So, what would happen if...

[PBancroft]

Go to the Police, sooner rather than later. Today if you can. The longer you leave it, the more difficult it is to make your case.

 

[benborp]

I was reticent about reporting this as I've been treated like shoot in the past by the Met over far more serious cycling incidents. However, I've reported the incident by phone stating that I have video of the event. Someone will contact me...

 

[benborp]

... in about two minutes time asking me to go to Peckham Police Station.

 

[magnatom]

Good. Let us know how you get on. Make sure you stress how serious this incident was, and how fortunate you were to manage to stay upright!

 

[tdr1nka]

Good luck Benborp!

 

[MacB]

we seem to be ignoring the other, far more serious, incident 20 seconds into the film. That poor other cyclist that you zip past, do you have any idea how demoralising and painful that experience was for him? You've shown no remorse for this heinous action........shame on you

 

[fossyant]

I'd be spitting fowl language - The first you can accept he possibly misjudged it, but that second one was deliberate.

 

[goo_mason]

Bloody hell !!

I thought my Ice Rink Dad was scary, but at least he moved in slowly enough to give me time to take action.

Hope the police are able to do something about it.

 

[HLaB]

It was all staged benborp is actually a professional stunt man and he's been rehearsing this for months

Seriously that first move although unpleasant could be forgiven, the idiot probably misjudged your speed (you were flying btw ). The second one the taxi had no excuse and it looked premeditated, you done the right thing reporting it.

 

[benborp]

ummm... I have done stunt work in the past, and it's a whole lot less frightening than riding through Camberwell.

 

[maurice]

That was nasty, hope you get a result.

 

[col]

That taxi was a nutter, it looked like you were clipped?

 

[col]

From my previous taxi experience I would suggest you take this one straight to the police.

This is my take on this. The first incident occurred because he misjudged your speed. He wanted to get past you so he could filter up the taxi lane towards the lights. You were going faster than he was and he only realises at the last minute, and instead of slamming the brakes he starts slowing down and pulls in too close to you. He was wrong. Not the worst crime in the world, but he was in the wrong.

Obviously he got flustered/annoyed/infuriated because he couldn't get past the bl**dy cyclist. So he stewed for a while behind you. He then see's a chance to get past and as he does so, feels the need to impress on you his disgust at you, just for being there. He therefore used his taxi as a weapon to 'teach you a lesson'. This is worse than my taxi incident, which was just impatience and poor judgement. This taxi driver DELIBERATELY hit you with his taxi. You were in clear view. There is NO excuse for this. Had you gone down, and it certainly could have happened, this could have been very nasty.

Go to the police, now. This driver does not deserve to be on the road.

I will be very interested to see if anyone will defend the taxi drivers action here.

I totally agree with you here.

 

[col]

Where's Col?

Here

 

[bryce]

Nasty. Psycho taxi driver.

What happened next?