Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
They've started a "taxi war" in my town, meaning that the 3 or 4 taxi firms are all trying to undercut each other. A journey that once cost 4 pounds now costs 2 pounds, so to make a profit the drivers have to fly around like idiots to get to the destination asap! This is where us cyclists come in.For the last few months i've had these idiots up my backside, coming at me sideways on, pulling out in front of me,jumping red roadwork lights like yesterday when one of them went for a gap in the bollards, nearly hitting oncoming traffic. I'd had enough of this one day so i confronted the firms owner in a friendly manner of course. "Sorry boss but most of 'em don't speak good English" was the reply. What a feeble excuse, if they can't speak "good English" how can they read the road signs and communicate with their customers? Anyway that's the customers problem but i'm on about them from a cycling safety point of view. By the way when i cycle at night i have loads of reflectors and lights so they must see me but don't give a toss as they're all chasing that 2 quid!