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Southbound on Cavendish Road in Balham yesterday evening. That bit near the primary school where there are 2 or 3 "give way" pinch points.
Nearing a pinch point I take the lane. Hear a horn behind me, but I don't budge. As I go through the pinch point I hear the horn again. As soon as we're through and I'm about to move back across (honest), a driver pulls alongside me with her passenger-side window open.
"Get out of the road!" she screams.
"I'm allowed to be in the road." I reply, much more civil than I wanted to be.
Her overtaking manoeuvre was not only dangerous, but our little exchange had distracted both of us from the zebra crossing outside the primary school, which we both sped through without really looking. Luckily the family about to cross were wise to what was going on and stayed on the pavement - could've been much worse.
I peeled off left onto Hydethorpe Road, partly for my own safety but mostly because that's the way home, so I didn't even get a chance to see if she'd stop and discuss the matter further. It's a pity - I had this uncontrollable urge to calmly and patiently explain the merits of primary position to her.