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Cyclists are evil.

When I drive, I do exactly as you say. When I cycle, I keep HWC 169 in mind rather than strava times. Unfortunately I am definitely in a minority these days.

Onya mate, like you're style.

Very informative video as always. I don't live in the UK, but I aways learn something useful out of your videos. Thank you so much!!

Very useful tip. In the previous videos, you have already said two interesting sentences: - plan to follow and look to pass, - plan to stop, look to go. This unobtrusive approach of negotiating hazards works also in: - MTB on narrow forest path with occasional walkers and strollers, - congested ski piste, - windsurfing in crowded water. I taught to act in this manner my sons. Thank you.

What you say makes total sense, Consideration from both sides is the ideal thing. On narrow single track roads though, should you be really expected to stay behind them for the duration without them having to pull in at some point and let the larger vehicles pass. I cycle and I do this but have watched loads that don't and are totally oblivious to the tail backs they are causing.

Excellent video and great advice. I always say to people - "Imagine that cyclist is a person on a horse or a slow moving tractor - you wouldn't just pull out and try to get past without slowing down, would you?"

Being a cyclist myself, I would say you're being too cautious with the amount of room you're giving him behind. The first time you overtook him you ended up having to cut back in quicker because the gap between the cyclist and yourself was too far during the overtake. I have no problem with a car travelling 15 or 20ft behind me, and if a cyclist does, they perhaps shouldn't be on a cycle on the road. Great advice overall though, people just need to be patient and sometimes cyclists need to be a little more considerate to motorists.

Thanks Reg, as a driver and a cyclist, I would add that as well as the distance drivers allow when overtaking cyclists, it's also their relative speed that can be very scary. Even if you're 1.5m away, if you overtake at 50 mph, when a cyclist might be riding at 16 mph, it can be frightening! Personally, I avoid labels like 'cyclist' or 'driver' as this is not the problem, we are all people but some are thoughtful about others needs and a few are thoughtless.

Excellent and informative video. Thanks for sharing! In my experience most drivers are respectful of cyclists, but it only takes one bad driver to put someone’s life at risk. If everyone had your mentality that the road is a shared space and that all road users should look out for one another, the world would be better for it. ❤

Excellent!

Great educational video, I'm so glad it turned out to be complete opposite to what I expected, looking at the thumbnail 😊 I have a little suggestion also. From drivers' point of view, in their mind and thinking, why not immediately replace the cyclist with a little old tractor that would always be doing roughly the same speed as the bike. Straight away they have to approach differently, be prepared to slow down more and give more room while overtaking. On most rural roads there just isn't enough room for small tractor, the driver and oncoming traffic. I can't imagine any sane driver getting aggravated because a local farmer is going about his business and trying to run him off the road. Although, I'm sure that also happens..

I live in NE Spain and rarely have any problem at all with cyclists, they are always given plenty of room, dual carriageways a complete lane (obligatory). I find the behaviour of cyclists professional. There are, of course, exceptions but they are rare. If you hold a driving licence it can be sanctioned for any bad behavior on the roads, even if cycling.

Ban cars. Get all these lazy psychopaths out of cars and onto bicycles.

I’ve been riding in the UK for 5 years now and I give the driving population 87% for consideration towards cyclists. I live in the Bedfordshire county area btw.

For me, while I’m cycling, if a driver needs to pass “closely”, it is more comfortable scrolling pass more than bolting pass by millimeters.

"need to instantly get in front" mentality is very dangerous. You have an engine. In no time at all you'll be exactly where you would have been before.

Excellent video. Follow until safe to overtake, pass wide, then squeeze your accelerator and you're back to where you would have been in no time at all. For information, very few cyclists would deliberately put themselves in a dangerous situation to create a video, because they are going to lose to every other vehicle on the road. They're either an absolute nut job, or they're totally unaware that what they are doing is dangerous.

This is very good. I wish there were more videos like this to teach motorists. I am a cyclist, I cycle everywhere and it is my main mode of transport. On really narrow country lanes I am always alert. I will take the position further out in the road for the reasons you mention but if there is a safe place for me to pull in and let the motorist pass safely I will do. Very often I will get a hand up /thank you for doing this. Please could you make a video of the ruling in the Highway Code about a cyclist turning into a side road on the left. I understand that if a pedestrian has started to cross or not looked near the junction, they have right of way. I would appreciate more clarity on this new Highway Code rule please.

Hello Reg. I came upon your videos some weeks ago and am working my way through all of them, in no particular order. I find them to be absolutely enthralling, evoking memories of getting through my IAM test. Since I have acquired a new car in the past three weeks it is, perhaps, ideal that I should have found your videos - to re-awaken the brain cells that have fallen asleep in the past 30 years. Thank you.

When you say "Deal" it sounds like cyclists are somehow something to be punished or penalised in someway. It would be more appropriate to say "accommodate" or "allow for". Is this another example of unconscious bias?

Strong recreational cyclists are lucky to maintain over 20mph on the the flat. An elite amateur time trialist can average about 40kph or 25mph. Great video though. It's how I try to drive too. 👍👏

It’s the cyclists in groups that cause a problem,all over the road.

