Some twat turned out of a turning on my right a short distance in front of me and a little too close for comfort (I was doing close to 30 mph). I aimed for his nearside corner assuming he would both accelerate and keep away from the kerb knowing he had pulled out in front of me but he did neither. I was too close to attempt to go round him and the kerb was looking like the 'best' option as I braked frantically. Luckily the road kicks uphill here and my speed bled off enough to avoid hitting anything.
The green lights ahead changed red as he approached them and I expected him to jump them to avoid a confrontation but he duly stopped. When I got beside him and started talking to him he seemed surprised to see me there. I asked him if he'd not seen me when he pulled out. His response was to question where that was! He had completely failed to see me despite the road being clear of any other traffic including parked cars. I then told him his life story in 30 seconds flat and left him there to consider his bollocking.
Oh, and he was a professional driver holder of the private hire disc of death.
Some twat turned out of a turning on my right a short distance in front of me and a little too close for comfort (I was doing close to 30 mph). I aimed for his nearside corner assuming he would both accelerate and keep away from the kerb knowing he had pulled out in front of me but he did neither. I was too close to attempt to go round him and the kerb was looking like the 'best' option as I braked frantically. Luckily the road kicks uphill here and my speed bled off enough to avoid hitting anything.
The green lights ahead changed red as he approached them and I expected him to jump them to avoid a confrontation but he duly stopped. When I got beside him and started talking to him he seemed surprised to see me there. I asked him if he'd not seen me when he pulled out. His response was to question where that was! He had completely failed to see me despite the road being clear of any other traffic including parked cars. I then told him his life story in 30 seconds flat and left him there to consider his bollocking.
Oh, and he was a
professional driverholder of the private hire disc of death.https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=blendon+road&hl=en&ll=51.446197,0.13042&spn=0.007195,0.021136&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=7.143542,21.643066&hnear=Blendon+Rd,+Bexley+DA5+1BY,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.446144,0.130485&panoid=le_TiO-OutNHsc38qFLcLQ&cbp=12,138.52,,0,13.43