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@@garethwatkins6347 you're welcome. Thanks for watching. Brum for life😁👍🏿

I'm sure his dog would have loved my interaction. Thanks for the comment 😁👍🏾

@@blackcyclist personally my dog would get upset at me if I said no😂

@@christophercarey6522 but the roads are available for everyone to use and enjoy. Pavements for pedestrians. Have you ever ridden a bike? As a child or an adult? Just wondering if you think all bikes should be off the road?

Just so you are aware I own 3 bikes racer, mountain bike and a fold up. The other thing is I have cycled from John O'Groats, coast to coast all around Wales and the Irish Isles as well top to bottom coast to coast. So yes I know a little bit about cycling and also thinking of other users besides myself as well. Remember its about everyone not just you. From the way wrote your little snite I imagine you are a classic Sunday driver unaware of anything or anyone else around you in your own little world!!!!

@@christophercarey6522 hold on a moment, this channel is about positivity and inclusiveness, you're welcome to comment any respectful way you like. And as it's my video I can reply and ask questions in anyway I like. But once you insult me personally, it's time to go. So thanks for watching, but I will no longer engage in any further replies from you. I hope you find happiness 😘

Never stress, stay vigilant and keep safe 😁

@@blackcyclist cheers keep safe

@@user-gv6ny9wt5m sounds like you've had some unfortunate bad experiences. Hopefully my example shows you a different perspective. 🥰👍🏿

@@blackcyclist I am an advanced trained driver and motorcycle rider. So when I cycle on the roads my advanced observation skills are invaluable. Forward observation planning this keeps me out of trouble. Close passes well that’s another thing.

@@user-gv6ny9wt5m a very fair point 👍🏿. Thanks for watching

Very true and certainly my experience when I'm in my car or on the bike. I try to be the best example I can. Thanks for commenting.

@@mikeemmons1079 I love it. We seem to always be in a hurry these days.

I need to come visit Scotland on my gravel bike! any recommendations with your favourite views for a future video?

@@blackcyclist I'm not the greatest person to ask - have mostly been around the central belt on canal paths and the like, not had the courage or the time to go much further yet.

Thanks for the comment 👍🏿

The car doing 40mph is "in the way" of the car doing 50mph. That lorry moved off too slow: in my way. Once you get out of the "in my way" mentality, and jurt treat other road users with respect acknowledging their right to be there, we all get on and share quite happily.

@@stewartlancaster6155 it is today 😄

@@tonyreading217 do you think I'm the guy on the bike, or the guy in the car with this dashcam footage? 😅😅 Thanks for watching 👍🏿

@@MagicandMopar perfect time to learn new skills 😂. Wish me luck 🤞🏿

@@andrewhanson5942 "road tax" isn't a thing. It was abolished in 1937. I think you mean vehicle excise duty (tax) which is based on the amount of emissions produced by the engine. Roads are funded by other taxation, mostly from income tax and vat which is allocated to Highways Agency. Other roads are maintained by local councils which is funded by council tax. So yes 😁

@@blackcyclist OK not familiar with road taxes around the world. In the US there is a pretty heavy tax on gasoline (petrol) which is supposed to go towards road construction and maintenance.

@@andrewhanson5942 that makes perfect sense. Originally road maintenance was paid for from a "Road Tax" but the money was often spent on things other than roads, so it was abolished in 1937 and replaced with the system we have now. Although a lot of my fellow Brits, still refer to "excise duty" as road tax. The British reality is that our roads are funded from central government, and local roads from local government. We pay taxes local based on were we live and property value. This is then used to fund local services and infrastructure. Thanks for watching. I really appreciate it.😁👍🏿

OP didnt say anything about "legal" This video is about "safety". I am glad you know your legal rights, now how about a bit of responsibility?

@@bertiewooster3326 it was not safe to do so until the time that I did overtake. Would you agree?

@@blackcyclist I'm rarely in a hurry so I'd have stayed behind.

@@bertiewooster3326 exactly. I always leave early if I need to drive somewhere. Enjoy the journey and arrive relaxed. Thanks for watching

And while that may be a good survival instinct, it’s also the exact opposite of what the law should do. The law always needs to be written to protect the most vulnerable from the least vulnerable, precisely because they’re the most vulnerable.

Dude, if they are giving an offensive gesture, its cos you behaving offensively

there is no need to acknowledge someone at all !

@@stewartlancaster6155 And it's not always possible as you may need both hands on the 'bars e.g. when going up or down a hill or if it's just plain dangerous to do so.

Sounds like the perfect time to be riding defensively if you feel it's legal & safe to pass on a narrow road and a blind hill. One of the cyclists could be your child, relative or partner. Slow down, leave earlier and relax. What's your hurry?

