Matthames
Über Member
- Location
- East Sussex
I reckon the police would be very interested in having a chat with this bloke, when they do I really don't want to be in his shoes. Get pictures of the lip as this could be used as evidence of the assault.
Just been hit
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summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I've have shaken my head at a driver on the phone - and on a couple of occasions asked them to get off the phone. I think if we ignore small rule breaking then the rule breaking moves up a step, for example - bad parking ... where is the harm in that... well today a car and a van were parked opposite each other leaving a 1 m if that gap in between for my bike. I assume the van was just making a delivery but he could have chosen to park 40 meters either side and not blocked the road completely. We seem to be loosing the idea of consideration to others, its just all about me, me, me now.
I hope your lip gets better quickly and that the idiot goes on to feel really bad about it - like you say I doubt he is going to get caught this time ... but maybe on his next incident he will be caught if you have such a temper that you hit someone when they tell you off.
I hope your lip gets better quickly and that the idiot goes on to feel really bad about it - like you say I doubt he is going to get caught this time ... but maybe on his next incident he will be caught if you have such a temper that you hit someone when they tell you off.
A mugger with a knife trying to steal your fiancée’s purse is worth getting stabbed for.
The hospital curtain was manned by two policemen.
ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
- Location
- The Kingdom of Yorkshire
Not a reason to learn a martial art IMO.
I know Thai Boxing and Jiu Jitsu, but certainly would not go out of my way to use them, unless threatened.
Just ask Magnatom (a seasoned Judo practitioner). He has never used it in any of his videos where confrontation has arisen - well, none that he's shown us
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Good point take pics of your injuries, maybe a visit to your GP. Have the police taken a full statement from you? If not why not?
PBancroft
Senior Member
- Location
- Winchester
I'm usually of the persuasion that it's worth saying something. If I see a kid drop litter, I'll say something even if it ends in abuse. As a point, I have done exactly that in the past and it has ended the same as above. However it still plants a little seed of Youcantdowhateveryouwantiums in their mind.
Whether or not I would do the same is almost moot. The OP has planted a seed in their mind. Can you imagine the conversation he has with anyone about it?
It's not going to happen. He's going to sit on that and brood for a while, and somewhere deep inside he'll wonder why he's bottling it up, and maybe... just maybe... he'll come to the realisation that hitting someone for calling them out on driving dangerously isn't the best way to react.
Whether or not I would do the same is almost moot. The OP has planted a seed in their mind. Can you imagine the conversation he has with anyone about it?
It's not going to happen. He's going to sit on that and brood for a while, and somewhere deep inside he'll wonder why he's bottling it up, and maybe... just maybe... he'll come to the realisation that hitting someone for calling them out on driving dangerously isn't the best way to react.
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
Well put. Those of you advocating doing nothing, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Trevrev
Veteran
- Location
- Southampton
Not ashamed one bit thanks!
You are driving along at 30 mph in a 30 mph limit. The idiot behind is tooting and flashing.
You both go through a GATSO which doesn't operate ( because you are doing 30 mph ).
You... yes YOU have saved that idiot a £60 fine and three points on his licence for keeping him at the speed limit.
We all say habitual speeders need sorting out. YOU have delayed that idiot's comeuppence by driving within the law.
A cyclist rides in 'Primary' through a series of pinch points, which holds up and agravates the idiot behind. Within the pinch points, there is a GATSO so the cyclist has prevented the idiot being 'nabbed' IF he exceeded the speed limit through the GATSO. Should the cyclist have let the idiot through bon chance he will be 'nabbed'?
A cyclist sees a motorist using a mobile phone. He ignores it and gets on with his ride home. On turning a corner, he sees the motorcar in the side of a bus stop with women screaming and bodies on the pavement.
Did OP unknowingly prevent a massacre?
You both go through a GATSO which doesn't operate ( because you are doing 30 mph ).
You... yes YOU have saved that idiot a £60 fine and three points on his licence for keeping him at the speed limit.
We all say habitual speeders need sorting out. YOU have delayed that idiot's comeuppence by driving within the law.
A cyclist rides in 'Primary' through a series of pinch points, which holds up and agravates the idiot behind. Within the pinch points, there is a GATSO so the cyclist has prevented the idiot being 'nabbed' IF he exceeded the speed limit through the GATSO. Should the cyclist have let the idiot through bon chance he will be 'nabbed'?
A cyclist sees a motorist using a mobile phone. He ignores it and gets on with his ride home. On turning a corner, he sees the motorcar in the side of a bus stop with women screaming and bodies on the pavement.
Did OP unknowingly prevent a massacre?
Trevrev
Veteran
- Location
- Southampton
Cyclist gets stabbed to death for telling a motorist to get off his phone.
Woman at bus stop around the corner screaming because her bus is late coz it's caught up in the traffic chaos the stabbing has caused!
The world is full of shite people .I admire your stand .But not really worth it .We will never rid the roads of this type of motorist .And last weeks paper even worse types of driving .Eating with both hands reading a book .
You want to see the cars coming down Stonegate Road .Mobile after mobile it's ludicrous ,they must be soooo important .
Stay well away it could have been worse .Hope you soon recover .
You want to see the cars coming down Stonegate Road .Mobile after mobile it's ludicrous ,they must be soooo important .
Stay well away it could have been worse .Hope you soon recover .
joebingo
Über Member
- Location
- London, England
Good point, no point in fighting a war you can't win. Especially not if it puts you open to assault or worse.
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
- Location
- 'ampsheeeer
The learn to fight another way. We still need to send out the message that its unacceptable:
http://www.dailyecho...phone_concerns/
The more voices that raise up and say "no! you are not entitled to behave this way you selfish little child" the better.
At the moment there are idiots trying to fight their own little propaganda war to state that its ok to speed and use mobiles, and some to drink drive, and they do try and convice others that "nobody gets hurt". EDIT: this happened a little while back on one of the buses. A child told the driver about a couple smoking on the bus and got a beating for it: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8391108.Boy_beaten_after_no_smoking_row_on_bus/
