Yes, and this is why Jeremy Vine gets in so much trouble

on his bike, by relentlessly being 'in the right' and nearly getting knocked off every other day.

Posted By: jamesward on July 13th 2026 at 10:28:01

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Maybe im in the wrong. Someone confirm. (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 09:26:49
- As a Cycling Proficiency certified child of the 80s (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jul 13, 10:24:12
  - Someone who commuted by bike in London for 20 years (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 13, 10:51:14
    - you can park that nonesense right now (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 11:01:47
      - Fucking hell (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jul 13, 11:17:38
        
        I did Cycling Proficiency in the 70s (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 13, 12:11:05
        
        Built Evel the Kenevil ramps in the 70s and rode through (General Chat) - KevinBond, Jul 13, 12:35:55
  - he wasn't going up the inside of a vehicle he was just cycling along the road (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 10:35:05
    - He said (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jul 13, 11:09:35
    - Indeed. And "Way too much is expected of car/van/truck drivers" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 13, 10:48:22
      - It's not meant to be hostile (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jul 13, 11:06:52
  - I often get off my bike at roundabouts. Being right seems to make some (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:30:38
  - Yes, and this is why Jeremy Vine gets in so much trouble (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 13, 10:28:01
- I think whatever the rules are you did the right thing. (General Chat) - trafford_canary, Jul 13, 10:08:04
- nope, you are the vulnerable road user. i asked AI so you didn't have to (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 10:00:36
  - blimey, that's an awful lot of words (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 13, 10:08:30
  - Thanks. This has happened to me..... a lot. Just today they were quite a distance in (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:05:41
    - phil neale's son does a neat explainer... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 13, 10:25:46
      - 1 min 8 is what happens to me often, and has today (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:34:37
- A car should never overtake you just before a junction (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck, Jul 13, 09:59:28
  - ta, this genuinely happens to me quite often and im getting to the point where (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jul 13, 10:07:07

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