IMPATIENT Clarkson , who recently took to Cycling ,demonstrated with Twitter , his inability to treat his fellow Cyclists with RESPECT ! Not only did he convey his Impatience , whilst following a Cyclists , he forgot some of the Cycling " Rules " , he should have learned , when he took up Cycling earlier in 2013 ?
Having VORIFEROUSLY denigrated Cyclists over the years in the Media , it came out that he is using a Bike to get around the neighbourhood in which he lives , Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire . Having Cycled in that neighbourhood in the late 1990s to late 2000s i am familiar with that area . Full of lanes it is a joy for the early rider , being outside of Oxford and with gentle hills . Many Sunday Group/Club rides into that area and Burford result in an easy 100km result .
London is no JOY to ride on a bike , but it is even worse when those " Bignoting " themselves , choose to HARASS a Cyclist , particularly those that use the bike as a means of TRANSPORT ! Parking in London is a Nightmare , if you are not being NICKED for parking infringements , when you do find a " Parking Spot " for an overnight stay , it is likely that you will find the vehicle damaged by Thieves or " keyed" by the bored youngsters of the neighbourhood ? Even in outer London Suburbs , you Jeremy Vine
an empty the interior of a vehicle , then find a window smashed for the heck of it ,
never mind the boot " tossed " on the offchance there are items worth souveneering . Back in 1997 i lost a Video Camera , wrapped in sacking that was left in the boot of a car parked outside the residence where i was staying . Even a tour of the " Car boot Sales during the next several weeks , failed to turn up any sign of the lost articles .
Clarkson ( Mr Motor Mouth ) has been a fixture on UK TV for decades as the presenter of many Motor Oriented series of programmes . With a 2.7Million Twitter following , he has the means to INFLUENCE a large segment of the population . With the intent to demean the CYCLIST , he tweeted with a photo !
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" It's middle of the road point-makers like this who make car drivers so angry about cyclists. pic.twitter.com/4vCcK548t1
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) January 10, 2014
It would appear that the vehicle , a 4x4 Chelsea Tractor , was in motion at that time ? Guess the " UK Road Rules " are meant for those like me , with minimal Twitter followers ? According to those WHO KNOW the UK road rules , he has breached several " UK Jeremy Clarkson Road Rules ", doubt that " Old Bill " will bother to follow up and empty his pockets ?
Amongst HIS Following , is another Cyclist , a Radio 2 presenter , to whom i enjoyed listening , when close to a Radio in the period , earlier mentioned . With a cross section of interesting News items each day , it would be hard to get bored with the programme ?
Having seen the Clarkson Tweet @thejeremyvine joined the fray ! He Tweeted : causing a furore :I replied to Clarkson: ‘He has every right — you muppet.’
Jeremy's description of the result of his tweet :
" This then triggered the Twitter equivalent of a brawl in a Wild West saloon, where anyone within earshot (in Twitter terms, the thousands of people who follow us both) felt free to throw chairs and tables around."
Responses to @thejeremyvine included :
" User Actions
martin brown
@theJeremyVine @JeremyClarkson does the idiot pay road tax? THE CYCLIST
I doubt it. 1-0 Clarkson
Captain Neutron
@theJeremyVine @JeremyClarkson You should have taken him out anyway, there's an ambulance just up ahead to take him to hospital Jezza :)
- @theJeremyVine @JeremyClarkson how does he have ever right??? The Highway Code clearly states that cyclists cycle on the left not MIDDLE!!!
- @theJeremyVine No. He. Does. Not.
Paul Renfrew 
Jeremy Clarkson Well those " Tweets " established one thing ! They do NOT think that Cyclists ARE a Vehicle deserving of a place on the road ? ANY of them heard of " DOORING " ? Being in a car , if a door opens into your vehicle , it will scrape or dent the paint ! A Cyclist being hit by a door will likely cause the Cyclist to be spilled to ther road ! IF you glance away/down at the wrong moment , YOU could be involved in further injuring the CYCLIST ! How would that HELP your day ? Were YOU in a hurry to spend hours with the MET Police , mr Clarkson ?
Amongst Jeremy Vines other Tweets :
Shevek
@CycleComm @harts_cyclery @parimalkumar
In 3 years; 3 accidents caused by drivers; 1 serious injury. Long term; I'd like to live thanks.
