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At the junction by Stockwell Station, the cycle super highway is in the middle of three lanes for those of us who want to continue towards oval / elephant and castle.
The road layout isn't great, everyone is forced across traffic into the cycle lane.
I was most unimpressed to watch someone going far too quickly across the junction and proceed to shove another cyclist in the back, obviously feeling that they had been unfairly cut up.
I caught up with the cyclist once we had got through the lights and asked them why they had shoved the other cyclist, they replied curtly "they cut me up". I questioned why they couldn't have just pointed this out to the cyclist instead of getting physical "but they cut me up".
I should probably point out that the cutter-upper was a pretty girl on a SS and the shover was an old boy, bedecked in skin tight lycra. Out dated sexist attitudes might have come into play somewhat, I did begin my interrogation of the shover by yelling
"I bet you wouldn't have shoved them if they were a bloke"
I felt better about myself afterwards