@@edwardcourtnell3316 Used a Hornit DB140 for a few years. Was good but suffers the same issue I have with all horns and bells in that you distract your fingers from the brake levers to operate them. A trusty scream is hands-free! 😱😱😱🙂👍🏻
I think there’s more to “good cycling” than being within the law. It’s legal to fart in a lift but I don’t do it. Most of these near misses would never happen to me because I’m humble and slow down when I see a problem situation, I don’t charge at people at full pelt screaming in anger even if they are in the wrong.
had a scary moment when a cyclist tried to squeeze through on the bike path, as I waited for opposite traffic while behind a man walking. She didn't announce her intent to pass; all I heard was a panicked 'OH!!' just before she zoomed by, but hit the rails, losing her balance. It was a nasty spill. I felt so guilty because I didn't know how it happened, but the my little camera's footage revealed she was coming up from behind and didn't alert me. Seriously, girl ... there's a guy in a 4-wheel scooter going the other way, a guy on foot just ahead of me. I waited for the scooter, then I swerved around the pedestrian, which cut her off and made her hit the side rails. If she hadn't been trying to speed through, she wouldn't have had the accident. I'm sorry to say about someone who's had an accident but it was clearly her fault. I still feel badly for her. I stayed until I knew she had help.
I agree with this. As a cyclist I don't think I have so many problems with pedestrians as I tend to predict their movements a bit more than he does, and I wouldn't filter as quickly as he does- I'd get up speed when it's a bit clearer and slow down on predictable danger points. Having said that some of the drivers in this video are shocking....
none of these clips are the cyclists fault except maybe the one where he is trying to prove a point to the guy crossing the middle of the road very slowly
@@kylehagertybanana they are not his "fault", but I just think his weak point is not predicting pedestrians that can and will wander into the road without looking properly. I think other cyclists give themselves a slightly more peaceful ride by anticipating the likeky moves of pedestrians better, whether they are in the wrong or not.
With idiot pedestrians,weve all been that person at some point in our time. Weather i was being distracted, werent thinking clearly at the time, in a rush or even not paying enough attention, weve all been there and done that. As for cyclists, im one myself now and tbh were for the most part responsible riders who do the right thing but there are a few stupid ppl out there that dont use commonnsense or follow the rules of cycling on the road path and all that shit. Sometimes by accident we do miss some signs due to drifting into a mini day dream or something but it happens. For drivers tho. They are so fucking stupidnfor the most part. They seem to think they have entitlement over everythingnwhile driving its honestly crazy. Ive often come across drivers whove parked near dorectly or completely in the way of pathways, those who fuckong honk their horn for no fucking reason, ive caught ppl on their phone and all they do is fucking brush it off and swear back like its fucking acceptable not checking their exits properly and will overtake at stupid fucking areas and points where it puts us cyclists at risk. Once in a blue moon tho, i will come across those responsible drivers who no what they doing and follow the road code as it is to which i will even sometimes stop to let them go 1st or say thankyou for doing their part but its so fucking rare to see. How so many ppl get their liscence i do not know.
@@Denstoradiskmaskinen If you don't know what you're doing then you shouldn't be on the road. It's a dangerous place. Glad you're enjoying the videos. I can't make any at the moment due to the lockdown. I'm missing my daily commute! 😉👍
I consider myself an experienced cyclist and I can see you are very experienced but I have not experienced as many incidents as you have. All those near misses on the inside of vehicles rarely happens to me because i tend to hang back when I am on the inside of vehicles. If a vehicle overtakes me I will certainly not try to keep up with them. I would say I'm a defensive cyclist and never assume I have the right of way even if I do. An apology after an accident on my bike with vehicle is not going to make me feel better. Stay safe.
Hi. Yep I have been cycling in London for about 30 years and while I have had a few close encounters I do not have anything close to what you show in your videos. I I think you are a more skilled cyclist than myself but there are lots of situations in your video where you should be slowing down, using brakes or anticipating what will happen next..eg..pedestrian running across the road @ 0:24 . 1:50 I would be slowing or coasting if I saw pedestrians were crossing the road and you obviously saw it because you braked late.
@@steveerekpaine2832 Ahhh, so you know my pain then. 🙂 The GoPro makes it look faster than it is, so I'm likely no more skilled than you. Both the situations you mentioned I had under control, as in I knew I could stop safety if necessary. With the second one, when you have pedestrians crowding a crossing, I find if you start to slow many feel you're letting them cross and, (instead of waiting for the green figure) they just go, so you have to stop. I find if I don't look like I'm going to stop, then they tend to wait. Most of the time this works. In this case they called my bluff and walked out anyway so I had to stop. Have a great week. 🙂👍
Whilst ‘filtering’ is a requirement to get anywhere in a big city when on two wheels, positioning and situational awareness when doing so are vital. Whilst no longer living in London, I grew up where these videos are all taken and used to ride the same roads. The rider’s positioning is at fault for almost half the clips. I ride motorbikes as well and we talk of ‘defensive’ riding or ‘owning’ the space. But we also consider where that space is and it is sacrosanct amongst motorcyclists that you don’t undertake. Half of the clips the rider is complaining about cars turning ahead of him or crossing in front of him when he is filtering in their blind spot. If you’re not positioned in the middle of the road, how can you expect a bus crossing in front of you at Putney Bridge to see you behind the double decker that has correctly stopped to avoid going into the yellow hatched box? They can’t. So shouting at the driver as if it’s their fault is nonsense. The rider’s positioning is awful. And whilst not ideal, a car driver AHEAD of you in stationary traffic has the right to change their mind, indicate and turn into a petrol station without having a cyclist come up from their near side blind spot at 30kmh. The rider has a duty of care as much as the driver, but it is accepted in almost every context that the person coming from behind another (cycling, driving, skiing, running etc) should take extra care and be in a position and frame of mind to react to anything happening ahead of them. Arriving at speed from a blind spot in which it is ill advised to undertake, is NOT that. Further, if you’re way down the road and there is a clear space in traffic for which a car can pull into from your left (side street) you should be in a position to slow down. If they pull out directly in front of you or t-bone you, that’s wrong, that’s bad driving, that’s their fault. But shouting and making gestures at someone creeping out ahead of you because you can’t be bothered to slow down and ‘react’ is just BS. How else will any car ever pull out into what was recently recognised as the most congested city on the planet otherwise. Don’t approach junctions at 30kmh in the dark and think you own the space just because you are are the arterial road. Drivers on that same road will also be making decisions independently of you which you should be able to react to. Like leaving space for a car to pull into. A courtesy that keeps traffic flowing. Many of the pedestrian moments are complete stupidity on the part of the pedestrian, but again situational awareness would be useful. Maybe think “well, it’s rush hour and dark, so perhaps I’ll ride more slowly and keep an eye on these idiots”. Clearly some are beyond stupid and entirely at fault. But we all share the space and sometimes these people have to get across a road. Lots of these incidents are telegraphed, (as in happen ahead of the rider rather than right beside them), and so with better situational awareness could be easily avoided, rather than made an issue of, and certainly not shouted at when doing nothing wrong because the rider feels entitled. Lots are not, such as the London bus drifting into the bus lane ahead of the rider. But let’s get some balance here. As mentioned at the top, I lived in the area the poster rides and rode the very same roads for 30 years. I can count on one hand the number of incidents I had and they were all instant accidents: man walking into me - not ahead of me - from around a bus. Car brake testing me at width restrictors. Being T-boned at a junction etc. What’s more I am happy to ride fast (very fast…eg 98kmh during an Étape descent) when the moment suits. But, were I ever to ride in London again, I would think more like a driver than a cyclist and ask myself should I be positioned on this car or van’s near side blind spot, and if I am, what might they do? I wouldn’t just assume they will drive straight ahead past every junction because it suits me, not would I do my nut because a car passes across me from the opposite direction, because they’ve been let through by a car who has no idea I’m sneaking up alongside them like an Exocet middle.
Excellent summary. One should cycle defensively just as one should drive defensively. Very little of that on display here, but then again that wouldn’t make a very good video would it? For the record, there was also an awful lot of very unsafe driving on display too, however
Fantastic comment. Longtime cyclist, motorist and motorcyclist here. This cyclist puts themselves in dangerous situations and it's probably a matter of time before they're seriously injured.
