3528 UK has the same

[@simonkraemer3725]

But the infrastructure in the netherlands is so different from the UK, I wouldn't like my kid to ride in that heavy traffic, no way!

[@nikakevkhishvili4785]

Safe*

[@eurhenzmider2528]

Why need horns? When you can aaaaaah.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Exactly! 🤣👍

[@OldHunters]

pressing the horn is too slow

[@raulalonso6701]

@@OldHunters when they are to close it more like instinct reaction

[@ngegee01]

After 5 years of near misses, did it occur to you to maybe slow down and stop undertaking?

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

I've been commuting through Central London for over 14 years now and my approach works for me. I wonder if it will ever occur to pedestrians to maybe slow down and take the time to look before walking into the road! Filtering through slow moving traffic, undertaking etc. is perfectly legal. Are you telling me that you would sit on your cycle in a London traffic jam for 1.5 hours breathing in the fumes when you could pass the cars and get to work in 40 minutes? Yeah right!

[@jonathanwilliams5108]

I would also not sit in traffic, but legal or not under taking blindly and around junctions is in general not a great idea. Read all situations and possible outcomes - predict and react for the worst and ride safe!.

[@voxmarsh6458]

“Just a matter of time.” The Grim Reaper

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

All gonna die sometime mate, I've been 14 years safe on the roads, I know what I'm doing

[@Denstoradiskmaskinen]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Thats what every driver on the road say, i know what im doing :D Love ego centric dashcam - keep em coming mate :D

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@Denstoradiskmaskinen If you don't know what you're doing then you shouldn't be on the road. It's a dangerous place. Glad you're enjoying the videos. I can't make any at the moment due to the lockdown. I'm missing my daily commute! 😉👍

[@cubatime72]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 on this video evidence I'd say that's debatable

[@uggycyvhvyvyv7322]

No u

[@sobersherpa]

I ride over 400 miles a month mostly in the city. Some of those close calls we're because of your impatience an unrealistic expectation that the roads going to be clear - many of the drivers were there before you. Bad cyclist as much as bad drivers. I admit I'm a bad cycles sometimes, sometimes I'm a fool on my bike. But I can often read the road and foresee potential close calls / mishaps by being a smart writer and not assuming the coast is clear.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

During Central London rush hour the road is nearly never clear in the busier areas. There is always someone trying to pull/walk out, or cut in on you. And if you hesitate they definitely will cut you up as everyone is in a rush to get to work and impatient. If you're going to wait until the road is clear you may as well get off and push. Myself, where I have right of way I hold my ground as far as it is safe to do so. It's a balance between making progress and keeping safe.

[@danielefrancavilla]

You need to control your anger dude! You don't just run over people cause your riding a bike on a bicycle lane!

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@danielefrancavilla You're right, I don't just run over people! For pedestrians, you don't just walk into a road because it's "only" a cycle lane, still have to look and wait.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@Dog Shit Dave It's not as fast as it looks, GoPro makes it look faster. I'm certainly not immune from accidents but I have over 14yrs of daily rush hour cycling. I have a good handle on my stopping distance and the balance between making progress on my commute whilst keeping safe.

[@oggierules3660]

Only on KZbin can cyclists ,who actually follow the traffic laws, get blamed for putting pedestrians and drivers who I should emphasise DO NOT follow the traffic laws, for putting people at risk. You fucking love to see it. We need more lessons on crossing roads and using that turn signal if you ask me. That kid that got his phone knocked out of his hand won't have his face glued to his phone again while crossing. Keep doing what you're doing Ryan.

[@jamesfrance57]

Just as we drivers have to look out for cyclists (even when you're wrong), you need to look out for pedestrians (even when they're wrong). And you need to slow down, doing so would have avoided most of those near misses.

[@zizusaid]

Exactly… Proper exemplar of hypocrite.

[@kylehagertybanana]

how the fuck do you avoid a near miss, pedestrians need to look both ways and be sensible, I don't buy that people are too stupid to do that

[@zaka2825]

@@kylehagertybanana yet if it was a driver that had a near miss with a pedestrian it’s the drivers fault but if cyclists do it’s always the pedestrians fault. Hypocrisy at its finest

[@kylehagertybanana]

@@zaka2825 I didn't say that, although you have to admit that cars are easier to move and use than bikes in that they take no physical effort to drive, therefore generally making it easier for the car to get out of the bike's way than the opposite

[@paulmueller100x]

More dumb car drivers but yes

[@101stuey]

Filtering at speed past stationary traffic is pretty stupid to be honest, as is undertaking anything. Self preservation at all times, bollocks to the painted "cycle lanes".

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

An unfortunate necessity in Central London if you want to get anywhere.

[@anthonywalker7240]

That is correct you have to read the road. Undertaking cars and trucks is stupidity.

[@diedrino]

Clearly you do not live in a big city, where traffic is constant and you have no other choice

[@greatleapforwards]

Jaywalking is the stupid thing

[@SuperMegaMonkeys]

I cycle many of these roads daily, and it's far more enjoyable if you slow down slightly particularly in dangerous situations. Undertaking vans and trucks etc is a a death wish, and high speed filtering through traffic is very dangerous because pedestrians cross without looking. knowing this, I have adjusted my riding style over the years to keep myself and others safer.

[@jake465]

Sees pedestrians crossing road. Screams and pedals harder

[@wavydavy9816]

Yeah man, just ******* slow down. What an absolute bell end.

[@EntropyKC]

I guess you can see the tachometer

[@GWA_UK]

Have been commuting on a bike in London since 2007. My advice. Just cycle safe and give everybody room. No longer interested in racing around or bring faster then everybody else. Just start safe and get to work and home and back again in one piece.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

It’s simple, follow the rules and look where you are going. If everyone can manage that small thing the roads will be far more pleasant for all. 🙂👍🏻

[@marshallcampbell6498]

Best advice, im not here to race anyone or set records

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

Lol 1:42 woah 2:28 lol

[@chrisUKmanutd]

Half the time he's still pedalling towards the hazard that's obviously there 😂

[@martinquarton184]

He could have avoided the guy with the mobile phone.

