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David Brennan
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Court today. Driver was charged with two counts of dangerous. One for aggressive (IMO) close pass and one of using mobile phone to take a picture whilst moving with both hands off the wheel. Mobile phone use found guilty of dangerous. 1 year ban. £750 fine. Driving dropped...
... to careless (but top end of...) points endorsement (no figure given) and £500 fine. Will have to sit extended test. Driver had two previous convictions. One was a ban.
I was grilled for an hour on manufacturing the incident, cycling too far out, not using lane on other...
side of the road, and apparently cycling erratically. Driver took to the stand. Was a cyclist himself. Tooted horn to let me know he was there. Was nowhere near me, and used phone because he was concerned at my 'aggression' . Suggested I was cycling erratic etc.
I take no...
.... pleasure in this, though I am pleased that a dangerous driver is off the road.
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Something that is often overlooked about riding a bike in a city, is that it opens your eyes. Your see things you never saw, or at least noticed, before. Early in 2005 I had only ever rode a bike as a kid. In my local area and the occasional longer canal path ride... 1/n
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I'm often asked if I've reported an incident I've shared. The reality is I only rarely do go to the police. Unfortunately going to the police is not easy. First, you need to hope you get a sympathetic officer. Sometimes you do. Sometimes you get sneared at. Sometimes 1/n...
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