Idiotic, Ignorant Van Driver
Channel: Bicycle-Riding Motorist
Date: 20/09/2011

I must admit that it makes me a little angry when ignorant motorists who know nothing about cycling in traffic try to tell me that I'm doing something wrong when I am simply following the advice from the Bikeability training course, Cyclecraft and other literature, the DfT website, the Institute of Advanced Motorists, the Freight Transport Association, etc., etc.

My camera was steamed up here, but you can just make out that I was in primary position, passing parked cars staying out of the door-opening zone, and approaching a pinch point, when this idiot starts sounding his horn in an aggressive manner in contravention of Section 99 of the Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) Regulations 1986, and using his vehicle in a threatening manner, in contravention of Section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002.

When we speak, he insists that I should not be riding in front of his van. This attitude is typical of the ignorant, arrogant attitude of some motorists who haven't a clue about how to drive safely and considerately on the roads and don't know the first thing about correct practices when cycling on the roads.

Unfortunately, I swore at him ... I need to stop doing that, but it's not easy in the circumstances.