I ride over 400 miles a month mostly in the city. Some of those close calls we're because of your impatience an unrealistic expectation that the roads going to be clear - many of the drivers were there before you. Bad cyclist as much as bad drivers. I admit I'm a bad cycles sometimes, sometimes I'm a fool on my bike. But I can often read the road and foresee potential close calls / mishaps by being a smart writer and not assuming the coast is clear.
During Central London rush hour the road is nearly never clear in the busier areas. There is always someone trying to pull/walk out, or cut in on you. And if you hesitate they definitely will cut you up as everyone is in a rush to get to work and impatient. If you're going to wait until the road is clear you may as well get off and push. Myself, where I have right of way I hold my ground as far as it is safe to do so. It's a balance between making progress and keeping safe.
@@danielefrancavilla You're right, I don't just run over people! For pedestrians, you don't just walk into a road because it's "only" a cycle lane, still have to look and wait.
@Dog Shit Dave It's not as fast as it looks, GoPro makes it look faster. I'm certainly not immune from accidents but I have over 14yrs of daily rush hour cycling. I have a good handle on my stopping distance and the balance between making progress on my commute whilst keeping safe.
Only on TH-cam can cyclists ,who actually follow the traffic laws, get blamed for putting pedestrians and drivers who I should emphasise DO NOT follow the traffic laws, for putting people at risk. You fucking love to see it. We need more lessons on crossing roads and using that turn signal if you ask me. That kid that got his phone knocked out of his hand won't have his face glued to his phone again while crossing. Keep doing what you're doing Ryan.
Got to be said i can see where your coming from on many of these but your trying to ride as fast in the city as you would out in the lanes on an infrastructure not suited to it. The volume of traffic, pedestrians, and your speed will end up in these situations. Until the infrastructure is resolved i can't see things improving. If you go to Copenhagen how many people do you see commuting on road bikes? Not many are riding much more than 10mph we've all just got this wrong just because you can doesn't mean you should.
@@messi9991 responsibility is shared the only person that cares about you is you so just assume everyone is trying to knock you off rather than everyone should keep out of my way. It's not a F'in race it's shared space. The infrastructure in the UK is shite which is most of the problem and because of that don't ride like your on a Sunday club run and not expect to get hurt. Drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists will do stupid things give yourself Time to react and don't think your the most important thing in the world. If you can't see that then good luck!
@@messi9991 within sensible reason yes. You may not like it but other users don't hear us or see us and getting home to the family is my number one priority and riding slower is less risk. The real problem is the infrastructure when different types of traffic can mix accidents are more likely to happen.
Hi Ryan - incredible videos! I love the dog telling off the cyclist on the zebra crossing - that's a great note to end the video on, with you chuckling away!
Have been commuting on a bike in London since 2007. My advice. Just cycle safe and give everybody room. No longer interested in racing around or bring faster then everybody else. Just start safe and get to work and home and back again in one piece.
Filtering at speed past stationary traffic is pretty stupid to be honest, as is undertaking anything. Self preservation at all times, bollocks to the painted "cycle lanes".
I cycle many of these roads daily, and it's far more enjoyable if you slow down slightly particularly in dangerous situations. Undertaking vans and trucks etc is a a death wish, and high speed filtering through traffic is very dangerous because pedestrians cross without looking. knowing this, I have adjusted my riding style over the years to keep myself and others safer.
Just as we drivers have to look out for cyclists (even when you're wrong), you need to look out for pedestrians (even when they're wrong). And you need to slow down, doing so would have avoided most of those near misses.
@@kylehagertybanana yet if it was a driver that had a near miss with a pedestrian it’s the drivers fault but if cyclists do it’s always the pedestrians fault. Hypocrisy at its finest
@@zaka2825 I didn't say that, although you have to admit that cars are easier to move and use than bikes in that they take no physical effort to drive, therefore generally making it easier for the car to get out of the bike's way than the opposite
I've been commuting through Central London for over 14 years now and my approach works for me. I wonder if it will ever occur to pedestrians to maybe slow down and take the time to look before walking into the road! Filtering through slow moving traffic, undertaking etc. is perfectly legal. Are you telling me that you would sit on your cycle in a London traffic jam for 1.5 hours breathing in the fumes when you could pass the cars and get to work in 40 minutes? Yeah right!
I would also not sit in traffic, but legal or not under taking blindly and around junctions is in general not a great idea. Read all situations and possible outcomes - predict and react for the worst and ride safe!.
Give him the benefit of the doubt 8/10 😂 could have been avoided all the ones where a vehicle is turning right through stationery traffic for instance 👍 I'm on the cyclists side with most of the pedestrians in this video cross at the fucking crossing and wait for the green Man light
Nothing worse when you get the persons attention and they decide to freeze in the middle of the road, then a split second later they're debating whether to step back or forward so they start a mini salsa dance 💃 Like ffs.
He James I almost bought a V11 sport just like your one but went for Norge 1200 because I am used to having panniers and s top box . Great bike I love it . I enjoyed your road bike brake pad adjustment tutorial video thanks .
If they are ahead, they have position, so sorry Ryan, although some of these accidents are frustrating, you have to yield when people/cars step out in front of you. I'm a cyclist myself and I don't assume I have right of way, even when I do, as no amount of justice and compensation will fix being paralysed.
My daily commute for the last 8 years. Great footage! Funny how the most common collisions / near miss etc are caused by pedestrians and other cyclists, rather than trucks / cars. I now live in Copenhagen. Pedestrians are not an issue but the other cyclists are truly kamikaze. Makes London look safe in comparison!
Everyone, please remember to be extra vigilant when pedestrians are around. They might not have the right of way but they are the vulnerable road users that deserve to be treated with care. Ruining someone's day is not worth half a minute of journey time. And dare to use your bell more often so they can hear you coming!
I thought I had it bad on my commutes but yours are much more eventful! Phew! Some close shaves and glad that nothing was serious. I'm a cycling commuter for 9 years and in my opinion you pick up a sixth sense for road psychology. But if there's one thing I've learnt, it's never trust anyone 😂 Amongst all the craziness on London roads it certainly beats the tube 👍Stay safe out there.
I agree 100%, never trust anyone and always expect the unexpected! Despite the near misses it's way way better than the tube. Where's your commute? Safe cycling my friend. 🙂👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Totally. Watching your videos reminded me of my own awareness on the bike. It takes a certain mentality to battle that everyday. But nonetheless it's rewarding for the exercise and the challenge. Maybe the Strava segments haha And of course the community. In answer to your question I commute from Bromley to Euston everyday. So Lewisham - New Cross - Old Kent Road - Elephant - Waterloo - Holborn - Euston. It's mostly bus lanes and I avoid the cycle highways. It seems like a few of your misses happen on the cycle lanes 😁
@@JustinMargovan You do become battle hardened after a while! I don't know your route, although I do go through Waterloo sometimes, always have to be careful when passing the station due to the volume of pedestrians streaming into the road. Bus lanes are handy as there's a lot more space in them than in cycle lanes. Keep safe. 😉👍
Your riding is aggressive, there are many situations in your video where you could anticipate other's actions whether they are in the right or the wrong and they will help keep you alive longer!
Yep, there's a reason why this guy has so many near misses, but he seems to have a complete blind spot and can't see how his own riding is part of the problem.
This is a compilation of the worst incidents over a number of years. Most of the time it's just fine as long as you are careful. Safe cycling my friend. 🙂👍
Most of these are people being idiots, but this cyclist is taking a lot of risks.. going significantly quick down a cycle lane when the car traffic is at a standstill is asking for trouble and is stupid. Also, I'm not saying it's right but drivers don't expect cyclists to be quick.. you have to keep that in mind
It’s not as quick as it looks, the GoPro wide angle gives a false impression of speed. Other road users should treat cyclists the same as they do all other road vehicles. 🙂👍🏻
John, cyclists and motorcyclists do watch out for and treat most cars, trucks as if they are deliberately trying to kill you, that’s how we stay alive. We even treat a lot of cyclists, motorcycles and pedestrians that way. As a cyclist or motorcyclist you have to fight for your space on the road, if you hesitate for just a second you will be pushed out of the way sometimes violently.
This is the best ad for a Wahoo indoor trainer I have ever seen 😁. Stay safe, this is why I stopped commuting to work, riding in the city was too stressful.
Ha yes! In lock-down that's perfect. Once my office opens again however I'll be back to it, far less stressful than getting the train! Have a great day. 🙂👍
My first few weeks on a clipless ended up at the hood of a car cutting the bike line in front of me.. Front fork on carbon bike was destroyed. Even bike lanes which are supposed to be "highways" for bikes isn't safe for bikes.