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

He could have avoided ALL the incidents with pedestrians, simply by riding in a pedestrian-friendly manner.@@martinquarton184

[@tomblewomble3369]

You easily could have avoided most of these situations with a bit of forward planning. Keep riding like that and you'll win a Darwin award.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

I avoided all of those potential incidents because I’m following the rule, looking where I’m going and anticipating issues. 😉👍🏻

[@Heneling]

london is a different world

[@Markcain268]

What's a Darwin award? Is it for those who believe in evolution?

[@Joan-ot9nf]

Nothing worse when you get the persons attention and they decide to freeze in the middle of the road, then a split second later they're debating whether to step back or forward so they start a mini salsa dance 💃 Like ffs.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Ha yeah, I know that one! Just commit to a direction already so I can go around! 😉👍

[@Phi.21]

I have almost got run over twice and both times I've frozen. It's a natural response like fight or flight.

[@acurrentname]

Your riding is aggressive, there are many situations in your video where you could anticipate other's actions whether they are in the right or the wrong and they will help keep you alive longer!

[@anthonywalker7240]

Way to fast for the situation, others as well.

[@jammin023]

Yep, there's a reason why this guy has so many near misses, but he seems to have a complete blind spot and can't see how his own riding is part of the problem.

[@kylehagertybanana]

hey stupid fuck, the people driving the cars aggressively are the problem, not the man with clearly very effective brakes and bike lights

[@acurrentname]

@@kylehagertybanana Your bad language is unnecessary and shows how immature you are.

[@kylehagertybanana]

@@acurrentname ok so

[@scottgalby7557]

Why do some cyclists insist on going up the inside, of HGVs? A very dangerous manoeuvre.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

You can do it if there's space and you're certain the vehicle isn't turning left, but you have to be super cautious and ready to back out of it in a moment's notice. Some cyclists put themselves in very precarious situations!

[@scottgalby7557]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Best just to hang back.

[@yell50]

I am a cyclist and I see no reason to go at maximum speed dodging in and out of traffic doing this is like saying there are no idiots on the road that are not looking where they are going, cyclist should trust no one and always assume someone will do the wrong thing. I do this all the time I call it self preservation my goal is to get from A to B as safely as possible.

[@syrus3k]

Most of these are people being idiots, but this cyclist is taking a lot of risks.. going significantly quick down a cycle lane when the car traffic is at a standstill is asking for trouble and is stupid. Also, I'm not saying it's right but drivers don't expect cyclists to be quick.. you have to keep that in mind

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

It’s not as quick as it looks, the GoPro wide angle gives a false impression of speed. Other road users should treat cyclists the same as they do all other road vehicles. 🙂👍🏻

[@ronprince1478]

John, cyclists and motorcyclists do watch out for and treat most cars, trucks as if they are deliberately trying to kill you, that’s how we stay alive. We even treat a lot of cyclists, motorcycles and pedestrians that way. As a cyclist or motorcyclist you have to fight for your space on the road, if you hesitate for just a second you will be pushed out of the way sometimes violently.

[@edt6488]

If they are ahead, they have position, so sorry Ryan, although some of these accidents are frustrating, you have to yield when people/cars step out in front of you. I'm a cyclist myself and I don't assume I have right of way, even when I do, as no amount of justice and compensation will fix being paralysed.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Oh I do, hence my videos are full of misses and not accidents. Keep safe out there. 😉👍🏻

[@lallarolle]

I love the part where he says the F-word.

[@harrykuntz878]

He James I almost bought a V11 sport just like your one but went for Norge 1200 because I am used to having panniers and s top box . Great bike I love it . I enjoyed your road bike brake pad adjustment tutorial video thanks .

[@mikewelch3747]

Hey bim

[@vincecarlo]

Occasionally add in Jesus for good measure

[@MarkBonerea]

ARGH!!!!! you sir are a magnet for these situations ;)

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

It's a compilation of the worst incidents over several years. Thankfully it's not like that all the time. 🙂👍

[@narisMEnYOU]

I think most of problem on the road are from cycles and bike.

[@michaelroberts2863]

Hi Ryan - incredible videos! I love the dog telling off the cyclist on the zebra crossing - that's a great note to end the video on, with you chuckling away!

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Thank you. I loved that dog too, protecting his owner! Have a great weekend.

[@Maxime_K-G]

Everyone, please remember to be extra vigilant when pedestrians are around. They might not have the right of way but they are the vulnerable road users that deserve to be treated with care. Ruining someone's day is not worth half a minute of journey time. And dare to use your bell more often so they can hear you coming!

[@GuardianXIV]

That dog from the last clip is you from a parallel universe. 😂

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

OMG! Plot twist! 🤣👍🏻

[@radar_customz]

Use your ability to anticipate traffic rather than depend on others driving /riding accordingly, its not gonna happen so dont expect it to. at this point its just natural selection, and I say this as a city cyclist myself.

[@jamesowen5702]

I'm a cyclist too and EXACTLY. Anticipating and planning is a core principle of learning to drive a car, and same goes for cycling on the road, especially at going at traffic speed. The thinking needs to be what-if-they-haven't-seen-me, not these-idiots-are-in-my-way.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

I don’t expect it, and do anticipate, and this is why my videos are full of misses and not accidents. However I’m not just going to sit back and accept it, I will push people to follow the rules. I’ll hold my ground where safe to do so, ready to stop if necessary. 🙂👍🏻

[@TopOfNewYork90]

9/10 of these incidents could have been avoided if you just adjusted your riding style according to the situation

[@PsychoticEwok]

Give him the benefit of the doubt 8/10 😂 could have been avoided all the ones where a vehicle is turning right through stationery traffic for instance 👍 I'm on the cyclists side with most of the pedestrians in this video cross at the fucking crossing and wait for the green Man light

[@Systematicsphere]

Yeh get an airhorn

[@Pilch.]

