KneesUp
Guru
Cycling home last night: the cycle path crosses an service road on a zebra crossing. A taxi coming along the road saw me (with my eBay retina burner, reflective tyres, two rear lights and hi vis he couldn't miss me) but went over the zebra crossing anyway.
I don't know why it bothered me so much, it just seemed arrogant - he was clearly in no hurry, had seen me and had plenty of time to stop. The road is a dead end and short, so I cycled down and politiely (genuninely so) reminded him that he has to stop at zebra crossings if there is someone trying to cross. His response was "I don't give a shoot. Piss off"
It wasn't dangerous I suppose because neither of us were going quickly, but the attitude really bothered me. I know what company he was working for and the reg number, but on the one hand it seems petty to ring in, but on the other hand it's a pretty bad attitude for a driver to have. What would you do?
I don't know why it bothered me so much, it just seemed arrogant - he was clearly in no hurry, had seen me and had plenty of time to stop. The road is a dead end and short, so I cycled down and politiely (genuninely so) reminded him that he has to stop at zebra crossings if there is someone trying to cross. His response was "I don't give a shoot. Piss off"
It wasn't dangerous I suppose because neither of us were going quickly, but the attitude really bothered me. I know what company he was working for and the reg number, but on the one hand it seems petty to ring in, but on the other hand it's a pretty bad attitude for a driver to have. What would you do?