Screamer = Broken wing-mirror = face-kicking

[Crankarm]

Ouch!

Moral of the story, don't post your story on here where there is any indication that you were at fault. Certainly don't make a public confession as you are more then likely setting yourself up for a further metaphorical kicking.

If you step outside the law you should be prepared for others to do so. In this case although you appear to have got off "lightly" with superficial injuries, you could have been very seriously assaulted or killed. The attack must have been terrifying. I should imagine clinging to life in a hospital bed all because an ill judged moment of madness is grim. How do you feel about your Mum and Dad, wife and kids looking at you with more tubes and wires going into you than a telephone exchange? It becomes a little senseless when you think how fragile life is.

Have you been to hospital or to your doctor to get checked out?

I'm sure this is a painful lesson for you. Hope you heal quickly. But next time look to see how many are in the car . Maybe it would be a good idea to carry a panic alarm just in case they see you again and mobile at the ready to dial 999. As I'm sure they won't settle at just this gentle rough justice once they find out how much a new mirror costs - if indeed you did actually break it, as most are designed to detach if knocked substantially.

This cyclist allegedly did EXACTLY what you did and he paid with his life.

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/ne...maging-wing-mirror-court-told-92746-23432533/


If you live by the sword be prepared to die by the sword .

 

[Tharg2007]

unlucky garilla, next time have a d lock handy, or a stinger

 

[marinyork]

Ouch!

Moral of the story, don't post your story on here where there is any indication that you were at fault. Certainly don't make a public confession as you are more then likely setting yourself up for a further metaphorical kicking.

Car criminal acts 3 v cyclist 1. Some of the rest is probably true though, especially in commuting .

 

[Crankarm]

Car criminal acts 3 v cyclist 1. Some of the rest is probably true though, especially in commuting .

Huh .............?

 

[marinyork]

Huh .............?

Telling such a tale on commuting is probably not a good idea!

 

[Crankarm]

Telling such a tale on commuting is probably not a good idea!

An understatement if ever I read one MY .

Probably not good to tell on any forum ............

Well it might serve some good in that it reminds all cyclists on here that retaliatory action against motons what ever the provocation can have very frightening and tragic consequences ......

Just in case you haven't yet, I would recommend re-reading this terrible incident below which was on here about this time last year. Sobering stuff.

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/ne...maging-wing-mirror-court-told-92746-23432533/

 

[gb155]

An understatement if ever I read one MY .

Probably not good to tell on any forum ............

Well it might serve some good in that it reminds all cyclists on here that retaliatory action against motons what ever the provocation can have very frightening and tragic consequences ......

Just in case you haven't yet, I would recommend re-reading this terrible incident below which was on here about this time last year. Sobering stuff.

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/ne...maging-wing-mirror-court-told-92746-23432533/

Last night I was left hooked by WVM, It was snowing a blizzard, I was well lit up, on my old MTB doing 14Mph, The incident was so bad I ended up going into thh side road he went into, otherwise I would have been under his wheels, it was scary, I yelled out, he ignored me, he then went into a car park.........I left it, I could have made a big deal or booted his van but come-on peeps, life is worth more than that !

 

[BentMikey]

I have quite some sympathy for garilla - remember my egging incident, and the water revenge? That could easily have gone the same way. A better and more mature way would have been video camera and go to the police.

 

[thomas]

Good, you got what you deserved. Two wrongs don't make a right.

No one deserves to be assaulted and beaten. However, I can understand why the OP got assaulted. Still. A wing mirror after acting the tw&t doesn't deserve physical abuse.

I've never hit a car out of just pure anger, though I have punched and slapped cars that came past too close. Once because a massive bus was pulling in on me and I didn't fancy getting injured that day, most just because it was a gut reaction to try and get them away from me. A couple times it didn't end up well, once a guy got out of his van, but thankfully there was an escape route. Another time the guy stopped and we just had a chat.

I think a motorist would have to do a lot to get me to 'vandalise' their car, but it would certainly be possible. My red mist generally involves a load of incomprehensible screaming

I know someone who had a similar situation, car came along side and passenger started pushing him along. Obviously, not funny if you're not expecting it. When he caught the car up at the lights he kicked it and the driver got out and punched him. The guy this story involves is the kind of person that if he actually kicked the car it was probably warranted as he's incredibly patient and relaxed as a cyclist. He left it as, he shouldn't of kicked the car so didn't do anything about being punched.

garrilla, hope you get better! Sounds very nasty! You definitely didn't deserve the abuse or the reaction for the wing mirror. Obviously, hitting the wing mirror wasn't really a good idea as you know, but when under the red mist I can understand. Doesn't really make it right, but hey-ho. Get better and hopefully you won't encounter them again. Hopefully they've also learnt their lesson not to piss cyclists off, even if they maybe ended up winning in their mind.

 

[Origamist]

I hope you heal up quickly and are back on the bike soon, garilla.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

at what level of financial loss does physical retribution ever become justified I wonder?

new door mirror for my missus' car, after it was damaged by an errant football, was over £250....

......the reel of tape I bodged it with was less than £1

 

[Origamist]

at what level of financial loss does physical retribution ever become justified I wonder?

Where I grew up, spilling a fellow drinker's pint was usually the tipping point - so a few pence...

 

[Twenty Inch]

Lee is back on the ignore list, nasty trolling little pillock.

Garilla, sorry about that. I've snapped off a wing mirror in the past in a very similar situation. My only advice would be that if you are going to get into a situation where you might have to mix it, be prepared to use extreme violence. Even three chavs would have backed down if you were swinging your bike at their heads.

Far better of course not to get involved in the first place. I don't snap wing mirrors or yell now, I try to find more reasons to say or wave "thanks" to motorists than to yell at them.

 

[benborp]

I've written a car off.

 

[trustysteed]

Did you get the number plate of the car? That's the most important thing.

If you did, make sure you take photos of your injuries as soon as posisble. Then go to the police station and hand in a formal report of the entire incident. Be completely frank about your actions.

You may have to pay a fine for criminal damage but that will pale into insignificance against the convictions for assaultactuall bodily harm that will go against the three chavs and which will hopefully fuck their lives up more.

Got to be worth a go, hey?