- .@harts_cyclery so they drive instead, further inducing traffic & exacerbate the problem. Tragedy of the commons. @Spitefuel @theJeremyVine
Parimal Kumar 
Joy Of Walking
@parimalkumar @harts_cyclery @Spitefuel @theJeremyVine I have also stopped cycling. Shame, but London streets are too dangerous & aggressive
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- @theJeremyVine Clarkson may only be one man, but he is the voice of millions.
- It's weird to have so many angry cyclists following me here. In real life, it's usually the other way round.
Gerry Dandrige 
dave chase
“@theJeremyVine: All the cycle kit in the world can't beat this: pic.twitter.com/v7Au017Tzk (via @kemlorog) #LondonCycling”#Page15DailyMailBrill
FROM this controversy emerged several articles this week , i will lead with the article by Jeremy Vine pf his experiences over 2 years of riding to work . During this period , brought on by wanting to get exercise , other than in a Gym, which he found he rarely used , although paying GBP80/mth , he lost about 2 Stone ( 12Kg ) !.
Jeremy Vine , today :
Simon Usborne wrote on Monday :
Peter Walker's article was published on Monday :
John Stevenson revealed the Cyclist's version on Monday :
The Cyclist involved , wrote this article :
Coming out of this " Incident are a few points worth repeating !
Many also responded that the narrowness of the road meant the rider was doing exactly what Bikeability, the Institute of Advanced Motoring and even Transport for London recommend: taking the lane.
Clarkson implied that the rider was making a point because he'd sworn at drivers who tried to overtake him:
There are so many other things to be discussed as a result of this incident , including a series of my own Tweets : Read from the bottom for sense ?
- @amygillettfdn @JeremyClarkson @theJeremyVine Cyclist reply: http://road.cc/content/news/107809-point-making-rider-hits-back-jeremy-clarkson … Outsiders http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/we-must-not-exaggerate-the-dangers-of-cycling-9056319.html … &http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2014/jan/13/jeremy-clarkson-cyclists-taking-the-lane?CMP=twt_gu …
- @amygillettfdn @JeremyClarkson @theJeremyVine CORRECT! S/be "BULLYING PASS "! COWARD PASS reserved 4 ( hit & run)! C http://road.cc/content/news/107809-point-making-rider-hits-back-jeremy-clarkson …
- We must not exaggerate the dangers of cycling http://buff.ly/L6uVI3 Has GOOD Fortune in traffic & Complains about @thejeremyVine article?
“@theJeremyVine: All the cycle kit in the world can't beat this: pic.twitter.com/v7Au017Tzk (via @kemlorog) #LondonCycling”#Page15DailyMailBrill
skippy mc carthy - Radio 2 host and (very scared) cyclist JEREMY VINE on the terrors he faces on the road http://buff.ly/1hlZlAS via @MailOnline "COWARD PASS"!
- @amygillettfdn Attempted COWARD PASS by TOSSER @jeremyclarkson led 2 @theJeremyVine item http://buff.ly/1hlZ9Sp C http://buff.ly/1hlZ9Sq
- It's the fight you don't want to win http://buff.ly/L5rkKw via @westernadvocate "COWARD PASS" not SPORT! B Safe give Cyclists 1 1/2M SPACE!
- One metre is 'commonsense' http://buff.ly/L5r3XV via @dailyliberal Another Cycling CHAMPION worried about "COWARD PASS"! 2011 hit by CAR !
A Timely reminder from @AmyGillettFdn has now caused me to ADD " BULLYING PASS " to my Vocabulary !
Having used " Coward Pass to such effect , @SafeCyclingAustralia created this :
Today they added this :
Who will come up with a " BULLYING PASS "graphic , that will be better than the above ?
Couple of additional Tweets :
Couple of additional Tweets :
head around.
- @Martycricket @theJeremyVine I don't think I hate anything as much as everyone else seems to hate me.
- @Doctor_Hutch @theJeremyVine I spend more time in the car than on the bike but drive with cyclists & pedestrians in mind. #Motoringcyclist
Michael Hutchinson 
Martin Emmerson
This is how London Metro Police hope to save CYCLISTS'LIVES :
