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Sounds like an utter cunt. Definitely report him.
However he is factully correct that if a zebra crossing has an island in the middle you only need to give way if the pedestrian has reached the island. Giving way when some one is still crossing the first section does however not make you a "f*cking idiot" as it is certinaly one of more nuanced sections of the highway code.
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Got out of the bus to tell you this? Definitely the opening stages of a breakdown, by now he'll be wandering around in camo, spent rocket launcher by his side, smouldering construction site behind him...
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@zazkar
Just experienced my first commute altercation in 14 years of London cycling, as I stopped at a crossing to let a pedestrian cross (ballsy move):
Bus pulls up alongside me, door open, and the driver begins gesturing and shouting, then he gets out.
Bus driver: "What are you f*cking doing?"
Me: “Letting the pedestrian cross”
Bus driver: “You f*cking idiot, what’s your problem?”
Me: “I’ve stopped to let the…”
Bus driver: “Do you know the f*cking highway code? Do you?!”
Me: “That man was crossing”
Bus driver: “It’s two crossings, you don’t stop til he’s on the second part”
Bus driver (to pedestrian): “This cyclist is a tw*t isn’t he?”
Pedestrian: “I don’t know, you seem…”
Bus driver (to me): “You f*cking idiot, I’ll stick a pin in your brake”
Bus driver gets back in bus and we both continue our journeys.