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Same just happened this morning.
Some lycra hero on a yellow tandem wearing a "STOW FIST" cycling top and with red Ortlieb pannier was screaming belligerently this morning when the guy he was drafting had to emergency stop due to a ped legally walking out on to the zebra crossing. It wasn't a suprise cos there were cyclists already slowing down to let the guy go (including myself)... According to his expertise we are to gently slow the flow of cyclists down and then stop when it's convenient for us; leaving the ped standing on the side of the road waiting to cross. How in his infinite wisdom he just couldn't think to anticipate the peds on that stretch and go a bit slower I don't know. The piece of shit was still going at it right up to the bridge at which point he went through the wrong side of your barrier and fucked off.
dirac-
Motherfucker. I abandoned my road bike for commuting last year and then more recently stopped wearing lycra in a bid to ward off the wheel huggers. Now i'm moving i'll hopefully not have to deal with that stretch anymore but getting piled into when stopping for a ped is a new low in shit cyclists have to worry about.
jono84
Caused a comical multi bike pile up on the cycle path stretch between Southwark station and Blackfriars bridge for having the audacity to stop for a ped on the crossing. Guy behind that shunted into me was nice enough to apologise but the guy in Vigorelli who went over his handlebars and the others that clambered over him all had plenty of nice things to say to me. I'm pretty sure that at about 12mph a 15 metre stopping distance is enough when i have my hand out in the stop position and i've already looked over my shoulder to check rider behind distances and shout stop! at them or am i asking to be called a cunt? PS if you're going to ride a Vigorelli setup as a singlespeed like a pushy twat maybe put a back brake on.