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Oh, what a shame you have to cope with other people on the road. If you had any courtesy or ability and your bike had some breaks you could use any brain you have and do the job properly.

I didn't see any problem with car doors opening .. the blue car slowed down to pass you with plenty of space ... Also you were riding your cycle the wrong way towards the traffic.. ride your cycle with the traffic NOT against the traffic .. So what is your problem

Is a cycle lane a Highway?

You just don't don't get it do you Stan. What we have is global totalitarian fascism, or to be more accurate the roll out of global Communitarianism. We have the silencing of free speech on steroids, the creating of literal thought crime, censorship, propaganda and weaponised full-spectrum brainwashing that would make Orwell have sleepless nights. The idea of "Left" and "Right" politics is for morons. What we have represented is a false paradigm and an illusion of choice. It's the "Left" and the "Right" cheeks of the same fascist arse. You are a cheerleader for this. You just don't understand. This is clear..

Have you left Newbury recently? If you travel an hour or 2 up north (even a few places in Berkshire), you'll find far worse places to be than Newbury.

As an autistic gay man, I would please ask you to update your video as MMXX4 is complete nonsense. 2024 in Roman numerals is MMXXIV., don't give the detractors any ammunition to hold against us..... Happy Pride

Get that bicycle off the FOOTpath

ABC boat hire I had to show one boat how to use a center line another came up to my boat so fast he hit mine all the cupboards came open with the force, tickover speed seems to be a thing of the past and that's from people who should know better

What does it take to stop cyclists from riding on the footpaths???

To stop cars parking on footways cars will have to be banned on the road network that is not designed to take them. Once you have banned cars, all the residents will move out and create a ghost town populated solely by unwelcome socio economic groups as well as those few that don't have or can't afford a car. Be careful what you wish for. its also worth enforcing legislation that prevents cyclists from riding on foot paths. One solution would be to have a a completely shared space without defining the road, the footpath or the cycle way. that way there will be no dispute and everyone ought to look after everyone else.

For someone used to boating at sea, "disasters" or "potential" disasters on a canal are a chuckle. 🤭

I don't get the point of this. Just some trippy music. What happened?

This is what happens in a society that does not lock up its mentals.

I’ve been hiring narrow boats since 1976 so consider myself experienced. I also completed RYA helmsman course. I do find canal boat snobbery rather boring and unnecessary. In my many years experience I have witnessed more boating mishaps from boat owners than hirers. Everybody makes mistakes. Get over it

Nice, thank you for showing us how to do it. John E.May-0 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💜💜❤️‍🔥🩵🩵🩵

Must have a lot of boots lorry’s going through Newbury ! It’s just a video on repeat saw bloody loads are you a total prick or just thick you must think we are stupid I was born in Newbury went to school at John Rankin and Park house worked and lived in this area all my life nothing wrong with west Berks if it’s not to your liking well p*** off

Well that crap was a waste of 1 minute 20 seconds of my life.

Whether or not it is a close pass is debatable. As soon as I saw it I thought it looked way too close - the police obviously thought otherwise What is not in question is that fact that it was UNNECESSARILY close - there was absolutely no reason the van couldn't have gone wider - and it should have done

If you cant navigate a bike through that, then you shouldnt have a bike.

You have a nasty habit of recording kids Stan. Maybe a symptom of an unwholesome mindset towards children.

Why don't you just move then?

There was a man called Stan, Who had a cock-womble plan To slag of this great town Cos he’s a bellend of a clown So just F off in your van!

Which type of bike do you ride?

So If you look at it the first group no issue your suppose to be in the oncoming traffic when passing a group of cyclist or a cyclist Now at @2;33 the cyclist should of been more in the center of the travel lane for visibility, Leafving the white van to pass in the on coming lane when safe. So yes i would personally call it a close pass.

considering the light had turned amber before you went past it, I think this whole thing could've been avoided if you had just used common sense, you see that the road is queued up so just wait at the red light! driving isn't just law and right of way, its common sense as well.

