Cyclist produces homemade road signs informing drivers that cyclists are allowed to use the full lane

I actually custom print my own shirts in performance safety colors with a repoduction of street sign stating: MAY USE FULL LANE. included is logo used on sign posted on streets. Below that I added: It is the Law. I get quite a few thumbs up while riding. A few single finger salutes.

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These kinds of incidents are rare, Fox admitted. He rides every day, but only gets harassed about once every six months.

Lucky bugger.

Go into the police station, with the video on a memory card etc. and ask them. they may prefer it uploaded (but not public) so they don't have physical evidence to lose.

Make sure you do this as quickly as possible.

You might need to be quite insistent that they actually do something. but don't be surprised if it's just a warning - push them as to why they think this doesnt meet the criteria of "when a persons standard of driving falls far below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver and it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving in that way would be dangerous." This is the key criteria required for a dd prosecution.

As he's a taxi driver, get his carriage number from your vid and make a formal written complaint to the council include a link to video or on a memory card). Taxi drivers are supposed to be professionals (who'da thunk eh??), and it does not take much for the council to suspend his license.

Small memory cards are cheap, but will obviously cost a bit. However you often get them as pointless inclusions with digital cameras etc.

It will be a bit of effort, but you will be doing everyone a service (and not just cyclists - he's just as likely to do it to a car driver).

I had a similar incident with a van a while back. I wish I'd had a camera on. reported non the less.... got the no evidence but we'll send him a warning speech (our local plod have a good system where they log complaints against drivers for "antisocial" driving which is offered as part of driving history in any future prosecution)

Edit: just spotted it's Brighton. Sussex police have the same scheme

I am now the proud owner of a garmin virb. Only used it twice. Still testing for best set up. Who do i report dangerous or abusive drivers to?? Do i pop into a police station and show them or is their a way of emailing footage to them. On Twitter and Facebook they don't accept these sort of things i know that. Cheers.

Hope you're reporting his dangerous driving?

Nice one. I had a run-in with a taxi in Brighton on Sunday for the same situation. Hooted behind me and my (less experienced) wife despite the lane to the right being totally empty, then he overtook me with a punishment pass, followed by a brake test - which I had to swerve to the right to miss him, subsequently passing him again (that's how hard he braked). Miffed that I had "passed" him again, he did it again, but this time I was prepared. When I informed him I had him in glorious HD 1080p video he sped off. Too late.