Another near assault caught on YouTube!

[PaulSecteur]

All mouth - sooner or later he will be decked by someone.

Yup, If you look at the still at 2.20 you can see he aint a professional fighter by the way he holds a fist.

Sooner or later he will try that with someone that is, and they will re-arrange those loverly teeth he has.

 

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Is everybody on CC a cage fighter?

 

[downfader]

It's creeping determinism MrP. If the cyclist had studiously ignored the abuse and had still been threatened by the near-berserker, people would, well meaningly of course, suggested the following courses of action: he should have deployed a friendly wave when confroned with the shouts, or chosen a few placatory/emollient words, or he should have gone around the left of the RaB, or avoided it completely, etc etc etc.

TBH I agree with you. Like I said earlier you get those days where everyone seems to be out to get you, once in the blue moon. Or you'll clear your throat only for someone to think you've grunted at them...

Is everybody on CC a cage fighter?

I think theres some ex martial artists, remember a thread on it a long while back. Did a tiny bit of chinese boxing when a lad and into my early 20s. You do meet guys who if confronted by fellas like that flat-capped, probably bald, knob end will seem small and meek but will happily torture the hell out of him for for the "sheer fun of it!"

I also knew a guy who was a scaffolder, big lad, placid, drove a micra of all things. Some guy took exception to him one day and blocked him off and got out exactly like this fella. Scaffolder gets out to calm the guy down and placate him (had witnesses as it even went to court) and roadrager throws a load of punches so Scaffolder decks him. Single punch, spark out. Ambulance and everything.

I would not advocate anyone just throwing punches at random aggressors. You never know how lucky you'll be. It could all go horribly wrong.

 

[Ellis456]

What is it about these people to behave like this I really fail to understand, it's as if you have raped/murdered their daughter!, there just so much anger/rage, is it because there stressed out sitting in a box? and just use us a a take out stress object?. Barbaric really is, this is the part I hate about cycling, abuse for no reason when there in the wrong, something has to change no cyclist should be threatened like this!. In the US they wouldnt do this if you can carry a gun in some states.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

What is it about these people to behave like this I really fail to understand, it's as if you have raped/murdered their daughter!, there just so much anger/rage, is it because there stressed out sitting in a box? and just use us a a take out stress object?. Barbaric really is, this is the part I hate about cycling, abuse for no reason when there in the wrong, something has to change no cyclist should be threatened like this!. In the US they wouldnt do this if you can carry a gun in some states.

Drugs, mental health problems, no moral guidance, no fear of a much weakened law enforcement services, a mixture of all four? Who knows to be honest.

 

[Cow Pie]

I had almost the same thing happen to me in Nottingham a week ago. Passenger didn't like me sitting in the ASL stopping the formula 1 start they were obviously planning.

Headed back towards me at the next lights ranting, raving and throwing a pasty towards me (not sure on the flavour but I believe it was a Greggs). Then started windmilling about 10 feet from me. It was actually funny to see in retrospect.

Unfortunately it did not end well for him but all the witnesses asked if I was okay whilst matey bimbled back to the van checking his rhesus factor.
His chauffeur strangely failed to make an appearance but did at least put his hazards on.

Normal member of society 1 - 0 Nut job.

"all the chairs were there but half of them were rockers".

 

[Ellis456]

I had almost the same thing happen to me in Nottingham a week ago. Passenger didn't like me sitting in the ASL stopping the formula 1 start they were obviously planning.

Headed back towards me at the next lights ranting, raving and throwing a pasty towards me (not sure on the flavour but I believe it was a Greggs). Then started windmilling about 10 feet from me. It was actually funny to see in retrospect.

Unfortunately it did not end well for him but all the witnesses asked if I was okay whilst matey bimbled back to the van checking his rhesus factor.
His chauffeur strangely failed to make an appearance but did at least put his hazards on.

Normal member of society 1 - 0 Nut job.

"all the chairs were there but half of them were rockers".

Wow littering as well, they areally are low of the low!.

 

[Jonathing]

I have absolutely no idea what happened in that video, it's like someone (rather expertly) cut two pieces of unrelated film together.
It does worry me sometimes that people like this are allowed into the community without 2:1 care.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

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Is it me, or does he virtually climb out of the car while it's still moving away from the cyclist?
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It isn't you.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

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His cap must be glued on.
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I thought Pikeys were born with caps on.

 

[steve52]

What is it about these people to behave like this I really fail to understand, it's as if you have raped/murdered their daughter!, there just so much anger/rage, is it because there stressed out sitting in a box? and just use us a a take out stress object?. Barbaric really is, this is the part I hate about cycling, abuse for no reason when there in the wrong, something has to change no cyclist should be threatened like this!. In the US they wouldnt do this if you can carry a gun in some states.

i think the rage is because of there inability to suceed at anything lol ie they have just enough brains to realise they are loosers

 

[Angelfishsolo]

i think the rage is because of there inability to suceed at anything lol ie they have just enough brains to realise they are loosers

You credit his with that much brain power??? Very generous of you

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Wouldn't it be good justice if they sent this lunatic out to serve his time in one of those communal cells in America, and he shared that cell with a whole load of well hung, well muscled enormous black guys. They could show him the true meaning of the word "bitch" Of course for obvious safety reasons they would need to punch his teeth out first.

I like your thinking

 

[BentMikey]

The use of the word "Bitch" by the lunatic in the vid; Is this nasty american term creeping into our vocabulary now? Never heard anyone use it here, but it was used extensively in that excellent Jimmy Mcgovern story about bullying amongst our soldiers.

Dan OK thought I was a bitch, but he turned out to be my bitch.

 

[Wankelschrauben]

Classic! Was there a hint of Burberry about his headwear? Why do they always strut about with their arms flapping like demented penguins?

What?!?! You couldn't see the invisble carpets he was carrying?