@@cookieman4903 There's no such thing as a bike lane! 😉 They can paint the lines but if they don't enforce them they are constantly used by cars, mopeds, pedestrians etc.
@@cookieman4903 It's an unnerving experience - when you sense an impending accident but unable to detach your foot so as to be able to do something as simple as putting your foot down!
Thank you Danny. Due to lockdown I've not been cycling to work, as I'm working from home. Soon as lockdown lifts and my office opens I'll put up more content. 🙂👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 that’s brilliant news! I love how educational the vids are as I feel clueless when cycling sometimes especially in London. Plus I find your reactions to the road hilarious. Thanks buddy ! Keep up the good work
Most welcome, these are the worst examples over many years. Most of the time it’s not too bad but you have to be cautious as a silly incident can happen at any moment.
Hey Ryan, do you find cycling in London a stressful experience overall or are these just bad moments scattered amongst a mostly positive experience of cycling in London?
You've hit the nail on the head there Liam. 99% of the time I really enjoy it. It's great exercise, it's far cheaper than the train, it's quicker plus you're in control of your own commute (in the sense the you don't get effected by train delays etc). Plus it's environmentally friendly , so it's win win win really. I find it a real joy to be powering to work and back on my own steam. These incidents are few and far between. Whilst they look dramatic, if you're paying attention and careful, you can stop for or avoid these incidents. I cycle every day whatever the weather and I love it. I put these videos up really in the hope that it'll make others more aware of cyclists, so that they take care when driving or crossing the road. Thanks for watching, have a great Sunday. 🙂👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Excellent I'm delighted to hear, I cycle to work for all the same reasons and was just wondering was a city like London worth cycling in. Thanks for replying, and enjoy your Sunday as well!
@@liamryan5234 Absolutely worth cycling in London, just be aware of crazy pedestrians and motorists. If you're doing it recreationally then best to avoid rush hour as people tend to have their head down rushing to work.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Cyclist need to be aware of the pedestrians, they do not expect you to be belting down as though you are in a marathon race. secondly law of conservation of energy, how is it environmentally friendly? you will need to eat more to produce more energy needed to power your bike using your muscles, that will need more food and produce more waste that needs resources to grow and process waste, you don't get nothing for nothing, please slow down for your own sake, one day you won't be peddling like a silly billy.
@@mgabrielle2343 I’m very aware of pedestrians and my surroundings, this is why my videos are filled with misses. The issue is people not looking before they walk into the road. Please read rule 7 of the Highway Code, take note of 7d. Before crossing pedestrians should stop, look, if traffic is coming let it past, then wait for a safe gap before crossing. It’s basically the green cross code we expect nursery school children to understand. Surely adults should understand this too. 🙂👍🏻 Your environmental argument is very silly. Manufacturing motor vehicles is hugely damaging to the environment before you even consider the harmful emissions they pump out. I eat breakfast lunch and dinner same as anyone else, difference is that I’m fitter and don’t produce harmful emissions than those using motor vehicles. I suggest you do some study before posting such an inane comment in future! 🤦🏻♂️🤣
Thanks for living through the frustrations and potential dangers and spending the time to edit them all together for us to share. To be honest it is fun to watch, but for sure not fun to actually encounter :)
Most welcome. I do find a certain joy in the commute, the cut and thrust of it is invigorating most of the time. However the big scares are not nice, there are a few life flashing before eyes moments that I'd rather forget! Keep safe out there. 🙂👍
@@HoofHearted314 Part of the reason for the bike lanes is to allow them to keep moving when the bigger traffic is congested, so kind of defeats the object if you can't move faster than the cars around you. That being said a lot of cyclists don't go at a speed where they can avoid a crash if pedestrians step out in the wrong place. I mean you can argue they shouldn't have to but they're also the first to argue that the cars and buses should be making allowance for them and avoiding them when they're cycling in the wrong lane or the wrong direction, not sure why it should work one way and not the other.
They are misses so nothing to be at fault for, if I was going too fast I wouldn't be able to stop in time or avoid a collision. The cause of all of these incidents is other road users or pedestrians not looking where they are going. Thankfully I am looking!
@@canaljkt Cars use the very same roads much faster than me. None of these were my fault, I’m having to take avoiding action due to other road users not looking where they are going.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 because of that scenario , too many cars, too many people, too many random things u are riding TOO fast. Just my opinion
@@canaljkt These roads are designed for traffic to move at 20-30mph, if everyone follows the rules and looks where they are going this is fine. My average speed on my commute is 15mph, the GoPro makes it look faster than it is. You could set the speed limit to 5mph for all traffic, far safer but then roads become redundant, takes an age for anyone to get anywhere, deliveries are slow, the economy suffers etc. Roads are designed for traffic to move at speed. So if you say that it’s not safe for traffic to move above walking speed because pedestrians don’t look before they walk into the road, then you fix the pedestrians! Improve awareness, improve social responsibility etc.
I live in India, and trust me this is like an everyday situation I have to face while I am riding. Need to be extremely alert and active all the time, but it's actually fun at times lol
You can do it if there's space and you're certain the vehicle isn't turning left, but you have to be super cautious and ready to back out of it in a moment's notice. Some cyclists put themselves in very precarious situations!
some of these you just seem to be going to fast for your reaction time to adjust your speed or direction. common scenarios you should have anticipated as soon as you realize you are not the only person on the road. practice defensive cycling.
I drive a car, motorbikes and cycle a lot of the same roads in London as this guy; You got to ride defensively and smart, this guys good at dodging but luck won’t last forever; a lot of these near misses you can avoid if you ride the line as a motorbike would.
Hey Ryan do you fancy a skype interview on FFT channel about commuting risks? We are recording dashcam in Leicester but its less dramatic than yours (thankfully)!
Hi, yes that would be good. My videos are dramatic but it's really showcasing the worst. I believe cycling in the city is quite safe if you follow precautions. I have my own set of rules that I have built up over the 13 years or so of London commuting that I keep to in order to keep safe. How would you like to do this?
This is why I have an actual moped-style horn on my bike. It’s a little chunky, but the thing is it makes an actual horn sound that people are conditioned to respond to. I was initially going to go with the Hornet, but from everything I’ve read and seen people just don’t react to the sound the same way.
During this time of the Covid 19 pandemic, I'm still lucky to know that the road I travel to and from work are very peaceful. 😅 With these kind of busy roads, pedestrian, busses and private vehicles, I may very well be cautious. ✌️🚴♂️ Nice video though.
My bike “literally” makes contact with nothing but one van in the whole video, and that was a light nudge because the van’s brake lights weren’t working. Plus a pedestrian walks into my shoulder early on. Literally don’t come off the bike once! Are we watching the same video? 🤣
Sums it up in the UK, I've almost Been run over 6 times in 1 week, 4 at mini roundabouts, drivers love to go the wrong way round for some reason. I was also knocked off by a car last year, driver lost his license and I got £5,000 off his insurance. Be safe and always use a camera ✌️
For cyclists I’d say the biggest change in the updated HC is, if you see pedestrians waiting at a zebra crossing, or at a side road you are turning into, you now must give way. Before you only had to give way if they had stepped into the road (however I’d largely stop for them anyway). There are strengthened rules for drivers to give way to cyclists, however I’ve not see much change in driver behaviour towards cyclists so far. Still must be very cautious of drivers. 🙂👍🏻
Imagine you don't mind going slower (you take the bike in your free time to meet your friends) and you ride a mtb, do you think a mtb handlebar and wider tyres would make a big difference in terms of braking and sudden moves to avoid collision?
I think that you'll be just fine on that type of bike. I see many people riding them in London. It's more about being cautious than the type of cycle you ride. Just keep focused and take care, pretend you're invisible and assume that nobody has seen you. 🙂👍
I'm struggling to understand how a pass time has become a racing event with little or no consequence. No insurance, registration or ID. Using a bike which is designed for high speed, racing. Degrading of road users, cursing pedestrians and more. Please if your responding on the latter. Don't make a fool out of your mouth by saying any different to the bike style or use..
Yes sitting here watching a VIDEO I can freeze frame it after a few replays to see your mistake... Why you didn't watch the video a few times first to decide your course of action?
@@Holland1994D My adapting to London os precisely why my videos are full of misses and not accidents. It's a balance of keeping safe yet needing to make progress to get to work.