12:00 There are now matt black police speed camera vans around my way. Yes they do have the blue and yellow chequers but they're in a narrow band at road wheel level and so are obscured by the railings of overpasses, bridges etc. I'm sure this design flaw is purely an oversight on the part of the protectors-of-our-freedom and will be rectified asap.. In all seriousness though, the panic braking from ignorant people who think the plg limit on a dual is 60 has increased massively since these vans replaced the white ones. Three times this week I've been cruising at 56 or 60, depending on the wagon I'm in, only to have a car cut in front whilst over-braking down to 45 or so. I resent intrusive driver aids but I'm certain that automatic braking prevented one of those incidents becoming a collision. These situations are more dangerous than speeding and the coppers know it. It's almost as if 'safety' isn't top of their agenda..

Ideally we should all ride bicycles, motorcycles, drive cars, vans, lorries, ride horses and walk so we appreciate the legitimate rights, needs and concerns of other road users.

Cyclists who submit videos suffer very close passes most of the time but don't submit videos. The videos submitted are normally the ridiculously close and dangerous. It is nieve to believe that all motorists care about other road users a higher percentage than you may think are looking to intimidate and provoke confrontation after all they feel brave in their metal box.

Good video, thank you for raising driving standards. Us club riders are out here trying to educate new riders as well so we can all enjoy our journeys. Heads up on the clothing, studies show it’s the movement and colours on our feet that are most noticeable.

Thank you for a balanced and helpful video. Completely right. Good cycle and good driving behaviour is all that’s required. What causes the problems is bad cycle and bad driving behaviour.

Passed my IAM back around Oct 91…So probably more than a little rusty. I’m watching this series as a refresher…so far pleased to see I still pick up on most of these anticipation points automatically, but I can also see where I have lapsed on things, to some extent, like ideal lane positioning approaching subtle potential hazards. I am also not as ‘progessive’ as my younger self, being more content to have a less hurried drive. Even so I know for sure where some IAM techniques have enabled me to avoid a couple of developing accident situations over the years. At 60 I am still learning..my last wake up call was around 5 years ago, when on a rural road following a black car on a dark rainy night at about 40…Brake lights, I found, only tell you the car in front is slowing..not by how much! Since I could see nothing of its shape to judge, and when they braked I began braking, but the unexpected near emergency stop they did caught me by surprise. It shouldn’t have…so my fault. Lesson learned. Now I give enough braking distance not just to stop, but also to allow a judgement period to ascertain their rate of deceleration, especially at night and in the gloaming.

What a great video, one of your best. 'Plan to follow, look to pass' is genius and I wholeheartedly agree with all you say about how to treat cyclists on the road. Thanks for sharing!

Truly outstanding and very refreshing piece, as a cyclist for over 35 years I can relate to every kind of motorist you describe in this video. I’ve also seen my fair share of idiot cyclists too. An excellent example by James of how to take the lane was executed beautifully when approaching the bend and many motorists don’t understand this. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video.

As a cyclist and a Driver, at lower speeds e.g when going up hill I honestly don’t mind a car being at reasonably close but safe distance behind when waiting to pass, often some give so much room they miss clear opportunities to safely pass. They then feel pressured by another car behind and do something daft.

Excellent. Six words and you have nailed it.

As a driver and cyclist, great video.

Having spent way too long watching your videos, I have decided the calm collected and informative narrative is excellent for instructing on good driving behaviour. I have started talking my Associates into watching these videos and then we can examine how they execute the competences in the next ride. A great riding tool. Thank you. You make my job a teeny bit easier.

Top class video! As a cyclist and driver I think your advice was really good.

As an ex cyclist, still have summer and winter bikes but have given cycling because of muppet drivers. Now I just have to deal with idiots that tail gate my motorcycle and drive like fools because they are clueless about us too.

Good video. I’m a motorist, road cyclist and cycle instructor, teaching children how to cycle on quiet roads. It’s a major problem, one so deep rooted in the psyche of people that some will intentionally put children’s lives at risk, just because they are impatient and can’t be bothered to wait for a few seconds. And it happens weekly. I just wish I could capture it on camera and get these idiots off the road permanently. It’s a privilege to drive, not an entitlement.

Tell them F off and ride in single file

The problem is the way that road users 'deal with' other road users.

As a cyclist (and even as a driver), I have experienced several times, a car overtaking another cyclist coming towards me, and moving out so far thinking they're doing the right thing giving plenty of room to the cyclist and practically forcing me into the ditch on the other side. I usually wear bright colours when cycling, not a fan of black !

As a cyclist (& motorist) that was was an excellent informative video. Wish more motorists had your sensible approach to other road users.

Really good video, especially why cyclist assume Primary in restricted places. I would take issue with the Hi-viz clothing comment, plenty of Black/dark cars on the road and nobody is hinting they should have a hi-viz respray because they're reminiscent you of special forces 🙂They're hardly attenpting to "blend in with the landscape", they're poking up on a tarmac road! Anybody driving in a manner that means they have an issue with a cyclist in dark clothing shouldn't be driving because 1. they need an eyesight test, 2. they're just not a decent driver or indeed human being.

I prefer lights over hi vis, gives me more clothing options, and lights that flash in an irregular pattern allow me to be seen further away.

“Is the overtake worth their life or mine ? No Never !”

I am just about to start taking advanced riding training . I have put myself forwards for the blood bikes over here in Ireland . This is going to be a great help . Thanks . I have been riding for 45 years and did my training back in the day with the Lanchsire Police . The course was called star rider traing . I acheived a gold standard and hope that i can do the same again . Thanks for your help. 👍👍👍

Great advice. It's only the bad drivers who take issues with cyclists as a whole.

Excellent video. What a great education

Normally its the lorry lane, slow lane then overtaking haha

Good and clear advice! Thank you