Driver annoyed at cyclist stopped at red

QUOTE:
"Police are reminding drivers to treat bicycles like other vehicles on the road after a video surfaced online where a downtown motorist lays non-stop on the horn for at least 40 seconds while waiting behind a cyclist at a red light.

The driver in the video appears to want to turn right onto Ninth Avenue from First Street S.W., while the cyclist ahead of him is waiting to proceed straight.

That seems to enrage the driver, whose bumper is right up against the bicycle's back wheel."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=EzZzGzQvoN4

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...gary-1.3264737

On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 00:15:27 -0700, Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:
"Police are reminding drivers to treat bicycles like other vehicles on
the road after a video surfaced online where a downtown motorist lays
non-stop on the horn for at least 40 seconds while waiting behind a
cyclist at a red light.

The driver in the video appears to want to turn right onto Ninth Avenue
from First Street S.W., while the cyclist ahead of him is waiting to
proceed straight.

That seems to enrage the driver, whose bumper is right up against the
bicycle's back wheel."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=EzZzGzQvoN4

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...essive-honker-
calgary-1.3264737

Perhaps the bicyclist was in the right to stay stopped there, however
common courtesy may have moved the bicyclist to position himself further
to the left, so the car could go forwards inside him and turn right on
red if the way is clear. This is legal in many parts of the US and
Canada.
If I were going straight ahead I would have positioned myself in the left
lane.

On Saturday, 10 October 2015 09:33:45 UTC+1, Peter Keller wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 00:15:27 -0700, Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:
"Police are reminding drivers to treat bicycles like other vehicles on
the road after a video surfaced online where a downtown motorist lays
non-stop on the horn for at least 40 seconds while waiting behind a
cyclist at a red light.

The driver in the video appears to want to turn right onto Ninth Avenue
from First Street S.W., while the cyclist ahead of him is waiting to
proceed straight.

That seems to enrage the driver, whose bumper is right up against the
bicycle's back wheel."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=EzZzGzQvoN4

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...essive-honker-
calgary-1.3264737

Perhaps the bicyclist was in the right to stay stopped there, however
common courtesy may have moved the bicyclist to position himself further
to the left, so the car could go forwards inside him and turn right on
red if the way is clear. This is legal in many parts of the US and
Canada.
If I were going straight ahead I would have positioned myself in the left
lane.

I have fallen foul of this in Romania, where the lane I was in was a turn right/ahead light and a right filter came on. Instead of going straight on as I wanted to, I had to turn right. It should have been turn right ONLY.

On 10/10/2015 08:15, Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:
"Police are reminding drivers to treat bicycles like other vehicles on the road after a video surfaced online where a downtown motorist lays non-stop on the horn for at least 40 seconds while waiting behind a cyclist at a red light.

The driver in the video appears to want to turn right onto Ninth Avenue from First Street S.W., while the cyclist ahead of him is waiting to proceed straight.

That seems to enrage the driver, whose bumper is right up against the bicycle's back wheel."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=EzZzGzQvoN4

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...gary-1.3264737

Ninth Avenue / First Street SW...

Are you sure this happened in the UK?

If so, whereabout?

On 10/10/2015 09:31, Peter Keller wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 00:15:27 -0700, Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:
"Police are reminding drivers to treat bicycles like other vehicles on
the road after a video surfaced online where a downtown motorist lays
non-stop on the horn for at least 40 seconds while waiting behind a
cyclist at a red light.

The driver in the video appears to want to turn right onto Ninth Avenue
from First Street S.W., while the cyclist ahead of him is waiting to
proceed straight.

That seems to enrage the driver, whose bumper is right up against the
bicycle's back wheel."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=EzZzGzQvoN4

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...essive-honker-
calgary-1.3264737

Perhaps the bicyclist was in the right to stay stopped there, however
common courtesy may have moved the bicyclist to position himself further
to the left, so the car could go forwards inside him and turn right on
red if the way is clear. This is legal in many parts of the US and
Canada.
If I were going straight ahead I would have positioned myself in the left
lane.

In the USA, it is common to see the sign "Right Lane Must Turn Right" at
intersections.

On Saturday, 10 October 2015 08:15:29 UTC+1, Alycidon wrote:

The police have confirmed that the impatient git committed an offence under noise bylaws.
QUOTE:

"Clearly the driver is being fairly disrespectful to that cyclist. The cyclist himself is in the right lane and looking like he is indicating to go forward and the honking of the horn and the impatience by the driver is a little bit disturbing."

O'Reilly said that cyclists don't have to get out of the way of a vehicle turning from behind them and pointed out that drivers can be charged under city noise bylaws for excessive honking."

http://road.cc/content/news/167664-v...ough-hes-doing

Love the nonchalance of the cyclist - very classy.

On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 10:56:47 +0100, JNugent wrote:

On 10/10/2015 09:31, Peter Keller wrote:
On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 00:15:27 -0700, Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:
"Police are reminding drivers to treat bicycles like other vehicles on
the road after a video surfaced online where a downtown motorist lays
non-stop on the horn for at least 40 seconds while waiting behind a
cyclist at a red light.

The driver in the video appears to want to turn right onto Ninth
Avenue from First Street S.W., while the cyclist ahead of him is
waiting to proceed straight.

That seems to enrage the driver, whose bumper is right up against the
bicycle's back wheel."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=EzZzGzQvoN4

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...essive-honker-
calgary-1.3264737

Perhaps the bicyclist was in the right to stay stopped there, however
common courtesy may have moved the bicyclist to position himself
further to the left, so the car could go forwards inside him and turn
right on red if the way is clear. This is legal in many parts of the
US and Canada.
If I were going straight ahead I would have positioned myself in the
left lane.

In the USA, it is common to see the sign "Right Lane Must Turn Right" at
intersections.

This is logical.