LV52WDA almost hits Mikey and DN12YTD tries to left hook me.

Dear DN12YTD, you are supposed to wait before turning left across a cyclist or other vehicle in the bus lane, not just about turn across me. Your actions forced me to slow down and most likely then contributed to LV52WDA's error afterwards. Dear LV52WDA, give way means wait behind the line surely, not drive at me? I had to fend off your bonnet in fright. I'm glad to see there's no damage from the video rear view, not that I would have expected any with a soft glove and a gentle open handed tap.
You both need significantly more patience, and to not try to rush a junction like that, you both left me feeling scared through the risk caused and the poor driving in this video.
Oh, and lets have no excuses about not seeing me. My headlight was on, and is at the same height and as bright as a car headlight. There is simply no way at all that either you missed seeing it, unless of course you didn't look or are legally blind.
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[@7Massie]

Want a bike that is unnecessarily low so that drivers cannot clearly see you but still crave the feeling of rage when drivers cut you up? Then buy Cycling Mikey's bike!!

[@CyclingMikey]

LOL, that's funny. And also wrong. The bike is much more visible than a normal bike, weirdly perhaps.

[@7Massie]

CyclingMikey I really hope it is, Being a cyclist (in London) myself I know that you cannot rely on drivers to use their eyes and that the main things are to be seen, always be aware and use common sense. I do however love your videos, keep them coming. safe journeys.

[@tangomoggynoengi8518]

The seating position of this type of recumbent bike, means you are at a similar height (if not slightly higher) to most drivers. Add to the fact CM had a rear luggage box (enclosed pannier) and the recumbent commanded a greater presence on the road...!

[@tangomoggynoengi8518]

@@yan24to Having a flag doesn't really make much of a difference, because the flag doesn't improve visibility by much at all. I have seen a video of a recumbent before and the last item that became visible was the flag itself...! The bike and rider were noticeable long before the flag became visible...!

[@mlee6050]

@@7Massie fun fact he is more visible, if he was on a normal bike he blend in more since we often notice the more unusual things so yeah they would see him before anyone on an upright bike Similar a car with flash paint design we spot before a car with a standard paint design Also like if someone had a unusual car I am sure you spot that before the normal family cars

[@alockett160]

Oh well maybe next time eh

[@LeeWrall]

Absolutely no way you'd get me riding around town on that, death wish. Its hard enough sat up in bright yellow.

[@css8636]

Think you would get a proper left hook if you hit my bonnet like that

[@CyclingMikey]

You've already done it with your car, your left fist ain't shit compared with that. Plus I suggest you stay in your safe metal cage and don't get out to engage with fit angry cyclist who you already just tried to kill and is filming you from several angles. Stupid boy.

[@graffitijunkiejfk]

I can't believe some of the comments on here. The guy thought he was about to get hit by a car and you have a problem with him slapping the bonnet. I swear everyone's a retarded these days...

[@dannyabraham7604]

Art Hunter I am not a retarded, i'll have you know!!

[@graffitijunkiejfk]

Danny Abraham I take it you're the driver???

[@royaljordanian]

Very quick reactions there, I believe that slap stopped the driver instantly.

[@daniellacko6620]

RJ you are not my friend you are my brother my friend

[@Wabbit0789]

People on motor bikes get wiped out like this as well ! he/she just wasn't looking !

[@OnYourLeft]

Happens to people in trucks, too. It's a shame what's invisible when drivers aren't looking.

[@3034893118]

when riding these type of bicycles you are required by law here in the united states to have a Safety flag. Their one town that banned these type of bicycles because they were so low to the ground and you could barely see the bicycle rider plus one cyclist was either killed or injured while riding in that town.

[@CyclingMikey]

Yeah, you're making that up, Justin. Remind me again, how do you not hit the kerb (curb) when driving, and how do you manage to stay in the painted lanes on the road?

[@3034893118]

No i am not here in the united states we don't have bike lanes so your riding in the lane of traffic Day/night if you have the proper equipment such as lights reflective clothing,etc most citys,states, etc requires you to have a safety flag.

[@CyclingMikey]

I know quite a few US recumbent riders, which is why I can say for certain that you're simply wrong.

