A law-abiding tricyclist

In the last couple of weeks I've shown you a bunch of photos of bicyclists in Copenhagen, that didn't think the rules of traffic applied to them. Fortunately there's still a lot of law-abiding bicyclists here, so even though all of those photos was taken during a single hour, it was at one of the busiest places in Copenhagen and scores of other bicyclists went by while doing nothing wrong at all. This lady on her tricycle with flowers was one of those last.

For my next posts I'll leave Copenhagen for a while and show you some of the places that I've visited this summer.

Another one

Another young man in Copenhagen on a bicycle that is obviously not built for him. With cell phone in hand and headphones covering the ears, he might have some trouble reacting to the traffic around him.

Not only youngsters

It's not only young people in Copenhagen, that has little respect for the traffic laws. Many elderly ones also seem to think, that the rules don't apply to them.

Find five faults

Can you find five faults on this photo from central Copenhagen? I'll give you a hint, it has to do with behaviour in the traffic.

Busted!

This lady realised that she was caught on camera as she pedalled by me chatting merrily on her phone, not that that made her stop her important conversation. For some, it seems, communicating is more important than life itself.

Texting or driving - that's the question

Another young lady more concentrated on her texting than her bicycle driving in Copenhagen. I pity the pedestrian, who gets in her way here. I know that women pride themselves for their ability to multitask, but this is dangerous!

Mother of the Year?

This mother, caught on camera in Copenhagen, sure shouldn't be elected Mother of the Year, as she obviusly can't be too fond of her children. She drives against the traffic on the sidewalk, crosses the pedestrian crossing and weaves in and out of the pedestrians on the square. If her children takes after her bad traffic habits, as they probably will, their lifespan won't be long, helmet or no helmet!

A lady's bicycle

A lot of the bicyclists in Copenhagen should be avoided at all costs, and this guy seems to be one of them. Driving through a busy pedestrian crossing while on the phone is an accident bound to happen. And then I get a bit suspicious when seeing a guy on a small lady's bicycle; I wonder if he borrowed it from his girlfriend or "borrowed" it from someone else. Maybe this is one of the 79.397 bicycles stolen last year in Denmark.

Watch out for the big yellow thing!

Texting while driving is as dangerous as DUI studies have shown, but apparently this young lady haven't heard or texting is just more important than her life. No wonder there's a lot of bicyclists that are injured in the traffic in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen - The Bicycle Capitol

I've grumbled about the bicyclists in Copenhagen before and their lack of respect for red lights. That's not the only rule that's being "bended" in the Copenhagen traffic. How about riding on the sidewalk right next to the bicycle lane? In the opposite direction as well, weaving in and out of the pedestrian traffic. No wonder that the one thing motorists and pedestrians in Copenhagen agree on is, that they hate these clowns and their sense of supperiority; "I'm on a bicycle and therefore better than the rest of you. And btw I'm immortal as well, so I can do as I please". I'll show you some more photos in the next days, all taken at the same place and during 30 minutes of time.

Facers 8 - Success

This is the reason the Copenhagen facers are still on the road, prowling for victims; they do catch some. The ICare facers are, btw, not the most aggressive. That price goes to the ones from UNICEF.

Facers 7 - Still Pushing

The facer from yesterday's post is here caught on Strøget in Copenhagen trying to persuade another innocent victim, that he should sign up for UNICEF. No luck this time either...

Facers 6 - Pushed too far

I've been telling you about the facers in Copenhagen before. This is one of the more funny ones, if you can call someone, who is persistent and pushy, funny. Her approach to "victims" is very animated and she seems to find it hard to believe, that you won't support her cause, because it's such a goood cause. Well, it is, but when pushed like this, many Danish people will refuse just to show that they don't like to be pushed.

Playing the cello

In Copenhagen the variety of street music is great. Here a guy with a cello gives a performance that was, literally, music for the ears.

Spinning

Another performance on Strøget in Copenhagen. This one liked to spin on his head for a while, good thing he was wearing a helmet.