How to deal with road rage

[Dave 123]

Just ridden home past the local village shop, the usual pinch point.
No cars on my side of the road, 3-4 on the other side.
Coming through by the parked cars one pulled out on me. This was my right of way.
I shouted 'nice one'.
The window of the car was down...."f*** off......" (couldn't hear the next bit) yelled at me.

The car was a silver BMW 05 plate being driven by the lad who sold my lad his car the other week.
When I picked up the lads new car we were shown the new 05 plate BMW.

I went on fb messenger

'----, you sold the car to my lad, can I ask a quick question?'

'Yes mate'

'When we meet at the shop and I'm on my bike, if you pull out on me and it's my right of way will you not tell me to f*** off if I complain slightly?'

'I'm really sorry, it was my fault entirely. I shouldn't have done that'

'Never sh1t in your own nest, drive safely'

Hopefully he'll learn a lesson.

 

[davidphilips]

most times its just a mater of letting both good manners and cycling skill prevail, if you get into a disagreement with an irrational person there usually 2 losers,dont let some nit ruin your day.

 

[Killiekevin]

Unless its putting my life in danger I generally let it go with an expletive under my breath, if we got angry over every bad driver we'd never find time to enjoy cycling

 

[Tanis8472]

Gave a lorry driver (tipper truck) a self-gratification artist sign yesterday because of a stupidly close pass (2ft at most). Blew his horn at me. So I gave him a cheery wave.

 

[Tin Pot]

How to deal with road rage?

Ah, they're all daffodils. No point in getting too upset with any particular one of them. Doesn't really matter what particular asshat manoeuvre they try, whether I'm on the bike or in the car, showing them the finger and/or calling them a daffodil is pretty much an automated response now. There was one guy screaming and shouting abuse honking his horn, so I flipped him the bird while I tried to figure out what he was all upset about.

Once home, dry, fed come on here and post about it if it's still bothering you.

 

[coffeejo]

I went against my own advice today and used Universal Sign Language to inform a young man driving a BMW that he was a city banker. Not my finest moment.

 

[Crackle]

I turned left with a car today. I wasn't going to turn left but he seemed to want me to, so around the corner we went together. I sallied forth with a "WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU COMPLETE AND UTTER NOBBER" shook my head and turned around. Then did a left I did mean to do.

 

[adamangler]

Give as good as you get. If someone shouts abuse shout back. If they stop and get out knock there teeth out.

 

[gavgav]

Give as good as you get. If someone shouts abuse shout back. If they stop and get out knock there teeth out.

I assume that's tongue in cheek?!

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I assume that's tongue in cheek?!

No. Just bad spelling.

 

[Darren69]

I just ignore it all, I don't bring myself down to there level by arguing back, karma will do that for me.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I get loads of too close passes most are that just close, just recently had two buses one last week seemed to want to tak my road a tad soon, but Thursday was the best mere inches fortunately there was a bus layby

 

[ufkacbln]

For liveried vehicles

Just relax, download the footage from your camera and ask their employer if this is the normal standard of their company.......it usually isnt

 

[Racing roadkill]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QhlmKHbPFhU


Like that.

 

[glenn forger]

I shouldn't have to advertise BMWs for sale to avoid road rage.