[@trevormandina2163]

Justin Little We have bike lanes in the US dude. Get your noggin checked. You are incorrect. Mikey is the one who is correct lol

[@3034893118]

not where i am at we don't have bike lanes the state and county refuses to put bike lanes in they are also trying to ban cyclist on public roadway and sidewalks they don't want cyclist riding anywhere Day/night.

[@G3BML]

Out of order hitting that cars bonnet

[@CyclingMikey]

Not even slightly wrong. It was a self defence reaction against the moron driving his car at me. The police issued both drivers with a warning about their driving there.

[@alanwho]

CyclingMikey understandable reaction. but man i am in awe of your bravery. personally due to how i see the world i would not ride a bike in that sort of busy urban environment never mind a lower down cycle design due to a bravery level beneath yours and a personal habit of avoiding working out in areas of dirty air i.e. next to cars excreting poisonous fumes. i wish you total safety on all the journeys you will make on road in your life.

[@CyclingMikey]

Alan Kay Thanks Alan! You might be surprised to learn that it's safer and less scary on this bike than on a normal upright bike. I'm not sure there's any difference in fumes either - car passengers breathe far worse air than cyclists do, even after taking into account the ventilation rate difference.

[@alanwho]

CyclingMikey do you have any links about this? i always thought due to the physical activity you are respiring at a greater rate so your body needs more oxygen so then you are breahting in more of the air. i should add i don't live in an urban environment. i'm from a small village of 3000 where the air is pretty pure and when i am in london i feel the difference which is why i love to visit!

[@CyclingMikey]

Thanks for the comment mate. Most HGV drivers are absolute knights of the road, and I've often seen driving from them so good that it's been worth uploading and writing letters of compliments and thanks to the company. To be fair, the white car at the giveway was still completely in the wrong. They shouldn't have gone, not just because of me, but the other car and bus following along the main road behind. I've got to avoid the first collision before I can have a chance to avoid the second one.

[@22coliver]

Serious question here Mikey, how easy is it to see someone on one of those bikes? I can imagine its pretty difficult to see someone basically sitting on the floor.

[@CyclingMikey]

Nah, they are very easy to see. Just look how easily you see a Lamborghini, or for that matter lane markings and give way paint on the road. It's also very evident from this video, and from me watching the drivers in person at the time, that both saw me fine and were trying to take the piss with me.

[@stephenbrookes7268]

Christopher Oliver. I know it's a bit late for me to explain to your mother about the benefits of contraception. As an alternative, I recommend that you visit an optician.

[@Hypex-wq1ho]

@@stephenbrookes7268 don’t be a prick mate

[@deepzepp4176]

@@stephenbrookes7268 He was asking a reasonable question. What wrong with that?

[@BrandonDMorrissey]

@@stephenbrookes7268 Oooo look at Stiffy Stephen trying to sound all fancy, get you! *tips fedora*

[@benpowersification]

I will never understand the "MUST OVERTAKE CYCLIST" mentality. It seems to be a case of MUST OVERTAKE followed almost immediately by oh must turn/stop/slow etc at which point if the cyclist is lucky they come straight back past or if they are unlucky they are squashed because the numpty driver has forgotten they overtook them and they cease to exist in the driver's world. Its bizarre.

[@offshore171]

Mikey I like your videos, but one like this have convinced me not to ever ride one of those lowrider bikes in traffic.

[@tangomoggynoengi8518]

The recumbent Mikey had wasn't so much of a lowrider, because his seating position/height was much akin to the majority of drivers on the road (if not slightly higher)...!

[@TheRealD4]

This video is a perfect advert for not riding a recumbent on urban roads! Bigger balls than me.

[@CyclingMikey]

Not really - both these drivers clearly saw me and tried to bully me for their few seconds of gain. I get worse than this on my upright bike - on the recumbent drivers are much more likely to see you and tend to be more cautious.

[@georgegm]

I agree with you that the driver in the white car was wrong, but you know what? If I was you I would have slowed down. Ofcourse the car was supposed to keep stopped, but safety comes first. It is too much risk for me to put a bike in front a reckless driver like him. You should try to be less nervous in the streets.

[@shoaeb19]

The car wasn't even moving, it was stationary. What gives you the right to hit it's bonnet? Fair enough cyclists have equal rights on the road but that doesn't mean car drivers automatically become inferior? I've seen a few of your videos and yes, in most cases it wasn't your fault which is why I'd say fair enough to exposing them. But you have to remember that some reactions are due to people being in a rush and that could be for number of reasons. You seem like a trouble maker.

