The complainers

Anonymous
Anonymous Posts: 79,667
edited June 2014 in Commuting chat
Saw the droidcam guy on the advert for this....

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the- ... sode-guide
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Yup, I really can't say I approve of his confrontational approach, I think it does more harm than good, and his stated aim is to do good..........
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  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    Trouble is, even if they had footage of <insert $DEITY> performing <insert $MIRACULOUS_ACT>, it'd be edited to suit the producer's/production company's agenda and book-ended with spurious talking heads. If you sign a release form, be prepared for the worse. With TD, he's probably of the view that any publicity is good publicity.
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    When you go will you send back a headcam from Polemica
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    The guy is a Tool.

    He does a lot more harm than good.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    He is CRAAAAAZY.

    That red card he whips out is HILARIOUS.
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  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    If the traffic doesn't kill him a driver will, the mans got a death wish :lol:
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    What's slightly worrying is I've had complaint calls like the ones some of the nutters have.

    :?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Bahaha.

    Keeps referring to himself as half man half robot.
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  • Kerguelen
    Kerguelen Posts: 248
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    He is CRAAAAAZY.

    That red card he whips out is HILARIOUS.

    He was featured on the Torygraph website today as well.

    I'm not going there.

    It be a bad place.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Kerguelen wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    He is CRAAAAAZY.

    That red card he whips out is HILARIOUS.

    He was featured on the Torygraph website today as well.

    I'm not going there.

    It be a bad place.

    Good on him but there would be no need for this if the roads were less crowded. Less immigration would equal fewer deaths on the road. This is the fault of the EU and the Labour Party.

    Game set & match.

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  • Downward
    Downward Posts: 179
    Kerguelen wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    He is CRAAAAAZY.

    That red card he whips out is HILARIOUS.

    He was featured on the Torygraph website today as well.

    I'm not going there.

    It be a bad place.


    Not as bad as the article in the Daily Mail.

    Well not so much the article but the comments.

    Red lights and pavements maybe mentioned !
  • Ride hard
    Ride hard Posts: 389
    rubertoe wrote:
    The guy is a Tool.

    He does a lot more harm than good.

    Preach my brother. Preach

    Seven Go Pros for 360 degree recording. Really?! Red cards? Really?!!

    Does anyone know if Mr Droid is on this forum? And on another note, I wonder how much his bike weighs with all that gear on there.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    That Traffic Droid idiot is the perfect proof of something my dad told me in my younger days: If you go out looking for trouble, you're bound to find it.

    I stopped wearing a helmetcam after a few weeks as I found it was changing the way I rode and made cycling less enjoyable. Perhaps this bloke should ditch the GoPros, ditch the red cards, ditch the metre rule, ditch the Traffic Droid persona, leave five minutes earlier for work, take Level Three Bikeability and generally chill out.



    And judging from his flat and the time and money he invests (read spunksupagainstawall) in filming, video editing & uploading and complaining, maybe a girlfriend/boyfriend/pet would be a good idea too.


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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    I HEARD traffic droid this morning but didn't see him. :lol:
  • edds
    edds Posts: 156
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    I stopped wearing a helmetcam after a few weeks as I found it was changing the way I rode and made cycling less enjoyable.

    This. I found exactly the same. It made me into something I am not. I have since consciously slowed down around traffic, which allows you to preempt silly manoeuvres and dangers. I have also learnt to laugh and brush off most situations. Which reminds me, anyone want to buy a helmet camera?
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Traffic Douche also needs to be taught that the strap of his helmet goes under the jaw, not under the bottom lip.
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  • Long_Time_Lurker
    Long_Time_Lurker Posts: 1,068
    I am concerned by his mental state. He needs to be assessed by medical professionals before he gets beaten to death or falls under the wheels of a bus.
    His ultimate aim is great, but his manner (and cycling ability), leaves a lot to be desired.
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  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    And judging from his flat and the time and money he invests (read spunksupagainstawall) in filming, video editing & uploading and complaining, maybe a girlfriend/boyfriend/pet would be a good idea too.

    Not for the girlfriend/boyfriend/pet!
  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    Long Time Lurker wrote:
    I am concerned by his mental state.

    So am I, he certainly has some anger management issues. The Ch4 programme was as much 'lets stare at the people with pyschological problems' as it was about complaining.
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  • Bikequin
    Bikequin Posts: 402
    Is he the guy that cycles up CS7 and seems to look like robocop? Has a full face helmet?
    You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quin.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    No. He's CS8 (well, that's where I see him).

    Looks just like the guy in the link
  • smokey_bacon
    smokey_bacon Posts: 1,639
    Did anyone else notice he's an RLJ'er? Im sure I saw roll through a light right at the start of the programme.

    And £1800 on cameras..... :shock: just wow!
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Bless him

    Watching it now and I have to say that I can't help but feel sorry for him really. I think his/it's heart/CPU is in the right place but I'm not sure he really achieves much
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Smokey Bacon wrote:
    Did anyone else notice he's an RLJ'er? Im sure I saw roll through a light right at the start of the programme.
    You did see that. I wonder if he uploaded that!?

    I've seen him on another programme. He seems the attention seeking type so must be loving all of this.
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  • smokey_bacon
    smokey_bacon Posts: 1,639
    Yeah no doubt, especially if the clip at the end of him high 5ing a crowd of people was anything to go by.

    The numerous bike/cycling campaigns in London and around the country must really appreciate his input!
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    He once airzounded (or whatever) me in Euston. I'd done eff all wrong.

    The twunt.
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    I complained to waitrose that they stopped selling a product (750 ml bottles of Duvel) that I really liked in my local store. They sent me a voucher for a freebie to pick from another store.

    Sometimes complaining does get you somewhere
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  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    Man with helmet cam and airzound is a bit of prat....wow! He rolled through an amber/red at the start. Seems to me a matter of time before he gets a slap!
  • Gallywomack
    Gallywomack Posts: 823
    Bikequin wrote:
    Is he the guy that cycles up CS7 and seems to look like robocop? Has a full face helmet?

    No, that's another oddbod, often seen shirtless and seems to have some kind of device that emits beeps and bloops, a bit like a pedal-powered R2D2. He doesn't seem as bothered about road safety as Traffic Droid, full-face helmet notwithstanding.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Now that is the sort of thing I miss out on on my commute......

    I use the word miss here in the same context as missing the opportunity to be flattened by a bus!
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