Agreed, also cyclist going way to fast in busy areas not anticipating anything! Some were not his fault though...

[@peeper2070]

Cycling seems so fun and efficient but as someone who has never even got on a bike before, this looks as terrifying as going on a rollercoaster

[@davidh9368]

some of these you just seem to be going to fast for your reaction time to adjust your speed or direction. common scenarios you should have anticipated as soon as you realize you are not the only person on the road. practice defensive cycling.

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

getting yelled at by a cyclist is the London experience.

[@TobotronPrime]

I drive a car, motorbikes and cycle a lot of the same roads in London as this guy; You got to ride defensively and smart, this guys good at dodging but luck won’t last forever; a lot of these near misses you can avoid if you ride the line as a motorbike would.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Fingers on brakes and eyes on stalks at all times! 😉👍🏻

[@TobotronPrime]

us cyclists complain but it’s also part of the fun 😄😎🚴🏻

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@TobotronPrime It certainly keeps you sharp! 🤣👍🏻

[@raysonviswas]

about 70% of these is this guy intentionally trying to cause issues

[@kareemalmond]

1:15 sorry but i like how he has the same grunt every time

[@williamhoffman4337]

I love the way cyclists pedal towards impending doom with no regard for their safety or the safety of others , no idea when to ease off or apply the brakes , totally entitled attitude will bite you in the end . P s Vine is partly responsible for this .

[@jayem2961]

You need to work on your hazard perception and defensive cycling. Most of these were avoidable, use your eyes and your brakes.

[@Boerje69]

Or use ones brains and adjust the speed according to the situation.

[@kevinkeegan6017]

I think you'll find he did.

[@gaelicd8328]

He did when he was down the throat of other road users... that video would be very useful by any prosecutor ​@kevinkeegan6017

[@gaelicd8328]

I'm struggling to understand how a pass time has become a racing event with little or no consequence. No insurance, registration or ID. Using a bike which is designed for high speed, racing. Degrading of road users, cursing pedestrians and more. Please if your responding on the latter. Don't make a fool out of your mouth by saying any different to the bike style or use..

[@DeadCat-42]

Yes sitting here watching a VIDEO I can freeze frame it after a few replays to see your mistake... Why you didn't watch the video a few times first to decide your course of action?

[@williamric-hansen3983]

I'll keep my Dutch cycle paths thanks :)

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Maybe one day we may catch up with the level.of cycle infrastructure you have in the NL. 🙂👍

[@stevenedwards1005]

You need to slow down. Some of these near misses are your fault !

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

They are misses, so nothing to be at fault for. These were all caused by other road users not following the rules or looking where they going! I’m far slower than the cars travelling 25-30mph on the same roads, cyclists are always told to slow down by hypocrites who will be beeping at us when we’re in front of their car, holding them up as suddenly we’re now “too slow”! 🙂👍🏻

[@syrus3k]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 I've been cycling for over ten years in Cambridge. You're taking a lot of silly risks. Sure you might be obeying the rules but you're also an idiot assuming other people aren't idiots. You will crash pretty bad cycling like this

[@metoo7482]

Ride to the conditions. You can’t negate your faults by saying other people don’t follow the rules so why should I.

[@michaelgarner9816]

There is an “us against them” culture that has developed between cyclists and other road users in London.

[@mdtmathematics]

Classic example of people expecting others to stop in all crashes

[@oeliku3033]

so many of those were avoidable or at least less dangerous if he drove more carefully. You cant go 20mph in a city on a bikelane. Thats just dangerous

[@bradfordzone5187]

Other vehicles could go slower so they have more time for a spot of hazard perception

[@mattc3581]

@@HoofHearted314 Part of the reason for the bike lanes is to allow them to keep moving when the bigger traffic is congested, so kind of defeats the object if you can't move faster than the cars around you. That being said a lot of cyclists don't go at a speed where they can avoid a crash if pedestrians step out in the wrong place. I mean you can argue they shouldn't have to but they're also the first to argue that the cars and buses should be making allowance for them and avoiding them when they're cycling in the wrong lane or the wrong direction, not sure why it should work one way and not the other.

[@jchan9761]

0:10 That was me the first few weeks of using clipless

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

They take a bit of getting used to! I had a few scares when I first started using them too! 🤣

[@DannyTillotson]

Lol likewise 🤣🤣

[@cookieman4903]

My first few weeks on a clipless ended up at the hood of a car cutting the bike line in front of me.. Front fork on carbon bike was destroyed. Even bike lanes which are supposed to be "highways" for bikes isn't safe for bikes.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@cookieman4903 There's no such thing as a bike lane! 😉 They can paint the lines but if they don't enforce them they are constantly used by cars, mopeds, pedestrians etc.

[@jchan9761]

@@cookieman4903 It's an unnerving experience - when you sense an impending accident but unable to detach your foot so as to be able to do something as simple as putting your foot down!

[@gregflowers83]

When I done my theory tests I think I remember if someone is crossing the road they have the right away.

[@V-C137]

oh wow! you're a cyclist!!! omg, you're saving the world!! I'm a cyclist too, & I ride my bike in the middle of the road (not in the bike lane) & flip off people in cars who try to pass me. come on, I'm on a bike! I'm more important than an ambulance on the road...

[@bicyclecambelfast5680]

You have reactions like a fighter pilot

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Honed after many years of cycling through London! 😉👍

[@airaidxd940]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 hahahahaa you'd die if you ride a bike in Lima, Peru

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@airaidxd940 I'm sure, I have built my riding style up on the London/UK road laws and driving culture. I would have to adapt if cycling elsewhere.