When you drive a car in London, if a pedestrian has already started to cross the road you have to give way to them? Does the same rule apply for cyclists?
What rule is that John? All road users have a duty to avoid an accident, even pedestrians. Pedestrians however do not have default right of way in the road. The exception is, if a driver is turning into a side road, and a pedestrian has already started to cross, then the driver must give way. If you're already on a road (not turning) and a pedestrian starts to walk out, they do not have right of way. Regardless, when pedestrians walk out on my when I'm cycling I either stop for or avoid a collision. This is why my videos are full of misses.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 .The New Hierarchy of road users puts pedestrians in a more vulnerable position than cars. I'm guessing its too vague still but if they had to argue they'd say we're more dangerous on bicycles. So best just to give way if they run out for now.
Exactly, that's half the reason I post these videos. I think a lot of people don't view cyclists as a danger and assume they can just ignore them. Hopefully a few people will see this and think more about cyclists next time they are driving or crossing the road.
Nobody wants other road users to be in danger, there are plenty of times cyclists behave dangerously around drivers, drivers around cyclists, pedestrians around cyclists, pedestrians around drivers and whatever other combination of road users you can think of. I don't cycle but I watch these videos, I find them interesting but quite useful to see the dangers face by cyclists. A bit of respect, tolerance and understanding (and a fair bit of concentration) helps all road users stay safe.
It's just that people are stupid and they think they know everything. The cars need to watch were they are going. They know the cycling lanes are there
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I like how when he doesn't manage to reach his horn he just goes
AAAAARRRRGH
Best way to get attention! 🙂👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 you should get an 'AirZound' that gets people's attention
@@edwardcourtnell3316 Used a Hornit DB140 for a few years. Was good but suffers the same issue I have with all horns and bells in that you distract your fingers from the brake levers to operate them. A trusty scream is hands-free! 😱😱😱🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Fair enough :) great videos by the way!
@@edwardcourtnell3316 Thank you, glad you enjoyed my videos. 🙂👍🏻
I wonder if this dude sounds this way when taking a dump
You'll never know! 😉💩
Takes a dump, looks at the missing toilette paper: "Aaaaaahhh.. fucking idiot!"
ARRRHGGG
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I think there’s more to “good cycling” than being within the law. It’s legal to fart in a lift but I don’t do it.
Most of these near misses would never happen to me because I’m humble and slow down when I see a problem situation,
I don’t charge at people at full pelt screaming in anger even if they are in the wrong.
had a scary moment when a cyclist tried to squeeze through on the bike path, as I waited for opposite traffic while behind a man walking. She didn't announce her intent to pass; all I heard was a panicked 'OH!!' just before she zoomed by, but hit the rails, losing her balance. It was a nasty spill. I felt so guilty because I didn't know how it happened, but the my little camera's footage revealed she was coming up from behind and didn't alert me. Seriously, girl ... there's a guy in a 4-wheel scooter going the other way, a guy on foot just ahead of me. I waited for the scooter, then I swerved around the pedestrian, which cut her off and made her hit the side rails. If she hadn't been trying to speed through, she wouldn't have had the accident. I'm sorry to say about someone who's had an accident but it was clearly her fault. I still feel badly for her. I stayed until I knew she had help.
I agree with this. As a cyclist I don't think I have so many problems with pedestrians as I tend to predict their movements a bit more than he does, and I wouldn't filter as quickly as he does- I'd get up speed when it's a bit clearer and slow down on predictable danger points. Having said that some of the drivers in this video are shocking....
none of these clips are the cyclists fault except maybe the one where he is trying to prove a point to the guy crossing the middle of the road very slowly
@@kylehagertybanana they are not his "fault", but I just think his weak point is not predicting pedestrians that can and will wander into the road without looking properly. I think other cyclists give themselves a slightly more peaceful ride by anticipating the likeky moves of pedestrians better, whether they are in the wrong or not.
@@edj4833 well I can agree with that
AKA the "Fookin' 'ell" remix 😂😂
Yeah, I didn't beep out all my terrible language this time! 😉👍
@FOGGY #7 RACING Never have, but it's tempting! It's not like these people are using them! 🤣
Story of my life.. so many morons and sycophants on london roads. Great quick reactions to idiots 👌🏾 what bell are you using?
@@goddessnut1111 sycophants? Sure about that?
Add A Mix Of Jesus in there for good Measure
Why need horns? When you can aaaaaah.
Exactly! 🤣👍
pressing the horn is too slow
@@OldHunters when they are to close it more like instinct reaction
Sees pedestrians crossing road. Screams and pedals harder
Yeah man, just ******* slow down.
What an absolute bell end.
I guess you can see the tachometer
Great video! Shows idiot drivers, idiot pedestrians and idiot cyclists! Well balanced! 👍🏻
Just idiot people
It shows mostly one single idiot cyclist
@@LUCHTHANS4 Nope, in the main he was ok but the cars and buses especially where disgraceful
Road cc is too one sided even though the video was not too bad
With idiot pedestrians,weve all been that person at some point in our time. Weather i was being distracted, werent thinking clearly at the time, in a rush or even not paying enough attention, weve all been there and done that. As for cyclists, im one myself now and tbh were for the most part responsible riders who do the right thing but there are a few stupid ppl out there that dont use commonnsense or follow the rules of cycling on the road path and all that shit. Sometimes by accident we do miss some signs due to drifting into a mini day dream or something but it happens. For drivers tho. They are so fucking stupidnfor the most part. They seem to think they have entitlement over everythingnwhile driving its honestly crazy. Ive often come across drivers whove parked near dorectly or completely in the way of pathways, those who fuckong honk their horn for no fucking reason, ive caught ppl on their phone and all they do is fucking brush it off and swear back like its fucking acceptable not checking their exits properly and will overtake at stupid fucking areas and points where it puts us cyclists at risk.
Once in a blue moon tho, i will come across those responsible drivers who no what they doing and follow the road code as it is to which i will even sometimes stop to let them go 1st or say thankyou for doing their part but its so fucking rare to see. How so many ppl get their liscence i do not know.
🤣😂🤣 This why every kid in the Netherlands has to do a cycling exam. Stay save (edit: safe) 😅🤦♀️
Yes, I think it should be mandatory in the UK also, even if the person doesn't go on to cycle, it should mean they are more considerate to cyclists.
That should especially be mandatory in US. We just get bicycle safety in elementary school
@@chilly3528 UK has the same
But the infrastructure in the netherlands is so different from the UK, I wouldn't like my kid to ride in that heavy traffic, no way!
Safe*
“Just a matter of time.”
The Grim Reaper
All gonna die sometime mate, I've been 14 years safe on the roads, I know what I'm doing
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Thats what every driver on the road say, i know what im doing :D Love ego centric dashcam - keep em coming mate :D
@@Denstoradiskmaskinen If you don't know what you're doing then you shouldn't be on the road. It's a dangerous place.
Glad you're enjoying the videos. I can't make any at the moment due to the lockdown. I'm missing my daily commute! 😉👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 on this video evidence I'd say that's debatable
No u
I consider myself an experienced cyclist and I can see you are very experienced but I have not experienced as many incidents as you have. All those near misses on the inside of vehicles rarely happens to me because i tend to hang back when I am on the inside of vehicles. If a vehicle overtakes me I will certainly not try to keep up with them. I would say I'm a defensive cyclist and never assume I have the right of way even if I do. An apology after an accident on my bike with vehicle is not going to make me feel better. Stay safe.
You keep safe too. Are you a London cyclist also? 🙂👍
Hi. Yep I have been cycling in London for about 30 years and while I have had a few close encounters I do not have anything close to what you show in your videos. I I think you are a more skilled cyclist than myself but there are lots of situations in your video where you should be slowing down, using brakes or anticipating what will happen next..eg..pedestrian running across the road @ 0:24 . 1:50 I would be slowing or coasting if I saw pedestrians were crossing the road and you obviously saw it because you braked late.
@@steveerekpaine2832 Ahhh, so you know my pain then. 🙂 The GoPro makes it look faster than it is, so I'm likely no more skilled than you.
Both the situations you mentioned I had under control, as in I knew I could stop safety if necessary.
With the second one, when you have pedestrians crowding a crossing, I find if you start to slow many feel you're letting them cross and, (instead of waiting for the green figure) they just go, so you have to stop. I find if I don't look like I'm going to stop, then they tend to wait. Most of the time this works. In this case they called my bluff and walked out anyway so I had to stop.
