carriageline
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Calling me stupid is low, you don't know the situations I have been in with cyclists, the cold sweats they have left me in when I have been within inches of killing them, where they have cost me over £400 of car bills.
I see far more dangerous driving from cyclists, than I do drivers. Infact, I have had 1 accidents and 2 near misses due to cyclists, in the last 2 months alone.
One of them left me very, very out of pocket, and all the cyclist just said sorry and rode off, without even stopping. I was absolutely furious, my car was paralysed, and he rode off and gave me a sarcy sorry.
I have also, on a fair few occasions very, very nearly hit a cyclist who jumped a completely dead red light, me being precarious after the first incident stopped it happening (its a daily occurrence to be honest) You should never have to be careful when passing a green traffic light, at a not particularly busy junction.
I never see car drivers jump red lights the same way as I see a lot of cyclists do it. Yes, a lot of drivers are inconsiderate and pushy in London, I'm neutral to it after doing it every day, but I have never been close to killing a car driver, through absolutely no fault of my own.
Of course, I am not naive, and don't think all cyclists are bad. But my own experience, I see more bad than good.
I see far more dangerous driving from cyclists, than I do drivers. Infact, I have had 1 accidents and 2 near misses due to cyclists, in the last 2 months alone.
One of them left me very, very out of pocket, and all the cyclist just said sorry and rode off, without even stopping. I was absolutely furious, my car was paralysed, and he rode off and gave me a sarcy sorry.
I have also, on a fair few occasions very, very nearly hit a cyclist who jumped a completely dead red light, me being precarious after the first incident stopped it happening (its a daily occurrence to be honest) You should never have to be careful when passing a green traffic light, at a not particularly busy junction.
I never see car drivers jump red lights the same way as I see a lot of cyclists do it. Yes, a lot of drivers are inconsiderate and pushy in London, I'm neutral to it after doing it every day, but I have never been close to killing a car driver, through absolutely no fault of my own.
Of course, I am not naive, and don't think all cyclists are bad. But my own experience, I see more bad than good.