Yes, I have had the odd death threat, the odd bit of abuse and the odd road tax argument thrown at me on Youtube. The death threats tend to come from internet hard men (or woman) who hide behind a cloak of anonymity......or do they?
From time to time, I pick a hater and I do a bit of googling. That is I do a quick search using their user name to see if it brings up any leads to who they may be. It is often surprising that someone who has just threatened to knock me off my bike next time they see me, is quite easily traceable.
Take for instance my latest google. It's not his real (or his user name), but for the purposes of this blog, we'll call him supermuppet.
I get a post on one of my my videos suggesting that (and I am paraphrasing so you can't google search it!), 'if that was me I would have ran right over you with my car'.
Mmmm.
So I do a google search on suppermuppet. It doesn't lead straight to him, but it provides information on some other forums he uses, and importantly a different user name he uses on them, hypermuppet. From here it is simple to find some photos that he has posted.
Shock horror, he is a bit of a petrol head and loves nothing better than modding his Saxo. Oh, and one of the pictures of his Saxo has a lovely close up picture of..... his registration! :-)
So I post a reply to his message, asking (again in paraphrase), 'so you will run me over. Will it be with the car bearing registration plate.....'
Late last night I received a direct message on Youtube. It is exactly as follows:
Hi
I would appreciate it if you would remove my Number plate from your post.
I was just being a silly e-warrior, i shouldnt comment ive been knocked off off my bike before...
So take away their anonymity and the macho bravado just slips away. As he has, sort of apologised I'll remove his and my post, and won't inform the police.
Interestingly, whilst I've been writing this I received a new piece of abuse. I can't be bothered chasing this one up, but of your bored Patryk1632 is in dire need of being googled!
:-)
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
DogCam Bullet HD Wide
Having finished the Ultimate(ish) helmet camera review (see the tabs above), I was fortunate enough to be trusted with another camera to test. Docamsports felt that their new addition, the DogCam Bullet HD Wide (DCBW) was enough of an improvement on the standard DogCam Bullet HD that it required testing. So a DCBW was dispatched my way for testing.
My thoughts on the standard bullet are here, and you can see I was a little disappointed with it. Yes, it was cheap, but it's button was fiddly, the field of view was very poor and it was difficult to tell if it was on or not. You just couldn't see the LED lights!
So is the DCBW any better?
Well, it certainly looks different. It's a wee bit longer and it has a clear section on the front. It's longer to accommodate the a wider (and yes more expensive) wide angled lens. This lens 'laughs in the face' of its standard wee brother widening the filming angle from a paltry 63 degrees to a much more respectable 135 degrees. That's a good start.
The clear front also serves a purpose, it makes it much easier to see the operation LED lights. That doesn't mean to say it is perfect. In bright light it can still be a struggle to see the lights (green for power on or charged, flashing blue to indicate recording, and red to indicate that the camera is charging). However, it is an improvement and with a bit of squinting it is fairly straight forward to see the lights.
The button also seems a lot better. On the standard bullet I had, the button was very, VERY sensitive. This meant that I would be cycling along and the camera would be switching itself on an off. Very annoying. I may of course have had a faulty unit. However, the DCBW's button has a definite click to it when switching on and off. So I haven't had issues with the power cycling. Mind you, beeps to indicate what state it was in would have been a useful addition as well.
It comes with a 2Gb card (enough for just under an hour of filming) as standard, but can be upgraded to 32Gb. Of course how much you can record in one go will be limited by the battery. Something that is fitted into the camera and thus can't be swapped or changed. The claimed battery life is 1.5 hours. From my testing this seem just about right. At least in reasonable temperatures. It is likely to be shorter in winter. With 1.5 hours filming time you'll have to keep juicing it regularly, and long filming sessions won't be possible. Charging takes about 1 hour from flat.
I have also been reliably informed that the battery is rated for at least 1000 charge cycles. So if you cycle 5 days a week (45 weeks a year), and need to charge for each leg of the commute it'll take 2 years to approach that number of charges.
The camera comes with a number of mounts, that is sticky velcro things, fabric holders, and rubber holders, head bands etc. Quality is ok, but not amazing. Of course you do get what you pay for, so this is probably to be expected, and due to it's size and weight it isn't too difficult to bodge a reasonable fit to whatever you need to fit it to. I'm not sure I'd trust the sticky velcro holders to remain sticky through a Glasgow winter though...