[@zuyvox]

oh come on... why do you hit the white car? It stands a little bit over the lane but you could easyly drive by. In my opinion you are "searching" for problems...

[@CyclingMikey]

Because he drove forwards and almost hit me. I felt the need to fend him off. No, I'm not looking for problems. Both these drivers got warned by the police for their bad driving.

[@Sableagle]

Daddl D Go back and watch again, double-clicking the pause button, from 0:20 to 0:26 and you'll see that the white car *was* stationary at the line, *then* it moved over the line into the road as he approached.

[@zuyvox]

Sableagle Yes, Ive already seen it. But anyway... driving a recumbent bike means that nobody is able to see you. So maybe he should buy a "normal" Bike. It would be much safer for him.

[@CyclingMikey]

I guess Daddl D has never seen a Ferrari or other sports car then, since they are mostly lower than me. He kerbs his rims often and runs over small children, and utterly cannot stay in his lane in the road. Or maybe he's just talking shite.

[@CyclingMikey]

The reality is that there is no visibility problem here at all, as both drivers quite evidently saw me just fine. The recumbent is safer than a normal bike, and is seen better than my other more conventional bicycles.

[@CyclingMikey]

Close enough, LOL! It was a "Waaah", cut off by my core muscles clenching in fear.

[@James-xr7pb]

That was you? I thought it was a car horn! xD

[@rascallyrabbit717]

Clenched that seat so hard probably put a dent in it

[@SonnoMaku]

Just curious. Why would you ride a bike that is that low to the ground when you are already hard to see on a normal bike? Also you shouldn't hit someone's car with your hand I would be extremely mad that you did that instead of being sorry that I almost hit you. :/

[@CyclingMikey]

If you find cyclists hard to see then you probably ought to visit your optician, or give up driving, as you then don't meet the very basic standards required by your driving licence. This bike is easier to see than a normal bike, and it's perfectly evident that both drivers in this video saw me just fine. They simply didn't care to drive decently. As for hitting his car, well that's his own fault for almost hitting me. It was an instinctive reaction. Any annoyance at the car being slapped doesn't come even slightly close to the danger and fear caused to me. Get a sense of perspective.

[@SonnoMaku]

I ride a CBR600rr and very seldom drive a car so I know all too well how often people don't see me or other motorcyclists/cyclists. I have never seen a bike like yours in person so I can only assume something that low to the ground would be harder to see than a normal bike. The helmet camera doesn't help perspective either. About how much higher is your head than the front of a car? The person in the white car could have looked left then right and not seen you because you were already in front of his bumper and he could have been sitting low enough in his seat that he didn't notice you in front of him. He also seemed to be creeping out so... All I'm saying is I wouldn't ride that bike in traffic. :P

[@CyclingMikey]

SonnoMaku What you mean is that SMIDSY is not SMIDSY, but SMIDGAF. I too used to ride a motorcycle. ;) The headlight on my bike is the same height as the headlights on those cars and is extremely bright and on here, and I'm higher than most ferraris.

[@CyclingMikey]

The car didn't move? Yes it did, and quite obviously in the video. I was fending off the car, so entirely justified in hitting the bonnet. I don't look for trouble - I'm no different to the thousands of other cyclists who have the same sorts of experiences. Trouble, in the form of the minority of bad drivers, comes to us whether or not we want it. That is why we spend money on cameras, and time on uploading and bringing consequences to these drivers.

[@Mr4bangor]

the white car made a mistake but still no justification hitting his bonnet ...love your videos btw )

[@briefnote7276]

people can`t see you, you`re too low, you need to use a conventional road or mountain or hybrid bike

[@CyclingMikey]

Both these drivers saw me just fine. The problem was impatience and not following the rules on their part. That is all.