@papabits5721 Nobody "forces" you to pass on a blind hill; that is a decision YOU have made instead of waiting until it is safe to overtake properly. Don't blame other road-users for your own lack of ability and bad choices.

@@Teapot-Dave slower vehicles to the right its the law almost everywhere, when you idiots are cycling 2 or 3 abreast and wont move over is when I have an issue. And you guys only obey laws you choose like coming to a full stop at a stop sign.

@@papabits5721 Who is the idiot here? I would say it's anyone who overtakes on a blind hill, as you hinted is what you do. Incidentally, it is legal for cyclists to ride two-abreast, but they are advised to ride in single file on busy or narrow roads. I have never seen cyclists riding three-abreast. Why should a cyclist move over for you? You don't have any more rights than them just because you drive a car. It's people like you who are the problem.

@@papabits5721 Well you are the one who advocates overtaking on a blind hill, so who is the idiot here? If you bother to read The Highway Code, you will learn that it is actually legal for cyclists to ride two-abreast on the road, but I have never seen cyclists riding three-abreast. Just because you drive a car does not make you special, and does not mean that cyclists should have to pull-over for you so that you can get past. Impatient and intolerant drivers like you are the ones who cause the most problems on the road, not cyclists

I hear your concerns. The law about pavements and bikes dates back to the original Highway Act back in 1835. I know what you're thinking, that's just gone half past six so what's the issue? Thanks for playing 😁

No, drivers of motor vehicles present the most risk, and people on bikes or foot present the least It's so easy to drive safely

I just encountered a group of 15 cyclist on the country lanes today. They were bunched 2-3 abreast & yes I then had to slow down & wait about 35 seconds until it was straight & clear to pass them. took me 3-5 seconds to pass them in a group. Then I continued back up to 50mph. Total time 45-50 seconds, which was nothing compared to the minutes spent sat at traffic lights 2 miles down the road. Imagine how harder it would be to pass all 15 strung out in a single line. Sometimes I'm a cyclist, other times I'm a motorist & occasionally I'm also a pedestrian. The roads are for everyone to use & enjoy

@@blackcyclist same here in the isle oof man lots off them think their mark cavendish so arrogant and entitled.

@@blackcyclist Coming up over a hill at 80 kmh and encountering a bunch of bikes riding 3 abreast is just stupidity

@@papabits5721 is that your fault or the cyclists'?

@@blackcyclist mmmmmm

Hopefully with that attitude you're not at risk of losing your licence, or worse, injuring someone. My suggestion is that you leave 10-20 mins earlier and enjoy the scenery as you continue a few seconds later. 🥰

​@@blackcyclist yep its confirmed. One cell. How entitled have you got to be to think that other road users want to sit behind two cyclists riding two abreast while thinking drivers are saying....."aw look at those two enjoying themselves".....

@@pk-honestly like I said, thanks for your support 🥰👍🏿

It was always in the HWC, the recent changes made this clearer and also set out a few other rules for clarification. Everything positive to keep everyone safe 😁👍🏿

@@blackcyclist Yes I agree. Safety was never considered a priority years ago, even in the adverts for years, motoring was all about speed and a males idea to attract females especially when they started installing recliner seats. Lol.

60 yr ago aged 12,, I started Delivering Messages on a Bike Fat TYRE Small Wheel @ Front Basket Above , Ran wheel so it hit outer edge of drains @ side of pavements 2 Trucks could pass going in oposite Directions giving Me about 6 to 12 inch Clearance , with No Complaints, Now we have Fanny's on Bikes that think Their Privileged by pedalling down the Middle of their side of the Road, Deliberately Holding up Traffic a TRAFFIC VIOLATION & Cops Ignore it , I want them Charged for Using Roads or Pavements & Refusing to Use Cycle Lanes , just on the Principle they've Did this their whole lifes.Before Cycle Lanes, Stirling Have Even put a Cycle lane in a Dead End Street , where Disabled people try to park ,, A White Line Would serve, OH no A Full Blown raised Kerb Cycle lane . Probably another £ 100, 000 SQUANDERED .

@@douglastodd1947 thanks for sharing. A lot less traffic on the road 60 years ago. Just one question, how long would it take to install cycle lanes next to every road so that bikes can then be restricted to the bike lane? Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing your thoughts

@@blackcyclist Glad you think it was less busy , This is when UK was still Manufacturing & Importing from Commonwealth & Independent Nations, Where i was going From Shop to ONE Housing scheme The Raploch I Passed 3 Truck Haulage Co's, My Father Had 4 Trucks Our Friends had Trucks Timber Yards , Sawmills A lot more Freight in those days ... Grangemouth Docks is only 12 ml away. All the Oak my Father's Business cut Down went to London from Grangemouth 4 Loads per wk 120 Imperial Tons