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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1222592" data-attributes="member: 73144">I saw a bit of an incident in London yesterday which got me wondering. A guy came off his bike in a busy City street during rush hour and he clearly thought it was a female pedestrian&#039;s fault. I didn&#039;t see the episode, only the aftermath so can&#039;t comment on fault although many pedestrians and cyclists pretty much do as they please around there ignoring traffic lights and crossings etc.The cyclist was clearly livid and walked quickly after the woman trying to remonstrate with her. She totally ignored him and carried on walking which evidently annoyed him more and he then shoved her, I didn&#039;t think trying to take her off her feet or hurt, but clearly not a good look. A bit of a crowd then gathered, with one woman in particular incensed at the cyclist&#039;s actions. As it happens a Police van was just over the road and the last I saw was a couple of coppers coming to deal with it.As a regular cyclist what I do know is that&nbsp; I&#039;d have been bloody furious if someone had taken me down and then refused to even acknowledge me, let alone apologise - cyclists are vulnerable at the best of times and a lot of cars and busses use that road. But what should the cyclist have done?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1222592, member: 73144"] I saw a bit of an incident in London yesterday which got me wondering. A guy came off his bike in a busy City street during rush hour and he clearly thought it was a female pedestrian’s fault. I didn’t see the episode, only the aftermath so can’t comment on fault although many pedestrians and cyclists pretty much do as they please around there ignoring traffic lights and crossings etc. The cyclist was clearly livid and walked quickly after the woman trying to remonstrate with her. She totally ignored him and carried on walking which evidently annoyed him more and he then shoved her, I didn’t think trying to take her off her feet or hurt, but clearly not a good look. A bit of a crowd then gathered, with one woman in particular incensed at the cyclist’s actions. As it happens a Police van was just over the road and the last I saw was a couple of coppers coming to deal with it. As a regular cyclist what I do know is that I’d have been bloody furious if someone had taken me down and then refused to even acknowledge me, let alone apologise - cyclists are vulnerable at the best of times and a lot of cars and busses use that road. But what should the cyclist have done? [/QUOTE]

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