Overtaking cyclists

I'm a motorist not a cyclist, it's too bloody dangerous on roads for pushbikes.

To be honest I can't remember the last time I got irritated by a cyclist, yep some do push their luck but not many in my neck of the woods. Motorists on the other hand  It's now the norm to see 1 or 2 cars sneak through on red or late amber, particularly at road works. Two lanes filtering down to one lane brings out the worst in many. Cars using a right turn lane to get ahead of those in the left lane. Mobile phone users. Fast lane hoggers on motor ways. Cars that deliberately speed up when you overtake........blah blah.

The bad driving is not exclusive to cyclists, the general standard across the board has declined and there seems to be fewer police around to discourage it.

Could the cause of the irritation be: Two sets of road users with completely different safety requirements and abilities being forced to share the same space with little or no policing...Perhaps it's the situation that is intolerable and not the folk. 

Edited by transient - 13 Jun 13 at 2:46pm

Originally posted by Rupert Oh, don't get me started on buses... big queue behind, belching out smoke - how is that eco friendly? And no passengers on board. May as well run a minibus round most of the routes round here, but the delusional idea that people might ride in them who don't absolutely HAVE to keeps them sending monsters round the narrow roads. My wife once worked out it would take her 2 hours to get the 6 miles to work if she took the bus.

Are any forumites thinking of doing any of the orgainsed bike events this year?

Originally posted by JohnW This could change the game totally if they catch on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22887729

The flying pushbike - but with no more than 5 mins battery... So we can look forward to pedalcyclists attempting to fly over red traffic lights and running out of battery and crash landing right in front of a moving bus or lorry...

Edited by JimC - 14 Jun 13 at 11:21am