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Riding home last night, not sure you'd call it Oh Shit, more like WTF! Turning left on a green out of Cricketfield road, heading toward Lea Bridge Roundabout. I turn, no problem, get my road position as normal, staying to the right of the red marked parking bays and pedal toward the roundabout.
Out of Newick Road, a 393 is turning right to head the same direction as me. He's crossing traffic coming to him from the right, but, as he's trying to filter into my lane, he has to wait for me to pass right? Not to mention the cars behind.
He does'nt stop, he keeps pulling out, he's clearly eyeballed me as he's looking straight at me gesticulating I should stop. At this point, I know he's in the wrong and I know I'm running out of space so had to dive through a gap to get myself into a safe part of the road. Unwisely, this safe spot was right in front of the bus! (not my wisest decision it's true but in the heat of the moment).
I pedal in front for maybe 10 full cranks, slowly to calm myself. Bus pulls into the stop so i (seemingly stupidly) decide to ask the driver just WTF he thought he was doing.
Driver steps out of cab and bus, strides toward me spreading a volley of abuse and accusing me of being not only in the wrong but of being dangerous and 'should'nt be on the f-ing road'!
I did raise my voice, I did swear (an argument loser to be sure) but I did'nt react aggressively. I got a name of one witnes, the bus drivers reg but not his tag number, I know what time and what bus he drove - Just need some advice how to broach this with TFL? Police? Should I have acted last night? Not sure, I was a little shaken last night as that reaction was something that properly had me on the back foot. I know I was in the right both in road position and in my asking what he thought he was doing.
Anyone riding around Clapton Pond/Cricketfield road around 6pm last night that may have seen, I'd welcome your thoughts too.