Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
I have no option but to ride 1/4 - 1/2 mile between ending of one pavement and a track I then take.
Close passed at great speed with oncoming car despite signalling to following car to slow down and wait. I dive to side of verge to avoid being killed as the car squeezes by. I think I am going to die waiting for a big bang, but manage to stay on just. I give the passing car a piece of my mind. Car slams on brakes further up and backs up toward me at speed right into my path as I am now cycling, causing me to swerve to avoid being struck. A deranged pasty faced male 35-40, unshaven, unkempt nutter appearance with only three front teeth starts shouting "Wos yor f*ckin problem!" ""Slow down and give cyclists lots more room!" Driver of car positions his car very close to me to intimidate me. I take my hand off my handle bar to avoid it being crushed. Car engine is reved several times. Car is a batttered up P-reg Ford Mondeo Estate. There is an Alsation dog in the back going bananas. Driver of car then deliberately drives his car across into me, pushing me and my bike off the road into the adjacent grass verge of long grass and nettles. I go down at about 10 mph. He drives off pretty sharpish. I am lying on my side in this verge ditch of grass and long nettles still clipped in with my bike on top of me. No one around. I am not happy. Less than 1/2 mile I have to cycle on this bloody road and I'm deliberately targetted by some lunatic! I get up pick all the grass and nettles out the bike, check myself out, shaking but fortunately ok. Bike seems ok. I have lots of nettle stings on my legs and have collected a couple of bruises. Later I find front mech is out of alignment so changing front rings is not so easy.
Today was back to driving to and from the GBW. Thought that it would be quiet with not much traffic over the holiday period. Yeah right.
Close passed at great speed with oncoming car despite signalling to following car to slow down and wait. I dive to side of verge to avoid being killed as the car squeezes by. I think I am going to die waiting for a big bang, but manage to stay on just. I give the passing car a piece of my mind. Car slams on brakes further up and backs up toward me at speed right into my path as I am now cycling, causing me to swerve to avoid being struck. A deranged pasty faced male 35-40, unshaven, unkempt nutter appearance with only three front teeth starts shouting "Wos yor f*ckin problem!" ""Slow down and give cyclists lots more room!" Driver of car positions his car very close to me to intimidate me. I take my hand off my handle bar to avoid it being crushed. Car engine is reved several times. Car is a batttered up P-reg Ford Mondeo Estate. There is an Alsation dog in the back going bananas. Driver of car then deliberately drives his car across into me, pushing me and my bike off the road into the adjacent grass verge of long grass and nettles. I go down at about 10 mph. He drives off pretty sharpish. I am lying on my side in this verge ditch of grass and long nettles still clipped in with my bike on top of me. No one around. I am not happy. Less than 1/2 mile I have to cycle on this bloody road and I'm deliberately targetted by some lunatic! I get up pick all the grass and nettles out the bike, check myself out, shaking but fortunately ok. Bike seems ok. I have lots of nettle stings on my legs and have collected a couple of bruises. Later I find front mech is out of alignment so changing front rings is not so easy.
Today was back to driving to and from the GBW. Thought that it would be quiet with not much traffic over the holiday period. Yeah right.