[@lightningpete]

Ive seen £500,000 sports cars lower than him. That's still no excuse for other peoples complete utter bought off the internet driving license type idiot driving

[@Vaya42]

There's no height limit for a car or bike. So he doesn't need to do Anything. That's the drivers responsibility

[@SmolMomo]

Guess you never heard of the "Share The Road" sign...everyone has the right to use the road. These people are to ignorant and asinine to think about that....bikesiliconvalley.org/files/logos/str-header.png

[@Vaya42]

yes everyone has the right to the road, but the road has laws such as who has right of way and in this case the cyclist did and the car approached nearly running him down

[@grantydnb]

tbf mate how the fuck can people see you when you're riding on the flipping ground? the white car is fair but that black car could of been checking the mirror and not seen you because youre lying on the floor

[@CyclingMikey]

Alex Grant Both drivers saw me just fine as is evident from the video. It's very easy to see car head light and tail lights that are the same height as the lights on my bike. If you can't see those, then you're legally blind.

[@RetroActiveGM]

+Alex Grant I ride a mountain bike and the same thing happened to me on a roundabout 2 days ago. It was getting dark, I was wearing a fluorescent coat and I had my front and rear lights on - and the driver still went to pull out, and then about 10 seconds later, another drive did pull out without looking and nearly hit me, but I avoided them.

[@ESPSJ]

Both very poor drivers. I can't stand that type of driving from the car that approached from behind, they had no intention of going behind until the last moment. The white car is just dumb.

[@xnamkcor]

This is the shortest and weirdest bus I've ever seen.

[@CyclingMikey]

LOL! You might be surprised to learn that bus lanes like this are also for use by taxis and cyclists. I think there's a blue sign board showing this in the video.

[@xnamkcor]

@@CyclingMikey Also, you're going the wrong way. I'm kidding. Someone should make a recumbent mountain bike.

[@CyclingMikey]

@@xnamkcor Hahaha! People have tried recumbent MTBs, but they are pants. Longer distance road commutes and rides are what recumbents are good at. Offroad not so much.

[@xnamkcor]

@@CyclingMikey What about racing?

[@CyclingMikey]

Well, you've completely misinterpreted that. I was simply saying that most humans don't like to have their driving criticised, and won't learn without a little mental stress. Don't assume that means they're thick, it just means that most people are egotistical about their driving. There are studies to back that up.

[@davewestsk8]

They would rather herl abuse at you than admit fault

[@andrewnorris5415]

I hate it when they start edging towards you at junctions. It always make me think, what if they have not seen me. I know traffic is likely behind me and I will get knocked off and be under wheels before I knew it. No point in doing that, very annoying and scary. It's complete inconsideration. Same as overtakers skimming for no reason. Why cannot they make these issues CLEAR to all motorists when they take their tests.

[@kudosbudo]

When you are appraoching teh car look right at teh driver. That way you can see if they actually see you AND they see you looking right at them.

[@CyclingMikey]

@@kudosbudo Actually, I'd recommend ignoring the driver completely. Watch the front wheels - they will tell you what the driver is doing, and what he/she might potentially do.

[@louismillion5689]

If you just work hard then you can have a car.

[@R417a]

to be honest, what do you expect from cars when you are below there fucking doors,

[@CyclingMikey]

To be honest, not to SMIDGAF me. There's no question that both drivers saw me fine, they simply did not care to be patient and to follow the road rules as their driving licenses require them to. It's easy to see me anyway, I'm higher than a Ferrari and much higher than the paint lane markings they both use to position themselves.

[@CyclingMikey]

For LV52WDA: Rule 172: "The approach to a junction may have a ‘Give Way’ sign or a triangle marked on the road. You MUST give way to traffic on the main road when emerging from a junction with broken white lines across the road."

[@Crazyman1212]

it's not his fault when your purposely trying to get in an accident, you might have legally had the right away but that was intentional on your part.

[@LupusRides]

If you was a Bus there would have been two written off cars in the road!

[@CyclingMikey]

You're right! Mind you, would they both have tried to bully a bus like they did to me? I think perhaps not.

[@CyclingMikey]

I do believe you've just proved to us all that you don't have a driving licence. Your knowledge of the highway code isn't very good. :) For DN12YTD: Rule 167: "DO NOT overtake where you might come into conflict with other road users. For example: stay behind if you are following a cyclist approaching a roundabout or junction, and you intend to turn left" and Rule 183: "183 When turning give way to any vehicles using a bus lane, cycle lane or tramway from either direction."

[@CyclingMikey]

Thanks Pan! Yeah, it was a bit of a nasty one. This whole journey was waay out of the ordinary, I had loads of bad driving happening around me when ordinarily I have hardly any.

[@crompton33]

How the fuck do you expect drivers to see you 2 feet off the ground?

