The very first job I did at my current firm (first job back on the pushie after a few months with an engine) I was p.o.b. and turning from Poland into Noel. Just spent £100+ getting the bike back in proper nick, new front wheel. Bunch of pedestrians about to step off the island in the middle of the road as I'm rounding the corner. No probs. I can go wide enough to miss them but close enough to scare the buggers and I can straighten up before clipping the parked car.
No I couldn't. Out of practice. Overdid it. Scared the pedestrians, missed the pedestrians, missed the car, but lost it, hit the deck and wrote off the wheel. Two twats loading a van cheered and applauded. I briefly thought of having a cathartic session of ultra-violence, but it must have looked quite good as daft crashes go and I probably deserved it, so stuff it. First job. That was an embarrassing phonecall. Carried the bike to New Cav for a new wheel.

people who walk into roads without looking deserve all that's coming to them.

its just a shame that, if its a cyclist that's coming to them, then the cyclist will get injured physically and financially.

i almost fucked a woman up today - she is lucky i didn;t turn her into a bleeding, crying mess.

i was cycling about 10mph next to a bus that was indicating to turn right at the next set of lights, so naturally i was on the left hand side of the bus. i thought "i'm gonna speed up and overtake this bus FAST now, cos i wanna get home quick". i was just about to start going full bollocks so i could overtake the bus before the lights changed, but then i thought fuck it - i cant be arsed. then i see this stupid fucker appear in front of me, from in front of the bus - she had obviously ran in front of the bus, from the right hand side of the road. like i say, she is lucky i didn't overtake (or should that be undertake?) the bus otherwise she would have been my third hospital casualty! And I suppose I'm lucky too cos I probably would have broken my new front wheel.

then this other stupid fuckwit, walking parallell to the traffic direction with her back to the traffic on a one way street, suddenly goes straight across without looking. chatting on her phone. i was so annoyed that i was tempted to just ride straight into her. but i'm not that much of a bastard, i dont want anyone to get hurt, so i just swerved away from her (in front of her), allowing my bag to brush her arm. hopefully it scared her enough to make her look next time.

fucks sake, i know bikes are pretty much silent, but its not my responsibility to make noise to scare pedestrians into being careful. cos thats the only reason some people bother to look before crossing - they fear motor vehicles, so will only look if they hear an engine.

what annoys me the most is when people look straight at you, then cross anyway because they assume that bicycles cant hurt them, or they assume that because youre on a bicycle you are travelling so slow that they have plenty of time to go in the road and fuck about.

kill them all i say

lol, yeah i had one a few months ago,same shit. i remeber i had this double rush going from seymour st(w1) in to the city and was quite happy cause i could take my favorite route( oxford st-blomsbury way-holburn blah blah..). I had a lot a redbulls and sweats an shit so i was quite hype. Speeding full pelt down oxford st(as u do), dodging the traffic islands like a don.
Then i came up beside a bus which was slowing down pretty quickly and it instanly made me suspicious.At this time i tightly between an island and the bus, made my way out of the gap to suddenly find a family of 4 nicely lined up in front of me.No chance.i Hit them stright on and created a domino effect which started with the dad and ending in his wife hitting the ground hard!. I didnt know what to do. I had just wiped out a whole family and i didnt have scrach on me.I just remeber apologizing about 100 times before the mum told me to "fuck off!"... so i did lol.

i fell off

"they are fucking lucky you are not a lorry, you should take the time to remind them they are fully liable for damage to you, your cloths, your bike, your lost wages (any down time), and any thing else they broke of yours when they hit you."

yeah right. As if you are ever going to be collect on that. Oh, and BTW, do YOU have 3rd party insurance?

and bringing it back to the title.....

so last month I was riding in to 100 victoria embankment post room (this is a regular pick up) and I think
''yeah that really classy move I pulled earlier, thats gonna work now. I'll impress these here post room guys''
I'm going for that swing your leg over to the side whilst bike still in motion dismount, and then smoothly walk the bike along to a stop.
obviously I mange to topple, landing face first on to top of my front tyre. I look up to the smirks of said post room guys. Cue red face and quick exit.

it wasn't until an hour or so later, when in a mirrored elevator, that I saw the lovely black mark from my tyre across my cheek.

'bill- there used to be a rider at AY who made about 6 grand a year crashing into peds then suing.'

That's quite impressive!

Nah, they are liable - unless it can be proved that you have been negligent.

@Bill got 50 quid off a guy who knacked my wheel. i see no reason to pander to people who are to stupid to stop look and listen, in fact im all for there stupidity hurting them, i just dont want it to hurt me.

@latch their fault their liability

@Count law in this town is if you hit a ped its your fault, car, cycle, or motor bike. It is also your fault if your hit by a horse drawn carriage that is runing a red light. stupid fucking tourists think they are cowboys as they get driven from the hotel to the club. hoofs hurt.

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oh appy appy birthday mate.

Be nice,it's his birthday!
Happy Birthday mate.

and again HAPPY BIRTHDAY bro

Thanks everyone. It was a great birthday and that's all i can really say about it. Maybe be out at the weekend :)