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@ChaponaBike123 @theJeremyVine @MikeyCycling @cyclegaz @laurencyclist This light is red? This is the traffic light I waited to turn green before I proceeded.

@BikerExtremist @theJeremyVine @MikeyCycling @cyclegaz @laurencyclist Being a bit of a twat by the looks of things, although we can’t see the red light they went through, so the police may not be able to do much.

What an earth was this driver playing at? Surely he had no right to follow the ambulance through a set of red lights with pedestrians waiting to cross?

Cringe and reckless are the only words to describe launching a sports car down a 20mph high street. Honestly go book a track day if you truly want to test out what your overpowered car can do. As a cyclist in central London I will always get to my destination quicker than you.

@ShamrockSoup @laurencyclist @MikeyCycling @theJeremyVine Signed.

@BikerExtremist @laurencyclist @MikeyCycling @theJeremyVine Blatant plug. Anyone interested in cyclist safety in Kingston should take a 3 minute timeout to sign this petition. It calls for a useful modal filter to be retained on a busy cycle route in Surbiton. Hurry, only 2 days left to sign! moderngov.kingston.gov.uk/mgEPetitionDis…

The segregated bike lanes in Kingston are nice but crossing peripheral roads often poses a problem. Here I always slow going over the junction and anticipate any driver who might move across my path. Of course I have right of way but obviously a car is always going to win here.

@GaryJk64 @VerityPlayer @laurencyclist @London_Cycling @theJeremyVine @MikeyCycling @XR_Hamm_Fulham Of course, like a lot of things, there isn’t a quick easy fix but cycling as an alternative transport option has to play a big role in alleviating congestion in urban areas. Hence the importance of cycling infrastructure and positive messaging from councils/government on cycling.

@VerityPlayer @laurencyclist @London_Cycling @theJeremyVine @MikeyCycling @XR_Hamm_Fulham @BikerExtremist But they do not and for various good reasons. The more people cycle means more room theory is just lazy. Disability access to the urban realm is a lot more complicated than that

Uxbridge Rd on a weekend - an utter joke. Queue of cars as far as the eye can see. Not for the cyclists though. 👐🏻 Enjoying a quick journey on this lovely Autumn day. 🧡

@theJonnyboyP @MonacoRebooted @Tomevans235 @laurencyclist @MikeyCycling @theJeremyVine Don’t assume it might have been a blind junction then?

@MonacoRebooted @BikerExtremist @Tomevans235 @laurencyclist @MikeyCycling @theJeremyVine Very good point, might have been a blind junction which is why he pulled out fairly slowly. Difficult to judge without all the evidence

This is probably up there with one of the worst altercations I’ve had with a driver. I started recording just as the BMW pulled out in front of me - I was travelling around 25mph (quite fast but under the speed limit). (1/5)

@MonacoRebooted @Tomevans235 @laurencyclist @MikeyCycling @theJeremyVine Voice activated.

@BikerExtremist @Tomevans235 @laurencyclist @MikeyCycling @theJeremyVine So you were going at 25mph while fidling with your camera to turn on?

For the few who think I had ample time to allow the driver onto the road - observe the right hand side where, from the very beginning, I am pulling full front brake in order to slow and avoid a collision. Even the most defensive of road users would not anticipate this fool.

@Fernand35781151 I suppose the BMW driver failing to give way to me is also a ‘natural reaction’? Drivers who are diligent at checking when a junction is a clear need’nt worry about a tapping noise coming from their rear left.

@BikerExtremist I would have braked immediately I heard a noise on my car. I would check I hadn’t hit something or something had hit me. It is a natural reaction. I stopped the other week when a cyclist hit my wing mirror & just cycled on.

@AbidMal39954905 @laurencyclist @MikeyCycling @theJeremyVine In a world where you can virtually identify as anything I doubt any cyclists identify as a car. Wonder if you identify as an Apache helicopter?

@BikerExtremist @laurencyclist @MikeyCycling @theJeremyVine Cyclist need to understand they are not cars. No 1 wait for you to pass only to be driving behind you slowly.

In 2022 Surrey had the highest KPI (cyclist killed or injured) in the country. It makes me think it is down to aggressive drivers like this who will eventually harm a vulnerable road user. It makes my blood boil knowing he got away with this incident. So many do. (5/5)

I did report this to Surrey Police but because the driver’s face was not on display in the footage they were not able to prosecute him. I was disappointed with this outcome. (4/5)

I opted for the inside of the vehicle in the hope this would give me some more road to slow down in time. As I moved up the inside of the car I tapped the vehicle in a last ditch attempt to let them know I was there. In response the driver slammed on his brakes and stopped. (2/4)

@JimsWheels @laurencyclist Probably should have provided some more context but essentially he pulled alongside me and began to shout that I had deliberately held him up by just my sheer presence on the road…

@BikerExtremist @laurencyclist Wow, very dangerous distracted driving with the junction on the right and the bend ahead. Well reported!

Driver reported to Surrey Police who have taken action. Drivers think again before you harass a cyclist for ‘holding you up’, they may have a camera and you may be prosecuted.

@GarethM79 @laurencyclist Ah not quite. The driver pulled alongside to express his anger towards me preventing him from overtaking on a blind bend by taking a more central position in the lane. This happened before I started filming.

@BikerExtremist @laurencyclist Looks like they overtook then realised they needed to turn right and intended to turn from the "wrong side of the road", but it was in fact the next turning. I bet Surrey only sent a scolding letter though...