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Yesterday morning heading on the 'super' highway from Tower Bridge to Canary Wharf saw a very close call with cyclist and lady with two kids. She suddenly stepped into road, kid in either hand, just before a zebra crossing and without looking. The guy cycling was in front of me and managed to scrub off speed before clipping her and her boy, knocking her over. He landed in heap as well. Lots of angry pedestrians shouting about zebra crossings... so I helped him explain the lady was at fault - she just stepped into the road without looking rather than standing at the crossing and at least having a glance first.
It all simmered down but the guy deserved credit for avoiding a nasty impact with the kid - the mum deserved some strong words about how to cross a road (but I left it, as she had taken a knock and the kids were upset). That highway can be a friggin nightmare. And it is slippy as hell in the wet, as I found out a few weeks back when I lost the front under braking.