Suggest you report that lot to the chaps in blue, they will have a chat with him.
Report him to the Public Carrige Office, they really frown on this type of behaviour, and believe me, they are very strict on thier codes of conduct.
fivezero, def inform the police, you have witnesses as well
that guy may kill someone one day :ermm:
No it’s not. It’s the passenger’s fault. Or are we really living in the “It’s McD’s fault for selling me hot coffee and I burned myself”
so if a bus driver lets a passenger off away from a bus stop, who is liable?
taxis should drop off to the curb
Erm, isnt that exactly the case?From another perspective, isnt there a “filtering” case here as it sounds as though you were undertaking along the curb? Or was the cabbie in lane 2?Just throwing a curve ball out there. :DAnd sorry to hear of your accident, hope that everything gets sorted.
I think there is a lesson for all of us here.
Treat taxis, cyclists, whoever as accidents waiting to happen and give them as wide a bearth as you can.
Always expect the unexpected:crying:
passenger got out on the right side into traffic proabably a tourist not used to our side of the road
I’m not sure, but I think that cabbies usually release the door that is closest to the curb?
Well, yes, we are living in that
nanny state. Not good, I grant you, but hadn’t you noticed?
God forbid you said “boo” to a goose! - the RSPCA would right 'round your house!
But remember, ‘no win, no fee!’ 
edit: And yes, report him to all authorities concerned! Glad you came away unscathed.
Report him to the police for Dangerous Driving and to the PCO for disorderly behaviour. If you see him again, stop, call the police and tell them there’s a threat of violence.
Sorry to hear about that five zero. Strange that 90% of cabbies are decent and respect bikers but there are still a few who behave like the nutter you encountered. I’ve made a mental note of the reg number as I often ride home via that particular junction! You should definitely report him and get him off the road- there are plenty more good cab drivers out there waiting to replace him. Well done for getting all his details. When something similar happened to me I was too caught up in the heat of the moment to get all the details right.
See what you mean, but I’d assumed that the rider was on the offside of the cab, and the cab passenger was getting out into the traffic, rather than kerbside (which was why I said it was the passenger’s fault. Why the hell would you choose to get out into the traffic rather than shift your ass a couple of feet over and get out on the kerb?)Appreciate that, as you point out, I my have misunderstood.Hope you’re still feeling OK though, rider, whatever happened.