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@MetalMelly
Going N after work on Canonbury Road and stopped in the bike box at Essex Rd junction. A scooterist speeds into the box and stops alongside. I stare until he must look at me and when he does I look down, point down and say 'What is this?'. He says 'WTF are you on about?' I say again, pointing and looking down, 'What is this'. He tells me to 'Fuck off'. I answer my own question. 'It's a bike box mate - for bikes - not scooters or motorcycles or cars - it's for bikes. To make it easy for people who can't read there's even a picture of a bike in it'. He huffs, steps out of his lady bike, puts it on the centre stand and squares up. I don't flinch (on the outside - inside I'm thinking I've really done it this time and I'm going to get severely twatted). He glances around by which time 8 to 10 cyclists have entered the box around his scooter and all look at him in an unpredictable way. He hesitates. The lights turn green. I'm off sharpish like. I hear cars hoot cos he's blocking their progress with his parked vehicule. I anticipate a flying kick as he catches and overtakes but nothing. He sails through the red light at Canonbury Square. Twat. Me that is.