See above reply to LemonEntry.
I think that bike riders, considering that they're road users, should be treated exactly as any other road user, ie, tested, taxed, licensed and should be bound by transport laws.

Of the cyclists in Mordor, 99.9% think that they're above it, and if they're couriers, that they're being really cool anarchists by, frankly, endangering their lives and others jumping lights, riding on pavements, etc.

No more. There is a huge amount more bad behaviour from cyclist than any other road user I've seen, in my experience.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 14:26, 2 replies)

I agree
I think it's because they don't have to tax, insure, etc., or have plates on their bikes they often feel "outside of the law".

I'd tell you of a few run-ins I've had with cycle couriers, but fear I'd be missing my target audience :-)
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 14:34, closed)

Bollocks...
...a lot of cyclists do it because they currently can without landing in court. If it were the same for motorists they'd be exactly the same. Oh, and repeating what I said in not-so-many-words isn't reducing your cunt/troll status any.

It's not about cyclists, it's about human nature. Laws regulate our behaviour, and cyclists aren't bound by enough to keep them safe and stop them pissing people off when they break the rules that rightfully bind others. Common sense is a decent substitute, but only as long as you have some and sadly it doesn't seem to come as standard with most brains.
(thatblokeoverthere not quite as much an arsehole as I thought, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 14:35, closed)

"It's not about cyclists, it's about human nature."
Hahahahahahaha

Last I heard, cyclists are human. As such they are able to make the choice as to whether or not they want to obey the law.

Going by your logic, it's not my fault I kill people who piss me off, it's just human nature, and the government should do more to stop me.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 14:38, closed)

Wait, let me think...
...nope, you're still a cunt. Oh, and you're still repeating what I say.
(thatblokeoverthere not quite as much an arsehole as I thought, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 14:40, closed)

Good point well presented.
I stand down, defeated.

I'm not repeating what you say. Cyclists ARE bound by enough laws. They're just not killed prosecuted enough.

Of course, it's still down to the individual cyclist as to whether or not they act like a cunt. And 99.9% of the cyclists in Mordor chose to act like cunts.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 14:40, closed)

Then...
...you need to read up a little on this. That's what I do when it becomes apparent that I don't know what I'm talking about, and urgently so when I come off as an ignoramus on top.

Okay, I'm done. Getting irritated now.
(thatblokeoverthere not quite as much an arsehole as I thought, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 14:55, closed)

What are you on about?
Are you denying me what I see on my way to work, day in, day out, for the past six years?
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 14:57, closed)

I wouldn't mention your education if I were you.
After all, you felt it appropriate to begin a conversation by calling someone a cunt. Are you really surprised that people might not agree with you after that?
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Thu 29 Apr 2010, 1:19, closed)

Methinks you should lighten up a little
It seems that you're actually agreeing with most of A Vagabonds points, so why the hostility?
( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 22:13, closed)