A motorist's tweet boasting about hitting a cyclist

[dave l and l]

i am a road cyclist, i dont go on the pavement nor do i jump through red lights
i also have a large van and a car tat i also use and i pay road tax on both of them, so why would i be paying for a bike too
fundamentally a cyclist will only hold you up for a few seconds maybe minutes on the odd occasion,
that girl should go to jail or be sectioned for that as she is obviously insane or has no concept of her actions

 

[Ian]

i am a road cyclist, i dont go on the pavement nor do i jump through red lights
i also have a large van and a car tat i also use and i pay road tax on both of them, so why would i be paying for a bike too
fundamentally a cyclist will only hold you up for a few seconds maybe minutes on the odd occasion,
that girl should go to jail or be sectioned for that as she is obviously insane or has no concept of her actions

what about insurance? Lets say you damaged a car and you were considered to be at fault, do you think the driver should foot the bill or would you pay out of your own pocket?

 

[CJ]

Byclists are a pain in the bum around my way. Bloody great gangs of them every weekend.......4-5 wide, that have the bloody nerve to shout abuse if you go too close.

Tax them off the road.

 

[dave l and l]

yeah perhaps an insurance for cycling on roads, it would be much anyway as there is not that much damage a bike will do...
if i damaged anything i didnt own i would pay for it out of my own pocket anyway,
cj if a cyclist is shouting at you that you are to close then you must be to close simple as that,, to be honest how long do they hold you up ? probably seconds out your day. mind if you hit one of them there is a great chance you would kill them.,,,,
.

 

[ianflem]

If they ride the road I believe they should sit a test,Abide by the highway code
and have some sort of insurance cover incase of any accidents/injury

"yeah perhaps an insurance for cycling on roads, it would be much anyway as there is not that much damage a bike will do..."

Cyclist is jailed for killing by 1861 law | Metro News

 

[dave l and l]

TOUR DE FRANCE!!! 2011 - RIDER GETS HIT BY CAR!!! - YouTube

thats what happen when a car nips you at slow speed

 

[ianflem]

Cyclist knocked down and killed teenage girl, court hears - Telegraph If convicted he faced a maximum fine of £2,000 pounds !!!

Driving down road wi your head oot van window,Shouting to cyclist "OOT THE WAY AM NO
STOPPIN"

Laws,differences & Justice Eh !

 

[CJ]

yeah perhaps an insurance for cycling on roads, it would be much anyway as there is not that much damage a bike will do...
if i damaged anything i didnt own i would pay for it out of my own pocket anyway,
cj if a cyclist is shouting at you that you are to close then you must be to close simple as that,, to be honest how long do they hold you up ? probably seconds out your day. mind if you hit one of them there is a great chance you would kill them.,,,,
.

I'm close sometimes.....but only when they are weaving all over the road. Can't fail NOT to be.

 

[Andy Allen]

There a pain round our way to, ride in the middle of the road with no consideration for other road users, if they want to ride in groups why can't they ride in single file so other road users can get by..? And as for holding you up for a few seconds, lv'e been stuck behind them for miles, beep the horn to let them know your there and want to get by seems to make them stay there even longer, even had one swerve in to my path to try and stop me overtaking when I finally found a save place to do so........tax them, and they need insurance IMO..

 

[dave l and l]

you should not be close at all. wait until the time comes to safely overtake like you would do with any slow moving traffic. its easy enough to do ,

you cycle in groups in order to stop people nipping past you
and in regards to being in the middle of the lane thats where you are meant to be to many holes drains and people opening car doors near the side
plus its easy to go onto the other lane to overtake at a safe point after having to sit behind them for a whole three mins