He drove at me to move me out of the way

[rideswithmoobs]

I'm fascinated by the responses of the "touch my car and you'd be taking you bike home in bits" crew.

Car driver attempts to bully a cyclist. Cyclist over reacts (sorry Accy but that is my view). Cyclist tweaks, but does not damage, car door mirrors, motor-centric members of a cycling forum think this would entitle them to dismantle said cyclists bike.

Odd. Very odd. Did the motor-centrists not get the memo about two wrongs not making a right?

As you quoted from a post i made, He over reacted and saw fit to damage someones property then went on to claim he could have 'took' them. Trolling aside, if this ever happened, at what point do you consider he has gone too far ?
I think your taking the dismantle bike comment as literal, which its not and I dont think bending expensive electric mirrors back in the opposite way is classed as tweaking. Im am neither cycling nor motor centric thanks

 

[Smokin Joe]

At least i have some sympathy on here. I too find it odd that supposed cyclists seem to side with motorists more than cyclists.

I think you'll find that most people are fair minded enough to see a situation from both sides and not automatically side with someone who happens to share the same hobby or interest.

 

[Accy cyclist]

My thoughts as well.

Clearly Accy felt put out, threatened even and as you put it , he over reacted (or even reacted inappropriately)

Doesn't take anything away from the fact that some cockwomble felt that he was more important than Accy and was in some way entitled to put him at risk.

I think people forget that i'm recovering from a broken hip which has seriously cocked up my life. I see someone driving at me and think sheeet not again!!!! A car travelling at 10mph can break your leg easily!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Can I just point out that Accy was a pedestrian pushing a bike, not a cyclist...

 

[jonny jeez]

I think people forget that i'm recovering from a broken hip which has seriously cocked up my life. I see someone driving at me and think sheeet not again!!!! A car travelling at 10mph can break your leg easily!

Yep, that's a fair point and a reasonable reaction.

 

[galaxy]

I wonder how many peoples reactions would be different if the said car drove at them and stopped so close. Especially as some have said your bike would be in bits if touched my car.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Can I just point out that Accy was a pedestrian pushing a bike, not a cyclist...

If i'd been riding my bike i could've understood the get out my way attitude slightly and i mean slightly. I think he saw the bike and thought i'll teach this one a lesson. An anti cyclist looking for an opportunity to have a go maybe? I actually made eye contact with this fellow but he carried on driving at me. Like i said previously, i was moving/limping as fast as possible to get out the way but his precious lottery slip was more important to him it seems.

 

[rideswithmoobs]

I wonder how many peoples reactions would be different if the said car drove at them and stopped so close. Especially as some have said your bike would be in bits if touched my car.

I wonder how many peoples reactions would be different if they walked out to see some stranger deliberately bending mirrors back on their car especially those quoting the bike in bits comment. I like many cycle, drive & ride motorbikes but dont think i would ever resort to damaging another persons property, even if its so called 'tweaking'.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I think you'll find that most people are fair minded enough to see a situation from both sides and not automatically side with someone who happens to share the same hobby or interest.

I think most people are so motor-centric they can't understand how drivers routinely bully more vulnerable people with their cars.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I wonder how many peoples reactions would be different if they walked out to see some stranger deliberately bending mirrors back on their car especially those quoting the bike in bits comment. I like many cycle, drive & ride motorbikes but dont think i would ever resort to damaging another persons property, even if its so called 'tweaking'.

What damage was done by Accy's nobbery? What word would you like used to describe altering the state of a motor vehicle's component without damaging it?

Or are you subscribing to the "you so much as touch my car and I'll break you, or your bike" school of thought beloved of most motor-centrists on our roads?

 

[rideswithmoobs]

I think most people are so motor-centric they can't understand how drivers routine bully more vulnerable people with their cars.

And you think @Accy cyclist actions are not bullying ? Did you not say yourself two wrongs dont make a right ?

 

[jonny jeez]

I wonder how many peoples reactions would be different if they walked out to see some stranger deliberately bending mirrors back on their car especially those quoting the bike in bits comment. I like many cycle, drive & ride motorbikes but dont think i would ever resort to damaging another persons property, even if its so called 'tweaking'.

I think accy understands that the whole mirror thing was his choice of reaction...rightly or wrongly.

But don't forget that it was a REACTION not an action. It wouldn't have happened if the driver had shown some common courtesy

 

[Accy cyclist]

I wonder how many peoples reactions would be different if they walked out to see some stranger deliberately bending mirrors back on their car especially those quoting the bike in bits comment. I like many cycle, drive & ride motorbikes but dont think i would ever resort to damaging another persons property, even if its so called 'tweaking'.

For the umpteenth time i didn't damage his precious car. The mirrors are designed to bend back either way to absorb knocks and impact. I wanted him to come out, see the mirrors and think "Mmm, i must've upset someone" that's all.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

And you think @Accy cyclist actions are not bullying ? Did you not say yourself two wrongs dont make a right ?

Accy responded inappropriately to what he perceived as bullying. That does not make him a bully. To assert that it might is, frankly, ridiculous. If anyone other than accy has posted this anecdote I believe many folk would be reacting differently.

 

[bladesman73]

the op went looking for trouble, why just stand there in the spot when he was originally walking through it? if he had carried on walking then this altercation wouldnt have happened. as for moving the wing mirrors, grow up. as for the "id have taken him" comment