Why does being on a bike in London cause so much conflict? (this time, a jaywalker)

You've spent this entire thread advocating flying off the handle at peds pour encourager les autres. As I quoted - you advocated exaggerating the situation and making it as unpleasant an experience as possible, so that they remember all the better.

Ah! I see ! Yes, this was basically what I was putting forward, making the action of putting someone's safety at risk an unpleasant experience, not a pleasant one.

Then when I point out that this is basically advocating intimidation as a form of manipulation - not, as you would have it, a spontaneous, unplanned natural response (which by definition you wouldn't consciously try to embellish) - you accuse me of calling you Hitler.

I think the (not entirely serious) Hitler comment was in response to your silly idea that I want so badly to punish the rest of the world for not meeting [my] exacting standards (!)

(Good god !) :D

Anyhow, like I say this is going nowhere.

If someone is careless enough to walk out into the road I will likely shout at them, if this happens to you, you may take a different approach, that's just about the whole of the situation. You may, if you want, attempt to present my view as 'punishing the world, social engineering, scaring people into compliance, tantamount to interrogation and so on, but I don't see it as anything other than people getting pissed off at stupid recklessness.

Anyhow, stay safe, no hard feelings :)

Yours,

Adolf.