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[tunnie]

the problem is cyclists are seen as slow, drivers thing, oh he is on a bike, he is only doing 5mph....

In London, i'm often the fastest thing on the road. I've got a bullet cam i must mount for my commute, luckly apart from crossing the North Circular its quite a nice route, take in few parks  8-)

[Psychoca]

I see so many cyclists that are a huge danger on the roads, but, I do still in most circumstances leave plenty of room...

I saw a few days ago a cyclist almost knocked off his bike by a motorist in front of me, but, the cyclist was being a bit of a prat as well by trying to undertake where there was no room to do so, had he have held back just 10 feet, he would have been in the flow of traffic and more to the point safe...

General driving standards on the roads at the moment are terrible, many drivers don't signal or even look, no matter what they are driving. 

The other day on a busy roundabout, a car was in the wrong lane, instead of indcating his intention, he sat in a dangerous position expecting someone to let him over (which no one was doing as he had no signal on) when he got over, he went straight over to overtake a number of cars before forcing himself back over to get the exit he wanted...

I think what it actually boils down to a a total lack of respect for any road user, whether it be a Bike, Car, an or Lorry...

[henryd]

when I was 18 I knocked an 11 year old off his bike in a 40 limit,it was a big impact which had him come through the windscreen then when I braked hard he rolled off the front of the car and I nearly ran him over as well.It was the most frightening thing that has happened to me in 34 years of driving,luckily the lad was not badly hurt(in fact he walked away with minor cuts and bruises).it wasn't my fault but the police at the time still tried to do me for driving without due care,luckily for me the lads gran was sat in a layby on the opposite side of the road and saw everything and that saved my bacon but I am still very wary of cyclists and give them a very wide berth

[Amigo]

I don't think we'll ever solve this old chestnut. Never the twain etc. There are good & bad motorists & cyclists. In the case of said video it's a close call. I cycle sometimes (not enough)  but i still do. I don't dress up & only potter about locally. I also drive so can see both sides. It seems the worst problem is the cyclist getting hurt by trucks/cars when making left turns & is uaually (granted not always) caused by the cyclist "inventing" another left lane. They should stick to the rules of the road & wait in line @ junctions. Some do but many don't then bleat when it goes wrong.
    Many years ago when i still lived down south i was at a junction on the inside lane waiting to turn left (in a car). My indicator was on, the lights changeds & i started to turn left. I looked in the left mirror & saw a cyclist. We both braked hard & stopped in time but he kicked my rear door in. I got out, he called me a &*%*$*^ & said he wanted to go straight ahead. I hit him, the railings held him up. He should've been sat behind the car not to left of it let alone kicking my door.
   Not all cyclists are this bad. Many are fine & ride properly but it seems thr more spandex & gear they're wearing the worse they are. If you don't want to get knocked off wait your turn like the rest of us. I do.