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antieverything · 2013-03-07T14:11:49Z

Riding to work on tuesday morning, down a stretch of promanarde that is for cyclists and pedestrians only, in between New Brighton and Seacombe on the Wirral. About quarter of the way down I see a bin lorry driving in the cycle lane from about 500 meters away, I stay in the cycle lane getting closer and closer and the lorry showing no signs of moving until I am a few feet away. At which point I raise my arm and shout to the driver 'this is a cycle lane!', to which I get a torrent of abuse. Shocked, but not really surprised I carry on until I get to work, then I ring the council to make a complaint. The woman on the phone was helpful, but slightly dismissive, and she said I will get a follow up call from a member of management but without a reg. no. she wasn't sure there was much they could do. The next morning on my way to work, same thing, in the cycle lane and shouting abuse when I point out this fact. This time however, I turn around and take their reg. no. The driver then stops the lorry and the passenger gets out first and says 'we've reported you, and my supervisor is on his way'. To which I asked him what they had reported me for? Riding in the cycle lane? and to my surprise his answer was yes! The driver then got out pulled his scarf over his face and started walking towards me shouting something about me being careless, and they'd reported me yesterday for speeding, being abusive and not looking where I was going! I replyed with some sort of rant about it being a cycle lane and the prom not even being a highway and vehicles not being alowed on the prom. The driver started arguing with me and the other guy said wait for the supervisor, so we waited. When the supervisor arrived, he too was driving in the cycle lane! He got out of the car and started shouting at me -not trying to calm the situation- for abusing his staff. I told him that they where braking the law, by 1) driving in the cycle lane and 2) driving down the prom. He told me they have permission to drive down the prom and they have a job to do, I asked him if they had permission to be driving in the cycle lane. He avoided the question three times, until I told him to just answer my question, which he did and said they did have permission to be in the cycle lane. I took his name, carried on to work and rang the council again. I was told that my complaint would be logged with my previous complaint but I'd have to wait between 1 and 15 working days for my complaint to be delt with. Has anyone else had anyother such experience, or a similar dealing with a council over people employed by the council, directly or an outsourced party. If so what was the outcome?

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Posted : 07/03/2013 5:36 pm

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By way of contrast...

I was taking my daughter to nursery yesterday in the bike trailer, and I got stuck behind a bin lorry on a narrow street. The bin man signalled to the driver to stop the lorry so I could squeeze through safely.

Posted : 07/03/2013 5:39 pm

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It may be YOUR term for dog walkers but it ain't the rest of the UK's...

+1 Binners

oh link is deffo NSFW

Posted : 07/03/2013 5:41 pm

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I had to stand for 10 extra seconds at a pedestrian crossing this morning while an ambulance went through on red. She even had the cheek to acknowledge me with a wave. Doesn't she know it's illegal to go through a red light?

I've spoken to my solicitor and he thinks I have a cast iron case against her.

Posted : 07/03/2013 6:22 pm

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Scousers in getting lairy and shouting at each other shocker.

Posted : 07/03/2013 6:41 pm

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Jock -mutley. doggers,Its just another name, attached to a sexual act,stolen and reused by those who want a descriptive name for what they do, that doesnt ofend the masses,and can be used for doggerists.

The word doggers fits people who allow their dogs to empty their bowels on public highways and footways.

Just like people who walk faster are called joggers.

CALM DOWN -CALM DOWN, its only a scouse forum post.

Posted : 07/03/2013 6:59 pm

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If it looks like a troll, walks like a troll and smells like a troll chances are...

Posted : 07/03/2013 7:27 pm

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Maybe it's the beer talking, but the OP seems like a right **** to me. Gives us cyclers a bad name

Posted : 07/03/2013 7:55 pm

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Yep, I've read this thread with almost complete disbelief; I can't believe any individual can be so stroppy, up-his-own-arse and self-righteous that he can actually report council employees for going about their jobs.

But I've a horrible feeling he really did report them. Amazing. Thank God he doesn't live next door to me; I pee on my own lawn.

....and to the OP, the plural of driver is drivers.

Posted : 07/03/2013 9:32 pm

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'antieverything' obviously feels strongly enough about this to sign up to the forum especially so he could vent!

The bin men sound like idiots (inflaming the situation instead of just reasoning with you), but I suspect the bike lane is the safest place to be, at least everyone using the prom can see they are sticking to a marked path so they know how to keep out of the way.

Posted : 07/03/2013 10:07 pm

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they are EXEMPT from this particular bit of road traffic legistation to access and service the street furniture

Out of interest, are they still exempt from it when they're not accessing street furniture?

Posted : 07/03/2013 10:12 pm

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How can the OP "have a claim"? He hasn't lost anything or been caused any harm by this.

Well, other than his dignity and any hope of ever being taken seriously by STW. And probably, very soon, his second login.

Posted : 07/03/2013 10:12 pm

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What was the driver's in the cycle lane? 🙂

Pretty obvious troll. Some of you are way too easy to wind up.

Posted : 07/03/2013 10:16 pm

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I think the OP & the bin men need to calm down. Calm down...eh...eh...

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Posted : 08/03/2013 8:27 am

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OP - you're an ass.

Posted : 08/03/2013 8:31 am

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