Ah; how that takes me back. Ten years of doing exactly that on the M25, M1, M6 five days a week. Never had so much as a scratch from it, either.Wow, glad I don't live there.........
Here's another form of suicide, shot with the Sony.
Some nutter with the Sony HDR-AS30V camera "lane splitting".
Sorry, I know it's a motorbike and not a push bike, but it shows the GPS overlay capability of the new Sony cam for about £225. The 1080P video quality is pretty good too. Nice and steady. The map overlay could be good with a cycle ride video, showing map position synchronized to the POV.
(worrying to think there's people like this whizzing past you when you're sitting in a traffic jam though).....
[video=youtube;oE2jimk1Gm4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_449463183&feature=iv&src_vid=4Q7eY0fTrGw&v=oE2jimk1Gm4[/video]
It's only worrying when you're not on the bike - bear in mind the gaps are much larger than they appear and good throttle control is your friend, not an enemy. As are good brakes, of course.
Life is nothing without risk - else why bother getting out of bed?