Helmet-cam captures drivers at their worst

I think I feel a contribution to your site coming on.......

I wouldn't be able to do this in Cambridge; if I stopped to take a photo of every car blocking a cycle lane, parked on double yellows, behaving inconsiderately, acting like a fool, on the phone in congestion, ... I wouldn't get to college until about noon. There was one taxi driver a couple of weeks ago who stopped on double yellows, got out and went to get a bloody pie for breakfast.

I suppose its very easy to tamper with video evidence - changing plates and stuff.

Blame Spielberg

Very interesting - curious why the cops can't use the video as giving sufficient evidence for each offending driver to receive a caution? Video evidence wouldn't stand up in court but it'd be acceptable for a caution I reckon. The traffic police should be able to do something, unless they're too busy repairing speed cameras?

Simon E - cheers. Your right about Highway Code but a few things have been newspaperified too (Although I did say 3ft as I had the 3ft to pass campaign in my head!)

Am now on The Suns website to:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2806545/Cyclist-snares-careles...

Some crackingly useless comments from "drivers"

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There are lots of selfish drivers out there who risk their own lives and others just to take a few seconds off their journey.

This is what I really cannot understand. The days I have to ride through town it often seems to mean they join the back of a queue a few seconds earlier, which is even more ridiculous.

Like badbunny, I have to say that the majority of drivers around Shrewsbury are pretty good. Many seem quite patient and move out to give me a reasonable amount of room. But there are some that just don't care.

Keep recording Joby. Name & shame. BTW the Highway Code doesn't say 3 feet, it states:

"Give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you would when overtaking a car." (Link)

Every considerate driver on my journey gets a thumbs up and a thanks - especially if they've done something they don't or didn't need to.

I've had plenty of drivers flash lights / hazards in acknowledgment of this - and surprisingly - a couple of bus drivers too

Unfortunately, the site dwells on the negatives of road use and am expecting an avalanche of hate mail for sure, but if it wasn't bad - there would be nothing to write about, and the Daily Mail wouldn't be running a story about it

(Telegraph should be doing one too!)

I am sure we could all capture antics of this nature on our ride to work, I know I rant on a regular basis about some inconsiderate nincompoop I also notice a lot of considerate drivers out there, people who wait for you to overtake the parked car before they go past and people who give you more than enough room. But, well done you for making people take notice! I am sure most people think we are just whinging cyclists but when it is presented in such a format - there is no dispute

Oh, and on a side note - Tameside Council "have" heard from me and told me they could do nothing about it and told me to contact the Highways Agency.

Highways Agency told me to contact A-One+

A-One+ told me to contact a department of the Highways Agency (although they are much more helpful than the rest).

You can see a pattern emerging?

AND ITS NOT SECRET FILMING.

I don't hide the camera - it sticks out of my helmet and is very noticeable!

LOL - I don't wear Lycra in this weather anyway

I'm slightly weirded out by the positive tone of the daily mail article! Doesn't refer to him as a freeloading lycra lout once!