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Taxi crossing Southwark bridge northbound at about 8:40 this morning seemed fairly unhappy to find a cyclist using the road rather than the segregated bike lane. You could tell by his use of the horn.
I arrived at the lights on the north side of the bridge to find them both discussing the matter. Cyclist attempting to explain that he isn't required to actually use the bike lane, clogged up as it is at that time of the morning with slowcoach cyclists like myself.
Taxi driver insisted that "I'm just worried about your safety, mate", which, as the cyclist pointed out to me afterwards, roughly translates to "I don't have enough confidence in my driving, or that of my colleagues, to pass you safely, so probably best if you just fuck off out the way."
What a considerate man.