Have a great week. 🙂👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007You are the most arrogant cyclist ever . You deserve everthing you get . 😠🏴
@@steveerekpaine2832 hes not skilled, hes just a risk taker. Sooner or later he will be brown bread
Whilst ‘filtering’ is a requirement to get anywhere in a big city when on two wheels, positioning and situational awareness when doing so are vital. Whilst no longer living in London, I grew up where these videos are all taken and used to ride the same roads. The rider’s positioning is at fault for almost half the clips. I ride motorbikes as well and we talk of ‘defensive’ riding or ‘owning’ the space. But we also consider where that space is and it is sacrosanct amongst motorcyclists that you don’t undertake. Half of the clips the rider is complaining about cars turning ahead of him or crossing in front of him when he is filtering in their blind spot.
If you’re not positioned in the middle of the road, how can you expect a bus crossing in front of you at Putney Bridge to see you behind the double decker that has correctly stopped to avoid going into the yellow hatched box? They can’t. So shouting at the driver as if it’s their fault is nonsense. The rider’s positioning is awful.
And whilst not ideal, a car driver AHEAD of you in stationary traffic has the right to change their mind, indicate and turn into a petrol station without having a cyclist come up from their near side blind spot at 30kmh. The rider has a duty of care as much as the driver, but it is accepted in almost every context that the person coming from behind another (cycling, driving, skiing, running etc) should take extra care and be in a position and frame of mind to react to anything happening ahead of them. Arriving at speed from a blind spot in which it is ill advised to undertake, is NOT that.
Further, if you’re way down the road and there is a clear space in traffic for which a car can pull into from your left (side street) you should be in a position to slow down. If they pull out directly in front of you or t-bone you, that’s wrong, that’s bad driving, that’s their fault. But shouting and making gestures at someone creeping out ahead of you because you can’t be bothered to slow down and ‘react’ is just BS. How else will any car ever pull out into what was recently recognised as the most congested city on the planet otherwise. Don’t approach junctions at 30kmh in the dark and think you own the space just because you are are the arterial road. Drivers on that same road will also be making decisions independently of you which you should be able to react to. Like leaving space for a car to pull into. A courtesy that keeps traffic flowing.
Many of the pedestrian moments are complete stupidity on the part of the pedestrian, but again situational awareness would be useful. Maybe think “well, it’s rush hour and dark, so perhaps I’ll ride more slowly and keep an eye on these idiots”. Clearly some are beyond stupid and entirely at fault. But we all share the space and sometimes these people have to get across a road.
Lots of these incidents are telegraphed, (as in happen ahead of the rider rather than right beside them), and so with better situational awareness could be easily avoided, rather than made an issue of, and certainly not shouted at when doing nothing wrong because the rider feels entitled. Lots are not, such as the London bus drifting into the bus lane ahead of the rider. But let’s get some balance here.
As mentioned at the top, I lived in the area the poster rides and rode the very same roads for 30 years. I can count on one hand the number of incidents I had and they were all instant accidents: man walking into me - not ahead of me - from around a bus. Car brake testing me at width restrictors. Being T-boned at a junction etc. What’s more I am happy to ride fast (very fast…eg 98kmh during an Étape descent) when the moment suits. But, were I ever to ride in London again, I would think more like a driver than a cyclist and ask myself should I be positioned on this car or van’s near side blind spot, and if I am, what might they do? I wouldn’t just assume they will drive straight ahead past every junction because it suits me, not would I do my nut because a car passes across me from the opposite direction, because they’ve been let through by a car who has no idea I’m sneaking up alongside them like an Exocet middle.
Excellent summary. One should cycle defensively just as one should drive defensively. Very little of that on display here, but then again that wouldn’t make a very good video would it?
For the record, there was also an awful lot of very unsafe driving on display too, however
Wonderful comment!
Fantastic comment. Longtime cyclist, motorist and motorcyclist here. This cyclist puts themselves in dangerous situations and it's probably a matter of time before they're seriously injured.
This cyclist should not be on the road full stop.
True pedestrians can be daft but they also take precedent.
ARGH!!!!!
you sir are a magnet for these situations ;)
It's a compilation of the worst incidents over several years. Thankfully it's not like that all the time. 🙂👍
I think most of problem on the road are from cycles and bike.
I ride over 400 miles a month mostly in the city. Some of those close calls we're because of your impatience an unrealistic expectation that the roads going to be clear - many of the drivers were there before you.
Bad cyclist as much as bad drivers.
I admit I'm a bad cycles sometimes, sometimes I'm a fool on my bike. But I can often read the road and foresee potential close calls / mishaps by being a smart writer and not assuming the coast is clear.
During Central London rush hour the road is nearly never clear in the busier areas. There is always someone trying to pull/walk out, or cut in on you. And if you hesitate they definitely will cut you up as everyone is in a rush to get to work and impatient.
If you're going to wait until the road is clear you may as well get off and push. Myself, where I have right of way I hold my ground as far as it is safe to do so. It's a balance between making progress and keeping safe.
You need to control your anger dude! You don't just run over people cause your riding a bike on a bicycle lane!
@@danielefrancavilla You're right, I don't just run over people! For pedestrians, you don't just walk into a road because it's "only" a cycle lane, still have to look and wait.
@Dog Shit Dave It's not as fast as it looks, GoPro makes it look faster.
I'm certainly not immune from accidents but I have over 14yrs of daily rush hour cycling. I have a good handle on my stopping distance and the balance between making progress on my commute whilst keeping safe.
Only on TH-cam can cyclists ,who actually follow the traffic laws, get blamed for putting pedestrians and drivers who I should emphasise DO NOT follow the traffic laws, for putting people at risk.
You fucking love to see it. We need more lessons on crossing roads and using that turn signal if you ask me. That kid that got his phone knocked out of his hand won't have his face glued to his phone again while crossing.
Keep doing what you're doing Ryan.
Got to be said i can see where your coming from on many of these but your trying to ride as fast in the city as you would out in the lanes on an infrastructure not suited to it. The volume of traffic, pedestrians, and your speed will end up in these situations. Until the infrastructure is resolved i can't see things improving. If you go to Copenhagen how many people do you see commuting on road bikes? Not many are riding much more than 10mph we've all just got this wrong just because you can doesn't mean you should.
So true. This guy is driving like he's the only one on the road.
Kopenhagens bike speed is over 10 mph easily and the amount of bikes are insane but yes it's not that many road bikes
What are you talking about? He should ride slower in order to anticipate pedestrians and cars breaking rules?
@@messi9991 responsibility is shared the only person that cares about you is you so just assume everyone is trying to knock you off rather than everyone should keep out of my way. It's not a F'in race it's shared space. The infrastructure in the UK is shite which is most of the problem and because of that don't ride like your on a Sunday club run and not expect to get hurt. Drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists will do stupid things give yourself Time to react and don't think your the most important thing in the world. If you can't see that then good luck!
@@messi9991 within sensible reason yes. You may not like it but other users don't hear us or see us and getting home to the family is my number one priority and riding slower is less risk. The real problem is the infrastructure when different types of traffic can mix accidents are more likely to happen.
Hi Ryan - incredible videos! I love the dog telling off the cyclist on the zebra crossing - that's a great note to end the video on, with you chuckling away!
Thank you. I loved that dog too, protecting his owner! Have a great weekend.
Have been commuting on a bike in London since 2007. My advice. Just cycle safe and give everybody room. No longer interested in racing around or bring faster then everybody else. Just start safe and get to work and home and back again in one piece.
It’s simple, follow the rules and look where you are going. If everyone can manage that small thing the roads will be far more pleasant for all. 🙂👍🏻
Best advice, im not here to race anyone or set records
Lol 1:42 woah 2:28 lol
Filtering at speed past stationary traffic is pretty stupid to be honest, as is undertaking anything. Self preservation at all times, bollocks to the painted "cycle lanes".
An unfortunate necessity in Central London if you want to get anywhere.
That is correct you have to read the road. Undertaking cars and trucks is stupidity.
Clearly you do not live in a big city, where traffic is constant and you have no other choice
Jaywalking is the stupid thing
I cycle many of these roads daily, and it's far more enjoyable if you slow down slightly particularly in dangerous situations. Undertaking vans and trucks etc is a a death wish, and high speed filtering through traffic is very dangerous because pedestrians cross without looking. knowing this, I have adjusted my riding style over the years to keep myself and others safer.
