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That junction is outside Borough Station. The van driver was in left turn only lane and cut across to go straight ahead.

A few things stand out here:

1) The van driver states that he sees this cyclist every morning. Is he saying that he drives that same route every morning yet he still doesn't understand the road layouts? That's concerning. And even having had the hindsight of this incident and research the local road layouts....he *still* agreed for this video to be published! Is he that thick?

2) Despite his dangerous manoeuvre, he does his window down to shout at the cyclist - whilst driving a van.

3) He pulls in front of the cyclist with his van in order to stop him.

4) The media picks up on the scratched paint and runs with the destructive cyclist headline. He shouldn't have done it but the bigger crime is driving a 2 ton van with no awareness of road layouts, no awareness of right of way, and driving without due care and attention.

The cyclist's behaviour is wrong but I can't help feel it's a sympton of how cyclists are treated.

Can we have a whip-around and raise some money for a case of beer for this cyclist?  And the one in Liverpool a month or so back.  

Best Daily Heil comment of the day ref that 'crazed cyclst'..

'If that lycra g i mp came it with me I'd r oger him up the b um, teach him a lesson.'

LOLZ!