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Funny one on Brixton Hill this morning. A lady and a gent riding together, possibly a couple. He's on some SS thing and she's got a hybrid - seemed like he was the regular cycle commuter and he was trying to get her involved. Fair play!
So I'm trackstanding at the red* , and they come to a stop next to me. After a few seconds, he misjudges the light change and starts rolling, which both she and I instinctively copy. I do half a pedal rotation before realising the lights aren't really changing, so since I'm now on my weak trackstanding side I unclip and put my foot down. Realising his mistake, he puts his foot on the floor too.
However, she continues to roll out into the junction anyway, apparently oblivious to his shouts of 'No, no...no!". She just fully committed to the error and rode straight through.
Woops... don't base your decisions on the road on what other people seem to be doing, kids!
*Getting better at this... but still do it in the 'wrong' direction with respect to the road camber.