Just as we drivers have to look out for cyclists (even when you're wrong), you need to look out for pedestrians (even when they're wrong). And you need to slow down, doing so would have avoided most of those near misses.
Exactly… Proper exemplar of hypocrite.
how the fuck do you avoid a near miss, pedestrians need to look both ways and be sensible, I don't buy that people are too stupid to do that
@@kylehagertybanana yet if it was a driver that had a near miss with a pedestrian it’s the drivers fault but if cyclists do it’s always the pedestrians fault. Hypocrisy at its finest
@@zaka2825 I didn't say that, although you have to admit that cars are easier to move and use than bikes in that they take no physical effort to drive, therefore generally making it easier for the car to get out of the bike's way than the opposite
More dumb car drivers but yes
You easily could have avoided most of these situations with a bit of forward planning. Keep riding like that and you'll win a Darwin award.
I avoided all of those potential incidents because I’m following the rule, looking where I’m going and anticipating issues. 😉👍🏻
london is a different world
What's a Darwin award? Is it for those who believe in evolution?
These videos are hilarious 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 brudda keep uploading and keep up the good work
After 5 years of near misses, did it occur to you to maybe slow down and stop undertaking?
I've been commuting through Central London for over 14 years now and my approach works for me. I wonder if it will ever occur to pedestrians to maybe slow down and take the time to look before walking into the road!
Filtering through slow moving traffic, undertaking etc. is perfectly legal. Are you telling me that you would sit on your cycle in a London traffic jam for 1.5 hours breathing in the fumes when you could pass the cars and get to work in 40 minutes? Yeah right!
I would also not sit in traffic, but legal or not under taking blindly and around junctions is in general not a great idea. Read all situations and possible outcomes - predict and react for the worst and ride safe!.
Half the time he's still pedalling towards the hazard that's obviously there 😂
He could have avoided the guy with the mobile phone.
He could have avoided ALL the incidents with pedestrians, simply by riding in a pedestrian-friendly manner.@@martinquarton184
9/10 of these incidents could have been avoided if you just adjusted your riding style according to the situation
Give him the benefit of the doubt 8/10 😂 could have been avoided all the ones where a vehicle is turning right through stationery traffic for instance 👍 I'm on the cyclists side with most of the pedestrians in this video cross at the fucking crossing and wait for the green Man light
Yeh get an airhorn
Agreed, also cyclist going way to fast in busy areas not anticipating anything! Some were not his fault though...
Nothing worse when you get the persons attention and they decide to freeze in the middle of the road, then a split second later they're debating whether to step back or forward so they start a mini salsa dance 💃
Like ffs.
Ha yeah, I know that one! Just commit to a direction already so I can go around! 😉👍
I have almost got run over twice and both times I've frozen. It's a natural response like fight or flight.
I love the part where he says the F-word.
He James I almost bought a V11 sport just like your one but went for Norge 1200 because I am used to having panniers and s top box . Great bike I love it . I enjoyed your road bike brake pad adjustment tutorial video thanks .
Hey bim
Occasionally add in Jesus for good measure
That dog from the last clip is you from a parallel universe. 😂
OMG! Plot twist! 🤣👍🏻
God am I glad I found this channel, you've earned my sub.
Thank you. 🙂👍
Hilarious! 😂 I can't believe this. This is my second time watching your channel. It seems that everyone feels entitled of the road.
Thank you for the view. Hope you liked it. 🙂👍🏻
Cycling seems so fun and efficient but as someone who has never even got on a bike before, this looks as terrifying as going on a rollercoaster
If they are ahead, they have position, so sorry Ryan, although some of these accidents are frustrating, you have to yield when people/cars step out in front of you. I'm a cyclist myself and I don't assume I have right of way, even when I do, as no amount of justice and compensation will fix being paralysed.
Oh I do, hence my videos are full of misses and not accidents.
Keep safe out there. 😉👍🏻
Best one yet laughed all the way through especially when you crashed funny keep em coming
Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂👍🏻
I cycle down here in Australia on nice wide clear roads, fook riding around London, bloody crazy :) .. thanks for the vids!
Most welcome. I bet you have much better weather too! 😉👍🏻
My daily commute for the last 8 years. Great footage! Funny how the most common collisions / near miss etc are caused by pedestrians and other cyclists, rather than trucks / cars. I now live in Copenhagen. Pedestrians are not an issue but the other cyclists are truly kamikaze. Makes London look safe in comparison!
I agree, I don't have too many issues with cars, it's mainly pedestrians. Keep safe in Copenhagen my friend. Safe cycling 🙂👍
Everyone, please remember to be extra vigilant when pedestrians are around. They might not have the right of way but they are the vulnerable road users that deserve to be treated with care. Ruining someone's day is not worth half a minute of journey time. And dare to use your bell more often so they can hear you coming!
Thanks for posting this highly instructive compilation. o/ Also, nice wink to Daphne Fixed ;)
I thought I had it bad on my commutes but yours are much more eventful! Phew!
Some close shaves and glad that nothing was serious.
I'm a cycling commuter for 9 years and in my opinion you pick up a sixth sense for road psychology. But if there's one thing I've learnt, it's never trust anyone 😂
Amongst all the craziness on London roads it certainly beats the tube 👍Stay safe out there.
I agree 100%, never trust anyone and always expect the unexpected! Despite the near misses it's way way better than the tube.
Where's your commute? Safe cycling my friend. 🙂👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Totally. Watching your videos reminded me of my own awareness on the bike. It takes a certain mentality to battle that everyday. But nonetheless it's rewarding for the exercise and the challenge. Maybe the Strava segments haha And of course the community. In answer to your question I commute from Bromley to Euston everyday. So Lewisham - New Cross - Old Kent Road - Elephant - Waterloo - Holborn - Euston. It's mostly bus lanes and I avoid the cycle highways. It seems like a few of your misses happen on the cycle lanes 😁
@@JustinMargovan You do become battle hardened after a while! I don't know your route, although I do go through Waterloo sometimes, always have to be careful when passing the station due to the volume of pedestrians streaming into the road. Bus lanes are handy as there's a lot more space in them than in cycle lanes. Keep safe. 😉👍
I'll keep my Dutch cycle paths thanks :)
Maybe one day we may catch up with the level.of cycle infrastructure you have in the NL. 🙂👍
Your riding is aggressive, there are many situations in your video where you could anticipate other's actions whether they are in the right or the wrong and they will help keep you alive longer!
Way to fast for the situation, others as well.
Yep, there's a reason why this guy has so many near misses, but he seems to have a complete blind spot and can't see how his own riding is part of the problem.
hey stupid fuck, the people driving the cars aggressively are the problem, not the man with clearly very effective brakes and bike lights
@@kylehagertybanana Your bad language is unnecessary and shows how immature you are.
@@acurrentname ok so
You have reactions like a fighter pilot
Honed after many years of cycling through London! 😉👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 hahahahaa you'd die if you ride a bike in Lima, Peru
@@airaidxd940 I'm sure, I have built my riding style up on the London/UK road laws and driving culture. I would have to adapt if cycling elsewhere.
I hope you’re being sarcastic😂😂 i mean he almost collided with a van because of no “brake lights” hahaahaaha
@@kabirsokhi There's a reason it's the law for cars to have brake lights! 😉👍
my god i just booked to bring my bike to London !!! Mr Sedgwick i recognise some of those roads ;) thank you for the warnings !!
This is a compilation of the worst incidents over a number of years. Most of the time it's just fine as long as you are careful. Safe cycling my friend. 🙂👍
When I done my theory tests I think I remember if someone is crossing the road they have the right away.
Most of these are people being idiots, but this cyclist is taking a lot of risks.. going significantly quick down a cycle lane when the car traffic is at a standstill is asking for trouble and is stupid. Also, I'm not saying it's right but drivers don't expect cyclists to be quick.. you have to keep that in mind
It’s not as quick as it looks, the GoPro wide angle gives a false impression of speed. Other road users should treat cyclists the same as they do all other road vehicles. 🙂👍🏻
John, cyclists and motorcyclists do watch out for and treat most cars, trucks as if they are deliberately trying to kill you, that’s how we stay alive. We even treat a lot of cyclists, motorcycles and pedestrians that way. As a cyclist or motorcyclist you have to fight for your space on the road, if you hesitate for just a second you will be pushed out of the way sometimes violently.