It also comes with two screw on backs that protect the memory card slot, USB connector, and microphone.
Anyway, that's enough of that. How good is it? What is the all important video like?
Here are a few videos of it in use. The first is a comparison with my Contour GPS (before it had a final firmware tweek to improve the video).
Please note. In these three videos the waterproof back cover is on. This muffles the sound recording. There is a second cover for use when dry which will greatly improve the sound. I will test this shortly and post the video as a separate blog which I will link here.
The second is a wee run in I had with a 'young gentleman'.
And the third is a different perspective on traffic filtering.
You'll see from the rear footage that the video does suffer from a wave effect (due to the rolling shutter). However, this is partially my fault. Once I bodge together a firmer fix onto my bike frame most of the wave effect should disappear. It is certainly no worse than many cameras in this price range. But, it is something to take into account.
Overall though I think the footage is good considering the cost of £145. (Actually £130.50 if you use the code 'magnatom' at checkout!).
In fact, I've gone and bought one myself and it is now permanently on rear view duty (no not video of my bottom!).
Would I recommend this camera? Yes I would if you can't stretch to a more expensive model.
My thoughts on the standard bullet are here, and you can see I was a little disappointed with it. Yes, it was cheap, but it's button was fiddly, the field of view was very poor and it was difficult to tell if it was on or not. You just couldn't see the LED lights!
So is the DCBW any better?
Well, it certainly looks different. It's a wee bit longer and it has a clear section on the front. It's longer to accommodate the a wider (and yes more expensive) wide angled lens. This lens 'laughs in the face' of its standard wee brother widening the filming angle from a paltry 63 degrees to a much more respectable 135 degrees. That's a good start.
The clear front also serves a purpose, it makes it much easier to see the operation LED lights. That doesn't mean to say it is perfect. In bright light it can still be a struggle to see the lights (green for power on or charged, flashing blue to indicate recording, and red to indicate that the camera is charging). However, it is an improvement and with a bit of squinting it is fairly straight forward to see the lights.
The button also seems a lot better. On the standard bullet I had, the button was very, VERY sensitive. This meant that I would be cycling along and the camera would be switching itself on an off. Very annoying. I may of course have had a faulty unit. However, the DCBW's button has a definite click to it when switching on and off. So I haven't had issues with the power cycling. Mind you, beeps to indicate what state it was in would have been a useful addition as well.
It comes with a 2Gb card (enough for just under an hour of filming) as standard, but can be upgraded to 32Gb. Of course how much you can record in one go will be limited by the battery. Something that is fitted into the camera and thus can't be swapped or changed. The claimed battery life is 1.5 hours. From my testing this seem just about right. At least in reasonable temperatures. It is likely to be shorter in winter. With 1.5 hours filming time you'll have to keep juicing it regularly, and long filming sessions won't be possible. Charging takes about 1 hour from flat.
I have also been reliably informed that the battery is rated for at least 1000 charge cycles. So if you cycle 5 days a week (45 weeks a year), and need to charge for each leg of the commute it'll take 2 years to approach that number of charges.
The camera comes with a number of mounts, that is sticky velcro things, fabric holders, and rubber holders, head bands etc. Quality is ok, but not amazing. Of course you do get what you pay for, so this is probably to be expected, and due to it's size and weight it isn't too difficult to bodge a reasonable fit to whatever you need to fit it to. I'm not sure I'd trust the sticky velcro holders to remain sticky through a Glasgow winter though...
It also comes with two screw on backs that protect the memory card slot, USB connector, and microphone.
Anyway, that's enough of that. How good is it? What is the all important video like?
Here are a few videos of it in use. The first is a comparison with my Contour GPS (before it had a final firmware tweek to improve the video).
Please note. In these three videos the waterproof back cover is on. This muffles the sound recording. There is a second cover for use when dry which will greatly improve the sound. I will test this shortly and post the video as a separate blog which I will link here.
The second is a wee run in I had with a 'young gentleman'.
And the third is a different perspective on traffic filtering.
You'll see from the rear footage that the video does suffer from a wave effect (due to the rolling shutter). However, this is partially my fault. Once I bodge together a firmer fix onto my bike frame most of the wave effect should disappear. It is certainly no worse than many cameras in this price range. But, it is something to take into account.
