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The drift into the ASL is a typical passive aggressive London driver manoeuvre. When the Evening Standard reported the police were considering fining motorists for it suddenly there were no drivers drifting into ASLs for about a week. Likewise when the police set themselves up at junctions suddenly motorists are capable of hanging back behind the line. It's one of those things like drifting left or right to cut off space for filtering. It's not major road rage, but just the little acts of selfishness that make riding in London so tedious.
chris0
@t.o.
Y143 Ysomething something silver Toyota Corolla.
You are a bad and inconsiderate driver and a bit of a w@nker. If you carry on like that you are likely to injure someone. I don't want you to have that on your conscience or them and their family to have to deal with it...
My new friend, you drove your corolla straight into the ASL and over the front line for good measure. You and I were both travelling north ish up marshalsea road where it hits Southwark Bridge Road to form a T junction. NB the light was ALREADY red in front of you long before you crossed into the ASL (you were about 5 -10 metres away from it, I was just behind you). I think you didn't see it. Do you think that might have been because you were on your phone? Holding it in your hand, probably on speaker, not to your ear, but still...
I waved, you wound down the window, I said very politely "you're in the box for bikes" you said "yes" I said "you're not allowed in here, not unless the light changed to red and it was unsafe for you to stop before the line" [I was surprised at my politeness] you said nothing I said "well, anyway, are you turning right?" as at that point you were not indicating*. You said "yes". But then put your left indicator on. I noticed this and when the lights changed, watched with some interest to see which way you would in fact turn. You turned left. I had been along side you, in MY ASL box, and I had indicated right. If I had started cycling at the same time as you, you would have knocked me off.
Please be a better driver and a better person.
Thanks!
[*NB barely anyone indicates at this junction, especially if they are going right, I don't know why, maybe right sort of appears straight on but it is dangerous and I have seen one crash and several close calls there]