1:15
sorry but i like how he has the same grunt every time
I feel you, I do pretty much the same commute from Hampton to London bridge...and can very relate to this:-)) (crying inside)
Sorry to hear you have the same experiences. Keep safe my friend. 🙂👍🏻
This is the best ad for a Wahoo indoor trainer I have ever seen 😁. Stay safe, this is why I stopped commuting to work, riding in the city was too stressful.
Ha yes! In lock-down that's perfect. Once my office opens again however I'll be back to it, far less stressful than getting the train! Have a great day. 🙂👍
I'm never moving to London 😂
Im stuck here 😔
Road bikes are great ! Big like for your video. Need this horn of yours :).
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. The electronic horn in the video is a Hornit DB140. 🙂👍
You got great awareness , it's the shot you don't hear that gets you , ride safe , I enjoyed the clip , hehe.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I'm always on my toes out there, can't take anything for granted. Have a great Christmas.
hahahahaha i like the dog screaming at the end 4:47 very cute..🤣🤣🤣😁😁
What a good dog he was! Protecting his mum! Good boy! 😉👍
Poor woman on the zebra crossing.
0:10 That was me the first few weeks of using clipless
They take a bit of getting used to! I had a few scares when I first started using them too! 🤣
Lol likewise 🤣🤣
My first few weeks on a clipless ended up at the hood of a car cutting the bike line in front of me.. Front fork on carbon bike was destroyed. Even bike lanes which are supposed to be "highways" for bikes isn't safe for bikes.
@@cookieman4903 There's no such thing as a bike lane! 😉 They can paint the lines but if they don't enforce them they are constantly used by cars, mopeds, pedestrians etc.
@@cookieman4903 It's an unnerving experience - when you sense an impending accident but unable to detach your foot so as to be able to do something as simple as putting your foot down!
Mate I love you and your videos please keep posting
Thank you Danny. Due to lockdown I've not been cycling to work, as I'm working from home. Soon as lockdown lifts and my office opens I'll put up more content. 🙂👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 that’s brilliant news! I love how educational the vids are as I feel clueless when cycling sometimes especially in London. Plus I find your reactions to the road hilarious. Thanks buddy ! Keep up the good work
@@Zukotoosmooth So glad that you like them. Plenty more to come, have some ideas of new stuff to do next year also. 🙂👍
Thanks for the video I will now be more cautious when cycling on the road
Most welcome, these are the worst examples over many years. Most of the time it’s not too bad but you have to be cautious as a silly incident can happen at any moment.
getting yelled at by a cyclist is the London experience.
Hey Ryan, do you find cycling in London a stressful experience overall or are these just bad moments scattered amongst a mostly positive experience of cycling in London?
You've hit the nail on the head there Liam. 99% of the time I really enjoy it. It's great exercise, it's far cheaper than the train, it's quicker plus you're in control of your own commute (in the sense the you don't get effected by train delays etc). Plus it's environmentally friendly , so it's win win win really.
I find it a real joy to be powering to work and back on my own steam. These incidents are few and far between. Whilst they look dramatic, if you're paying attention and careful, you can stop for or avoid these incidents.
I cycle every day whatever the weather and I love it. I put these videos up really in the hope that it'll make others more aware of cyclists, so that they take care when driving or crossing the road.
Thanks for watching, have a great Sunday. 🙂👍
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Excellent I'm delighted to hear, I cycle to work for all the same reasons and was just wondering was a city like London worth cycling in. Thanks for replying, and enjoy your Sunday as well!
@@liamryan5234 Absolutely worth cycling in London, just be aware of crazy pedestrians and motorists. If you're doing it recreationally then best to avoid rush hour as people tend to have their head down rushing to work.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Cyclist need to be aware of the pedestrians, they do not expect you to be belting down as though you are in a marathon race. secondly law of conservation of energy, how is it environmentally friendly? you will need to eat more to produce more energy needed to power your bike using your muscles, that will need more food and produce more waste that needs resources to grow and process waste, you don't get nothing for nothing, please slow down for your own sake, one day you won't be peddling like a silly billy.
@@mgabrielle2343 I’m very aware of pedestrians and my surroundings, this is why my videos are filled with misses.
The issue is people not looking before they walk into the road. Please read rule 7 of the Highway Code, take note of 7d. Before crossing pedestrians should stop, look, if traffic is coming let it past, then wait for a safe gap before crossing. It’s basically the green cross code we expect nursery school children to understand. Surely adults should understand this too. 🙂👍🏻
Your environmental argument is very silly. Manufacturing motor vehicles is hugely damaging to the environment before you even consider the harmful emissions they pump out. I eat breakfast lunch and dinner same as anyone else, difference is that I’m fitter and don’t produce harmful emissions than those using motor vehicles. I suggest you do some study before posting such an inane comment in future! 🤦🏻♂️🤣
Love the last clip with the dog
That little dog was awesome, that dog wasn't standing for any nonsense! 😉👍
Thanks for living through the frustrations and potential dangers and spending the time to edit them all together for us to share. To be honest it is fun to watch, but for sure not fun to actually encounter :)
Most welcome. I do find a certain joy in the commute, the cut and thrust of it is invigorating most of the time. However the big scares are not nice, there are a few life flashing before eyes moments that I'd rather forget! Keep safe out there. 🙂👍
so many of those were avoidable or at least less dangerous if he drove more carefully. You cant go 20mph in a city on a bikelane. Thats just dangerous
Other vehicles could go slower so they have more time for a spot of hazard perception
@@HoofHearted314 Part of the reason for the bike lanes is to allow them to keep moving when the bigger traffic is congested, so kind of defeats the object if you can't move faster than the cars around you. That being said a lot of cyclists don't go at a speed where they can avoid a crash if pedestrians step out in the wrong place.
I mean you can argue they shouldn't have to but they're also the first to argue that the cars and buses should be making allowance for them and avoiding them when they're cycling in the wrong lane or the wrong direction, not sure why it should work one way and not the other.
Half of them are your fault cus you're filtering through traffic at an unsafe speed?
They are misses so nothing to be at fault for, if I was going too fast I wouldn't be able to stop in time or avoid a collision.
The cause of all of these incidents is other road users or pedestrians not looking where they are going. Thankfully I am looking!
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 you too fast, almost of them are your fault
@@canaljkt Cars use the very same roads much faster than me. None of these were my fault, I’m having to take avoiding action due to other road users not looking where they are going.
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 because of that scenario , too many cars, too many people, too many random things u are riding TOO fast. Just my opinion
@@canaljkt These roads are designed for traffic to move at 20-30mph, if everyone follows the rules and looks where they are going this is fine. My average speed on my commute is 15mph, the GoPro makes it look faster than it is.
You could set the speed limit to 5mph for all traffic, far safer but then roads become redundant, takes an age for anyone to get anywhere, deliveries are slow, the economy suffers etc. Roads are designed for traffic to move at speed.
So if you say that it’s not safe for traffic to move above walking speed because pedestrians don’t look before they walk into the road, then you fix the pedestrians! Improve awareness, improve social responsibility etc.
It shouldn't be but 'farkin hell' this is the funniest thing on TH-cam
Classic example of people expecting others to stop in all crashes
I live in India, and trust me this is like an everyday situation I have to face while I am riding. Need to be extremely alert and active all the time, but it's actually fun at times lol
Namaste!
I can imagine, I've been to Mumbai a number of times and I would not be brave enough to cycle there! Keep safe my friend.
Why do some cyclists insist on going up the inside, of HGVs? A very dangerous manoeuvre.
You can do it if there's space and you're certain the vehicle isn't turning left, but you have to be super cautious and ready to back out of it in a moment's notice.
Some cyclists put themselves in very precarious situations!
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Best just to hang back.
Can you leave a link in the description for the lights you have on your bike
What I have now is Moon Nebula on the back, and Moon Meteor on the front.
I love the upbeat spin class music 😂
I'd love to use decent pop music but copyright means you can't use it on TH-cam. I have to use the free music from the TH-cam audio library...
some of these you just seem to be going to fast for your reaction time to adjust your speed or direction. common scenarios you should have anticipated as soon as you realize you are not the only person on the road. practice defensive cycling.
I drive a car, motorbikes and cycle a lot of the same roads in London as this guy;
You got to ride defensively and smart, this guys good at dodging but luck won’t last forever; a lot of these near misses you can avoid if you ride the line as a motorbike would.
Fingers on brakes and eyes on stalks at all times! 😉👍🏻
us cyclists complain but it’s also part of the fun 😄😎🚴🏻
@@TobotronPrime It certainly keeps you sharp! 🤣👍🏻
Hey Ryan do you fancy a skype interview on FFT channel about commuting risks? We are recording dashcam in Leicester but its less dramatic than yours (thankfully)!