Overall though I think the footage is good considering the cost of £145. (Actually £130.50 if you use the code 'magnatom' at checkout!).
In fact, I've gone and bought one myself and it is now permanently on rear view duty (no not video of my bottom!).
Would I recommend this camera? Yes I would if you can't stretch to a more expensive model.
Monday, 27 June 2011
Celebration Stations
What can we do to entice drivers out of their cars and onto their bikes?
I've been thinking about this for a while and with your help (special thanks to AlexWarrior!) I have an idea, that will at least act as an enticement.
In Vancouver Canada, during bike week they set up something called Celebration Stations. That is mobile 'stations' where cyclists can stop off during their commute to and from work, grab some snacks, other goodies, maybe have a mechanic have a look at their bike, enter a competition etc. It's generally a little station set up to celebrate cycle commuters and to say thank you to them.
So how would that help to get drivers out of their cars? Surely that is just preaching to the converted!!?
Location, location, location!! You place these stations on the main commuter routes. Routes where cars are typically tailed back.
Imagine you are a driver stuck in a queue. A queue you get stuck in day in, day out. You're fed up of being stuck in that queue, but what can you do? You can't afford to move house closer to work, public transport would take even longer. You just have to put up and shut up.
Now imagine that whilst sitting there the driver notices more cyclists than normal filtering past the queue. Pesky cyclists. Who do they think they are!!? 20 minutes later and 100m further down the road, the driver spies what looks like a marquee at the side of the road. Peering over he notices a big sign....'Celebration Station'.
Eh? What's there to celebrate?
On closer inspection (easy to do at snails pace) he notices that the celebration is for cyclists. In fact the celebration is (and this is written in a poster nearby) a way of saying thank you to the cyclists for being one less car in the queue.
The driver looks at all the happy cyclists, notices that despite the fact that they have stopped off and had a bun (one which they will work off cycling to work), had a chat and a laugh, that they are still disappearing off into the distance whilst he/she is still stuck in that same damn queue....
Mmmm. Maybe I should look into this bike thing......
So what do you think? Let's make Bike Week next year a showcase for cycling, not just a quiet pat on the back for the already converted. Let's shout from the rooftops that cycling is FUNCTIONAL, FUN and FAST!
Who's up for celebrating?
I've been thinking about this for a while and with your help (special thanks to AlexWarrior!) I have an idea, that will at least act as an enticement.
In Vancouver Canada, during bike week they set up something called Celebration Stations. That is mobile 'stations' where cyclists can stop off during their commute to and from work, grab some snacks, other goodies, maybe have a mechanic have a look at their bike, enter a competition etc. It's generally a little station set up to celebrate cycle commuters and to say thank you to them.
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| The new trend for fireworks on bikes to aid visibility meant every commute in Sydney was a celebration |
So how would that help to get drivers out of their cars? Surely that is just preaching to the converted!!?
Location, location, location!! You place these stations on the main commuter routes. Routes where cars are typically tailed back.
Imagine you are a driver stuck in a queue. A queue you get stuck in day in, day out. You're fed up of being stuck in that queue, but what can you do? You can't afford to move house closer to work, public transport would take even longer. You just have to put up and shut up.
Now imagine that whilst sitting there the driver notices more cyclists than normal filtering past the queue. Pesky cyclists. Who do they think they are!!? 20 minutes later and 100m further down the road, the driver spies what looks like a marquee at the side of the road. Peering over he notices a big sign....'Celebration Station'.
Eh? What's there to celebrate?
On closer inspection (easy to do at snails pace) he notices that the celebration is for cyclists. In fact the celebration is (and this is written in a poster nearby) a way of saying thank you to the cyclists for being one less car in the queue.
The driver looks at all the happy cyclists, notices that despite the fact that they have stopped off and had a bun (one which they will work off cycling to work), had a chat and a laugh, that they are still disappearing off into the distance whilst he/she is still stuck in that same damn queue....
Mmmm. Maybe I should look into this bike thing......
So what do you think? Let's make Bike Week next year a showcase for cycling, not just a quiet pat on the back for the already converted. Let's shout from the rooftops that cycling is FUNCTIONAL, FUN and FAST!
Who's up for celebrating?
An idiot, a cretin, and a stain on society.