[@CyclingMikey]

To be clear, I'm most definitely not going to be keeping the power on towards a known risky junction, and most of all not when I have a left indicating driver next to my right. I have to be able to avoid the first collision first, else I'm not going to be able to avoid any second collision.

[@freeborn63]

I clearly see the black corsa giving way to you her/his speed drops dramatically as you go past don't think you have the right to go smacking other cars if you did that to me I'd smack you

[@Sableagle]

If I saw you do that I'd smack you, and then everybody would be getting spanked but me. Also I'd throw your keys away, so you'd have to walk. According to the police, Mikey was right and that driver was wrong.

[@CyclingMikey]

It was just horrible mate. The two drivers left me feeling sick with their lack of care towards me.

[@CyclingMikey]

Yeah, possibly. Still no excuse for moving out as there was another car and a bus coming behind us, so no gap to turn right.

[@CyclingMikey]

No, I can't accept any of the blame for coasting. It's the drivers' responsibility to watch speed and vector, and they didn't. Or rather they were too impatient to wait, and it's basic driving skills to not do what they did.

[@CyclingMikey]

Well, this incident didn't have any visibility issues. Both drivers saw me quite clearly. The only problem was their lack of patience and caring, IMO. Speaking more generally, it's a weird fact that this bike is more visible than a normal upright. It's on a normal bike that I get a much higher ratio of SMIDSYs.

[@Cliffjumper24]

Only an idiot would think that they're only on a bike because they can't afford a car. The fact is that 9 out of 10 cyclists are ALSO motorists. What, you think all these cyclists riding into the centre of London only work at Starbucks and fast food places?!

[@CyclingMikey]

Thanks for the support mate! Yeah, I got tired of him. He was being super passive aggressive and quite nasty, I felt.

[@CyclingMikey]

Think again - loads of the camera cyclists have video that was the crucial evidence in prosecutions.

[@CyclingMikey]

Bullshit. I have a playlist of repeat customers, all of whom drive like an examiner sat next to them when they encounter me again. That's because they know their registration is in google, they know they're on video, and they got a warning from Roadsafe, the Met Police education unit. I'm not the only one doing this, there are thousands of cyclists with cameras. I also guarantee that you'll get nothing like the bad driving that cyclists do.

[@ps4geek970]

Why do people ride these things in London? It's simply not suitable being so low down. Save them for the beach, not a city full of cars, buses and lorries.

[@CyclingMikey]

This is because you have no experience and are misunderstanding the recumbent. You couldn't be more wrong.

[@CyclingMikey]

Yeah, I don't even get why they'd be pulling out there, as there was another car and a bus behind the two of us anyway. No gap to turn right there.

[@CyclingMikey]

And tell me, do you always wait behind the bus? No, because you are this: a hypocrite. There's nothing wrong with passing a bus pulled over, and nothing wrong with my riding here. The translation for your territorial comment is this: "Mark White: I'm offended that a cyclist thinks he can use the road. That's my road, get off it. I'm gonna make up some stuff that blames the cyclist who did nothing wrong. Waaaaa."

[@deanrichardson1848]

I’ve never seen any of these things on the road before but must be pretty dangerous driving around a busy city. Especially a lot of drivers usually just glance in wing mirrors before turning

[@CyclingMikey]

Quite the opposite. In this case both drivers saw me and apart from my sight of their eyes looking at me, you can tell by the way they drive because it’s clear they know I’m there. They’re just bullying to go first when it isn’t their priority and they were supposed to give way.

[@martynrich5187]

@@CyclingMikey the cars coming from behind you dont have any excuse on visibility as they would have seen you coming up to you regardless of height. im a bit more sympathic to the white car as i supect he was trying to push out and had to stop. I suspect you werent as visible to him and the other car clearly pushed you much closer to him than either of you expected.

[@CyclingMikey]

Thanks mate, much appreciated!

[@CyclingMikey]

The main point is that the combination of KZbin, Roadsafe with the letter of education/warning and the link to the video, and the knowledge that vulnerable road users are watching you and will report misbehaviour is very effective. Again, I have a playlist of repeat "customers". They drive like an examiner is sat next to them, which is how everyone should drive, all the time.

[@martynweigh4541]

Every time I see one of these bikes I think good luck to them!!!