Pack it in. By your reckoning two cyclists could ride two abreast on a country road because a book says so and stop everyone behind from passing for miles and miles because they can't possibly give the 1.5m 'safe space' cyclists are now entitled to. Is that fair? That two people on a jolly riding bicycles can hold up an entire line of traffic trying to get to work etc because they won't ride single file and make it so the passing traffic can give the required 1.5m space? You are why people hate cyclists. You are the problem. "I'm riding my push cycle at 10mph next to my friend, f**k everyone else on the road and Christ help them if they try to overtake in the dangerous situation I have created for myself by not giving overtaking traffic the chance to be 1.5m away from me by riding single file and they will eventually have enough and pass 'too close' as they've been forced to by my ignorant riding but I will still shake my fist and cry about it" I think it's you that needs to behave.

One word Airchime. 😮

That guy with the camera is out looking to be a grass. That is the one sole reason they have cameras.

I cycled everywhere as a kid in the seventies and the rule was to keep as close to the kerb as possible and no more than two abreast and it worked just fine. Now we have arrogant wanke.. cyclists taking up half the road and being prats should any motorist dare to attempt to pass them.

Cyclists need to understand the have responsibilities, as well as rights. The 1.5m rule is plain stupid when cyclists ride two abreast on the roads round here, as that means NOWHERE is acceptable to pass them, no matter how slow they're riding.

Hi Stan, not sure if I've got the wrong end of the stick here, but it looked to me like you crossed entirely to the other side of the road to pass the group of cyclists at reasonably low speed, yet you only straddled the white line to pass the lone cyclist at much higher speed. It did look to me like a close pass, but nothing I don't see every day, although that doesn't make it right.

The woman working the nearside gate was *from* the Lucy Locket.

The red lights that you pass through serve a dual purpose, they protect both the pedestrian crossing and (as they are doing in the video) also protect the T junction where Cheap Street meets Market Street. In the video, the lights are showing red for you in order to allow cars travelling northbound on Cheap Street to enter the junction (watch the red Audi). You'll notice that the pedestrian lights are also red, signalling that it is unsafe for pedestrians to cross. On the question of "what are cyclists supposed to believe" that you pose at the end of the video, I fail to see how there is anything in this scenario that would confuse a cyclist or be subject to misinterpretation. Your lights were red, so you should stop. The lights in the other direction were green to allow cars onto the junction from Cheap Street. where does the confusion come from?

It seems obvious that you cant know whether or not the light is red if you arent following a route past the light, i would suggest however that as you are equipped with a brain you use it and note that this bizarely designed single track over bridge is not dedicated to bi directional use by cyclists at any given time, and that the bus has to rely on its green signal as they cant see clearly over the bridge for cyclists coming out of the park instead of waiting for a green signal further up.

I miss the old bus station😢

Okay lets summarize this. You went on the park way bridge, then made a close up on some dog poo? 😂 Next you went back onto the bridge in the direction you came from. It is hard to tell if you are at fault here, but the bus driver did have a green light, and you do know that both sides have traffic lights, maybe it is better to enter the carrigeway at the bottom of the bridge? You never know if a vehicle in front of you is approaching, and the council can't really do much about it, unless you have an idea I am happy to hear it.

F*ck off out of Newbury Stan Green, we don't need you here!

I can't read the letter you show but I would suspect one of those cyclists has dobbed you in mate.

Why did you just jump onto the road like that not knowing if there are vehicles coming towards you and also there are traffic lights at the start you should go down the hill and follow them

ooo you naughty boy you ran a red light im telling the feds

as a former child, staniel, i personally wouldn't want you filming me

Stan, you need to seek professional help. You are not well, mentally.

Nonce.

I dont think anyone agrees with you stan

It's great of you to highlight this event, but it's illegal to film in a private space without permission. Theatres, shops, libraries are all private spaces which the public are allowed to enter. The owner/manager of the space also has the right to deny or approve permission to film or take photos. They also have the ability to ban you from entering them, if they wish. The Corn Exchange IS a private space and you had no right to film in there without permission. Also, you didn't have the right to film anyone in there without their permission. Once again, it's a private space. You really need to look into the law before sticking your camera into other peoples' spaces without permission.

Perhaps a offering some friendly advice rather than filming it would have been better?

MMXXIV

Stan, the issue with filming in churches is one of GDPR, as religious beliefs are a protected category. By filming anyone in the church (and I presume the grounds) you risk exposing their religious beliefs against their will and without permission. I imagine that if you complete the necessary paperwork for permission from the church and diocese, and get written consent from anyone present, you should be fine. I would suggest you take this video down, as you are knowingly violating privacy laws.

But are you not filming kids, Stanley?

Strange sentiment, but unfortunately so true in many places