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Had a wee fall out with a Deliveroo cyclist yesterday. Was behind him approaching one of the busiest roundabouts in town. Assumed he was going left, but he suddenly lurched to the right in front of me. I made the mistake of peeping my horn at him. He followed me back to the rank about quarter of a mile away, and started effing and blinding a bit (which, irrespective of what else is said, always ups the ante a bit in my opinion). And, naturally, he rode onto the pavement to do so.

The roundabout is here, and it was a good bit busier than it looks here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@56.3394161 ... 384!8i8192

However, I should maybe have apologised to him, because I'd forgotten he could go straight ahead at this roundabout, and ride up a narrow one-way street against the traffic. But that was why lurched in front of me without warning, when I was assuming he'd turn left

But, I mean, anyone think it's a good idea to allow cyclists to ride against the traffic up here? And, in particular, it's supposedly access-only, but is used as a rat run by motorists trying to gain a few hundred yards:

And I know the HCD here, but not sure if he's using the street legitimately or not

https://www.google.com/maps/@56.3396316 ... 384!8i8192

Oh, and actually the reason I tooted at the cyclist was not just because he lurched in front of me without warning, but that he had a mobile phone in his hand while doing so, and was putting it in his pocket while actually riding across the roundabout

So maybe I shouldn't apologise at all. But, of course, it was all my fault for tooting at him

And I suppose it was an achievement of sorts that he was on the road rather than the pavement in the first place

Always good to have some kind of cheap forward-looking dash cam to deal with idiots like that. (CCTV would be best)

Then you can simply tell him to keep his thoughts and views until such times the police and Dilveroo HQ get in touch with him.

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Still got that reasonably pricey front and rear cam, actually. Problem is, it's still in the box


Last thing I'd do is get in touch with police or Deliveroo. Doubt if either are bothered. If fact, it's because police aren't bothered that the cyclists think zero rules apply to them.

And plenty of evidence of Deliveroo cars parked on the rank over the years, and no one in authority is remotely bothered.

In fact, I'd be more worried about reprisals than assuming something would actually be done about these things. Suspect, for a start, that police would take his side without compelling evidence

(For what it's worth, don't think the cyclist was actually Deliveroo, but a similar food delivery service with green bags.)

In fact, anyone ever noticed Deliveroo's subliminal stick-two-fingers-up-to-the-law logo?