[@kabirsokhi]

I hope you’re being sarcastic😂😂 i mean he almost collided with a van because of no “brake lights” hahaahaaha

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@kabirsokhi There's a reason it's the law for cars to have brake lights! 😉👍

[@sampayne6318]

Half of them are your fault cus you're filtering through traffic at an unsafe speed?

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

They are misses so nothing to be at fault for, if I was going too fast I wouldn't be able to stop in time or avoid a collision. The cause of all of these incidents is other road users or pedestrians not looking where they are going. Thankfully I am looking!

[@canaljkt]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 you too fast, almost of them are your fault

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@canaljkt Cars use the very same roads much faster than me. None of these were my fault, I’m having to take avoiding action due to other road users not looking where they are going.

[@canaljkt]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 because of that scenario , too many cars, too many people, too many random things u are riding TOO fast. Just my opinion

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@canaljkt These roads are designed for traffic to move at 20-30mph, if everyone follows the rules and looks where they are going this is fine. My average speed on my commute is 15mph, the GoPro makes it look faster than it is. You could set the speed limit to 5mph for all traffic, far safer but then roads become redundant, takes an age for anyone to get anywhere, deliveries are slow, the economy suffers etc. Roads are designed for traffic to move at speed. So if you say that it’s not safe for traffic to move above walking speed because pedestrians don’t look before they walk into the road, then you fix the pedestrians! Improve awareness, improve social responsibility etc.

[@jake465]

Undertakes stationary vehicles at turning points. Cries they didn't see him coming up the inside of the car

[@rhyswilliams695]

My daily commute for the last 8 years. Great footage! Funny how the most common collisions / near miss etc are caused by pedestrians and other cyclists, rather than trucks / cars. I now live in Copenhagen. Pedestrians are not an issue but the other cyclists are truly kamikaze. Makes London look safe in comparison!

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

I agree, I don't have too many issues with cars, it's mainly pedestrians. Keep safe in Copenhagen my friend. Safe cycling 🙂👍

[@routha3046]

I dont think I have ever seen a cyclist with so little forward vision. Just slow down a bit. Get up earlier & you wont be in such a rush

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

If I didn't have forward vision these would all be accidents, not misses... 😉👍

[@routha3046]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Imagine how your footage would look if you were on a motorcycle. You ride like a fool. & your relentless comments insisting that you are invincible back up my point. That you will sooner or later be another statistic lying on the marble slab

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@routha3046 I'm not on a motorcycle though am I! That's a completely different vehicle and therefore your point is irrelevant. You don't drive a car like you ride a bicycle any more than you would a motorcycle that way. Also pedestrians treat cyclists very differently than they do motor vehicles. Apples and oranges. None of us are invincible! What you, and many others don't seem to get is that it's not fast. Average speed 15mph, a lot slower than you're driving your car down the same streets. I'll tell you why you think it's so fast: 1. GoPro with wide angle makes it look faster than it is. They are action cameras originally built to make snowboarders look super fast and awesome. The slight fisheye effect means the scenery around the outside edges appears to pass faster, giving a subtle warp speed effect. 2. Smaller things look faster than bigger things even when at the same speed. Slap this camera on your 2 meter wide car dashboard and suddenly the same footage would seem much slower. 3. My films have a low down POV camera angle which again gives a greater impression of speed. 4. I fast cut my video (each clip is just a few seconds long) so I can fit lots of clips in plus it keeps it dramatic. It's an age old film technique, because each clip appears so quickly your brain doesn't have time to process the scenario before the incident is happening. Because your brain is playing catch up it seems faster than it is. If I showed 20 seconds before each incident rather than one or two it would all seem far more pedestrian (pardon the pun). Drivers view this footage from the perspective of a driver, and when watching they are mentally applying the same stopping distance as their two tonne vehicle with 30mph of momentum. As my cycle and I combined weigh less than 100kg, and I have big shiny brake discs on front and rear I can stop from 15mph to zero in just a few metres. Plus I'm cycling with my fingers on the brakes and am paying attention (unlike drivers who are so often playing on their phones, fiddling with their sat nav/radios, distracted by their kids in the back etc. Don't take my word for it, look closely at my video again, see how many times it seems that I was at blistering speed (which you now know isn't as fast as it seemed) yet stopped on a dime the second someone jumps/pulls out. So now you know.

[@routha3046]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Stop trying to justify your weak cycling skills. You wouldn't ride like that on a bikeabilty test. You are clearly just a road troll out looking for footage.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@routha3046 No, I'm a commuter trying to get to work and back. If the drivers and pedestrians followed the rules before walking or pulling out I'd have no footage. So go and have a pop at them. I've been doing this every day for over 14 years now and am still in one piece, shows that following the rules works, just a shame everyone else can't do that.

[@Gibi92]

I'm never moving to London 😂

[@ronloc3309]

Im stuck here 😔

[@VelhaGuardaTricolor]

1:34 I like how the Royal Horse Guard shits all over the roads with ZERO regard for others. What a display of civility that is.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

My friend you have picked up on a pet hate of mine! 🤣 On a wet day many years ago I was covered with a load of that when cycling through a sodden pile of it in the cycle lane that I couldn’t avoid! If you don’t bag up and bin your dog poo the council will rightly fine you. Yet if you have a horse you can let it crap all over the place with no regard! And for those who say it’s not a meat eating animal so the poo isn’t as bad, does that mean that vegetarians can crap in the streets whenever they feel like it?! It’s disgusting, and they leave quite large lumps of it. Wouldn’t surprise me if a cyclist could come off, or skid if they hit a big lump. They should clean it up!