[@CyclingMikey]

Weirdly enough, I'm much more visible on this bike than I am on a normal bike. You can see sports cars right? Many are lower than me. I don't think visibility was an issue for either of these drivers, but impatience was. My lights were on, anyway. They had a car headlight's worth of light coming along at the same height as their car headlight smack bang in the very middle of the bus lane. You don't miss that unless you're legally blind or you don't look.

[@harrami101]

On the roads, ignorance breeds ignorance, this is best illustrated by two drivers misjudging this scenario.

[@CyclingMikey]

You're basically saying you can't see a car headlight, or a motorcycle on the road. That would automatically exclude you from having a driving licence, yes? My front light is the same height as their head lights. It's just as bright as a car headlight, and it's on. I'm higher than many low sports cars. I take it you don't know what a Ferrari or Lotus Elise is because you've never seen one, and you keep getting puzzled by all the wreckage you cause when you crash into them?

[@sandeepk4093]

That's quite a dangerous vehicle to use on the highway for the rider. You're better off riding that on the pavement, God forbid a trick driver fails to spot you.

[@CyclingMikey]

You'd be surprised - it's safer and more visible than a conventional bike. :)

[@3csimon]

The visibility may not be a problem to an observant driver but we are not dealing with observant drivers, are we?

[@verminwatch_out1283]

Another meaning to "left hook"

[@CyclingMikey]

LOL, yeah! It's also a common cycling expression referring to drivers overtaking you and then turning left across your path.

[@mathewfrost2879]

Yes but the 'left hook' will get more views as most will think it's a fight. Nothing like 🎣 for views !

[@Cliffjumper24]

The difference is that cyclists are surrounded by a metal cage and crumple zones. If you 'make a mistake' andlip another car, and it's a bit of paint and an insurance claim..... clip a cyclist and you could kill or seriously injure them. the fact there are hundreds of cycle-cam videos with incidents like this just shows how common this kind of thing is.

[@CyclingMikey]

...click click BOOM. Bye bye little boy, you're off to the naughty step.

[@londonbluevideo]

Intestering to see the cam view from that low cycling position. Easy to see how a motorist might not see, be looking that low.

[@CyclingMikey]

Both these drivers saw me just fine - I watched them watching me. They just didn't care. And it's nonsense to suggest this bike isn't visible - the camera is higher than the roof of a Lotus Elise and many Ferrari models, and the very bright headlight is at the same height as those car headlights. Anyone not seeing that would be legally blind and unable to apply for a driving licence.

[@CyclingMikey]

The police warning that comes with driving like this, however, is effective on people of any age. More so knowing the cyclist carries a video camera and that the police got to see the footage. Roadsafe and cycle camera users are proving to be a powerful combination.

[@CyclingMikey]

Madness, isn't it? I'm fairly sure the first driver saw me, and there's evidence to support that with her slowing down and sort of waiting for me to pass. I'm not happy that she kept on pushing towards me, mind. I'm reasonably certain the second driver should have seen me too, since I have a super powerful front light that was on, and at the same height as that on their cars. I wonder whether they also thought they could bully me to a stop?

[@CyclingMikey]

That Russian meteorite footage - did you not wonder why so many Russian drivers run video cameras in exactly the same way as cyclists in the UK do? It's the perception of bad driving, and little or no justice in crashes. p.s. I have a proper bike and a car and a job. The bike cost around £5,000, which isn't that impressive as quite a few cyclists I know have more expensive bikes. Just one wheel on the bike probably costs more than your car.

[@CyclingMikey]

Yeah, it felt like a tag team special.

[@CyclingMikey]

Cheers for the support! p.s. I'm not sure why, but both your posts were marked as spam. I wonder whether one of these angry fellas is marking them as such? I hit not spam anyway.

[@graygti1984]

Oh no it's the road police!!!!!!

[@DiabloCG]

The poor driving and lack of awareness on display right here is really quite scary.

[@mylesfreeman1989]

I like the bike BUT I don’t think you’re doing yourself any favours riding it on the roads. Most drivers are incompetent and i wouldn’t trust them. Be careful Mikey

[@CyclingMikey]

It's amazing how badly people can behave towards other road users, especially those on bicycles and motorcycles. They regard us as "the other", essentially this is the same as bigotry/racism.

[@CyclingMikey]

What are you talking about? A couple of people have been rude on here, and got a rude response in return. Is that what you are referring to?

