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Self proclaimed "Dickhead" Horse Drawn Carriage Operator uses carriage as a weapon on cyclist
- Published_at:2014-12-07
- Category:Travel & Events
- Channel:Dukeo Kent
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- description: Melbourne, 2:30pm, Saturday 6th December 2014. A horse drawn carriage operator becomes very rude and aggressive after I politely ask him to not drive in the bike lane. He belligerently mouths off, claiming he can do whatever he likes. He runs several red lights, including failing to give way to a group of pedestrians on a crossing. I ask him for his name and apparently he is called "Piss Off Dickhead". I tell him he gives his industry a bad name and he responds by using his carriage as a weapon, trying to run over me on my bicycle. The faceboook group https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneAgainstHorseDrawnCarriages have identified the operator: "His name is Peter Hunter of Elite Carriages. He doesn't have a permit plate because he has not been given a permit to operate within the City of Melbourne as a street trader, yet he does so anyway. Every time we provide footage of him operating the council says it may have been a pre-booking and does not act. The entire industry appears to us to be completely self regulated and out of control." I don't like the horse drawn carriages, but if they do their job professionally and look after their animals then maybe we can coexist. My main objection to them is that they believe they are above the law, blatantly flaunting their disregard for the road rules from their misguided belief that everyone has to give way to a horse. But as a cyclist, what really annoys me is how certain operators ride in the bicycle lane, blocking it for even the most slowest of riders, spilling manure from overfull horse poop bags onto the bike lane. That shit never seems to get cleaned up, and inevitably gets flicked up by bike tyres, dry and worse when the roads are wet.
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