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A new take on ‘helmet cam’ – cyclist says he has picture of Addison Lee driver masturbating at traffic lightsAddison Lee logo on white

A new take on ‘helmet cam’ – cyclist says he has picture of Addison Lee driver masturbating at traffic lights

Traffic Droid now working on blurring the footage to make it suitable for YouTube
by Alex Bowden
Sat, Feb 06, 2016 15:11
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A new interpretation of ‘helmet cam’ has emerged after one cyclist published a picture of an Addison Lee driver at traffic lights, hand in crotch while perusing some adult reading matter.

The shot was taken from a video by Traffic Droid, who is arguably London’s most famous helmet cam cyclist. “I am fed up with Dangerous Addison Lee Drivers on our roads and will report the driver to the police,” he said.

 

In December, Traffic Droid told road.cc that he doesn’t see himself as a vigilante, arguing that he films and reports bad drivers in the name of justice. He submits up to 20 videos per week to police, most of which lead to prosecutions of some sort.

Nor was this the only Addison Lee driver to have attracted his attention this week. Only yesterday, he encountered a driver who changed lanes without indicating, allegedly texting as he did so.

 

 

Addison Lee have gained a certain notoriety among cyclists thanks to comments made by the firm’s chairman three years ago. "It is time for us to say to cyclists, ‘You want to join our gang, get trained and pay up’,” wrote John Griffin in a 2012 article in Addison Lee’s free customer magazine – a piece in which he also instructed his drivers to illegally use London's bus lanes.

More recently, the firm has attempted to change its reputation, announcing a cycling service where its cabs will carry up to two passengers as well as one bike.

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Alex has written for more cricket publications than the rest of the road.cc team combined. Despite the apparent evidence of this picture, he doesn't especially like cake.

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Redvee | 8 years ago
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Lewis has sold his soul to News International

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6916262/Shocking-moment-taxi-d...

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antigee | 8 years ago
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lots of the cab drivers round here have a box of tissues in the corner of the screen wedged against the A pillar........           enlightened

 

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Redvee | 8 years ago
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This is the latest incarnation of his helmet AFAIK, I'm one of the many he's blocked on Twitter.

 

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ron611087 replied to Redvee | 8 years ago
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Redvee wrote:

This is the latest incarnation of his helmet AFAIK, I'm one of the many he's blocked on Twitter.

I'm not sure if being blocked by him has any significance. Sometimes I'm blocked, sometimes not. It's all a bit random.

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Goldfever4 | 8 years ago
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traffic droid... I get why people have a helmet cam, and maybe a rear facing camera, but jesus he really does take it three levels beyond

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sanderville | 8 years ago
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You've got to admire the driver's spunk.

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Bob's Bikes | 8 years ago
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Sounds like a bit of a cock and ball story 

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Housecathst | 8 years ago
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Addison lee drivers a wanker, who know ? 

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pakennedy | 8 years ago
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Maybe a logo change is in order then? To be honest it was half way there already

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cookdn replied to pakennedy | 8 years ago
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pakennedy wrote:

Maybe a logo change is in order then? To be honest it was half way there already

Priceless 

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webster | 8 years ago
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The driver wasn't parked up, I've seen the photo and you can clearly see the traffic lights.

I see traffic droid most mornings and can assure you he's a good rider and has cams pointing in every direction. He doesn't need to take his eyes off the road to catch something.

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velo-nh | 8 years ago
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Everytime I watch Droid's videos I always wonder why the police aren't out there doing the same thing. 

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ron611087 | 8 years ago
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I'll reserve judgement until more information is available. There's a suggestion that the AL driver was parked up when the incident was recorded. If so, he was more of an idiot than a danger to the public.

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hampstead_bandit | 8 years ago
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The sh+t I see the Addison Lee muppets getting up to whilst "driving" through London, nothing is surprising. On my commute home tonight their driver parked in the asl bike box by kings cross was too busy watching kung fu panda on his screen to notice traffic lights had gone green....

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ridein | 8 years ago
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“The combination of open air picnics and after dinner poker make me feel as though I’ve fallen through a looking glass into the Dejeuner sur l’Herbe.”

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Angelfishsolo | 8 years ago
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This helmet cam warrior seems to be a complete numpty.  If he is uploading that much footage he must never have his eyes on the road.

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velobetty replied to Angelfishsolo | 8 years ago
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Angelfishsolo wrote:

This helmet cam warrior seems to be a complete numpty.  If he is uploading that much footage he must never have his eyes on the road.

You do know he uploads it from home, later, right? Also cameras record without having to be held or looked at? Just a bit of an odd statement to make, IME.

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zanf replied to velobetty | 8 years ago
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velobetty wrote:
Angelfishsolo wrote:

This helmet cam warrior seems to be a complete numpty.  If he is uploading that much footage he must never have his eyes on the road.

You do know he uploads it from home, later, right? Also cameras record without having to be held or looked at? Just a bit of an odd statement to make, IME.

That's because Angelfishsolo is a fucking numpty

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PhilRuss replied to Angelfishsolo | 8 years ago
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Angelfishsolo wrote:

This helmet cam warrior seems to be a complete numpty.  If he is uploading that much footage he must never have his eyes on the road.

  [[[[[ Talking of numpties, have you any idea what you're on about?

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Sub5orange | 8 years ago
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Yerg you would not want to get change of that guy.....

 

 

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