[@VelhaGuardaTricolor]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 The only reason they are still allowed to do that is because it is a upper class thing. Whatever they so do is somewhat right and should never be frown upon, least of all by us the peasants.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@VelhaGuardaTricolor Sad but most likely true! 🤣👍🏻

[@johhny711]

Some of these the cars had right of way ,most of the time you are travelling to fast to stop efficently ,you need to be more aware of pedestrians. The bike infrastructure is terrible and car drivers are not educated to look for bikes . Bad cyclists mainly travelling to fast ,bad drivers and terrible infrastructure.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Which cars do you feel had the right of way? What time point in the video? I'm typically travelling slower than the cars when they aren't stuck in traffic, and stop far more efficiently than they can due to being light weight. I'm very aware when I cycle, hence me videos are filled with misses. If everyone else was aware then I'd have no incidents to put on my videos!

[@johhny711]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 0.42 the black Ford Galaxy had moved out and stopped, he could if he wanted too continued across the road and blocked you from continuing, this might seem ignorant, but in traffic especially in busy traffic, this is the only way to get across the road, if you don't do this you would be stuck in the side road for the rest of your life, he did nothing illegal actually he was being considerate, this moving across the road halfway is a technique all car driver use( the good ones anyway) they have no choice. The bottom line for cyclists is that in any crash with a car, bus or truck you will come off worse, this means you need to cycle defensively and slower, slower than you are going at the moment, it won't be as much fun, but a lot safer. The cycling infrastructure in the UK is terrible, cycling needs to be prioritised, I'm surprised how many people cycle considering how dangerous an occupation it is. Bye the way I cycle myself in the city on a fold-up bike, so slow, sitting up enjoying the view, but it's still dangerous.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@johhny711 The Black Ford Galaxy did not have right of way as you suggest. You are incorrect there. The driver has to wait for a gap, that is perfectly possible to do, I see most considerate drivers doing that every day. I'm always ready to stop, had the driver continued to pull out I would have stopped, or maybe steered around the back of the car if there was room. I agree that UK cycle infrastructure is not great, especially compared to in NL. More important however is attitude to cyclists. I feel that in NL the balance has tipped and most road users are considerate to cyclists. In the UK we have not reached that balance and a lot of people do not give cyclists room. If the attitude was better, irrespective to the infrastructure, things would be much better.

[@longbra]

I’m a cyclist as well and kind of agree that it is best to slow down a bit and ride more defensively in dense areas. When you are flying by through tight areas with little to no visibility around vehicles, it is a given that accidents will more likely occur. I’m glad I don’t have to deal with that level of variability between pedestrians, other bad bikers, cars, buses, dogs, etc. I’m just scared of a car clocking me from behind or turning in front of me. I try to avoid paths/trails used by clueless pedestrians. Seems like you don’t have a choice.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@longbra It's a balance, as I have a 9 mile commute each way to work and I need to get there. If I tiptoe along it just takes too long to get to work. That said I'm hyper alert the whole time, fingers on the brakes and expecting issues at any moment. I'm not as worried about a car clocking me from behind as, London is so congested and they are all 30mph or less roads I travel on. This means I'm often moving quicker than the cars, or they aren't passing me at too greater speed. It's the cars turning or pulling out in front of me is the biggest danger, especially as many are poor with indication. Safe cycling my friend. 🙂👍

[@realteimopielinen]

This is why we need better city planning

[@uddipansengupta8637]

I live in India, and trust me this is like an everyday situation I have to face while I am riding. Need to be extremely alert and active all the time, but it's actually fun at times lol

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Namaste! I can imagine, I've been to Mumbai a number of times and I would not be brave enough to cycle there! Keep safe my friend.

[@cvpiguy]

shouting oi at max volume works for me 🤣🤣

[@robd8577]

Stay safe Ryan. Might need to chill a bit with the pedestrians though

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Thank you. Very chill at the moment as I'm not cycling due to the lock down! 😉👍

[@chriswilson4067]

I'm wondering what this guy values more, his KZbin or his life, as there are clips that you can see he reacted late because it makes a better video

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

If people followed the rules and looked where they were going I’d have nothing to react too would I?! 😉👍🏻 Use the roads safely please.

[@uphillfreewheeler]

This video shows what a danger pedestrians are to cyclists yet popular opinion is that it is the other way round.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Exactly, that's half the reason I post these videos. I think a lot of people don't view cyclists as a danger and assume they can just ignore them. Hopefully a few people will see this and think more about cyclists next time they are driving or crossing the road.

[@dscorgie1]

Nobody wants other road users to be in danger, there are plenty of times cyclists behave dangerously around drivers, drivers around cyclists, pedestrians around cyclists, pedestrians around drivers and whatever other combination of road users you can think of. I don't cycle but I watch these videos, I find them interesting but quite useful to see the dangers face by cyclists. A bit of respect, tolerance and understanding (and a fair bit of concentration) helps all road users stay safe.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@dscorgie1 Exactly, if everyone follows the rules and looks out for each other then we'll be ok.

[@solarflare3000]

It's just that people are stupid and they think they know everything. The cars need to watch were they are going. They know the cycling lanes are there

[@luanpietrodeoliveirapereir6025]

0:34 HOLY CRAP HE ALMOST DIED, THAT WAS CRAZY DUDE!!!!11!!1!!

[@snafujag100]

As a cyclist, I appreciate that you call out the morons among us cyclist also!

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Absolutely, I get really annoyed by cyclists who run reds and just generally give the rest of us a bad name by ignoring the rules of the roads.

[@kevinaraizasuarez5196]

"Near misses" *Proceeds to literally crash in one of the first clips*

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

My bike “literally” makes contact with nothing but one van in the whole video, and that was a light nudge because the van’s brake lights weren’t working. Plus a pedestrian walks into my shoulder early on. Literally don’t come off the bike once! Are we watching the same video? 🤣

[@oliversaenz6746]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Hahahaha good videos, btw greetings from Panama 🇵🇦🤙🏻

[@adb9125]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 he's talking about the other cyclist on the first clip

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@oliversaenz6746 Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Hello back to Panama. 🙂👍🏻

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@adb9125 Must be! 🙂👍🏻

[@Boerje69]

Imagine if someone gave a car to this guy.

