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Helmet cameras are proving really useful in defending yourself against angry drivers:
http://menmedia.co.uk/news/crime/s/1410153_video_cyclist_captures_road_rage_attack_on_helmet_camera
Good on the lad for staying calm and reporting the driver to the police.
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Black Cab SN03 SUX, some advice:
Don't scream "If you've got no fucking brakes you deserve to get fucking knocked off" at cyclists if you don't like being called a cunt in return.
Learn to recognise what a brake looks like on a bike. I have one.
Don't drive like an utter cock, accelerating as hard as you can and moving right out across the centre-line in the road because a bike has overtaken you.
Don't pay a couple of hundred quid for an easily memorable numberplate if you're going be an agressive wanker on the road. You're being reported. -
Today reminded me that it's not just cyclists that are the brunt of stupid drivers.
Riding down Chelsea Embankment this morning, fast moving traffic. I hear a 3.5 tonne lorry beeping madly at a moped rider, for no apparent reason - he was in primary position, the same speed as other traffic. The Lorry then came up alongside the moped and swerved into him, shoulderchecking him and sending him swerving across the other lane (luckily there was no traffic in it) towards the kerb, luckily he was able to bring the moped under control just before he hit the kerb, but it could have been really nasty. I then saw the moped rider banging on the window once he had caught the lorry up at the lights, then the lorry beeping at him again and turning right over the bridge.
unfortunately for the lorry driver, he didn't realise that I'd got his plate, and caught up the moped rider to give it to him along with my number and tell him that I'd happily be a witness.
The old boy on the moped was pretty shook up - said the Lorry driver was laughing at him when he was banging on the window, I hope he reports it.great stuff. i hope i would do the same, but good presence of mind and quick action
Wouldn't knowing you're in the right help you stay calm?
hell no. good people would only be at risk of getting worked up if they were in the right
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well done kev, hope something comes of it. amazing the way taxis behave when they have mroe to lose than typical drivers
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Kev83: I reported Black Cab reg 'D4 YCE' (yep, got to be a prick, right) to the TFL complaints thing the other day, yet to receive a response. Does anyone know where the best place to complain about cabs is (if not TFL)? In fairness, he did teach me 'that's a bus lane not a cycle lane, so you get over', which would have been helpful if a) I wasn't moving past someone and b) I'd been quick enough to say, 'it's bus lane not a taxi lane so you get over' in response.
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Fuck. Just riding down the road to the shops, coming to the junction between my road and the main road and a driver swings into the road the wrong way round the pedestrian island in the middle, didn't even make an attempt to slow down when he saw me even though he was on the complete wrong side of the road and heading straight at me. Reported him, just glad I decided to go left instead of right at the junction or it could have been a lot worse.
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I was cycling on a long straight road last night when a single-decker bus flew past me at speed and fairly close. A black unmarked car driving the other way wasn't happy about how much space the bus had left it. The driver tooted his horn in anger at the bus for a few seconds as it went past.
I thought that was the end of it. Normally it would be.
A few seconds later the car came screaming past me (at a safe distance) and tailed the bus until it stopped again.
Three police officers in full combat gear and anti-stab vests jumped out and charged to the front of the bus. One of them turned around as I caught up to the scene and asked if I was okay.
The bus driver looked absolutely terrified as they forced themselves onto the bus and started shouting about safe distances for cyclists.
One of the officers told me that they're normally on their bikes themselves, and tired of seeing drivers not giving cyclists enough room. They let the bus driver go, but this morning I watched the same bus company wait behind a cyclist on a road bike until it was safe to overtake. I wonder if the bus driver told his workmates about it when he got back to the depot.
I realise this will probably never happen again, but the sense of justice was brilliant. We need more cycling police officers - officers who understand the dangers of cycling, and realise that near-misses still indicate dangerous driving.
That bus driver will think twice before he overtakes a cyclist again, at least for a little while.
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^^ That is fairly awesome!
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I'd say the police/PCO's need (more) road skills training themselves. I see so much wack riding from them. I also wonder how they'd catch any bad guys a lot of the time.
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I'd say the police/PCO's need (more) road skills training themselves. I see so much wack riding from them. I also wonder how they'd catch any bad guys a lot of the time.
On my way home this evening I saw a guy almost get doored by a cop getting out his car into the road without looking first.
And so balance is partially restored :/
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I noticed that I've been getting far less grief lately since I'm more relaxed about bad drivers.
The usual scenario is a driver is pissed off I'm taking up the primary position will tailgate me, rev, honk and eventually accelerate and cut me up. When I catch up to them at the lights the driver is usually expecting you to look at them, confront them, or yell at them. I can't be bothered giving them the satisfaction. If you bring up someone's driving behaviour they will almost always get defensive and blame you no matter what.
If I do decide to confront someone I think I'm just going to start having a nice friendly chat with them instead... they won't expect that.
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Please report dangerous drivers to the police - Roadsafe. Report to plod, not just whinge here.
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@dancing james
From: Russell Howe
To: enquiries@pimlicoplumbers.com
Subject: Please can you thank one of your drivers for me?
Can I thank one of your drivers for giving me the adrenaline rush I needed
to get home in record time last night?
I was cycling eastbound on Canonbury Park North approaching the junction
with Willow Bridge Road, at which I had priority when roaring northbound
on Willow Bridge Road came one of your vans (reg LAV 2). Fortunately, we
noticed each other and both of us slammed on the brakes in the middle of
the junction.
If either one of us had not braked hard there would probably have been a
collision.
This was at approx. 11:50pm last night (8th March 2011).
Please also pass on my apologies for yelling "What the fuck do you
think you are doing?" - I think that must have been the adrenaline speaking.
Afterwards, the driver continued NE along Canonbury Park North, turning
into Wallace Road.