First Bit of Road Rage

[The Jogger]

I was going along nicely, through Lavant W Sussex on my way to Chichester to get my London train to work. Just coming up to were there was an island and a car with a thug driving, tried to get through and I ended up so close to the kerb. I raised my two fingers after him and he stopped. So determined not to be intimidated by him, I cycled to the driver side were he had the window down shouting at me. I looked in, in the front with him was his mule of a wife and 2.5 elephants in the back. I said "what you trying to do, knock me of my f'ing bike" I then proceeded to cycle on front of him for a few meters then moved over and let him through. It was probably the wrong response but it was spare of the moment and was prepared to defend myself, against a chav.....

Then went into work, did a 5 mile run on my break and cycled back 7m from Chichester to home, probably while he was downing the doners.

Jogger

 

[Tynan]

fair nuff but it really is better to let it go

I went through my phases of squaring off and it will get you into arguments and fights and plain stress

not to say that I don't bite now and then

 

[jazzkat]

" I then proceeded to cycle on front of him for a few meters then moved over and let him through. It was probably the wrong response but it was spare of the moment and was prepared to defend myself, against a chav.....

Hard not to react sometimes, but don't forget, if he really is a nutter his 2 ton metal box might make quite a mess of you

 

[661-Pete]

Happened to me yesterday too. Large van passed too close. Happens all the time, you really need to just get used to it and be defensive. But yesterday I was on a short fuse, and I yelled, with a sprinkling of "F***"s for good measure. My voice must have carried, 'cos he stopped right there in the traffic. I waited a little distance behind, until he thought better of it and drove on. No sense in lining up for a punch-up.

 

[the reluctant cyclist]

I react too - on Monday I was going through a tricky bit of road where there is a crossroads and a couple of those little islands with bollards and some red dashed areas at the side to keep the cars "in line".

It is a nasty bit and as it is only short and on a downhill stretch I like to cycle through it on the middle of the road - that way people turning right out of the side roads don't nose into me and nobody can try and overtake by the islands where I would get squashed up!

This idiot in his green rover 200 was behind me at this point and I was doing about 25mph (30) zone and he decided he had to bib me! I looked behind and he sort of gestured me to get out of the way!

... my reaction was to give him the finger and shout (and believe me I'm loud) "what you bibbing me for you f'ing t*at?!

Always, and I mean always within 10 seconds of doing it I wished I hadn't and I always tell myself not to do it again but I don't know how not to?!

Any tips?