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Assembly Passage is definitely one of the oddest streets in London.
You can say that again. I work on Assembly Passage and we see many strange things going on on a daily basis. To say it's 'edgy' is an understatement. Yes, the cab driver was turning into Assembly Passage from Redmans Row.
Where was the stop sign incident?
The stop sign is on Royal Hill, Greenwich, opposite a school. It is part of a traffic-calming measure, where a width-restriction has been installed. Traffic going uphill through the restriction (in this case, me) has priority, and traffic coming down the hill (the cab), are obliged to stop.
I am aware that I over-reacted, and that in theory I may have committed an assault, but in the heat of the moment....
I was vaguely aware that using the word moron is frowned upon these days, but I wasn't aware it was connected with the eugenics movement. I have tended to use it as a general diss - a kind of polite 'twat'. Will try to be more woke in future.
In a similar vein, my daughter, who is 17, told me today that the term 'Oriental' is now frowned upon. Is that true, and if so, can you illuminate?
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You can say that again.
Assembly Passage is definitely one of the oddest streets in London.
There you go.
I don't have as much knowledge of it as someone working on it, obviously, and I was mainly thinking about the fact that it's two-way despite its narrow width, the little covered entrance from the A11, and the cobbles. That there are dodgy goings-on is obviously perfect.
You might want to edit your posts, and I'll edit mine, in case the cabbie decides to search in the same way that @dancing james ' assailant was found on Farcebonk two years ago because she was talking about it there.
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13804746/
Or you could, of course, meet up for a pint and make up.
Oliver Schick
So was the driver at Assembly Passage turning into it from Redman's Road when he drove at you? He should obviously have waited to turn until you had completed your manoeuvre. It's an inversion of normal practice, of course, in which usually the driver/rider on the main street should complete their manoeuvre first, and an inversion which, as you imply, he would obviously have observed had you been in a car.
Assembly Passage is definitely one of the oddest streets in London.
Where was the stop sign incident? Stop signs are very rare in the UK, of course, but that makes them all the more important, as they are usually only used where there is a real need for a full stop. I think the only one I'm aware of in Hackney is at the junction of Well Street and Elsdale Street (blind corner, Well Street one-way and narrow, probably a history of lots of prangs). There are probably others, but I'm not a signage headbanger.
Obviously, your own behaviour wasn't above criticism, no matter how understandable, but as your anger has dissipated you can probably see that. Haven't we all done things we're not proud of, etc. Slapping a stranger is assault, whether in the heat of the moment or not. Anger is obviously a perfectly appropriate emotion in this sort of situation, and it is not your fault that the situation occurred, or that you were in two situations like that on the same day. However, to state the obvious, you place yourself at risk of arrest and being charged with assault--probably less so if you're not black (https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/196586/ (and that wasn't even an assault)), but still.
Also, more of a general remark than aimed at you, but 'moron' is originally a nasty term for people with learning disabilities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moron_(psychology)
It is for that 'eugenics' connection alone that I wouldn't use it. At any rate, it's strange to want to insult someone with reference to people with learning disabilities, who are often the sweetest, kindest people you could possibly meet.