>Driving his car in the opposite direction, Giles leant out of his window and shouted “Get off your bikes!” at riders including children, some riding bicycles on their own, others in cargo bikes.
Ah, former Tory councillor and anti cycle campaigner David Giles. Although fair play to the Tories they did suspend him for comparing the council to the Taliban.
On Friday night, when the clock strikes midnight, he’s going to be visited by the Ghost of Christmas Cyclepaths.
What a fucking cunt
What knob.
In general, I’m always in favour of trying to ‘de-car’ our towns and cities. We’ve given far too much of our public space over to them.
>Twitter user Roger Adams, who retweeted Vine’s tweet, wrote: “Just to be clear: this isn’t unusual for those of us who ride bikes, to have some random just shout at us. This one is a classic – going the opposite direction, no possible moment of obstruction. I’ve had that a couple of times. It’s very odd behaviour.”
It is very odd. I’m big enough and ugly enough to give it no mind when it (frequently) happens to me, but to some people it will put them off cycling. It’s harassment and he and others should be cautioned and fined for it.
Imagine being such a bitter Tory twat that you feel the need to shout at kids.
Imagine being so annoyed at infrastructure that you end up shouting at children using that infrastructure. He sounds like a compete and utter prick.
I don’t really get it. Does he want them to get off and walk in the cycle lane? I’m not sure he’s thought this through.
Honestly living near Chiswick this is so typical of the type of myopic, single issue rage focusing, NIMBY, middle class, bullshit one expects from a Chiswick Tory. They’re so fired up about that cycle lane with just a disproportionate amount of anger that to be honest at this stage I don’t think it’s their fault as I assume all of their brains were just ravaged by lead poisoning when they were kids.
Pretty sad actually, presumably this man has put years of his life into being an active part of the democratic process, but now seems to have forgotten how it works.
What an absolute knob
Of course he’s old and morbidly obese.
Imagine having so few years left and dedicating it to being a complete cunt.
That fat turd can not ever imagine himself on a bike hauling his gut around in something other than a car, so he needs all that space to drive around in his crappy vehicle. No wonder he is enraged.
What a nob. That video also verges on the Brass Eye, top job.
Someone should remind him that drivers are subsidised by cyclists and pedestrians (and everyone else not using a car) as drivers cause way more damage to the roads than they pay into in taxes.
Every adult on a bike is one less car on the road, thus freeing up the road for him to drive on it.
More segregated cycling infrastructure is always better.
As a cyclist: “Yes, those pesky cars are out of the way!”
As a driver: “Yes, those pesky bicycles are out of the way!”
Not to mention that more people cycling means fewer cars on the roads, which makes things smoother and calmer for everyone who still needs to drive. It’s a win for everyone, I don’t understand why this muppet disagrees.
There’s is some right cranks out there. Stay safe kids
Reminds me of when I was young. A bunch of new builds went up around my local park (note the park was there first). Very quickly the police regularly attended this park because of local residents complaining about it. Who buys a home next to a park and then complains about kids using it?!
To quote buzz light year “there are no signs of intelligent life anywhere”
They should take his license before he starts hitting cyclists
Just imagine how many Christmas dinners David Giles has ruined over the years…
He’s an impressive size for his age though, the NHS have done a great job there.
Who the duck does he think he is, Ronnie Pickering?
just wait until he learns the new laws coming in january
What a surprise it’s a big slob in a car. If he wants to talk about modes of transport “that shouldn’t be there” I wonder how often he takes that 4×4 off roading in London
If you don’t already use one you should really be investing in a helmet for cycling in the next few years. These pricks are becoming increasingly brazen.
People who are anti cycle lane (blows my mind that that’s even a thing) don’t realise that they can actually ride a bike too. It’s like they think “well I drive a car so this affects me negatively.” Can’t believe it doesn’t cross their mind to maybe give cycling a go? Especially in London, it’s the quickest form of transport (except tube sometimes) as you can overtake every single car stuck in traffic. And now that they have these huge great cycle lanes it’s so easy for beginners and not even remotely dangerous. If this lard arse cunt actually used a bike from time to time he might not be so fat, sad, and angry at the world.
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Car drivers: cyclists are so aggressive!
