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Learned tonight that you can almost run people over on pedestrian crossings by a very helpful guy on a Brompton. It was handy because two of us were waiting for two slow-walking pedestrians to cross in front of us but we didn't realise that you could just plough straight across forcing them to stop sharply and look shocked.
When it was mentioned to him at the next set of lights that he nearly hit two pedestrians he informed us that he was an 'advanced cyclist' and that we should get a copy of the Highway Code. Think it's definitely worth getting a copy as it's been a while since I've read it and I must have forgotten that part.
So to the ignorant guy on the Brompton (nothing against Brompton riders at all) thank you for teaching us cyclists about advanced riding and thank you for keeping those pesky pedestrians in their place!