Just goes to show how a bicycle in the right hands can flow through downtown traffic like water through a pasta strainer and pretty much beat the snot out of those silly metal gas-wasting boxes. I pity them and hate them at the same time.

The New Video

Some points of interest:

00:23 - Wrong-way cyclist gets out of my way.
00:24 - J-walker.
00:27 - J-walker pushes bike right in front of me.
00.42 - You can see the crosswalk but 2 J-walkers ignore it.
02:14 - Man pushes luggage cart right into my path.
02:42 - J-walker gets brushed.
03:42 - I have to stop for the FIRST TIME.
03:59 - Female cyclist proves it ain't just me running reds in NOLA.
04:45 - I nail an EVIL "double" intersection and almost take out a sidewalk biker on a silly chopper thingy.
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MY FIRST EDIT!
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And here are a few examples of how I get treated when I bike by the rules:

04:57 - I get brushed.
05:06 - Parked car disrespects me.
05:23 - ANOTHER parked car disrespects me.

Last scene is a regular shortcut just few blocks from my house:

06:20 - I end up in a cemetery (still breathing) but check it out - the only cemetery in NOLA where the dead are under ground - below the water table! By far, most are buried in above ground crypts here called "Cities of the Dead" because our water table is as little as 6 inches below ground.

BTW...for those of you who don't know me and want to trash my riding style, it has ALL been said over at A&S. I post this note for those here who like this stuff.

Ride Safe - Have Fun!

Joey

You ride beautifully, Joey. Who does the music?

Thanks!

There are proper credits at the end, but to save you the trouble:

"Jump My Baby" by James Harmon Band

"B Movie Boxcar Blues" by Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark

"Nobody's Fault But Mine" by Jimmie Page and Robert Plant

(BTW...Nice Blog LK)

Well, I suppose it does make an interesting video when you go out of your way to make your ride as dangerous as possible. My video would be boring as hell.

That was awesome, thanks for that.

+1

I would rather live to ride another day. That and around here I always catch the idiots that blow through lights, pass them, stop at a light, they blow the light, I pass them again, etc. duh

Hey Joey. I'm familiar with your other commuting videos and philosophy. This is one of your best videos yet.

You must get asked this all the time, but what things do you do to mitigate risks? Do you have a bike with a narrow-cut handlebar, ride with extra lights/blinkies, or deck yourself out in hi-viz for each ride? Do you consider health and life insurance mandatory for your lifestyle? Do you ever plan out what you'd do if you ever got hit? Do you avoid or engage with angry drivers (or peds, for that matter)?

I could never ride the way you do but I think I could learn some things from you.

One ahole opens his/her door just to be a, you know, and you're toast.
No thanks.
As skillful as this may be, I live by the fact that the average American has a below average intelligence hence I'm dealing with 50% of those on the road are idiots and ride accordingly and never give them a chance to prove it.

Boils down to personal choice.

While I'm not an advocate for that style of riding, New Orleans is pretty damn congested. The only way I would want to get around would be by bike (cars are just too cumbersome), and probably would end up adopting some of Joey's techniques. Every place is different and every bicyclist is different.

I stopped watching after the 8th red light, you made me too nervous.

You've got no room to complain about anything, based on your "style" depicted in this video.

Nearly everything you've noted happened principally because you're riding in a manner that is basically illegal, and unanticipated by peds and other roadway users.

Your choice of music is highly appropriate - "Nobody's fault but mine". Good luck. I think you need it.

Yep, I couldn't do it! Thanks for the vid

Ride how you want but I don't see how you can be upset by anything you noted in your first post.
If you get bumped, hit, run over, etc it's nobody's fault but yours.

Good luck!

I'm guessing that if you keep running red lights, you're going to get splattered, & if you happen to be rockin' the helmet cam that day, the video will show up on Darwin Award websites all over the internetz.

Does your everyday commute go through that cemetery- or was that just for the video? That dirt road going through the cemetery looked like a lot of fun, I wish I had something like that on my daily ride.

Curious. Why do you ride on the left and not the right?

The video is sped up! I was about to say, this guy is fast! But yeah, this is totally not actual speed!

But he is a 20+mph commuter. Say it aint so!

If someone drove a car like this they would rightfully have their license taken away and many people at this forum would gloat and rave when that would happen. A bicycle isn't as large or powerful a vehicle, but the same spirit that makes for reckless driving makes for reckless bicycle riding.

I see riding through red lights and cutting in front of people, other bicycles, and cars as every bit as bad as the J-walkers and "disrespectful" parked cars which are listed in the gripes. I tend to see the posts above saying that much of the danger in this video is self-imposed as being correct.

The riding is every bit as foolish as it is skillful. But good luck to you nonetheless; don't get hurt, however you ride.

I liked the video - crazy, but I liked it, take care however - it can get an awful mess.

But there's no license requirement for a bicycle. This is because running red lights in a car, etc., is far worse than doing the same on a bike. So I think the comparison is not apt.

Thank you for the video, Joey. I enjoyed it. I will not make any comment beyond than: John 8:7. Look it up.

Hmmmm, let's see...

I don't ride on the left side of the lane. I don't run red lights. I don't split lanes.

May I have my stone now?

The "far worse" arguement is BS. As for needing a license, this type of behavior could be used as grounds to move in that direction.

He is wreckless. End of story.

So what if his size is smaller than a car. His wreckless riding causes the cars around him to make evasive manuevers which could result in them running into someone else. Harming or killing someone else.

Then he has the unmitigated gaul to point out other law breakers.

You mention the silly chopper at the dangerous intersection. However you omit the fact that you were running a red light (big surprise) and that he had the right of way.

I find it amusing that fans of this style of riding will be the first ones to point a finger at wreckless cagers.

I also ride a motorcycle. It is nearly as manueverable as a bicycle. Actually, in some ways it is moreso. So, should I be permitted to ride it like this in heavy traffic? I have done some lane splitting on it and don't have a problem with that, but, wreckless light running is a different story.

Good luck, joey. You'll need it. And thanks, by the way, for creating new anti-bikers on a daily basis.

BTW, have you made burial arrangements yet? If so, you might wanna find someplace nicer than that absolute shytewhole of a cemetery you rode through. It is easily the dumpiest cemetery I have ever seen.

While I was watching, I could not help but think that if someone opens their door you would be thrown in the path of oncoming traffic, and the results would not be pretty.