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dancing james
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Not really a commute story but I'll share anyway.
Earlier today I had terrifying encounter with a mad man when I was walking to the bus with my parents, we were going across a pedestrian crossing on a green man and this brand new mercedes plows though junction against the light, as he went past I saw he'd been using his mobiles (one in each hand).
After I cross the road and were walking towards the bus stops there's a huge guy staring at me on the pavement. I just ignored him and walked past to the bus stop. He turned after me getting in my face and starts screaming at us about why we were in the road in his way. I tried explained about the green man, not surprisingly he wasn't having it.
He was shaking with anger, screaming all kinds of things at us; shouting racist stuff in my mum's face and spat at my dad. He gave up when none of us said anything to him or would rise to his bait. My poor mum was so shaken. Walked off shouting that we were "privileged white cowards", all the while looking over his shoulder to see if we were looking at him (presumably to come back and start again). Seemed determined to wind us up by calling us cowards and by bringing race into it, as if that had anything to do with crossing the road. In the end went back to his car and started shouting at other drivers instead.
Sadly I didn't get his number plate.