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London Critical Mass was attacked by a driver about a dozen years ago. Going north over Tower Bridge he overtook the whole ride, stopped at the traffic lights then reversed back into us. Luckily he was only going at a fraction of the speed of the Brazillian horror. Several people were knocked down, one woman was pushed onto the pavement with bad grazing and a twisted ankle. The car then shot off towards the city, he was chased by a black cab who called the police and got the number. +1 for the cabbie.
When the injured woman went to the police station, still in state of shock, she was taken into a room for 20 minutes and interrogated about why the cyclists were provoking car drivers. -1 for the plod.
The driver was arrested, he missed two court dates, once because he was on remand for 'more serious' charges. At the third hearing several of us gave evidence and then waited outside to hear that the jury had aquitted the driver. -10 for the legal system.