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Just now a taxi (not in London, not a black cab) pulling out of a side road into traffic just acted as if I wasn't there at all. I think he would have driven into me if he didn't have to stop before touching another car; I was trackstanding while turned towards the curb a bit and the corner of his bumper was actually within the angle made by my front wheel and frame, something like this:
I just kind of looked at him blankly while he rolled towards me then when he stopped gave him the finger with a dramatic flourish while toppling sideways and trying to get my foot free (I succeeded and filtered away from him when the car in front moved).
Not a complete horror story like some of the posts in here but I was stunned by how completely he refused to acknowledge that I was there.
Also this is probably the wrong thread since I'm not reporting him but I couldn't find a right one.