• Destide
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    6 months ago

    “Initially, he just drove on, but later he turned around and came back to verbally abuse and threaten me before getting back in his car and driving off again.

    “So, driver awareness course for this cheeky chappy. Car drivers are right scamps,” -the imaginary judge.

    This is what happens when certain road users are demonized and their humanity is stripped away, replaced by the type of vehicle they use. He didn’t care because it’s “just a cyclist,” like Jeremy Vine, who I believe has done massive harm to the cycling community by making us easy targets for unhinged car drivers to group together and see us as fair game.” Ride with cameras I know it’s extra faff and weight but it’s all you have in situations like this