Crackedheadset
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But then that leaves the 'lunatic in the big metal box' free and roaming as a sort of ticking bomb. Does his stability degrade over time, could it eventually be triggered by the wrong look?
I'm also not sure any self defence, or self preservation, type excuse is ever going to wash from someone in a mahoosive vehicle v cyclist.
The problem here is that we should all be able to have a reasonable expectation that a vehicle will not be used as a weapon. If we can't then they need to be licenced and controlled as such.
Not necessarily, in those types of situations where the driver can simply not be reasoned with, it is far better to take down the number/reg and report them. I don’t think that parking a bike in front of the bus will ever be beneficial to anyone, and was not in that situation and will never be in any other. As for the ‘’triggered by the wrong look’’ scenario. This a hyperbole surely? And is difficult to debate, such is the complexities involved in such situations and the different dynamics. We all act in different ways when in confrontations and as such never know what may happen. Which is where self preservation comes into play?