[@CyclingMikey]

LOL! Check the white button on the left. I don't think I had the time to use it in this case, as my capacity to deal with two people each making mistakes was used up.

[@CyclingMikey]

Yeah, I don't think that's good advice. I need to deal with the immediate and closest threat first, and turning with it is going to significantly reduce any potential collision. It'd be pretty silly to have a collision because of planning for a possible later collision. The other car shouldn't have moved out at all, not just for me, but for the following car and bus you can see in the rear view. I imagine Roadsafe will be warning both of them.

[@CyclingMikey]

Pah, it's much safer than a normal bike, faster and more visible too. Normal cycling isn't really that dangerous either, although this video might not make it seem that way. I have some 50,000 recumbent miles in London now.

[@CyclingMikey]

Hahahahaaha! I have a car. Why would you assume cyclists don't own cars? Most cyclists own cars. Cyclists tend to be high earning high achievers, and on average earn far above the UK national average. Me, I'm more average than that, but my bike still cost £5,000. That's far from the superbikes I often see on my commute.

[@CyclingMikey]

Visibility of this bike isn't a problem. Well, it might be to you, but that's because you haven't thought it through. With 50,000 recumbent miles in London, I'd like to think I'm pretty good at anticipating stuff.

[@CyclingMikey]

*Cough* but I was riding slightly right of centre in the bus lane? I did go a little bit left at the junction, but that was because of the left hooking car and the potholes. There's no way I'd want to be more right at that moment. Passing the bus I didn't take the whole lane because there's no need to, and it's too wide to try to control anyway. Basically, I don't understand your positioning comment, and at the moment I can't see any reason to change my positioning at all during this incident.

[@CyclingMikey]

Yep, this sort of driver (se7enandy) tends not even to realise his ignorance, and instead basks in a strong sense of entitlement. Bad combination for anyone in charge of a car. :)

[@gambatte11]

Mainly a driver, sometimes a cyclist. Both of these show whats wrong with driving in Britain. People get in the car and just don’t think about their driving. Too busy thinking about what’ll happen when they ‘get there’. Completely unobservant and forgetting they’re moving a tonne of metal around. It’d hit me big time, there’s a part of me that’ll welcome the £2.00 litre. That and a new driver safety device - a 6” spike in the middle of the steering wheel. Reckon people’ll drive safer then!

[@MokshaDolphin]

Almost a newspaper tap on the nose for the car that nearly crushed you! Brilliant defensive riding as always.

[@CyclingMikey]

Except of course you'd be the only twat there, twice over. Once for driving as badly as this driver did, and twice for then trying to knock me over when I only went to fend off your bad driving. Besides, how stupid are you? Thousands of us run cameras, so doing that would result in you visiting the police, court, and getting convicted. That'll waste plenty of hours of your time. Better to actually try to drive properly in the first place, and not to assault someone hey?

[@CyclingMikey]

Have you ever tried to get drivers to change the way they drive? Most people find their driving being criticised as possibly the worst and most personal insult you can possibly give them. How would you suggest I tell them? On the contrary, this method of using video, of putting their registration in the video so it becomes indexed and searchable in google, and of reporting them to the London Met Police is highly effective. Sure, it's a bit of a punishment, but it causes people to improve.

[@CyclingMikey]

Good, you've learnt a little bit about driving today. If you'd hit me "back", you'd be visiting the police station now. Someone with cameras? How stupid are you? Besides, you can't hit someone back when they didn't hit you. Your car is not your body, and I was only defending myself with a judo breakfall.

[@CyclingMikey]

Oh, I'm higher than many sports cars, and my bike is actually quite a lot more visible than normal bikes. :) As for running cameras, thousands of cyclists are doing this, or hadn't you noticed? It's because so many drivers misbehave towards cyclists. Bad driving is the same reason so many Russian vehicles run dashcams, which is why you got to see the meteorite in so many views last week.

[@raycorey]

Terrible drivers, don’t even know which one is worse, the one in Black or white Corsa, the one in black tried to overtake you and turn left when they should have stayed behind you, the one in white literally was edging out even when you are clearly visible... I mean are these drivers blind? Zero safety checks.. zero awareness. It’s mind boggling

[@rainbowredrobin]

A prerequisite of getting a car license should be 3months of riding a bike perhaps then motorists would understand how to drive safely and respect cyclists. And they should stop putting licenses in weetie packets!

