hashtag bloody cyclist

[Grahamm]

here's a confession: I cycle. I used to cycle a lot in town when i lived near Waterloo and I don't ever recall hurling abuse at someone for getting to the lights first. He didn't have right of way did he? I didn't cut him up filtering on the left i just got there first - wouldn't he have complained more if i went in to the cycle-box? it's a possible 3 points isn't it??

Is it just me?

Speaking as a cyclist and a biker, I think the guy was being a prat.  You were quite right not to cross the Stop Line into the cycle box, that would have been illegal and yes, he's *allowed* to go into the cycle box, but that doesn't mean he's *entitled* to do it, no matter what.

If he was really concerned, he could have got off, walked the bike along the pavement and got back onto it in the cycle box!

PS (on a point of pedantry ) you *both* have "right of way", that's just the right to "pass and re-pass" across a piece of land. What he *didn't* have was "priority" ie you must let him go first.