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I was on Clapham high street, at the junction outside Chapham Common tube (I think), there was no car in front of me, there was however a car waiting to turn right. Oncoming traffic was heavy so I thought I better slow down in case a nutter driver wants to turn right, which would crash right into me. As predicted, oncoming drivers didn't give a shit about me (or any other cyclists I am sure), nor didn't they care the fact that I was going straight and that I should have priority, and of course they were tailgating one after another. I finally lost my patience and there was a sort of enough window for me to go, so I did, and of course the last driver didn't want to give way and he very nearly hit me. I shouted and he shouted back indicated there was red light and that I shouldn't have moved forward. Yes, red light it was, but the light had just changed and to be fair, I was already in the junction and he was just entering, so if I shouldn't have carried on, neither should he. As a result of that 5 seconds of shouting at each other and he wouldn't let me go, I had to give way and was left right in the middle of the junction. Luckily the driver coming from my left side of the junction was understanding, and probably saw the whole thing, he waited for me to go first.
What will it really take for drivers to learn that cyclists have just as much rights as them?