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@bristlypioneer
Ouch, my fucking hand.
Cycling into work yesterday along the cycle lane from St Pauls to Holborn Viaduct, happy as pie.
then
BANG, fuck, somersault!
fucking taxi let someone out whilst sat stationary in a traffic jam, car door straight into me, hand all mangled, handlebars bent, Bristly Pioneer upside down on the fucking pavement.
The taxi driver claims it's my fault, as the bit where they hit me was a bus stop rather than the cycle lane, and I shouldn't have undertaken. I claim if that's the case he shouldn't have stopped in the bus stop.
I claim it's his fault as if he's going to let someone out he should
a) look
b) indicate
c) pull in not just open the door 3ft from the kerb
perhaps it's a bit of both, but my hand fucking hurts, and is black and blue.
Am I totally in the wrong? or am I justified in calling him a cunt?