Video: Cyclists behaving badly - helmetcam cyclist turns his lens on other cyclists

None of them were "behaving badly", they all found a solution, you just found somebody who seems to be a very angry person at the wrong people.

Have i come across the daily heil here?

The key problem I have with other cyclists abusing the traffic laws is every time they do it in front of other road users those road users lose a little bit of respect for cyclists. That loss of respect makes them less likely to give cyclists a few more inches of room when they pass us. This is the reason it makes a difference. You might get to your destination quicker but somewhere down the line one of the drivers who saw you go through a red might just knock a cyclist off their bike and into the path of another vehicle.

The vehicles cyclists have the most problems with are the inconsiderate ones; the ones in a hurry and the ones who are oblivious to the other road users. The cyclists other road users have the most problems with are the inconsiderate ones. Don't be part of the problem.

I can't stop laughing at the last clip. its just brilliant. and reminds me why i always pull over to take a jacket off or put one on...

Some pretty shocking riding on display there, but...

“Pedestrians have been killed by cyclists.”

Yes... about one a year on average. As Martin Porter QC notes, it's roughly the same number of people killed or injured annually by golf balls, and has the same irresistible novelty factor as far as local media are concerned.

Some of the behaviour in the video is silly.

That said, the person filming doesn't cover themselves in glory by pointing at the other cyclists and yelling 'wrong way' and 'one way street'. He's correct, but it's still sanctimonious and irritating.

This guy is setting himself up as some sort of enforcer of moral standards. Given that, it's morally dubious to add the last clip -of the chap falling off his bike. It's not much more than a Jeremy Beadle moment (albeit a good one), which gives us the opportunity to laugh at the cyclist involved. I doubt the cyclist will repeat the trick, I think he's probably learned his lesson without needing a Youtube video to point it out.

The problem with breaking the law "when there isn't anyone around" is that it's subjective and changeable. There isn't anyone around unless they simply weren't seen or until suddenly, there is.

Red light jumping really irritates the general public. Do a straw poll of people in your office and see how many times it comes up.

Red light jumping is counter-productive to cycling.

It's terrible that we often find the pain and suffering of others hilarious. I've been watching the last clip (jacket guy) repeatedly for the lat ten minutes to try to understand why this is

Try the silly cyclists series on youtube for more of the same thing in London. Ride safe, and try not to be the cycling version of an Audi driver.

What is this supposed to help?

All the videos do is confirm the confirmation bias that all cyclists ride on the pavement and jump red lights.

The left turn on red featured many times on the first video is an example of a junction crying out for a left filter for bikes so they can perform the manoeuvre legally. Enough measures like this would encourage more cyclists and do a lot to help York's chronic traffic problems.

The author's assertion that cyclists are taking more risks is also likely to be his confirmation bias....

I disagree... behaving like dutiful little subservients will do absolutely nothing to change the perception car drivers have of cyclists.

Not that I am condoning action shown in this film.

To me, other peoples behaviour on a bike should not bear any relation to how drivers behave towards me when I am on a bike.

Reference the examples shown... there were some out and out shockers in there granted, but equally, a lot were demonstrative of nothing more than potentially irritating behaviour to a minority of already frustrated road users... safety was not an issue.

Picking up on the Porsche analogy.... 180mph will always be unsafe simply because at that speed, you can not possibly react in time to hazards when they come into view.... to make the analogy work in line with many of the examples shown (not including most of the RLJumpers) it would be the same as saying driving at 80mph on an empty motorway is illegal and should never be done end of story...

Yes you're right it is illegal, but I'd love to know the percentage of UK drivers who have never reached this speed... I can not imagine it is very high at all.

That last clip is hilarious- what did he think was going to happen?

The bit of the guy taking off his jacket is rather droll. Bet he won't do that again in a hurry. Red light running isn't wise on a bicycle in busy traffic either. But I have to say, hopping a kerb and using the pavement when there isn't anyone around harms no one. Several of those clips shows show cyclists avoiding having to wait by using the pavement and in several, there are no pedestrians. So exactly who was at risk there? As it happens I recognised the junction from when I last stayed in York too and it is a busy one at peak times. Hopping a kerb there when there are no pedestrians reduces congestion for motorists as well as cutting journey times and also reduces risk, as long as there are no pedestrians around.

Worth it just for the last clip!

brilliant