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Yeah, it's everywhere. I saw a car clip a roadie's back wheel the other day on the Old Kent Road (don't we all just love the Old Kent Road?) so I stopped in case the guy needed a witness. Despite the car hitting the bike from behind, the burly 'bloke' driver was trying to pin it on the cyclist - ' you're not meant to overtake on that side are you!' - as he overtook on the right (like normal road users) and was more worried about the scrapes on his bumper than the mangled back wheel of this expensive road bike. Luckily everyone decided to be amicable and go home - the roadie had an arrospok on the front, and I suggested he get one for the back ;-) But yeah, London huh?