What follows is a conversation I have had recently on youtube. The 'chap' has written this in a public place and so is obviously happy to have his views published for all to see, so I see no issue in republishing them here.
I have, however, anonymised the comments (he isn't called 'youtuber', although they remain on the video if you care to search for them) as I don't want a flame war. I am genuinely interested in why what I do can inflame such hatred and scorn, and this 'chap' obviously hates me. However, unusually he didn't start off with the name calling and wishes for me to get injured and suffer pain. That kinda developed. Whilst I was a wee bit naughty in tricking him with his own logic, I think I was reasonable in my responses.
My blog is from the mind of a Helmet Camera Cyclist. This conversation is from the Mind of a Helmet Camera Cyclist hater.....
The cycle lane was fine. You could easily have a) been further over to the left, with no complaint about the pass (he was to the right of the lane), or b) taken primary, since you knew there was a road hazard/traffic controls ahead. This was totally avoidable. Stop looking for videos and use your head for once. Did he hit you? No. Could you have acted differently to have avoided this? Yes
I ride as much as (if not more than) you, but have less issues on the road. Nuff said? I think so
youtuber 1 week ago
PS. Why do you feel it so important to always say "I've got a camera". What difference does that make? Does it make you more self-righteous than everyone else?
Grow a pair
youtuber 1 week ago
@youtuber No it wasn't. Well below minimum requirements on width, randomly stops and starts, and has numerous potholes in it. Also varies in width as it goes along. Oh and there is plenty of room to pass if the driver is competent enough. Mind you he did get to the queue a few seconds early......As for did he hit me? So you are suggesting that if a driver doesn't actually hit a cyclist, then it's ok? As you say in your other reply.. grow a pair...a pair of brain cells....
magnatom 1 week ago
@magnatom No- I'm suggesting if you are clipped, you'll have grounds for complaint.
If you've got problems with that particular lane, then DON'T USE IT! Sure as hell don't move in and out of it- a prominent primary here would have avoided the pass- you've said it yourself a thousand times. Stop being hypocritical and looking for a fight.
One day you'll shout your mouth off at the wrong guy and you'll get a knife through the heart. You'll be wishing you grew those brain cells then!
youtuber 6 days ago
@youtuber Yes I'd have ground for complaint, but I could also be seriously hurt. I'd rather avoid that thank you.
I don't go in and out of this lane. I stay out of it on this section. In fact it is the presence of this lane that makes it difficult to take a proper primary. It removes your negotiating power. Google 'Get in The Bloody Cycle Lane!!' I explain this in detail here.
I can assure you I don't look for fights, nor do I need to. Come up to Glasgow and try cycling here for a while.
magnatom 6 days ago
@youtuber I am also in the process of building a case up for the council from previous videos for significant changes to the road layout in that area. It seems that I might be putting those brain cells to good use. How about you?
magnatom 6 days ago
@magnatom I've had a pothole repaired that caused me to crash, receive stitches in both legs and left me immobile for 2 weeks in Feb; as well as helping my local council change the traffic controls at a junction where a car pulled out in front of me, wrote off my bike, cracked my helmet, and left me with nasty, permanent facial scarring last May.
I've used my other brain cells to ride safely and sensibly, and not like a total jerk- something you struggle to do it would seem. You should try it.
youtuber 5 days ago
@magnatom If you'd rather avoid it, learn to ride properly.
Plus, I never said you look for fights- I said you'll shout your mouth off at the wrong guy and end up paying for it. I live in Paisley, so I know to keep my mouth shut if something happens on the road. I have cycled all around Glasgow and the surrounding area, and have never had the trouble you seem to have. Funny that...
From the video, you're neither clearly in nor out of the lane (cycle or other) so you're encouraging passes.
youtuber 5 days ago
@youtuber Perception is a funny thing. In this case the perception is that I have lots of incidents. Lets look at that a little more closely. I now have 170 videos. Of those 76 are actual incidents where another road user has increased my risk. Now consider that is over 5 years (how long I have videoed my commutes). Over that time I have probably commuted 45 weeks a year at an average of 4.5 days a week. So I have commuted on about 1012 days. Therefore, I have an day incident rate.....
