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@Howard
Maybe myself, I don't know.
Riding on the A503 in to Camden where it turns in to Bayham street and the gyratory . There's a traffic lit pedestrian crossing right on the apex of the bend. I have the lights, but pedestrians are stepping out anyway because reasons. Out steps a young woman. She has her headphones in and is looking down at her phone. She does not check the road. I adjust to go around the back of her but at the last minute she looks up, clocks me then steps backwards putting us on a direct collision course. This is basically my Charlie A moment. Fortunately I'm on an MTB with 2.3" tyres at 20psi and four pot hydralic callipers, so jamming on the anchors I come to complete stop ending half a foot in front of her. She offers me a 'sorry' in reply to my 'ohhhh fuuuuucccccccccck'.