@KentPoliceDart That is Asda Greenhithe carpark, so this will be linked to the PSPO in force in the area in an attempt to crack down on the nightly street racing that happens along anchor boulevard I believe.
our way. This time he passed wide (in the opposite lane) and slow to which I said "that's better" he then slammed on his brakes and started shouting what was I shouting about now!!!! Ah the joys of cycling in Swanscombe. I go out early (6AM) to avoid muppets like this!!!!!
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Sooo, 3 miles into my ride today I was close passed by a private hire cab (1ft @ about 40mph). Because I had the temerity to yell "to close" he decided to slam on his brakes and yell out of the passenger window at me. I carried on passed and stopped at the lights. He then got out
cover? He would have swerved around me he said...I asked him if he, as a professional driver, had read the highway code recently? No answer to that, but he did tell me that he was a professional driver and I wasn't a professional cyclist....The lights changed and we proceeded on
Sooooo, slow cyclists should move over to let faster vehicles past. Why are all my "slow" journeys home the ones where I get caught in queuing traffic and end up filtering past all the stationary faster vehicles....
So, here's an observation. When it is tipping it down and the roads are slick, I slow down and take a bit more care. Ergo, I ride to the conditions. Why do a lot (not all) of drivers fail to do this or appreciate that this is why I might not want to cycle thru that big puddle.