LS07MHA - Angry Cab Driver

[glenn forger]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RjRhmCLa24&feature=c4-overview&list=LLD5hquWIH3-Z-ye3sUnHifA


Totally lost the plot, "You're supposed to fxxxxxg stop!" , Er, no you're not, and it's not a roundabout, this guy's a fruitcake. Reported to TFL, according to comments. What a strange, angry man. Fair play to the bod who offered to be a witness.

 

[Cycling Dan]

Angry cabby and a cyclist doing all the right things to make the cabby want to escalate his actions. A good mix if you ask me...
As mentioned in the comments - having a bad day is no excuse to act like a dick.

 

[DiddlyDodds]

One for the angry people in commuting I would have thought.

 

[Hip Priest]

You can't blame the taxi driver for being angry, what with all these foreigners comin' over 'ere and all the pooftahs gettin' bleedin' married an' all that.

 

[Sara_H]

You can't blame the taxi driver for being angry, what with all these foreigners comin' over 'ere and all the pooftahs gettin' bleedin' married an' all that.

He's a fackin Cant!

 

[oldroadman]

Why would a cab driver be angry? Let's see, working 12 hours a day, unfit, stuck in an old fashioned and not very comfortable vehicle, stuck in traffic most of the time....makes you wonder why anyone would do the job - but then have you noticed how expensive cab fares are?? Still all the money going is not worth exploding for!
(something for the Grammer Nazis to have a go at - as is this!)
One extra thought - do bicycle rickshaw "drivers" get angry, or are they just too knackered most of the time?

 

[glenn forger]

heh. It's quite random, I wonder if his missus ran off or summat.

 

[uclown2002]

heh. It's quite random, I wonder if his missus ran off or summat.

Wouldn't he be delirious though?

 

[Cycling Dan]

Why would a cab driver be angry? Let's see, working 12 hours a day, unfit, stuck in an old fashioned and not very comfortable vehicle, stuck in traffic most of the time....makes you wonder why anyone would do the job - but then have you noticed how expensive cab fares are?? Still all the money going is not worth exploding for!
(something for the Grammer Nazis to have a go at - as is this!)
One extra thought - do bicycle rickshaw "drivers" get angry, or are they just too knackered most of the time?

I still don't see anything which says he can be a dick to others.
The reason why some cabbys don't make much is due to the fact the market is saturated

 

[Cycleops]

What happens to people when they become cab drivers? They seem to loose all sense and reason and behave in an entirely different way.

 

[glenn forger]

"Do what, knock it on the 'ead, apples and pears, gawd bless me old mum, shaaart it you muuuuuppeeeett, Elephant n Castle, stick it up your astle, don't do south of the river mate, 'ad 'Arry Redknapp in the back of the cab once, him and 'is dog done a runner".

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

He probably had a bad round of golf that day.

 

[glenn forger]

Blocking the cabbie infuriated him even more, raised his blood pressure and made him more likely to keel over from a heart attack.

 

[ComedyPilot]

The cabbie, whilst not representative whatsoever of competent, safe, considerate and thoughtful motorists, does show that there are a number of complete loons out there with a ton of metal at their disposal that can kill.

A bit like Russell Brand's political view where he thinks the 'underclass' are not represented by the political system in the UK, I am of the opinion that vulnerable and reasonable road users are not represented or supported/protected in any way shape or form by the current status quo - judicial, political, road safety, infrastructure et al.

Thugs like this cabbie spout their venom, then use the 'poor hard-done-to' motorist as a support network.

No pal - I am a driver, and I think your actions, and actions by people like you to intimidate and push your will onto vulnerable road users farking stinks.

 

[glenn forger]

It's not a roundabout and there are no give way markings. You've got a so-called professional driver who screams abuse and threats at somebody who's done precisely nothing wrong.