being pushy

Today was my turn for being pushy. Pedestrian traffic lights kept on turning against me on the way home. I went through them as soon as the pedestrians had cleared the crossing. To make this worse, on the way in a couple of people waved me by before crossing the road. Shamed.

Taxi drivers

I think I ought to start phoning the numbers on back of cabs. Yet would it do any thing?

I was unladen this eves. sitting at 25-30mph behind a slow car. Taxi driver, kept on trying to overtake. This is no main road, this a suburban road filled with houses and parked cars. Barely wide enough for two cars in most places. Where was the taxi to go? past the car in front of me, who I sat literally on the tail of. When the opposing traffic was sufficient to make such a move impossible. What would a non confident cyclist make of this taxi drivers moves. Reminded me of London cabbies, some a good, some really are not. I just pulled further off the kerb, counter to all those instruction lessons that a doled out by qualified instructors. Its the life saver move to make. Entirely block the route forward of trouble behind. They can honk if the is a route ahead and I ought not to be there.
You guess what this taxi driver tried at the right hand junction. Tried to cut me to shreds, I had signalled right. idiot. Whats the point, I filtered in bus and cycle lane, taxi into main car lane. Off taxi goes.
To me that's it really. Time to see what these complaint phone numbers are all about. If the is something to make point with, I think its got to be made.

late weds

nothing to say, cycled outside of rush hour. Its okay then, poeple are less pushy.

nothin to say

cycled in. Worked hard. Blown nearly back to work, but i hurled myself into the wind and struggled home. keeps me fit.

why do it.

Why, in rush hour do cars over take a cyclist?
Then to add spice, pull right in and close out the route ahead. When only metres ahead they have to stop or hit the car ahead. Not too mention that they overtook at speed, forcing an oncoming car to slow down.

It happens. It happened to me today, again. Business As Usual. Just why? Specsavers would welcome the custom, I suspect.
Well, i'll try and avoid the worst of rush hour tomorrow. Its too much hassle. Me me, rat race, rat runs and stupidity.

Oh, the guy in the red nova, this morning. You are a good and polite driver. Thanks for giving me the space, and watching out. Cheers.