fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Blimey crankarm, thats shocking. Let us know what the police say..... there is assault there...
Car swerves at me - deliberately?
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Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Sorry to disappoint you but I've not reported it to plod as 1) I have forgotten the reg having been fairly certain I'd got it on camera 2)the police round here are useless. I don't really want all the aggravation, humiliation and disappointment trying to report it to them without concrete evidence such as pics or video footage or several witnesses who can say "He's the one, him there. I'd never forget his ugly face."
No I am more disappointed not to be able so share with you his frightening behaviour and him leaning over his steering wheel middle finger of each hand extended agressively shouting you "F*ckin c**t! Get in front of my van!"
It was a plain silver 55 plate transit type van. The rest of the reg I cannot remember.
His time will come.
Had a nice ride today though.
Yesterday was a bummer of a day. There was lots of agression. Forgot to mention, amongst all the other things, another chunky tracky bottoms, hoodee thug type who started shouting foul mouth abuse at me as I cycled along a cycle path through the scummy housing area, telling me from a far that I should watch where I was riding "You f*ckin ****hole! From some 75 yds away and getting further away I shouted "What's that Mr. Care in the Community?" There was a pause then "You f*ckin c**t come 'ere!" and he's shouting this was with lots of young kids and mothers around as schools had just kicked them out. I saw lots of those types yesterday ignorant, knuckle dragging malevolent scum. A group of three tracky bottom hooded youngsters I'd say about 16-18, swearing, smoking roll ups with weed and drinking, walked past me as I was putting on another layer. One said "Look at his f*ckin tiny bike (The Brommie) What a pr1ck!" I ignored them as 1 against 3 is not wise. Who knows what range of household implements they could have been carrying?
I'm sick of Nulabour's Britain. It's definitely a broken country. [Mod edit - inappropriate sentence deleted here]
No I am more disappointed not to be able so share with you his frightening behaviour and him leaning over his steering wheel middle finger of each hand extended agressively shouting you "F*ckin c**t! Get in front of my van!"
It was a plain silver 55 plate transit type van. The rest of the reg I cannot remember.
His time will come.
Had a nice ride today though.
Yesterday was a bummer of a day. There was lots of agression. Forgot to mention, amongst all the other things, another chunky tracky bottoms, hoodee thug type who started shouting foul mouth abuse at me as I cycled along a cycle path through the scummy housing area, telling me from a far that I should watch where I was riding "You f*ckin ****hole! From some 75 yds away and getting further away I shouted "What's that Mr. Care in the Community?" There was a pause then "You f*ckin c**t come 'ere!" and he's shouting this was with lots of young kids and mothers around as schools had just kicked them out. I saw lots of those types yesterday ignorant, knuckle dragging malevolent scum. A group of three tracky bottom hooded youngsters I'd say about 16-18, swearing, smoking roll ups with weed and drinking, walked past me as I was putting on another layer. One said "Look at his f*ckin tiny bike (The Brommie) What a pr1ck!" I ignored them as 1 against 3 is not wise. Who knows what range of household implements they could have been carrying?
I'm sick of Nulabour's Britain. It's definitely a broken country. [Mod edit - inappropriate sentence deleted here]
swee'pea99
Squire
Horrible. Well done for keeping your composure - to be honest, I think I would have crapped myself. Those neanderthals scare the shoot out of me. Let's hope he dies in a pub brawl soon.
mr_hippo
Living Legend & Old Fart
That’s correct.Crankarm said:
Any need to descend to their level? Did it make you feel like a big man?Crankarm said:
What a stupid and moronic statement.Crankarm said:
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
mr_hippo said:
Muddyfox
Guru
- Location
- Blackdown Hills Devon
mr_hippo said:
Those 2 statements seem to go very well together
Perhaps a case of answering your own question
Hippo ... does the nice nurse know your playing on the computer
Matthames
Über Member
- Location
- East Sussex
That van driver that crankarm came up against could in theory be arrested by any member of the public at the time for breach of the peace. But practically it would be a bad idea.
My guess is that if there had been a police officer there, I am sure they probably would of nicked him under section 4 of the public order act. Section 4 carries a penalty of 6 months jail and/or up to a £5000 fine.
My guess is that if there had been a police officer there, I am sure they probably would of nicked him under section 4 of the public order act. Section 4 carries a penalty of 6 months jail and/or up to a £5000 fine.
phil120867
Über Member
- Location
- edenbridge
I've had loads of incidents on my commute through Kent Surrey and Sussex I now use one of these. They are on Ebay for a few quid and they record about an hours worth of decent quality recording.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4GB-Mini-DV-V...deo_Cameras?hash=item3a5744e616#ht_4702wt_940
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Twenty Inch
Guru
- Location
- Behind a desk
I've had a van swerve at me deliberately, on a quiet lane around Headcorn in Kent. I stuck my middle finger up and moved to the right, further into his path. The driver freaked out and wrenched the van left, nearly ending up in the ditch....
Almost 2 years ago I had a car swerve into me, nice empty country road, shiny BMW approaches me from the front, when its almost about to pass it suddenly swerved to my side of the road forcing me off the road and onto the grass embankment. Reason for it swerving? a big pile of horse muck on the road!
Just before Xmas last year, I had same with an ARGOS delivery vehicle on a country lane, just carried on coming at me, forced me off the road and up the embankment again, left me shaking and in the panic to clear the road I never even got the reg as it hurtled past me. I always carry a small dictaphone to make on the spot notes as I ride to log later and also for incidents like this if they ever happen but I never got chance apart from give it the finger as it vanished from view. I should have rung the police on that one and also ARGOS to report it as they would have known what driver was delivering in that area at the time but I never did.
Just before Xmas last year, I had same with an ARGOS delivery vehicle on a country lane, just carried on coming at me, forced me off the road and up the embankment again, left me shaking and in the panic to clear the road I never even got the reg as it hurtled past me. I always carry a small dictaphone to make on the spot notes as I ride to log later and also for incidents like this if they ever happen but I never got chance apart from give it the finger as it vanished from view. I should have rung the police on that one and also ARGOS to report it as they would have known what driver was delivering in that area at the time but I never did.
Twenty Inch
Guru
- Location
- Behind a desk
Police wouldn't have fiven a guck, in my experience. You need Rowan Williams and the Grand Mason as witnesses if you're on a bike, it seems.
