On Mon, 22 Apr 2019 08:51:28 +0100
Bod wrote:

I agree, EVERYBODY should watch that video so they can see the type
of idiots on bicycles who give decent cyclists a bad name.
I've never seen such irresponsible cycling as that. Mental!

Crazy cycle messenger behaviour has its roots in New York because of
the city's semi-gridlocked traffic. Companies in e.g. advertising and
legal business needed to move work around quickly and messengers could
make a lot of money if they made many deliveries quickly, which involved
illegal and dangerous riding of their specialised bikes. Some people
think this is a cool way to behave, like that kid who got jailed for
killing a woman because he had no front brake (at least he wasn't on the
pavement).
I imagine there's rather less demand for that sort of service since
everything's digital and online now.