“No wonder we’re so quickly hated”: Cyclist says he’s “embarrassed” after witnessing fellow riders not stopping at pedestrian crossing; Dylan Groenewegen injured after collision with motorcyclist; Fast finish at the Vuelta + more on the live blog

Sometimes it seems infrastructure can only go so far. In a push for safer, protected infrastructure that separates drivers from cyclists, is it deconditioning cyclists to stop and be aware of their surroundings in the same way?

The hottest recent post on the r/londoncycling thread on Reddit seems to think so…

“Bike after bike after bike cycling over a zebra crossing where a group of pedestrians were waiting to cross. It made me livid.” BigMetalGuy writes.

“I stopped then shouted to any bike that could hear me to “fucking stop for pedestrians”. The pedestrians finally crossed, I said “I’m sorry for those twats”, a couple in their 70s thanked me.

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“Never felt more embarrassed to be a cyclist. No wonder we’re so quickly hated.

“For anyone that keeps harping on about infrastructure being to blame. The crossing was for cyclists only, so no cars. And it was built on a giant speed ramp, so approaching it, you HAD to slow down / adjust your position. Therefore, every cyclist could not only see the crossing coming, but the pedestrians waiting to cross it”

These cycle lane pedestrian crossings are becoming a more common sight, particularly in London. They’re most often seen around ‘floating bus stops’, connecting the kerbed island to the rest of the pavement. They’ve also been strongly opposed by the National Federation for the Blind.

#CatchTheBusMonth not with floating bus stops in the way… pic.twitter.com/KXmQUyoQsK

— NFBUK (@NFBUK) September 2, 2026

It should be noted that though the video above was tweeted last week, it was actually first shared by the charity in May. It’s far from the first time either that the NFBUK have shared older footage of bike lanes, sometimes when they’ve not been open long. It creates a slightly misleading impression of the scale of the problem of cycle lane pedestrian crossings.

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But based on BigMetalGuy’s post, it hardly seems like a problem that’s gone away. As you might expect, his thoughts have gathered a lot of reaction:

“People [saying] we should never take responsibility collectively, [and] be embarrassed about others behaviour sounds all well and good – except cyclists are broadly judged by all other road users as a collective not for our individual decisions and ability as cyclists.

“There’s also nothing wrong with calling out others behaviour like this in the hopes it will improve cycling standards! I don’t understand how these types of posts manage to offend so many people.”

“I shouted at a Lime cyclist who didn’t wait for me to cross when I was walking as a pedestrian. He stopped and earnestly said to me… What did I do wrong? While there are some who know the rules and break them intentionally, some have no idea.

“So we need London to do better to promote highway code / cycle safety so every cyclist on the road absolutely knows the highway code. As part of that we need Police to do better at enforcement. If funding is a problem, strongarm Lime into paying for it. They’ve got deep pockets, they’re on track to generate $1bn revenue this year. We should hold our politicians and councils to account to be hard on [Lime], they can afford it.”

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There was also some constructive criticism, pointing to wider infrastructure and road responsibilities…

“Whilst not condoning the behaviour, are you suggesting that people who use bicycles bear some collective responsibility? When you swing your leg over the top tube are you auto enrolled into some worldwide brotherhood? I’m not responsible for the behaviour of every cyclists in the world nor they me.”

“Whilst I don’t disagree with you at all and I loathe all the cyclists that jump lights while pedestrians are there waiting to cross I’m still yearning for a post from someone saying: “Embarrassed to be a driver.””

“Speak for yourself. You won’t find drivers taking the blame for someone else’s actions. This is the sort of thinking that perpetuates tribalism and the “them and us” nonsense we see on the roads.”

“I once had a private hire driver punch me in the face for asking him to get his car out of a mandatory bike lane. I once had a driver try to run me off the road because I wasn’t cycling in on a shared path, but was instead on the road.

“I’ve seen drivers on their phones. I’ve seen drivers speed. None of these instances made [me] “embarrassed to be a driver” (I do also drive as well as cycle).

“Running a zebra crossing on a bike is a bad thing, but this collective responsibility thing can get in the bin. The expectation is that all cyclists need to be absolutely without fault or else car brained idiots will take cycling infrastructure away. Sorry I have no interest in acknowledging that view at all.

“I’m aware that’s not your intention but … no collective guilt is just not something I will entertain.”

Indeed collective guilt/responsibility is the phrase that kept cropping up, although when the cyclists who use a cycle lane are about as disparate as any group of drivers on a motorway, it’s hard to argue that cyclists deserve scrutiny and shared labelling more than the drivers who cause the most frequent and dangerous collisions. Not that that will stop certain sections of the media.

Food for thought.