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@hippy
Once upon a time there was a hippy and a black cab. They were passing the King's place and he was Cross.
The cab driver decided that he would like to turn left and visit the King to cheer him up.
The hippy was going straight ahead as he had no interest in the King's Crossness.
The cab driver obviously didn't see the hippy and poor cyclist was forced to screech to a halt so that he was not crushed under the angry might of the cab.
Furious at the lack of observation the cab driver exhibited, the hippy came to a stop further up the road and jotted down the cab's license number which he had a 'very close' look at minutes earlier.
Then, who should roll up but the very same cab driver! The hippy and the cabbie had a little chat..
"You almost knocked me over back there"
"Where?"
"King's Cross station"
"Didn't see you"
"Then you shouldn't really be driving that cab, should you?!"
The cab driver shrugged.
"How about you use your eyes from now on?"
"We're all responsible for our own safety"
"You what?! I'm hardly responsible for 2 tonne of black cab driving into me am I?! Get your eyes tested!"
And with that, the lights changed, the two protagonists parted and the Public Carriages Office received another black cab complaint.