Pushed off!!

[J4CKO]

Oh dear, thats nasty, do you have a car ?

Did you get a good look at it, I would be hunting it down and returning the favour, perhaps an ambush ?

You would think something so low down the food chain would be empathetic to other bottom feeders like us cyclists, I cant imagine that being on a moped you are that much more able to do damage than another cyclist in terms of leverage ?

This might cheer you up,


We were in Greece as young lads, minding our own coming back from the shops, one lad was dawdling with his bag of shopping and on a dusty, quiet road was 100 yds behind, he got buzzed by two greek youths on Scooters riding around him, hitting him, we heard him shout, the two lads thought he was solo, one had got off to do the job properly and hadnt noticed his four mates legging it back, the one still on the scooter spotted us and tried to alert his colleague who was too busy doing his bit for Anglo-greek relations.


He didnt spot us until to late and took a few blows and ran off, leaving his prized Scooter, he reliased, turned round and implored we give it back, er no, he watched as we had some really good fun with it, skids, jumps, wheelies, burnouts (honest), off roading.

We didnt destroy it but it went back looking a little second hand.

 

[CotterPin]

Monnet, glad to hear you are not too badly injured but that was appalling and criminal behaviour. Were you able to get any other identifying features on the scooter - colour or make, for instance, that might help track the fellow down?

 

[yello]

No of course it doesn't prove anything. Nobody is suggesting it would. But it might be enough, in the absence of anything else, for plod to go and have a word at least.

 

[swee'pea99]

I wouldn't dispute that & I certainly don't want to get in a wrangle here - I don't think any of us disagrees about anything important. All I'm saying is that personally I would make it my objective to get the bloke punished - and a little chat from plod, even if it did come about, wouldn't cut it for me. There's only one way the guy's going to get prosecuted - and that's thru' a genuinely committed police force using CCTV footage.

 

[HLaB]

Sounds nasty monnet, all I can do is offer my sympathy. Even though you didn't get his registration with a temper like that he may already be know to the plod and your evidence would only be another nail in his coffin.

 

[Aperitif]

What a bastard!

Tip a bottle of 'One Shot' over his moped if you get the chance...he'll remember that for the rest of his days!

Hope you feel better asap monnet.

 

[gavintc]

No of course it doesn't prove anything. Nobody is suggesting it would. But it might be enough, in the absence of anything else, for plod to go and have a word at least.

I am not sure you are correct. A scooter is a scooter. Plod would, in my opinion, be reluctant to act on this type of evidence - just a bloke on a scooter who happened to be there a week later - not much linkage to the first event.

I have lots of sympathies, but I think the opportunity to catch the little shoot has gone. There may be CCTV evidence, but I would not hold your breath.

 

[mr Mag00]

*shakes head* sorry to hear that, with hind sight i would have tried to grab him/her as you went over. *hands cup of tea to monnet*

 

[magnatom]

Just a thought, but do buses use the route that you were on? If so, and they have external CCTV, and you had a time and a place for the incident, you could work out which buses (and at roughly what times) might have caught him on camera. Of course the police would not chase this up, too much time and effort, but if you really wanted to catch the scumbag, this might be another thing to try....

 

[yello]

Plod would, in my opinion, be reluctant to act on this type of evidence.

Maybe. Maybe not. Whilst I don't class it as evidence, and so wouldn't anticipate any charges being brought, it is certainly reason enough for the police to go and informally speak to whoever. It is an assault after all and there are witnesses to it. Or maybe I am being naive.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Shame you couldn't get enough purchase on his sleeve.
Which is exactly what I would've gone for (if quick enough)
If I'm going...He's coming with me.

 

[the reluctant cyclist]

What a nasty little git!

I would be tempted to wait for his return journey if only to stand there filming him and making a note of his number plate!

Hindsight says get a helmet cam doens't it - I certainly wished I had one a few times!

A bit off topic but did any of you see the new cameras in cars in america for insurance purposes? Fantastic! One of them captured a guy falling asleep at the wheel! I thought that they were a great idea for proving whose fault an accident is!

One day there will be cameras on everything (and then cylists will rule the world!!!!).

 

[wlc1]

Bastard!! That could have killed you.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery and keep an eye out for him. Hurt him if you get the chance.

Christ - that makes me want to drive down and sort him out myself.

 

[downfader]

Monnet, sorry to read of this. The guy sounds like a right a***hole. I never have run ins with motorcyclists (well except one) but some scooter riders are mental - and I know a fair few, they hate these little toerags in the same way we hate cyclists with no lights and who rlj.

I had my own run in with 2 scooters a couple of years back. Pulling up to a round about junction with me right arm out indicating and this guy on a scooter ducked down under to overtake me. I shout "plank!" and carry on to the toll bridge.

Going up the cycle lane, having passed the two morons - I think they were having racey games as one shot up the bridge at speed, and next thing I know I've been shoulder barged. Turned around to see the second moped rider trying to undertake a white car, but he cant because I'm there.

I did take a swing for him to be honest but he shot off thanks to the driver realising and moving out.

 

[mr_cellophane]

That's terrible, but I wouldn't hold much hope for him being caught. Anyone who does that is likely to be riding an uninsured, untaxed, unregistered machine.