idiot cyclist!

To idiotgirl who tried to run me down in Kensington Gardens this
morning...

1. When turning right, try not to cut straight across the path of some
poor old dear on her bike. If her hair wasn't white already...

2. Also, when turning right, do not turn into the path of another
cyclist and try to force them off their line. Doing it accidentally is
one thing, but doing it deliberately is both rude and dangerous.

3. If you are going to tell people to "keep to the left", at least have
the courtesy to learn the difference between right and left. And then
apply that knowledge to yourself. And acknowledge that said person is
already on the left (not that the rules of the highway apply to
shared-use foot/cycle-paths anyway, but that's another matter).

I don't know... I suppose there's no point being angry, especially as
no Actual Harm was done, but I was Slightly Cross at the time. Still, I
got to work it off with some hardcore courier-style weaving through the
traffic on Ken High St, which was fun.

On a more practical note, perhaps it would be helpful if the Powers
That Be painted a few more white lines and give way signs in Kensington
Gardens/Hyde Park for the benefit of my new friend and her like. And
put up a few signs with messages in Very Large Type, such as "Give way
to pedestrians, you morons" or "Only ride on the bits where it doesn't
say No Cycling, you sodding mentalist".

Another good one would be "Keep that ****ing dog on a lead, you ****".
(I got chased by a whippet the other day - I have never accelerated so
hard in my life.)

d.