magnatom 4 days ago
@youtuber ...of about 7.5%. Now that is actually two commutes a day, so in fact it is about 3.7% of commute. Now consider that the vast majorit of them are not serious in nature, i.e. my life was not in danger, but my risk was unnecessarily increased. Out of the 76 videos there are perhaps 2 or 3 videos which were very serious in nature. Had I not videoed the less serious incidents I would have forgot about them. So serious incidents occur at a rate of 0.2% per commute or 0.4% per day.
magnatom 4 days ago
@youtuber I can understand that looking at my videos it can seem I am involved in a lot of incidents, in fact I have not. I actually think my rate is quite low considering the number of interactions I have on the road each day. Don't you?
magnatom 4 days ago
It's also interesting. I've not had any serious incidents needing medical attention or had any crashes with cars in that time. You have. Funny that.......
magnatom 4 days ago
@magnatom Was gonna give you the benefit of the doubt- until you proved everyone who has ever said anything negative about you as a person 100% right. Don't you ever dare think you're better than me because you've never had a bad crash. You really one sad individual if you think that's clever.
When you do crash (and you will) you'll realise you're an idiot- as you bleed from every part of your body. And I hope you feel pain. You deserve it after that retort.
More important.. LEARN YOUR LESSON!
youtuber 4 days ago
@youtuber Oops! I don't think you saw what I did there! You said, 'I have cycled all around Glasgow and the surrounding area, and have never had the trouble you seem to have. Funny that...'. The logic in this statement is a bit daft, so I thought I would demonstrate this with a little word play, i.e. I reversed the statement back to you. So I wrote 'I've not had any serious incidents needing medical attention or had any crashes with cars in that time. You have. Funny that.......
magnatom 4 days ago
@youtuber Do you see what I did there? I used YOUR logic back at you to show you how flawed your logic was. You didn't get that. Instead you revealed the workings of your own mind by suggesting that such a statement suggests a feeling of superiority, thus revealing that you feel superior to me. Your statement about 'giving me the benefit of doubt' also suggest this. You now resort to wishing me pain. That is stooping pretty low. You obviously feel superior to me, and disagree with...
magnatom 4 days ago
@youtuber ...what I do and write, but I would never stoop so low to with you pain.
I receive threats of death etc daily. What for? For showing what happens to me on the roads. I actually entered this debate with you as you seemed reasonable in your initial discussion. However you have dropped to the level of the abusers which is shame.
magnatom 4 days ago
@magnatom You're right- I do feel superior. But not why YOU think I do. I know I'm not perfect, whereas you seem to think you're whiter than white. I'm not self-righteous and up myself, as you seem to be. Also, because you ride like an idiot, are a cretin, and a stain on society.
You think you're serving and doing good by people on bikes. But what you fail to realise is that the only thing you're achieving is fuelling your own massive ego. Which is just a little bit sad. You're a sad little man
youtuber 11 hours ago
@youtuber OK, so where have I said I am perfect? Please feel free to search everywhere I have written anything on the net over the last 6 years or so. In fact, if you bother to actually read anything I have written (my blog is a good place to start), I go out my way to stress that I am not. I have made and still make mistakes. In fact I go out my way to post videos of them on here. Do you publicise your mistakes willingly?
As for serving people on bikes? I do my best. I at least try...
magnatom 6 minutes ago
@youtuber ..and you'll find a lot of cyclists do actually thank me for what I do. Just today I have read two comments (one on my blog and one on a forum) that have thanked me for these videos. Not for being perfect, but for just showing people what happens on the roads to cyclists, what to look out for, and to learn from my experiences.
Of course some will not agree with what I do, or how I do it. There is nothing wrong with that. Through debate we make progress. Just recently I have....
magnatom 4 minutes ago
@youtuber ...had a big change of mind. I am a vehicular cyclist and have pushed for more vehicular cyclists. However, I have come to realise that to gain mass cycling, most will never 'mix' with traffic, so we need good quality cycle infrastructure. Something that I feel can be divisive (read my blog) if not done properly.
Good for you for feeling superior. If that makes you happy, great. However, I am far from sad. Have a look at my blog's about me page. You'll see I very much have a life!
magnatom 10 seconds ago
I have, however, anonymised the comments (he isn't called 'youtuber', although they remain on the video if you care to search for them) as I don't want a flame war. I am genuinely interested in why what I do can inflame such hatred and scorn, and this 'chap' obviously hates me. However, unusually he didn't start off with the name calling and wishes for me to get injured and suffer pain. That kinda developed. Whilst I was a wee bit naughty in tricking him with his own logic, I think I was reasonable in my responses.