[@Systematicsphere]

He has a car

[@elysiumfire4230]

My dear cyclist, you don't seem to show it, but you are in control of your bike, and you know the hazards you'll come across cycling around London, yet you don't slow down, you don't take the correct action. I'm a cyclist, and I don't meet with any of the hazards you meet with, but the thing is, you are always half of the hazard. It's like you want to make a point, so you allow accidents to almost happen, instead of anticipating and pre-empting.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

It's not that, I find that cycling through London rush hour every day you are constantly ignored as a cyclist. If a pedestrian walked out on you once or twice then fine, wave them past. On the busy sections of my commute there are thousands of pedestrians pouring out of train stations in their way to work, so the walking out on you is near constant, and you stop to wave one past and then ten go and you're stuck waiting even though you have the green. If you want to make progress (I also need to get to work) you have to hold your ground where you have right of way. It's a bluff, but if I look like I'm not going to stop for them (I always will stop for, or avoid them), many pedestrians will choose to wait. Is a style of cycling that is forced by the attitude of the pedestrians, if they looked first, and waited for a gap or the green man there it would not be required. They don't however, so I force the issue, I have the green and I am coming through so you will have to wait. Doesn't work on all (hence my videos) but it does work on most. Not ideal but that's how it is for me.

[@Will-dq4vh]

Elysiumfire Nicely put

[@Will-dq4vh]

Ryan Sedgwick - London Cycling So, you’re effectively threatening to run people over on your bike because you don’t want to get held up. Are you actually serious or is this a parody account made by some motoring lobby group or something. You are doing nothing to promote or advance cycling with this account - quite the opposite. All you succeed in doing is massaging your own ego and making a few quid via the viewers that aren’t using ad blockers. You’re embarrassing to most fellow cyclists. Your videos are putting off would be cyclists, and at the same time reinforcing the idea that all cyclists are selfish road users. Please just leave home earlier when commuting.

[@grimmar80]

You are neither fast, nor skilled enough to be riding like that dude...

[@rezafahmi727]

hahahahaha i like the dog screaming at the end 4:47 very cute..🤣🤣🤣😁😁

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

What a good dog he was! Protecting his mum! Good boy! 😉👍

[@johnnythefoxify1]

Poor woman on the zebra crossing.

[@GTA5You]

2:05 "BUMBACLAAAAAT"

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Ha yeah, that made me chuckle (after the shock of nearly colliding with her)! 🤣👍

[@rorydenholm7943]

Haha just noticed that😂

[@lukerhodes9916]

when you are riding at the side of a big vehicle don't expect over road users to be able to see you. when a car is turning right and you fire down the inside of a bus it is impossible for them to see you in time. be careful guys and just think about it

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

All road users need to look out for each other. London very obviously has a high number of cyclists, motorists need to look out for that. If you’re turning across a road lane and a cycle lane, you must ensure that traffic on both has stopped for you.

[@lukerhodes9916]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 agreed.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@lukerhodes9916 🙂👍🏻

[@tgm_rka8888]

These videos are hilarious 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 brudda keep uploading and keep up the good work

[@cw17_69]

mate alot of it is your fault..tek time not everyday racing

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

I'm going slower than the cars most of the time. Are they all racing too?

[@danielbell3232]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 you're certainly not as dangerous as a car, but in a few of these clips it's hard to argue you are riding to the conditions

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@danielbell3232 I was travelling at a speed that enabled me to stop for or avoid all incidents, so I’m very much riding to the conditions. The GoPro adds a sense of greater speed. It’s not as fast as it looks.

[@ryangreenwood7353]

Sums it up in the UK, I've almost Been run over 6 times in 1 week, 4 at mini roundabouts, drivers love to go the wrong way round for some reason. I was also knocked off by a car last year, driver lost his license and I got £5,000 off his insurance. Be safe and always use a camera ✌️

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Shame isn’t it, all drivers need to do is be aware and give a bit of space to cyclists. Keep safe out there too my friend. 🙂👍🏻

[@MQureshi1]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 all cyclists need to be equally aware and educated. I think problem from both sides. More education needed.

[@theobladio6188]

Fact of the day... When a cyclist or pedestrian is killed in an accident with a motor vehicle in the uk it will be investigated by the accident investigation team. This team of professionals has pointed out that in 5 out of 6 accidents it was not the fault of the motorist. This is backed up by the police who have advised that 80% of the time the fatalities were the fault of the cyclists or pedestrians

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

That’s interesting, where did you find that fact? I do see some pedestrians and cyclists putting themselves on very silly situations. However there are plenty of drivers who are playing with phones etc and not looking where they are going.

[@theobladio6188]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 hi it was in cycling uk then the sun covered it. You know it's the dangerous ones who will deny it same as motorists

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@theobladio6188 I’ve googled but can’t find it. Please send me a link, I’d like to read that. 🙂👍🏻

[@ronprince1478]

Get him pup. Even the dog knows the rules.

[@liamryan5234]

Hey Ryan, do you find cycling in London a stressful experience overall or are these just bad moments scattered amongst a mostly positive experience of cycling in London?

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

You've hit the nail on the head there Liam. 99% of the time I really enjoy it. It's great exercise, it's far cheaper than the train, it's quicker plus you're in control of your own commute (in the sense the you don't get effected by train delays etc). Plus it's environmentally friendly , so it's win win win really. I find it a real joy to be powering to work and back on my own steam. These incidents are few and far between. Whilst they look dramatic, if you're paying attention and careful, you can stop for or avoid these incidents. I cycle every day whatever the weather and I love it. I put these videos up really in the hope that it'll make others more aware of cyclists, so that they take care when driving or crossing the road. Thanks for watching, have a great Sunday. 🙂👍

[@liamryan5234]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Excellent I'm delighted to hear, I cycle to work for all the same reasons and was just wondering was a city like London worth cycling in. Thanks for replying, and enjoy your Sunday as well!

