tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post7331566856399454629..comments2023-11-16T10:44:22.206+00:00Comments on The Mind of a Helmet Camera Cyclist: 20 cm: The Conclusionmagnatomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14920774671676488322noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-35102911426160359092015-09-06T22:08:23.900+01:002015-09-06T22:08:23.900+01:00No, Amber means 'Stop, if you can', not &#...No, Amber means 'Stop, if you can', not 'Go, if you can'.<br />Highway Code 175<br />You MUST stop behind the white ‘Stop’ line across your side of the road unless the light is green. If the amber light appears you may go on only if you have already crossed the stop line or are so close to it that to stop might cause a collision.<br />Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10 & 36EricDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627499456104670273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-36397500542817079662014-12-22T08:11:18.631+00:002014-12-22T08:11:18.631+00:00Amber doesn't mean stop, it means prepare to s...Amber doesn't mean stop, it means prepare to stop or do not cross the line if you cannot make it cleanly through in time before red. It warns of the coming red. Obviously you'll agree that people are in too much of a rush, due to being suck-ups to their boss and cutting too many corners with their work-life balance, thus needing to steal time back at the cost of other people's safety (in effect, here). I see no real point in complaining about red light jumping when we should be complaining about our pathetic unpaid-overtime culture in the UK first. Cause-and-effect happens in a distinct order. You cannot treat the effect, you have to treat the cause. Prevent it. Of course people resent being browbeaten into behaving. They should be uniting with their accusers to take aim at the real problem - banker-led Rip Off Britain squeezing everyone not in the 1% richest, for too much. Hurts everyone, even if we pretend that we're NOT slaves to this. We are. Resistance has to start now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-26046862678694559812014-01-18T00:53:10.366+00:002014-01-18T00:53:10.366+00:00Despite the lack of a prosecution I'd like to ...Despite the lack of a prosecution I'd like to believe something did come out of it.<br /><br />The driver would have been anxious and stressed by the whole thing for a considerable time before the decision not to prosecute. Faced with the prospect of a dangerous driving conviction, a ban, loss of livelihood etc. I'd hope from that experience it has changed the level of care he takes as a driver in future.<br /><br />Also the national media coverage it has received in the UK will hopefully have shocked at least some drivers into looking out for us cyclists more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795700602147133663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-13125605633934093682013-04-26T14:43:39.354+01:002013-04-26T14:43:39.354+01:00I do a 35 mile round-trip in London every day. Th...I do a 35 mile round-trip in London every day. The standard of driving is shocking. I lost my go-pro dinghy sailing last month, so am not videoing my journeys at the 'mo, but will soon be re-equipped. My biggest bugbear is that occasionally I'll see the police on the roads, and invariably, they're stopping cyclists who have run a red light. Whilst I hate this practice, it is not even remotely comparable to the driving offences which I see go unpunished every day. Put a camera on every traffic light and on every cycle lane. We could raise millions from the scooterists and bikers who routinely use cycle lanes, and from the drivers who jump the lights (clue: Amber means stop!). Prosecute every white-line offence, and _then_ start having a go at cyclists. <br />Whilst many met policemen and women are great, as an institution they are useless, favouring cars all the time. It is outrageous!Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10308820037625806235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-17127937779308546902012-08-03T06:20:21.705+01:002012-08-03T06:20:21.705+01:00You might want to formally note this with Joan Ait...You might want to formally note this with Joan Aitkin the Scottish Traffic Commissioner, as she has the say on vocational driving licences and also on operators' licences. Without a conviction she is unlikely to revoke a licence but options of interview and noting recorded detail are possible.<br /><br />The TC has the perogative to act on issues with poor LGV and PCV driving, and operators who fail to demonstrate good repute - eg employing drivers with records for drunken & dangerous driving like Denis Putz, without control checks, or Joao Lopes with a sight defect that had already resulted in one death, and thus allowing him to kill again with an HGV, less than 3 years later. <br /><br />Again it speaks volumes when the same operators and sometime the same vehicles and drivers feature in fatal and serious injury incidents, and this should prompt an invitation to discuss their operator's licence.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11574227829528072780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-48003890144849077042011-12-30T05:08:53.550+00:002011-12-30T05:08:53.550+00:00I've read some of the comments on YT and they ...I've read some of the comments on YT and they are not only insensitive to your plight but also factually flawed. It seems some people just want to hate on cyclists in general, using your video as an excuse. I simply say this: if those people had been in a car and that lorry had (it seemed), failed to approach the island at the correct speed as apparently shown, they would have been burned to a crisp. You were coming from the right, you have right of way regardless of what exit you take. The driver failed to drive in accordance with the conditions and put lives at risk. Keep your head up, ignore the stupid morons on YT who just want to argue for sake of it. Take care, and say hi to that Angel you have looking out for you mate :) From Quad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-63400822644278200842011-12-28T23:18:28.101+00:002011-12-28T23:18:28.101+00:00try not to get yourself killed, too many bad drive...try not to get yourself killed, too many bad drivers out there.<br />I try not to cycle on the roads any-more, cos it's just too dangerous.Anthony Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916196774259317926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-14290797716126379452011-02-04T19:47:04.430+00:002011-02-04T19:47:04.430+00:00I've just recently found your stuff. I have to...I've just recently found your stuff. I have to say that lorry driver needs to get out his truck and cycle. Whilst my work precludes me from commuting I'm very much a cyclist. At least when I see what you put up I realise I'm not alone when I get cut up by cars in edinburgh. Keep filming and posting, very interesting stuff.marty mcflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169862588910785440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-67854003893782366862011-01-15T16:30:54.602+00:002011-01-15T16:30:54.602+00:00I would say better luck next time, but it would be...I would say better luck next time, but it would be better if there wasn't a next time. Lets just hope than you never need to produce a video as evidence again. Keep on riding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-30953277661313271392010-12-30T10:19:36.707+00:002010-12-30T10:19:36.707+00:00A nice positive there mate even if the driver didn...A nice positive there mate even if the driver didn't get what he deserved.Jobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351415733437528273noreply@blogger.com