My blog is from the mind of a Helmet Camera Cyclist. This conversation is from the Mind of a Helmet Camera Cyclist hater.....
The cycle lane was fine. You could easily have a) been further over to the left, with no complaint about the pass (he was to the right of the lane), or b) taken primary, since you knew there was a road hazard/traffic controls ahead. This was totally avoidable. Stop looking for videos and use your head for once. Did he hit you? No. Could you have acted differently to have avoided this? Yes
I ride as much as (if not more than) you, but have less issues on the road. Nuff said? I think so
youtuber 1 week ago
PS. Why do you feel it so important to always say "I've got a camera". What difference does that make? Does it make you more self-righteous than everyone else?
Grow a pair
youtuber 1 week ago
@youtuber No it wasn't. Well below minimum requirements on width, randomly stops and starts, and has numerous potholes in it. Also varies in width as it goes along. Oh and there is plenty of room to pass if the driver is competent enough. Mind you he did get to the queue a few seconds early......As for did he hit me? So you are suggesting that if a driver doesn't actually hit a cyclist, then it's ok? As you say in your other reply.. grow a pair...a pair of brain cells....
magnatom 1 week ago
@magnatom No- I'm suggesting if you are clipped, you'll have grounds for complaint.
If you've got problems with that particular lane, then DON'T USE IT! Sure as hell don't move in and out of it- a prominent primary here would have avoided the pass- you've said it yourself a thousand times. Stop being hypocritical and looking for a fight.
One day you'll shout your mouth off at the wrong guy and you'll get a knife through the heart. You'll be wishing you grew those brain cells then!
youtuber 6 days ago
@youtuber Yes I'd have ground for complaint, but I could also be seriously hurt. I'd rather avoid that thank you.
I don't go in and out of this lane. I stay out of it on this section. In fact it is the presence of this lane that makes it difficult to take a proper primary. It removes your negotiating power. Google 'Get in The Bloody Cycle Lane!!' I explain this in detail here.
I can assure you I don't look for fights, nor do I need to. Come up to Glasgow and try cycling here for a while.
magnatom 6 days ago
@youtuber I am also in the process of building a case up for the council from previous videos for significant changes to the road layout in that area. It seems that I might be putting those brain cells to good use. How about you?
magnatom 6 days ago
@magnatom I've had a pothole repaired that caused me to crash, receive stitches in both legs and left me immobile for 2 weeks in Feb; as well as helping my local council change the traffic controls at a junction where a car pulled out in front of me, wrote off my bike, cracked my helmet, and left me with nasty, permanent facial scarring last May.
I've used my other brain cells to ride safely and sensibly, and not like a total jerk- something you struggle to do it would seem. You should try it.
youtuber 5 days ago
@magnatom If you'd rather avoid it, learn to ride properly.
Plus, I never said you look for fights- I said you'll shout your mouth off at the wrong guy and end up paying for it. I live in Paisley, so I know to keep my mouth shut if something happens on the road. I have cycled all around Glasgow and the surrounding area, and have never had the trouble you seem to have. Funny that...
From the video, you're neither clearly in nor out of the lane (cycle or other) so you're encouraging passes.
youtuber 5 days ago
@youtuber Perception is a funny thing. In this case the perception is that I have lots of incidents. Lets look at that a little more closely. I now have 170 videos. Of those 76 are actual incidents where another road user has increased my risk. Now consider that is over 5 years (how long I have videoed my commutes). Over that time I have probably commuted 45 weeks a year at an average of 4.5 days a week. So I have commuted on about 1012 days. Therefore, I have an day incident rate.....
magnatom 4 days ago
@youtuber ...of about 7.5%. Now that is actually two commutes a day, so in fact it is about 3.7% of commute. Now consider that the vast majorit of them are not serious in nature, i.e. my life was not in danger, but my risk was unnecessarily increased. Out of the 76 videos there are perhaps 2 or 3 videos which were very serious in nature. Had I not videoed the less serious incidents I would have forgot about them. So serious incidents occur at a rate of 0.2% per commute or 0.4% per day.
magnatom 4 days ago
@youtuber I can understand that looking at my videos it can seem I am involved in a lot of incidents, in fact I have not. I actually think my rate is quite low considering the number of interactions I have on the road each day. Don't you?
magnatom 4 days ago
It's also interesting. I've not had any serious incidents needing medical attention or had any crashes with cars in that time. You have. Funny that.......
magnatom 4 days ago
@magnatom Was gonna give you the benefit of the doubt- until you proved everyone who has ever said anything negative about you as a person 100% right. Don't you ever dare think you're better than me because you've never had a bad crash. You really one sad individual if you think that's clever.
