Passengers of car threw eggs at me & friend when out cycling.

[ufkacbln]

There is evidence that when more than one person is in the car, then they will egg each other on into committing fowl play

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Video was very artistic though, almost poultry in motion

 

[ufkacbln]

More seriously... it is entirely likely that this will be repeated and if the cyclist is less skilled or hit in the face, there is a real chance of losing control

There is also the chance this has already happened to someone else

Even if they can do nothing but have a quiet word, the vehicles will be marked, and if it is a repeated offence than issuing a "Section 59" to the OWNER of the vehicle is a possibility

 

[compo]

There was one of those "warnings" doing the rounds on Facebook a few weeks ago. If you get an egg thrown at your windscreen don't stop, and dont use your wipers as it will just smear the egg and make the screen opaque. The warning was that yobs are doing it to get cars to stop then the driver is being robbed. I have no idea what the actual level of risk is. I have never heard of it happening but on the face of it it could make sense.

 

[raleighnut]

Its happened to me a few years back, not nice. Report em

 

[Accy cyclist]

Oh it looks like one of those penis extensions,the ones with macho names like Animal or something else equally stupid! Most of those things are driven by saddos either about 5ft short or with a 50 inch waist.

 

[ianrauk]

This happened to me once, after dark on a fairly quiet road near where I used to live. The vehicle must have passed me, turned around and come back. The egg hit me in the middle of my upper chest and exploded, and it really hurt. It was all the more frightening because I had no idea what I'd been hit with. The police weren't interested, even though I had a good idea who the (distinctive) vehicle belonged to.

And on a FNRttC remember...

We also had a bottle of piss thrown at the FNR peleton a few years back in lovely east end London....charming.

 

[Mrs M]

I was out for a ride with a close friend of mine who has not been on a bike in a years.
All of a sudden and for no reason, two vehicles ( A 2009 Black Ford Ranger E17NAY & A 2008 White Ford Transit MA08FHZ) passed us and threw 3 eggs in total at us. I've had water balloons, snowballs and fireworks throw at me before but never eggs.
Kind of strange because as they overtook us they gave plenty of room, the Black Rord ranger almost hit the on coming car. I wont bother reporting this to the police.
It's a shame because the friend I was with has been driving for about 15 years and wanted to get into cycling again, & I hope this has not put him off.
I always ride with my GoPro and here is the video. (I know it is hard to see the reg in the youtube video, but on the original copy on my computer it is clear)

I would report it, could hit the oncoming car next time, eejits

 

[boydj]

Please report this - it could have caused a very nasty accident.

 

[S.Giles]

About three years ago, I was hit on the arm by an egg thrown from a car. It hurt, and I would definitely have reported it to the police had I recorded the registration number.

Steve

 

[raleighnut]

About three years ago, I was hit on the arm by an egg thrown from a car. It hurt, and I would definitely have reported it to the police had I recorded the registration number.

Steve

Ditto such a f*****g SHOCK

 

[Crankarm]

If you haven't reported this yet, it could be because you are suffering from shell shock.

 

[Turdus philomelos]

A few years back when both John and I were carrying a bit more weight, a passing motorist once chucked a packet of plain crisps at John. Though not as lethal as an egg it still gives you a fright.

We can laugh and make jokes about it now, it wasn't funny at the time.

 

[cd365]

I would definitely report this, next time it could be a child, hit someone in the face and cause some serious damage.

 

[glenn forger]

Some bloke was killed in Leytonstone by a vegetable.