Also car drivers:
How pathetic can people be?
Shouting at children
>Driving his car in the opposite direction, Giles leant out of his window and shouted “Get off your bikes!” at riders including children, some riding bicycles on their own, others in cargo bikes.
Ah, former Tory councillor and anti cycle campaigner David Giles. Although fair play to the Tories they did suspend him for comparing the council to the Taliban.
On Friday night, when the clock strikes midnight, he’s going to be visited by the Ghost of Christmas Cyclepaths.
What a fucking cunt
What knob.
In general, I’m always in favour of trying to ‘de-car’ our towns and cities. We’ve given far too much of our public space over to them.
>Twitter user Roger Adams, who retweeted Vine’s tweet, wrote: “Just to be clear: this isn’t unusual for those of us who ride bikes, to have some random just shout at us. This one is a classic – going the opposite direction, no possible moment of obstruction. I’ve had that a couple of times. It’s very odd behaviour.”
It is very odd. I’m big enough and ugly enough to give it no mind when it (frequently) happens to me, but to some people it will put them off cycling. It’s harassment and he and others should be cautioned and fined for it.
Imagine being such a bitter Tory twat that you feel the need to shout at kids.
Imagine being so annoyed at infrastructure that you end up shouting at children using that infrastructure. He sounds like a compete and utter prick.
I don’t really get it. Does he want them to get off and walk in the cycle lane? I’m not sure he’s thought this through.
Honestly living near Chiswick this is so typical of the type of myopic, single issue rage focusing, NIMBY, middle class, bullshit one expects from a Chiswick Tory. They’re so fired up about that cycle lane with just a disproportionate amount of anger that to be honest at this stage I don’t think it’s their fault as I assume all of their brains were just ravaged by lead poisoning when they were kids.
Pretty sad actually, presumably this man has put years of his life into being an active part of the democratic process, but now seems to have forgotten how it works.
What an absolute knob
Of course he’s old and morbidly obese.
Imagine having so few years left and dedicating it to being a complete cunt.
That fat turd can not ever imagine himself on a bike hauling his gut around in something other than a car, so he needs all that space to drive around in his crappy vehicle. No wonder he is enraged.
What a nob. That video also verges on the Brass Eye, top job.
Someone should remind him that drivers are subsidised by cyclists and pedestrians (and everyone else not using a car) as drivers cause way more damage to the roads than they pay into in taxes.
Every adult on a bike is one less car on the road, thus freeing up the road for him to drive on it.
More segregated cycling infrastructure is always better.
As a cyclist: “Yes, those pesky cars are out of the way!”
As a driver: “Yes, those pesky bicycles are out of the way!”
Not to mention that more people cycling means fewer cars on the roads, which makes things smoother and calmer for everyone who still needs to drive. It’s a win for everyone, I don’t understand why this muppet disagrees.
There’s is some right cranks out there. Stay safe kids
Reminds me of when I was young. A bunch of new builds went up around my local park (note the park was there first). Very quickly the police regularly attended this park because of local residents complaining about it. Who buys a home next to a park and then complains about kids using it?!
To quote buzz light year “there are no signs of intelligent life anywhere”
They should take his license before he starts hitting cyclists
Just imagine how many Christmas dinners David Giles has ruined over the years…
He’s an impressive size for his age though, the NHS have done a great job there.
Who the duck does he think he is, Ronnie Pickering?
just wait until he learns the new laws coming in january
What a surprise it’s a big slob in a car. If he wants to talk about modes of transport “that shouldn’t be there” I wonder how often he takes that 4×4 off roading in London
If you don’t already use one you should really be investing in a helmet for cycling in the next few years. These pricks are becoming increasingly brazen.
People who are anti cycle lane (blows my mind that that’s even a thing) don’t realise that they can actually ride a bike too. It’s like they think “well I drive a car so this affects me negatively.” Can’t believe it doesn’t cross their mind to maybe give cycling a go? Especially in London, it’s the quickest form of transport (except tube sometimes) as you can overtake every single car stuck in traffic. And now that they have these huge great cycle lanes it’s so easy for beginners and not even remotely dangerous. If this lard arse cunt actually used a bike from time to time he might not be so fat, sad, and angry at the world.