When you do crash (and you will) you'll realise you're an idiot- as you bleed from every part of your body. And I hope you feel pain. You deserve it after that retort.
More important.. LEARN YOUR LESSON!
youtuber 4 days ago
@youtuber Oops! I don't think you saw what I did there! You said, 'I have cycled all around Glasgow and the surrounding area, and have never had the trouble you seem to have. Funny that...'. The logic in this statement is a bit daft, so I thought I would demonstrate this with a little word play, i.e. I reversed the statement back to you. So I wrote 'I've not had any serious incidents needing medical attention or had any crashes with cars in that time. You have. Funny that.......
magnatom 4 days ago
@youtuber Do you see what I did there? I used YOUR logic back at you to show you how flawed your logic was. You didn't get that. Instead you revealed the workings of your own mind by suggesting that such a statement suggests a feeling of superiority, thus revealing that you feel superior to me. Your statement about 'giving me the benefit of doubt' also suggest this. You now resort to wishing me pain. That is stooping pretty low. You obviously feel superior to me, and disagree with...
magnatom 4 days ago
@youtuber ...what I do and write, but I would never stoop so low to with you pain.
I receive threats of death etc daily. What for? For showing what happens to me on the roads. I actually entered this debate with you as you seemed reasonable in your initial discussion. However you have dropped to the level of the abusers which is shame.
magnatom 4 days ago
@magnatom You're right- I do feel superior. But not why YOU think I do. I know I'm not perfect, whereas you seem to think you're whiter than white. I'm not self-righteous and up myself, as you seem to be. Also, because you ride like an idiot, are a cretin, and a stain on society.
You think you're serving and doing good by people on bikes. But what you fail to realise is that the only thing you're achieving is fuelling your own massive ego. Which is just a little bit sad. You're a sad little man
youtuber 11 hours ago
@youtuber OK, so where have I said I am perfect? Please feel free to search everywhere I have written anything on the net over the last 6 years or so. In fact, if you bother to actually read anything I have written (my blog is a good place to start), I go out my way to stress that I am not. I have made and still make mistakes. In fact I go out my way to post videos of them on here. Do you publicise your mistakes willingly?
As for serving people on bikes? I do my best. I at least try...
magnatom 6 minutes ago
@youtuber ..and you'll find a lot of cyclists do actually thank me for what I do. Just today I have read two comments (one on my blog and one on a forum) that have thanked me for these videos. Not for being perfect, but for just showing people what happens on the roads to cyclists, what to look out for, and to learn from my experiences.
Of course some will not agree with what I do, or how I do it. There is nothing wrong with that. Through debate we make progress. Just recently I have....
magnatom 4 minutes ago
@youtuber ...had a big change of mind. I am a vehicular cyclist and have pushed for more vehicular cyclists. However, I have come to realise that to gain mass cycling, most will never 'mix' with traffic, so we need good quality cycle infrastructure. Something that I feel can be divisive (read my blog) if not done properly.
Good for you for feeling superior. If that makes you happy, great. However, I am far from sad. Have a look at my blog's about me page. You'll see I very much have a life!
magnatom 10 seconds ago
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Cars often disappear into the distance....
I find that cars often disappear into the distance. As my five year old son is often heard saying, 'it's just not fair!!'.
If only the journey to work could be a little smoother and a good deal quicker the world would be just that little bit better.
But what can be done?How could I possibly stop hundreds of cars disappearing off into the horizon ever day?
I suppose......I could cycle a bit slower......
EDIT: I've just noticed. I passed my wife driving the car in that queue. Brilliant! :-)
If only the journey to work could be a little smoother and a good deal quicker the world would be just that little bit better.
But what can be done?How could I possibly stop hundreds of cars disappearing off into the horizon ever day?
I suppose......I could cycle a bit slower......
EDIT: I've just noticed. I passed my wife driving the car in that queue. Brilliant! :-)
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