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@olaf_von_pokemon
Calling myself out.
Cycling to work this morning I overtook a line of slower cyclists. Big wide road, car behind was rather far back (40m) when I cheked before I moved yet they then sped up, beeped at and gesticulated their annoyance at, I guess, beign held up.
Of course it was stationary traffic up ahead (where it went to two lanes) and the red light meant she was sat there as I knocked on her window.
Unfortunately I lost it when she said I shoudn't be overtaking etc. Instead of reasoned argument I resorted to childish name calling. I noticed she was obese and pathetically commented on it in a cycling context.
It was childish and had I reasoned with her she might be more amenable to cyclists in the future and perhaps recognise her own error.
It didn't help that as she then drove past (flicking the Vs) I resorted to puffing out my cheeks and putting my arms out to demonstrate the shape of a morbidly obese person.