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Old 25-10-2014, 12:30   #50
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Re: Car Crash

I was driving up towards the traffic lights where Dill Hall lane and Hyndburn road cross, the lights started to change to red when I was a hundred yards away and I thought I might just risk crossing but decided against it. The lights were on red when I stopped and the taxi following me changed into the nearside lane, passed me and swerved back into my lane and shot up Dill Hall.
Another incident with the same taxi company happened this week.
I was sat outside the old tax office on what I call Castle street waiting to go straight ahead and to Burnley road. An elderly lady was showing a young child how to operate the pedestrian crossing lights and they walked across on green for them.
They had to stop in the refuge in the middle of the road because those lights were on red for them.
We started away and the pedestrian lights for the lady and child turned green so they could continue across the other lane.
Just as they put their feet into the road the taxi along side me did a U turn at the lights and nearly ploughed into them. He blew his horn long and loud and shouted abuse at them.
The sign clearly says No U turns, and the pedestrian was in the right crossing when her light was green.

That is why I only ever use one taxi firm in Accrington and it is not that one.

Me a racist, I don't deny it. And while we are on that subject I've seen one of our Forum members twice in a month parked half on the footpath and half in the road right on the traffic lights bottom of Willows lane.
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