Bizarre behaviour.

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snorri

snorri

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East coast, up a bit.
0-markymark-0 said:
I'm sure there was some pathetic stupid reason this farkwit drove in this manner but the reason why doesn't really make much difference.
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I quite agree, sounding the horn while shouting abuse, any dimwit should realise the horn would drown out the spoken word:sad:.
 
Hip Priest

Hip Priest

Veteran
jahlive905 said:
Guy does sounds like a tool but it does seem like there's just some cluster of people who really hate cyclists. I was cycling past London Bridge when my chain fell off so I took it to the pavement to fix it, just next to some road workmen doing some digging. I was nowhere near them, nor interacting with them, when two came over and asked me something mumbling and smiling. I assumed he'd asked if I needed help, I replied: "No thanks, I'm OK, I can fix this then my office is only over there."
He said "No I asked if you wanted a hammer."
"A hammer?" I said, confused.
"Yes, a hammer, so you can smash your bike up".

I nervously laughed and wheeled my bike away. But in my head I was thinking '...what a dickhead'
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That sounds like - for want of a better word - banter, rather than cycle hatred. I wasn't there though, to be fair.
 
Pat "5mph"

Pat "5mph"

A kilogrammicaly challenged woman
Moderator
Location
Glasgow
@Racing roadkill it's frustrating when you hesitate to take a road because you had abuse on that stretch before. I understand an impatient driver behind me at my slow speed, but you are a fast one, so ignore them, use the road if you so wish.
@jahlive905 many times I've heard the "you want a hammer" as a joke to somebody trying to fix something.
 
Dave Davenport

Dave Davenport

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Location
Hampshire
Drago said:
Why? What do you gain? What does it achieve?
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A recent example; Bloke in a 4 wheel drive passed me within half an each of my elbow when there was no traffic approaching from the opposite direction. I caught up with him at the lights pulled alongside and tapped on his passenger side window and held up my thumb and index finger half an inch apart and I believe stated my complaint quite succinctly via the medium of mime. He locked his doors and sat rigidly staring ahead 'till the lights changed and he moved off.
Obviously I don't know for sure but on balance I think it's less likely he'll do a punishment pass in future than if I'd ridden past and ignored him, and yes I do concede that there is an argument to be made that he could take it out on the next cyclist he see's. But to be really honest I take the confrontational approach because it makes me feel better after incidents such as this.
 
Drago

Drago

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Location
Suburban Poshshire
In other words you endangered yourself by confronting person of questionable judgement in a 2 tonne kinetic weapon for no gain. He won't behave any better around cyclists - all he'll do now is tell his chums about the aggressive chump on a bike that was rude to him for absolutely no reason (in his mind) earlier that day.

One day you'll do it to the wrong person and you'll end up crapping teeth if you're lucky, or wearing knife through a vital organ if you're not. What would you do if someone my size got out and started to unscrew your head from your neck? Will you still feel better in traction for a month?
 
Dave Davenport

Dave Davenport

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Location
Hampshire
OK, example number two; I had a taxi driver shouting at me to 'get on the cycle lane', long and short of it we had a rational discussion about why I wasn't on the cycle path (usual rubbish shared path), he was put right in his thinking that I 'had' to use one if it was there (I resisted making the professional driver, not knowing highway code comment), we parted with a handshake after both bemoaning the road planning of the council. I think that was a positive outcome and worth the very small risk.
 
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