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Couple of years ago there was a tree felled on the way to work, blocking the road. Got off bike and hopped onto the pavement for a good pic, when I'm suddenly interrupted by someone hitting the horn. Turn around and a car is on the pavement, angrily gesturing at me to get out of the way and let them though.
Yes, dear reader, in the case of the road being blocked, they drove straight up onto the pavement and were pushing through peds walking along the pavement.
Haino-
Did you take a photo of the car?
Then did you shit on the bonnet and take another photo?
If not, why not?!
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I had a similar experience in 2016 when a bus broke down on Blackfriars bridge (at the start of it, where it's still single lane)... so "logically", all the cars decided to drive up the segregated cycle lane.
I was so confused when I saw headlights coming at me. I thought I'd zoned out and joined the vehicle lane somehow.
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A few years ago I got stopped by the driver of an oncoming car to warn me of a fallen tree ahead. I guessed I could get past on my bike. A 4x4 Beemer came up behind and I flagged him down to warn him, but he sneered at me and pressed on. Two minutes later he came back down the hill, avoiding eye contact. I got past the tree Ok.
4 hours later I came back, and now there was another tree at the start of the lane. Mr Beemer driver was still in his car between the two fallen trees and unable to get out at either end and still not making eye contact.
hippy
Asephx
adroit
Plenty of excitement round these parts. Painless commute with a bit of considerate pavement cyclery to skip around all the stationary traffic.
amusement at miserable dickheads in cars/10