Forum Replies Created
-
Replies
-
Well all this talk of
Well all this talk of reckless, abusive, red-light jumping cyclists made me think of checking in on one of YouTube’s most controversial bike-cammers, ZeroEnigma.
Turns out he recently got knocked off his bike – the time he didn’t run a red light…
https://youtu.be/m-6Usw1vC0M?t=1057I think he is abusive and potty mouthed, not the best rider, but not actually a massive risk taker (well, for riding around NYC anyway).
I’ve never run anyone over in
I’ve never run anyone over in my car – but I nearly did… a bloke passed out in the road, wearing a long black coat, on a dark winter night. When I spotted the gloomy lump ahead, I assumed it was a black bin bag that had blown into the road (it was bin day the next morning and there were lots of bags out lining the street). But I stopped to move it out of the road, then discovered what it actually was.
I was on my way back from picking up a curry, only a mile round trip, a journey I would normally do on my bicycle – but it was out of action with a seized freehub.
That really got me thinking just how much more risk I posed in the car than on the bicycle. There’s no way I would have run over them on the bicycle. Even if I did, I’d likely come off worse.
My choice that night to take the car could have had dire consequences. It really made me appreciate the greater danger I created by driving a car.
Yep, that will be the reason.
Yep, that will be the reason. A YouTube channel owner can place restrictions on links in comments. On Ashley’s channel, you can post a link to another YouTube video, but anything else will be automatically deleted.
To be fair to him, I don’t think he deletes criticism. I’ve had a few disagreements on there with him and they’ve not been deleted – just been “deluded” apparently!
Did you put a link in your
Did you put a link in your post? Those are automatically deleted.
I think that’s probably fair comment from AshleyI think it’s unfair comment from Ashley, this cyclist was not some sort of scofflaw with no concern for their own safety or consideration of others. The choice to ride a bike with drop bars was irrelevant (and the bit I think the original poster thought as being trolling).
PTSD is a terrible thing, it could happen to anyone who does anything where their actions (or inaction) could result in harm to someone else through no fault of their own.
Yep, that’s the confusion.
Yep, that’s the confusion. You have to drive past the red light because it’s the light to the right with the green arrow that’s supposed to indicate priority for going ahead. It’s daft. Anyone sitting at those lights would expect the light that is red to apply to the lane going ahead.
I don’t think a dual-head
I don’t think a dual-head will help, as you would still get an amber next to the ahead lane 2, when it’s only a signal for left turning traffic.
I think the best option would be to change the lights on the left to be the same as in this recent NMotD, so that no amber is shown when the left filter becomes active.
https://road.cc/content/news/driver-rams-cyclist-after-traffic-light-filter-turns-green-298305
Pretty sure it won’t meet the
Pretty sure it won’t meet the standards.
Some countries put filters on red lights. If you had a red arrow filter for ahead, then it might be clearer that it was still forbidden to go straight over. But in the UK we only put directional filters on the green signal, we rely on red lights on both sides of the road to signal a stop.
I’ve watched it again and I
I’ve watched it again and I think what’s happened here, is the cyclist is waiting in the cycle box at the red lights, then as the lights either side of them have turned amber, they’ve gone for it. I’m guilty of that sometimes, trying to get a head start over the baying drivers behind.
They probably didn’t even see the green light to their right was a left-turn arrow, they were past it before it illuminated. It’s a highly unusual arrangement and an illogical placement of a left-turn arrow. I can see this happening again if the junction signals are not improved.
I just think his plea to
I just think his plea to think of the nightmares your mangled cyclist body will give the driver who runs you over is a bit odd. Just the thought of a driver mangling my body is enough for me to cycle carefully.
I don’t think this video is a good example of reckless red light jumping, as I really do think this was a confused cyclist who made an understandable mistake due to appalling junction design.
If anything it should have been a plea for this junction to be improved and a reminder that lower speeds result in less severe collisions. Plus a thought that whenever you get behind the wheel, your choice to drive a dangerous vehicle could end someones life, even if you are driving carefully. It’s rare, but it can happen. It’s a bit like the risk/benefit of flying abroad on holiday.
Right. I’ve used my
Right. I’ve used my rudimentary GIMP skills to add another set of traffic lamps in place of that massive planter. This is what I would expect it to look like:
yep! Took you a bit longer to
yep! Took you a bit longer to post doing all those fancy graphics 🙂
I think the traffic lights here will not conform to standards. It’s a mess.
Well, I won’t link to his
Well, I won’t link to his video, but I’m going to do the analysis he missed: I think this cyclist rode through the red by mistake.
If you watch how they ride, they are diligently following the zig-zag cycle lane markings to get over the tram tracks. That is not the behaviour of a reckless light jumper, they would have taken the straight-line over the junction.
Then if you look at the light sequence on street view, it’s not that clear. Normally, when you have green lights either side of a junction, it means you can proceed. Also, you normally have red lights both sides of a road when you should stop.
When the left green arrow comes on, you might think to follow the cycle path that goes initially to the left. Confusingly, when it’s clear to go ahead, there are just two green arrows on the right and red lights both sides.
Careless you-tubers give
Careless you-tubers give careful cyclists PTSD?
Another factor might be low
Another factor might be low sun. If this website is to be believed, sunrise on the day of the incident was 05:16 – one minute after the stated time of collision.
There’s also a strava segment: https://www.strava.com/segments/3549942
The quickest rider down that segment passed the collision location doing 35mph, so it’s quite possible to get some speed up down there.
