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riding back home on the B, i've turned right at the North End road double roundabout from earls court direction. heading to the lovely side roads to home.
Cars are parked on the left then there's a Pedestrian crossing with 2 people (an elderly couple) waiting. There's no-one behind me (shouldercheck) other than a lady on a bike that I've just overtaken. Slightly left of primary position due to the parked cars just after the crossing (natch) and I stop.
The other lady on a bike is just behind me when a Landrover Discovery comes screaming up - I hear the ABS kick in and it misses me by 'a few inches' cough and continues at speed over the crossing. It must have accelerated hard after the double roundabout as it was doing 40+ ..
The couple that had started crossing were in shock. The lady on a bike looked shocked. I remarked to her 'you'd have been a good witness' and I tried (and failed) to get the plate of the 4x4. raise my arms with a 'wtf' style motion and an arm appears from the drivers side window and waves (which I interpret as 'sorry') as the disco semi fishtails down the road away towards the A4. Female driver.. I think.
What could i have done differently?
They just didn't look. They weren't paying attention to the road, simple as.
I think I've stopped shaking now.