The responsibilities of a taxi driver

[BimblingBee]

Your office is abuzz with discussions of Matthew, you watched his video but you can't say where, and you registered here to call him a twat. I expect you have no connection with COASTLINE, or the taxi driver, or bettieboop1991 who uploaded the stalking video.

Err no. I'm entitled to my personal opinion based on what I have seen both on YT and IN PERSON. I would certainly not say our office 'abuzz' with discussions over this chap either.

The fact is that whilst in London and alike where there are thousands of cyclists, here they are very few and far between (commuters) so when things like this happen word travels.

As I've said before I wish him well in his travels on his bike and it would appear that he's learning all the time how to deal with these difficult and challenging situations so good luck to him.

 

[glenn forger]

I've also seen him blasting though town wondering why people step out in front of him when in reality most car drivers would not go that quick.

Where did you see Matthew "blasting" through town faster than cars?

 

[BimblingBee]

Where did you see Matthew "blasting" through town faster than cars?

To be honest, my conversation here was with Matthew. I don't really want to be drawn into a discussion with people over quite trivial points. I've told him my opinion, as have others, and it is up to him if he takes them on board or not. The fact that he has decided to delete videos from YT speak volumes I'm my opinion.

 

[glenn forger]

Which other forum was the clip posted on?

 

[Hip Priest]

Welcome aboard BimblingBee.

Ignore the conspiracy theorists and amateur sleuths.

 

[glenn forger]

you even have issues with pedestrians and actively cycle towards them at times!?

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When did Matthew do that? Deliberately steered at pedestrians, that's a serious accusation.

 

[Hip Priest]

When did Matthew do that? Deliberately steered at pedestrians, that's a serious accusation.

I've seen videos of Matthew hurtling towards pedestrians with his airzound blaring in order to make a point, when he could've just slowed down. But those were in the past and he is a lot calmer now.

I am nothing to do with Coastline taxis.

 

[glenn forger]

http://www.youtube.com/user/monkeysnutscom/videos?query=pedestrian

Nothing there, which clip do you mean?

 

[Hip Priest]

http://www.youtube.com/user/monkeysnutscom/videos?query=pedestrian

Nothing there, which clip do you mean?

Funnily enough, I've just searched that myself and could not find the videos to which I refer.

I'm pretty sure Matt deleted a load of videos recently though.

 

[BentMikey]

I'm even more sceptical now, given BimblingBee's increasingly negative and condescending attitude towards Matthew.

Whilst Matthew hasn't been perfect, he's improving all the time, and his efforts in this incident were beyond reproach.

 

[glenn forger]

Funnily enough, I've just searched that myself and could not find the videos to which I refer.

I'm pretty sure Matt deleted a load of videos recently though.

So, how would bimblingbee know about them if it was this taxi incident that led him here? It's all very curious.

 

[BimblingBee]

Welcome aboard BimblingBee.

Ignore the conspiracy theorists and amateur sleuths.

Haha, Thanks! This is a pretty mad thread!

Re his videos... If you read this thread further up you will see that Matthew has said he deleted the videos and his reasons why.

 

[Boris Bajic]

When did Matthew do that? Deliberately steered at pedestrians, that's a serious accusation.

Welcome to CC, Glenn Forger.

You may have missed some of the clips (perhaps now deleted) on Matthew_T's Youtube account. Had you seen them, you may not be taking this Perry Mason tone.

He gave the appearance at times of being (in a line stolen from Hot Fuzz) 'Judge Judy and Executioner' when it came to the perceived wrongdoings of other road users. At times this had an almost comical aspect to it. There was some speedy smalltown riding with pedestrians in full view.

The wider perception is that things are now calmer, but in months gone by it was vivid. Vivid and funny and also slightly worrying.

Many of us who have never driven a minicab or even been to Rhyl had been advising him for quite a while to calm down and stop acting like a shouty policeman.

I read that this transformation has now started - which can only be a good thing - but it needed to.

 

[glenn forger]

Haha, Thanks! This is a pretty mad thread!

Re his videos... If you read this thread further up you will see that Matthew has said he deleted the videos and his reasons why.

But you said it was the taxi incident that led you here. The clips, if they ever existed, were deleted before that. So you couldn't have seen them. You've made a series of accusations but your story's falling apart, the clip hasn't been posted on any other forums, which is why you can't say where you saw it.

 

[Boris Bajic]

But you said it was the taxi incident that led you here. The clips, if they ever existed, were deleted before that. So you couldn't have seen them. You've made a series of accusations but your story's falling apart, the clip hasn't been posted on any other forums, which is why you can't say where you saw it.

We must forgive Bimbling Bee, Mr Forger. He has only just joined. You know (I'm sure) how it can seem when someone appears to join a forum and fascinate about one thread.

Some of the footage may have been removed from Youtube only during the course of this thread.

I now rather regret using the immortal 'Judge Judy and Executioner' line for Matthew. I may have found another use for it.