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@liamryan5234 Absolutely worth cycling in London, just be aware of crazy pedestrians and motorists. If you're doing it recreationally then best to avoid rush hour as people tend to have their head down rushing to work.

[@mgabrielle2343]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Cyclist need to be aware of the pedestrians, they do not expect you to be belting down as though you are in a marathon race. secondly law of conservation of energy, how is it environmentally friendly? you will need to eat more to produce more energy needed to power your bike using your muscles, that will need more food and produce more waste that needs resources to grow and process waste, you don't get nothing for nothing, please slow down for your own sake, one day you won't be peddling like a silly billy.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@mgabrielle2343 I’m very aware of pedestrians and my surroundings, this is why my videos are filled with misses. The issue is people not looking before they walk into the road. Please read rule 7 of the Highway Code, take note of 7d. Before crossing pedestrians should stop, look, if traffic is coming let it past, then wait for a safe gap before crossing. It’s basically the green cross code we expect nursery school children to understand. Surely adults should understand this too. 🙂👍🏻 Your environmental argument is very silly. Manufacturing motor vehicles is hugely damaging to the environment before you even consider the harmful emissions they pump out. I eat breakfast lunch and dinner same as anyone else, difference is that I’m fitter and don’t produce harmful emissions than those using motor vehicles. I suggest you do some study before posting such an inane comment in future! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@nathanbloke]

This should be entitled "Kin ell!"

[@yusafkhan9347]

Fair play here. Can clearly see that you do the right thing and use your brakes to avoid a collision and/or accident. There are plenty videos on KZbin in which cyclists do not apply their brake but carry on charging forward towards the hazard in order to create a more dramatic effect on the injustice cyclists think they have suffered.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Thank you, I have no desire for an incident. I try and hold my ground where possible as many try to bully cyclists out of the way. However I back out pretty quick if it’s clear that the other party will not give way.

[@yusafkhan9347]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 nothing wrong with backing out if someone does not give way. It's pointless being in the right, if you're the one who gets hurt. I sincerely wish you enjoy safe riding. Take care!

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@yusafkhan9347 You are absolutely right Yusaf, it’s pointless to be in the right but have an accident that you could have avoided. Thank you for your wishes and please keep safe too. 🙂👍🏻

[@martinquarton184]

Im surprised there were no deaths in this video. The majority of cyclists had lights on which suprised me.

[@jbakapez]

I find cycling in London you have to always expect the unexpected. You have to Always be on the lookout for potential hazards before they arrive.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Exactly, you need a sixth sense! 😉👍

[@Holland1994D]

And drive more defensively. This dude just does not adapt to potential dangerous.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@Holland1994D My adapting to London os precisely why my videos are full of misses and not accidents. It's a balance of keeping safe yet needing to make progress to get to work.

[@leestevenson3782]

Hey Ryan - are you aware many of these near misses were somewhat self provoked? I try to say this with respect and from a fellow cyclist. Thank you for posting and promoting discussions 🙏

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

As a cyclist, don't let people victim shame you. To cycle on the roads, following the rules, at an average speed of 15mph is not provocation. These near misses were predominantly caused by pedestrians or drivers not looking before walking/pulling out. Thank you for understanding my goal in posting these, it is very much to promote discussion. So many people have an unconscious bias where they will blame the cyclist in all incidents regardless of the facts. Their argument boils down to the view that if the cyclist wasn't there, didn't exist, then there wouldn't have been an issue when the pedestrian/driver walked/pulled out without looking. We do exist however, so we need people to start thinking cyclist, to start looking and taking care on the roads. If my videos get people to think twice, to have a double check before they move out into a road then it's worth it.

[@Will-dq4vh]

No... he most definitely is not. He clearly has an extremely large ego.

[@exitar1]

2nd rule is to speed up when pedestrians are present...

[@luanpietrodeoliveirapereir6025]

I hate how almost every cyclist tries to be a victim, not blaming anyone because I also try to be one sometimes

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

I very much try not to be a victim, I cycle with my fingers on the brake levers at all times, eyes on stalks. Sadly there are a lot of bad and unpredictable road users I have to negotiate each day.

[@ragavsampath97]

My guy moans everytime 😂😂😂😂

[@quoman2232]

When you drive a car in London, if a pedestrian has already started to cross the road you have to give way to them? Does the same rule apply for cyclists?

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

What rule is that John? All road users have a duty to avoid an accident, even pedestrians. Pedestrians however do not have default right of way in the road. The exception is, if a driver is turning into a side road, and a pedestrian has already started to cross, then the driver must give way. If you're already on a road (not turning) and a pedestrian starts to walk out, they do not have right of way. Regardless, when pedestrians walk out on my when I'm cycling I either stop for or avoid a collision. This is why my videos are full of misses.

[@quoman2232]

Ryan Sedgwick - London Cycling 😀

[@kudosbudo]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 .The New Hierarchy of road users puts pedestrians in a more vulnerable position than cars. I'm guessing its too vague still but if they had to argue they'd say we're more dangerous on bicycles. So best just to give way if they run out for now.

[@gamma_dablam]

@@kudosbudo they're above cyclists on the hierarchy as well now.

[@budbarlang3729]

this is why I always try to cycle the long way round on quite roads and cannel paths to avoid theses incidents. stay safe my friend.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Thank you, keep safe too. 🙂👍🏻

[@FrikZz0r]

It's not just you, there are other "enthusiasts" in the video who race clipped in, in rainy London heavy traffic trying to win Tour de Darwin.

