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chez_jay
Col-De-Camberwell
Had a strange one this morning - riding up Moorgate, through the roadworks, tons of cyclists about, not much room. I go past a car that's just sat in the middle of the lane and as I pass him he suddenly accelerates and nearly hits me. I look round and see he's on his phone so clearly just looked up, realised traffic had gone and hit the accelerator without looking. I wait until the next set of lights and come up next to his window and start waving - he's so engrossed in his phone that he doesn't notice me waving not 10 inches from his face, I need to actually knock on his window to get his attention!
It's then I realise that he isn't sending a text, answering a call, or checking directions - HE'S READING THE DAILY MAIL! To be fair to him after I called him an idiot and a threat to other road users he did admit that what he was doing was really stupid and we actually shook hands with him promising that he would stop, but still, reading the daily mail, on a phone screen, whilst controlling a 2 tonne vehicle may be one of the most moronic things I've seen a driver do (this week).