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Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!npeer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!cyclone01.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!npeersf02.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe24.ams2.POSTED!7564ea0f!not-for-mail Message-ID:  From: _  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: Dangerous driving complaint and response. Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:14:42 +0000 References:   	 	  	 <0075fbbe-f3df-45a0-9c07-7e96ef226ff1@w1g2000prm.googlegroups.com> 	 <6a7e3d70-703c-4189-90e7-bf5d747f8a3f@r36g2000prf.googlegroups.com> 	  Lines: 30 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To:  Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.21.204.127 X-Complaints-To: http://netreport.virginmedia.com X-Trace: newsfe24.ams2 1233497693 82.21.204.127 (Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:14:53 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:14:53 UTC Organization: virginmedia.com Bytes: 2724 X-Original-Bytes: 2681 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:684562

spindrift wrote: > What's interesting is that the letter from the licencing authority > that lies about the cyclist's position would prove to be EXTREMLY > embarrassing if this cabbie acts like a muppet again and hurts > someone. > > They can't deny they had received previous complaints about his > aggressive,

No, the aggressive party was the snarling abusive cyclist.

> illegal

No, the lawbreaking party was the cyclist, who committed a public order offence AND assault AND attempted criminal damage.

> behaviour because they responded, dishonestly, to > magna's complaint. > > So, if God forbid this driver hurts or kills someone by driving like > an idiot again, the relatives of the injured party would > understandably ask why the authorities took such a dismissive approach > to an actual recording of the driver's aggression and lack of road > sense. > > I wouldn't like to be in their shoes if that happens...

Wont be a problem. They can see that the cyclist is obviously a provocational nutter and therefore his opinions need to be viewed with extreme cynicism.