[@CyclingMikey]

Take a look at this video - and you'll see normal cyclists with normal clothes and no extreme lights/hiviz. That video is also one of the safest places in the world to cycle. /watch?v=gNU6faeu8vY Why don't cars wear hiviz?

[@reinholdvink2654]

I don't understand that you still dare to cycle there, so dangerous..

[@CyclingMikey]

It's entirely right that we as drivers should experience far greater consequences. Just remember that we are in charge of multi-tonne pieces of heavy machinery, operated at speed in the public space. Stop making excuses for such poor quality and potentially deadly driving. I've no problem with cyclists being stopped and fined. Carry on, the police will get a cheer from me. Remember again, it's not cyclists who are killing 1,900, seriously injuring 23,000 and other injuring 178,000 people pa.

[@CyclingMikey]

Bikes and cars mix fine, I have 50,000 London miles. I do however feel that I want to educate the tiny minority of drivers like these two. I'm sure I must have some 5,000 good interactions with motorists for every bit of bad driving that's bad enough to upload to KZbin.

[@CyclingMikey]

Yeah, I see quite a lot of truck cam videos up on KZbin nowadays. I guess people see someone vulnerable to claims for money as they used to for buses here in the UK. Pretty much all buses have CCTV now because of the number of people falsely claiming the bus driver was responsible for crashes.

[@TheRandomBikers]

That bonnet tap was perfect! XD Great cycling Mikey.

[@verdeboyo]

He should have tapped it with a metal studded glove

[@CyclingMikey]

Any really, but prefer blue and black. You thinking about visibility? Don't worry about that, I have £600 of lights on the bike. No hiviz will ever compete with that for being seen. :)

[@CyclingMikey]

Well, no, because I have an AirZound which is both much louder and much more effective. Well no again, because both these drivers saw me fine. I'm higher than quite a few low sports cars, and my head and tail lights are higher than the lights on both these cars. Plus they were on, and are *extremely* bright.

[@Cliffjumper24]

The difference is that if two cars clip one another, it's an insurance claim and a bit of paint. Clip a cyclist and you could kill them. The reason cyclists are carrying cameras is because this kind of thing happens day in day out.... an example of which is being demonstrated here. Oh, and by the way... a lot of cyclists have insurance (most home insurance policies give 3rd party cover for bicycles).

[@thaicycle5249]

I'm just glad you survived the years of riding that death trap recumbent thing.

[@CyclingMikey]

It's amazing how a few people think like you. It's actually much safer than a normal bike.

[@flipsternip]

Why did you hit the car at the beginning? Is that something they do in the uk if a car is out too far? I'm not hating or anything, I'm just curious :D

[@Sableagle]

A flat-handed slap on a car makes quite a good bass drum "boom" inside without doing any damage. It gets the driver's attention and they usually hit the brakes. I've done the same in Syria once. The first car rolled over the line, a young woman started to cross behind him, he saw cars coming from both sides on the main road and started to reverse back into the side-street ... *bam*bam*bam* got his attention and I was able to explain to him: "Kaenat shaeba khelfkum. Hunaek, heeya kaenat beyn as-sayaarateyn." He still hadn't actually seen her at that point.

[@CyclingMikey]

p.s. do you not think there is something a little bit wrong with you talking about my dress and visibility here, when I did no wrong, and visibility wasn't a problem. Do you think there's not something victim blaming about your total ignoring of the misbehaviour by these two car drivers, and your excusing of their poor driving in this video?

[@Cliffjumper24]

There is no 'undertaking' going on here.... It may be marked as a bus lane, but bicycles and taxis are allowed to use them too. Watch the video again, and notice the blue signs at: 0:05, 0:17 and 0:26.

[@CyclingMikey]

Not so much murder as taking a chance with lashings of impatience, and sometimes low level bullying/intimidation. Sadly, that's a part of human nature. Might is right for some people.

[@lizardizzle]

There was really nothing you could have done WHILE the event was taking place. You had that car moving in towards you while turning left to keep an of, which on it's own is scary enough, while also noticing the white car pulling out, and hoping that they don't pull out in front of you, then after clearing the left turner, suddenly the white car is further ahead than before, AND MOVING.