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@Bobbo
Calling myself out, not for cycling badly but for loosing my temper **very **badly, and then running away.
I was cycling home from a monster session in the gym coming down Uxbridge Road in primary position past a row of parked cars, the last car in the row, a silver E class Merc with mini cab stickers in the back window just pulled out as I was passing it and almost went straight into me. I shouted my usual greeting to such people "Oi! Dick! use your mirrors!" shortly after which the guy swung his car into me.
At this point I saw red and kicked the car. I'm not proud of this and would normally report him to the police but don't think it would be a good idea as I retaliated. This is why I'm calling myself out, this guy needs to be off the road if his stock response to well founded criticism is to threaten someone with 2+ tons of metal, because of my actions I cannot take part in this.