Thank you @
GrumpyGregry for starting a thought-provoking thread. Whether you intended to or not, it deals with an issue that has provided me with the backbone to many a story: namely what is the appropriate response to what society considers bad behaviour? (This can range from a two-year old having a tantrum to one ethnic/religious group murdering another.) As is often said, when the good stand by and do nothing, then evil wins, but when, and how, should you respond? In my many years of experience in rough-pub culture (it was my local), sociopaths are not possessed of the skills to learn from the fall-out of their selfish behaviour, so resorting to criminal damage is a risky endeavour at the best of times. My gut feeling is that you seem to have experienced more than your fair share of aggressive drivers than the average cyclist and wonder whether, at times, your presumably assertive style of riding sometimes tips over into something more. I hasten to add that I am no fan of the current perceived wisdom which says victims should shoulder some of the blame for their situation, but I'm just as guilty as you of instinctively wanting to face down bullies and I know it's often difficult to get the balance right between rewarding bad behaviour by not doing anything, and a shrug of the shoulders. Keep safe.
