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NickCJ
@skidlidsid
Taking part in the regular dash up to and over Southwark Bridge this morning, as you do, going at a fair old clip when a taxi decides that he wants to pull out from where he's been picking up passengers. Completely disregarding the fact that there are a couple of us bloody cyclists travelling at speed in the middle of the road, he begins move across us (with his blinker on at least - what a nice gesture). Cue much shouting, braking and swerving.
I, pretty pointlessly, have a word with him when we reach the red at the other side of the bridge. His defence:
"I think you were going more than 20 miles an hour, mate. That's the limit over the bridge. You were going like that Bradley Wiggins" - Um, OK... thanks? So you decided to pull out on me to slow me down...
"If I waited for a gap in the cyclists I'd be waiting all day."
And finally, in response to 'Your indication doesn't give you priority.':
"What priority do you have?"
My adrenaline is still going. Didn't think to get his Taxi ID number or whatever it's called. The guy that had been drafting me told me (once I gave up on having a word) that there had been a group of police officers watching on the other side of the road.
Need more zen.
/rant