For anyone that knows the area, I was on the Primrose Hill Rd heading for the junction with Adelaide Rd. There is a narrow, lumpy cycle lane along the gutter which I always ignore. I was in primary in a queue of traffic crawling towards a green light, as I felt filtering on the right wasn't worth it. Despite the queue, a Camden van driver behind me decided to overtake, glaring through the window – the lights changed to red soon after and I was surprised to see him stop behind the ASL. I filtered to the ASL and actually thanked him for stopping behind, but he proceeded to shout the old chestnut that I was wrongly in the middle of the road and should be using the gutter cycle lane. Without losing my rag, I politely refuted this and suggested he get some training. Bizarrely, he did a perfectly good overtake when the lights changed
. Given that Camden provided my cycle training which encouraged using primary in heavy traffic, and given the amount of stickers in London discouraging cyclists from filtering on the inside, I find this driver's attitude a poor reflection on the council and feel they should be made aware. I've noted his numberplate but am unsure which department to contact. Any thoughts? Are there any forum members here involved with Camden council, or Camden LCC?
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