Last time I checked, cyclists are allowed to cycle in the middle lane if needs be. Cyclists are not obliged to cycle only to the far left. Well I have found out today that this is not truth according to this particular driver who decided to force me out of his way with the stinkiest attitude. I was cycling on Warworth Rd / Camberwell Road, just before Burgess park towards Camberwell; I had to cut to the middle lane because the bus lane was jampacked with buses, I looked over my shoulder, no car behind, so I moved onto the middle lane, when I was just about to cut back to the left, heard a horn, so I turned my head to see what's wrong, well it turned out that I was "in the way" (This remain debatable I think) of the car behind me, but instead of horn and wait for a second, the driver pushed me back to the left lane, where cyclists belong, according to him. There was about 5 or 6 cyclists behind me, all witnessed it. When I caught up with him at the next red light, I asked him why did he do that, he said "You cyclist cycles to the left, innit." With that hand gesture to indicate that we should be out of his way. Don't fucking innit me.
I honestly don't mind drivers using the good old horn to ask me to get out of their way, I don't like it, but I don't really mind it but horn and push? That's reckless driving.
Incidents like this really make me feel bad about taking legal actions against that driver who knocked me over because he was careless, at least he didn't mean to hurt me, but this one today? It'd only be a matter of time before someone ends up under his wheels.
This is the one over-riding gripe I have ring on the roads. No matter how vigilant, safe and considerate you are, there is the constant threat of a needless close pass in secondary, or pointless aggression in primary.
Drivers who don't cycle simply don't know what it's like to have to concentrate on what's behind as much as in front. They are wedged into the traffic flow. Cyclists should be allowed into the traffic flow, but are pushed out by aggressive people coming from behind repeatedly.
This is the one over-riding gripe I have ring on the roads. No matter how vigilant, safe and considerate you are, there is the constant threat of a needless close pass in secondary, or pointless aggression in primary.
Drivers who don't cycle simply don't know what it's like to have to concentrate on what's behind as much as in front. They are wedged into the traffic flow. Cyclists should be allowed into the traffic flow, but are pushed out by aggressive people coming from behind repeatedly.