[@montyzumazoom1337]

Y’know what? I used to cycle to and from work regularly years ago and never ever had an incident like these. I’ve had a thought about the issue here, and I think I have the answer. Firstly stop taking the steroids, or whatever angry pills you take... Take all the gears and cameras off the push bikes and cyclists, put the Lycra in the bin and replace with a bell on the handlebars and a Sturmey - Archer 3 speed gear system. Read and obey the Highway Code, and take a cycling proficiency test. Take it slow and steady and if anyone drives into you or steps out on front give them several dings of the bell! One final thing for every pedestrian, driver, rider and all road users - throw away your mobile phones. The world will truly be a better place, amen🤗 (have to admit though that this compilation was rather entertaining😂)

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

I'm 100% with you on the phones, I even quite often see cyclists playing with their phone with one hand, steering the bike with the other! As well as not looking they've reduced their braking capacity by 50%! My current bike only has one gear, who needs three! 😉 Have a great week.

[@WHS_reviews]

Attitude and anticipation helps a lot. I've experienced similar things in NL (and a lot worse things than I've seen in any video about cycling in the UK) but once you let go of the race mentality and anticipate better, such situations become rare. One of the big problems that I saw when I was in London that is worse than in NL, is that pedestrians don't wait for traffic lights because they take too f-ing long to go green! They really need to reprogram the traffic lights (not just shorter periods but green waves to make up for some of the lost efficiency of long duration red/green) or take some other measures, as the only ones waiting are tourists!

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@WHS_reviews The city could do with a complete rethink with how we manage traffic. The number of cyclists increases every year and they've just tried to cater for that by squeezing it in around the old existing traffic infrastructure, which bottle-necks everyone. Soon the UK will be legalising electric scooters also, which will unleash another wave of non-car commuters. Hopefully that will force the government to have a rethink. I don't have the answers but I feel that some radical steps are required. Especially as governments try and meet air quality quotas etc.

[@WHS_reviews]

Yes, that's what I felt in London, it really needs an overhaul but they should just start with the traffic lights and have more zebra crossings and make using them compulsory for pedestrians. Space is an issue here in NL too. More electric vehicles (pedelecs only at the moment, e-scooters are not allowed and fast-pedelecs must go on the main road with cars) means the cycle paths get full so you can't cycle at high speed at all. You already couldn't in cities like Leiden where cycle paths are narrow, and separate from the cars means that you can't, as a fast cyclist, move to the sections where cars ride to overtake slow cyclists. Some of the actions take here are to add roads around the outside of cities so motorists don't need to go through the centres. Not sure if that's an option in London. What I saw of the country side in the UK from a few trips day trips and some videos on youtube, is that space there is also a problem, narrower roads even than in NL and windy, so lots of spots where you can't see far ahead.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@WHS_reviews I grew up cycling in the countryside and it's scary being on a cycle when a car going 50-60mph comes flying around a corner ahead. I have a car, and I like driving, but I'd be happy if they closed the city centre to private vehicles during the week. Encourage more people to cycle, scooter or use public transport. It would be a big move and would require a lot more investment in public transport and would take years to put in place, but we can't just keep chucking more and more cars into the city.

[@GarrusVakarianN7]

0:11, I feel so bad for that guy.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Ha yeah, thankfully I think it was only a case of bruised ego. 😉👍

[@cookieman4903]

That embarrassement is deadly for the ego. Might make you a permanent pedestrian.

[@russelltaylor7556]

Don’t go down the inside of traffic at full speed.

[@nadiabentuler9746]

Thanks for posting this highly instructive compilation. o/ Also, nice wink to Daphne Fixed ;)

[@hastingshastings2059]

This is the first video ive seen that actually shows the perils of cycling in the U.K. For once a cyclist who didnt try to instigate an accident or near miss for the camera.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Thank you. I'm glad you understand. Many people seem to feel that us cyclists are asking for it, and simply cycling along at a sensible speed makes us the guilty party. I'd be delighted to have no incidents but unfortunately many drivers and pedestrians do not pay due care or attention around cyclists. Keep safe. 😉👍

[@toxophilite6804]

@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 This video had my putting on the brakes setting in the living room. I started cycling in 1960 on and off road. I love cycling on my road bike and my mountain bike. Now im retired and carry bear spray on all my bikes, not so much for the black bears and puma where I live, but for aggressive drivers.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@@toxophilite6804 Wow, where do you live to have brown bears an Pumas? North America or Canada?

[@hastingshastings2059]

Love that horn.

[@philmanners5395]

That is one angry cyclist

[@user-vs6yg1gt4v]

Totally agree most happened during undertaking with no consideration for other people

[@poesaste]

This is the best ad for a Wahoo indoor trainer I have ever seen 😁. Stay safe, this is why I stopped commuting to work, riding in the city was too stressful.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Ha yes! In lock-down that's perfect. Once my office opens again however I'll be back to it, far less stressful than getting the train! Have a great day. 🙂👍

[@keith8611]

I'm a very aggressive cyclist so get out of the "F" way.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Look before you step off the pavement, and follow the crossing rules and there will be no issue. I do my bit, I wait at reds, I keep off the pavement, I’m looking where I’m going... 😉👍🏻

[@martijnheil8825]

One needs to be careful with pedestrians, they're just unpredictable and as a cyclist you're coming their way at high speed yet very silently. Slowing down a little and not passing right by oblivious (sure they should be looking out, but they don't) pedestrians at high speed will make sure you don't kill one some day.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

@Frank Godley The second There’s a huge hypocrisy between what people expect from cyclists to what they do in their own cars! 😉👍🏻

[@lynnebarkas6906]

I’m a cyclist, but I think this guy isn’t been realistic. London is a busy place. Your going to get seriously hurt wizzing around at this speed. You have to make allowances for other road users.

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

Cars are passing me going 25-30mph on the same roads, they are designed for traffic to move at these speeds. None of these incidents would happen if other road users made some allowance for cyclists. Unfortunately however many ignore or disregard us.

[@MrFUNNYReviews]

Here in Uganda ever body can cycle. No rules. No path way for bikes. No training. No permit. No nothing. Just cycle. Even no following traffic lights. It's crazy

[@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007]

You keep safe please Mr Funny! 🙂👍

[@MrFUNNYReviews]

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