A brief ray of sunshine on Brixton Road

[Dammit]

A beautiful moment this morning on Brixton Road.

I was part of a large group of cyclists waiting patiently behind a LWB Transit-Tipper, held on red at the junction with Loughborough Road.

As we wait a young chap in a white Corsa with a black bonnet and roof approaches from Thornton Road on the left – he can’t exit the road as the Transit is in the way.

The lights turn green and the Transit moves off, as do the cyclists – but the chap in the Corsa decides he’s going to force his way out, as hey- they’re just cyclists.

So, staring at the large group of people that he is forcing to brake/evade he pulls out- and drives straight into the side of the Transit, which as he’s not looking where he’s going he hasn’t noticed is still in front of him, having moved off more slowly than he assumed.

This caused most of the cyclists to start laughing at him, a ray of ironic sunshine having broken through an otherwise overcast morning commute in Londons famous London.

[MRobbins1987]

He was probably put off by a large group of men heading in his direction wearing lycra, probably reaching for his rape alarm, I would be out of there sharpish as well...

[edgyedgy]

MRobbins1987 said:

He was probably put off by a large group of men heading in his direction wearing lycra, probably reaching for his rape alarm, I would be out of there sharpish as well...

;D brilliant

[Dammit]

Not sure where I said I was in a group of men- looks like you are telling us about your own fears and desires there.

For the record it was a mixed bunch of men and women, none of whom wanted (an assumption here) to molest the chap in the Corsa.

[MRobbins1987]

Sweaty men wearing lycra going in dry... The things dreams are made of...

[TheAngryDog]

There has been a fault with this thread. There has been a sense of humour failure by the OP. Send in the medics.

[Atmospheric]

The Corsa driver may have been an idiot, but where's the punchline?

[Dammit]

More of a crunchline, bumper and maybe bonnet.

[Mr2Mike]

The story is obviously fabricated anyway, the OP suggests that some cyclists stopped at a red traffic light.

[chevy-stu]

Mr2Mike said:

The story is obviously fabricated anyway, the OP suggests that some cyclists stopped at a red traffic light.