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Gave this guy a lift in this morning

Under GDPR you can get any video from the bus for free, if you know which bus it was!

The thorny ovipositor indicates a female.
Probably
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speckled_bush-cricket

#meetoo’d by an insect!

‘Thorny Ovipositor’ is my new stripper name.

Good point!

Your agent will probably suggest dropping the initial 't'.

Been a gobby twat: screamed 'Look' at a lady who pulled out of a T-junction into my path without looking right at all.

Was approaching a right hand turn fast into a one-way street when a chap on a mountain bike decided to exit it the wrong way and put himself in the apex where I was about to be at speed. Had to brake to go around him shouting 'get the fuck out the way' and pointing out it was one-way.

Then got over taken just before a zebra-crossing and a roundabout this morning, and the car had to stop at the zebra-crossing. The driver decided she didn't want me filtering past her so aggressively moved to squeeze my space and block me. I followed her around the roundabout and got the satisfaction of overtaking her when she got stopped at another zebra when she got a 'you fucking prick' through the open window and I was able to sit in front of her in the lane until the next roundabout where I disappeared into Queen's Square.

Anyone else witness the nutter in the Audi A3 on clapham road this morning?

Seemed to be cunts of all types out this morning!

Crashed into from behind by a Boris Bike last night. He buckled my mudguard and it stopped my wheel spinning. He just slowly wobbled around me and continued on, as I sarcastically shouted “don’t worry about me, then” and got my tools out to free the wheel. Must’ve overtaken him eventually because he later pulled up beside me at a red light and apologised - I informed him he was an idiot and didn’t seem very sorry when he just rode off and left me there.

• I noticed a pair of jeans lying on crouch hill this morning, someone had shit themselves and then just stripped off.
  
• Enough with the electric long boards, go away now
  
• Bus driver next to me at the lights tooting like mad, I look over and hes waving a slice of pizza out the window at another driver
  
• I see so many cars without front number plates these days, have the police just given up?
  

I see so many cars without front number plates these days, have the police just given up?

I see this too. They don't tend to be on UK plates, I'm not sure if there are different rules for cars coming in from abroad.

Forgot that I pumped my tyres up to 80psi for a tarmac only ride the other day, took the gravel route to work.
Bone shaking/10

Hmm I see it mostly for UK plates, with 'flash' cars. Dont try and tell me the front plate fell off your G waggon and you couldnt afford to fix it.

Enough with the electric long boards, go away now

Kind of amazed I haven't seen anyone stack it on one of these yet

I see so many cars without front number plates these days, have the police just given up?

There needs to actually be Traffic Police cars on the road to pull people over for this. Over-reliance on cameras does nothing but generate more revenue at a reduced cost.

Do you want to cause change, or make money? I am sure there is evidence that cameras do reduce injuries and deaths at specific accident "blackspots", but I welcome evidence that overall, cameras are better at reducing crime than actual Police personnel, out on the roads, policing.

The two are related - the more you can eliminate speeding, RLJ and yellow box infringements through cameras, the more you free up police time to concentrate on other things - mobile phone use, missing plates, other crappy driving. The revenue is a useful side benefit (and I say this as someone who has been caught by speed cameras in the past).

I’d be extremely surprised if the revenue even covers costs. This “cash cow” thing is a red herring.

You’re right in that cameras free up officer time.

Definitely noticing the missing front number plates on flash cars. And was riding behind an electric scooter merrily cruising through red lights this morning. Also, broken glass - seems to be everywhere and not cleared up for weeks.

Left work early due to my tooth Falling off. Was treated to a woman driving down the three lane all one way Gloucester place the wrong way and also a guy on a motorcycle drinking a glass bottle of coke as he was driving

Resurfacing my road this morning & another of the ways into the city centre of Leeds today - gravel ride to work!

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ive started bringing in hard boiled eggs and am only just figuring out how to protect them from the Canal paths to work

I think ive just seen the video of this. If its the same a3 driving at people then its utter madness.