Hi, yes that would be good. My videos are dramatic but it's really showcasing the worst. I believe cycling in the city is quite safe if you follow precautions. I have my own set of rules that I have built up over the 13 years or so of London commuting that I keep to in order to keep safe.
How would you like to do this?
Alot of those clips make me super anxious
Made me super anxious at the time too! 🤣👍🏻
Love that horn.
This should be entitled "Kin ell!"
This is why I have an actual moped-style horn on my bike. It’s a little chunky, but the thing is it makes an actual horn sound that people are conditioned to respond to. I was initially going to go with the Hornet, but from everything I’ve read and seen people just don’t react to the sound the same way.
I've reverted to shouting. I'd quite like a train horn! 😉👍
this is why I always try to cycle the long way round on quite roads and cannel paths to avoid theses incidents. stay safe my friend.
Thank you, keep safe too. 🙂👍🏻
My guy moans everytime 😂😂😂😂
Stay safe Ryan. Might need to chill a bit with the pedestrians though
Thank you. Very chill at the moment as I'm not cycling due to the lock down! 😉👍
OMG, that little dog at the end! LOL
Love that dog! So brave! 🤣👍🏻
During this time of the Covid 19 pandemic, I'm still lucky to know that the road I travel to and from work are very peaceful. 😅 With these kind of busy roads, pedestrian, busses and private vehicles, I may very well be cautious. ✌️🚴♂️ Nice video though.
Thank you. My office is closed at the moment so I'm not cycling to work and back. I miss it!
"Near misses"
*Proceeds to literally crash in one of the first clips*
My bike “literally” makes contact with nothing but one van in the whole video, and that was a light nudge because the van’s brake lights weren’t working. Plus a pedestrian walks into my shoulder early on.
Literally don’t come off the bike once!
Are we watching the same video? 🤣
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Hahahaha good videos, btw greetings from Panama 🇵🇦🤙🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 he's talking about the other cyclist on the first clip
@@oliversaenz6746 Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Hello back to Panama. 🙂👍🏻
@@adb9125 Must be! 🙂👍🏻
This is why we need better city planning
Hello, can I use your video in my compilation? I'll leave a link to the original video in the description!
Most welcome to use the clips. Please send me a link of your video once it’s up as I’d love to see it. 👍🏻
I was seriously thinking of biking into st pancras from fenchurch but this has scared the crap out of me
It's not like that most of the time, that's a compilation of many years worst incidents. Just be cautious, be aware and you'll be fine.
Sums it up in the UK, I've almost Been run over 6 times in 1 week, 4 at mini roundabouts, drivers love to go the wrong way round for some reason. I was also knocked off by a car last year, driver lost his license and I got £5,000 off his insurance. Be safe and always use a camera ✌️
Shame isn’t it, all drivers need to do is be aware and give a bit of space to cyclists.
Keep safe out there too my friend. 🙂👍🏻
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 all cyclists need to be equally aware and educated. I think problem from both sides. More education needed.
Wow. You area a master at avoiding crashes. Great awareness and reactions.
Thank you, years of experience. I've been commuting daily on the cycle for over 13 years now. 🙂👍🚴
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 Me as well since 2009. Only I've been hit a bunch. You're much better
@@marshall2389 Keep safe Elliot.
😂
How do you view this 3 years later (and new HC) ?
For cyclists I’d say the biggest change in the updated HC is, if you see pedestrians waiting at a zebra crossing, or at a side road you are turning into, you now must give way. Before you only had to give way if they had stepped into the road (however I’d largely stop for them anyway).
There are strengthened rules for drivers to give way to cyclists, however I’ve not see much change in driver behaviour towards cyclists so far. Still must be very cautious of drivers. 🙂👍🏻
Imagine you don't mind going slower (you take the bike in your free time to meet your friends) and you ride a mtb, do you think a mtb handlebar and wider tyres would make a big difference in terms of braking and sudden moves to avoid collision?
I think that you'll be just fine on that type of bike. I see many people riding them in London. It's more about being cautious than the type of cycle you ride. Just keep focused and take care, pretend you're invisible and assume that nobody has seen you. 🙂👍
2:05 "BUMBACLAAAAAT"
Ha yeah, that made me chuckle (after the shock of nearly colliding with her)! 🤣👍
Haha just noticed that😂
You need to work on your hazard perception and defensive cycling. Most of these were avoidable, use your eyes and your brakes.
Or use ones brains and adjust the speed according to the situation.
I think you'll find he did.
He did when he was down the throat of other road users... that video would be very useful by any prosecutor @kevinkeegan6017
I'm struggling to understand how a pass time has become a racing event with little or no consequence. No insurance, registration or ID. Using a bike which is designed for high speed, racing. Degrading of road users, cursing pedestrians and more. Please if your responding on the latter. Don't make a fool out of your mouth by saying any different to the bike style or use..
Yes sitting here watching a VIDEO I can freeze frame it after a few replays to see your mistake...
Why you didn't watch the video a few times first to decide your course of action?
Undertakes stationary vehicles at turning points. Cries they didn't see him coming up the inside of the car
Hi there -- can we use this on Good Morning Britain tomorrow?
Sure
I find cycling in London you have to always expect the unexpected. You have to Always be on the lookout for potential hazards before they arrive.
Exactly, you need a sixth sense! 😉👍
And drive more defensively. This dude just does not adapt to potential dangerous.
@@Holland1994D My adapting to London os precisely why my videos are full of misses and not accidents. It's a balance of keeping safe yet needing to make progress to get to work.
Imagine if someone gave a car to this guy.
He has a car
That looks like a war, fortunately I’m from small town. And mtb. Good luck!
Great vid.
I'm wondering what this guy values more, his TH-cam or his life, as there are clips that you can see he reacted late because it makes a better video
If people followed the rules and looked where they were going I’d have nothing to react too would I?! 😉👍🏻
Use the roads safely please.
When you drive a car in London, if a pedestrian has already started to cross the road you have to give way to them?
Does the same rule apply for cyclists?
What rule is that John?
All road users have a duty to avoid an accident, even pedestrians. Pedestrians however do not have default right of way in the road.
The exception is, if a driver is turning into a side road, and a pedestrian has already started to cross, then the driver must give way.
If you're already on a road (not turning) and a pedestrian starts to walk out, they do not have right of way.
Regardless, when pedestrians walk out on my when I'm cycling I either stop for or avoid a collision. This is why my videos are full of misses.
Ryan Sedgwick - London Cycling 😀
@@ryansedgwick-londoncycling9007 .The New Hierarchy of road users puts pedestrians in a more vulnerable position than cars. I'm guessing its too vague still but if they had to argue they'd say we're more dangerous on bicycles. So best just to give way if they run out for now.
@@kudosbudo they're above cyclists on the hierarchy as well now.
Take care , the traffic is so intense there. Greetings form Uruguay
Thank you. Safe cycling to you too. 🙂👍
The AUURRGGHHH got me 💀😭😂
0:11, I feel so bad for that guy.
Ha yeah, thankfully I think it was only a case of bruised ego. 😉👍
That embarrassement is deadly for the ego. Might make you a permanent pedestrian.
This video shows what a danger pedestrians are to cyclists yet popular opinion is that it is the other way round.
Exactly, that's half the reason I post these videos. I think a lot of people don't view cyclists as a danger and assume they can just ignore them. Hopefully a few people will see this and think more about cyclists next time they are driving or crossing the road.
Nobody wants other road users to be in danger, there are plenty of times cyclists behave dangerously around drivers, drivers around cyclists, pedestrians around cyclists, pedestrians around drivers and whatever other combination of road users you can think of. I don't cycle but I watch these videos, I find them interesting but quite useful to see the dangers face by cyclists. A bit of respect, tolerance and understanding (and a fair bit of concentration) helps all road users stay safe.
@@dscorgie1 Exactly, if everyone follows the rules and looks out for each other then we'll be ok.
It's just that people are stupid and they think they know everything. The cars need to watch were they are going. They know the cycling lanes are there
All of them are very familiar roads to me..the amount of near misses are phenomenal!
This is a compilation of the worst incidents over several years. Imagine all those on one ride, I’d have a heart attack! 🤣
Greetings from a Brummie in Germany.Stay safe on those mean streets man.
Thank you, keep safe in Germany too my friend 😉👍