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@Charlotte
I'm rapidly getting to the stage where one day, a good hard slap on the side of a car that overtakes too close isn't all I'm going to do.
My commute isn't that urban (I head out to NW London every morning) but still I get nurks trying to overtake me when there's clearly not enough room to do so. Ever been overtaken by a yummy mummy in a 4x4 on a mini roundabout? Scared the bejaysus out of me, I thought I was going under her wheels.
Sometimes, whacking the side of a car with an open hand to remind them that they're about to squish me doesn't seem enough, you know?
I carry my minipump inna little pouch on my courier bag and it makes for a very handy kubaton. I also sometimes wear MTB shoes with studs. I put it to you - at what stage do you think it's appropriate to do more than just wake the doxy fuckwits up by thumping on their pratmobiles?