thomthumb - Memberwas visibly shaking
not from fear but the grim reality that dawned as he realised had been attempting to run cyclists off the road.
if you have the number of the car
I have lots of photos; the driver, the reg plate, the wing mirror and the marks from the verge where the car was 3ft up it!
I was at the back of the group (i'm well slow these days!) he overtook me fine. then I watched the chaos unfold. was pretty scary.
Report it to the police for sure then.
The mean-mindedness on here sometimes beggars belief.
yeah your lot really covered yourselves in glory, nice one.
Eh? So it would have been better to have not let discretion be the better part of valour and perhaps own the driver and passenger with a set of bombers? I'd say that all parties got off extremely lightly and with the best possible result - namely that the driver of the car will not be pulling a move like that again and understood the error of his actions.
As the OP said, the dispute was resolved without anyone being injured. I would call that a hell of a result given that the driver gave the OP the impression that he was about to be rammed off the road.
I've had a driver try and do that to me and let me tell you that it's bloody terrifying. At that particular moment I only had two things on my mind, escape or physical self defence. At no point did the use of logic or reason seem feasible.
As a driver it annoys me when cyclists take up a complete lane (or even an entire country road) and wont move into single file to allow cars past...i'm of the viewpoint that the car driver has hopefully paid tax to be on the road so as a cyclist i do the polite thing and always give cars right of way.
what an outrageous point of view from a supposed cyclist.
FFS man
Book 'em Danno!
Hang on whats happened here? Load of posts missing?
Where can I get that t shirt??
Don't muck about. Report him. He could have previous form or go onto actually kill someone then drive off.
Oh and kicking someones car is WRONG and can escelate with him driving into you.
Seriously. Report him. Otherwise you've just handed him a get out of jail free card.
+1 Where can I get that t shirt??
I'd have nicked his disability badges then laughed every time I thought of his sorry arse having to walk 10 more paces into Tesco.
Seriously though where can I get that T-shirt??
EDIT You got a funeral to go to too talltom?
where can I get that t-shirt?
TFO - you make that shirt and I'll buy one!
The road tax one always amuses me - I mean, it's emmisions based, so a cyclist wouldn't pay for it anyway surely?
As a driver it annoys me when cyclists take up a complete lane (or even an entire country road) and wont move into single file to allow cars past...i'm of the viewpoint that the car driver has hopefully paid tax to be on the road so as a cyclist i do the polite thing and always give cars right of way.
TJ Where did that come from.
TandemJeremy - MemberAs a driver it annoys me when cyclists take up a complete lane (or even an entire country road) and wont move into single file to allow cars past...i'm of the viewpoint that the car driver has hopefully paid tax to be on the road so as a cyclist i do the polite thing and always give cars right of way.
Im really surprised at you with that one.
Get me that t-shirt on spreadshirt.... 
T-shirt!!!
Funnily enough, we were all shaking too having just been run off the road 3 times on a quiet country lane in the dark.Well done for keeping calm - not many people would have been able to.
I'm in the 'definitely report' camp as he/she sound like nutters and when not outnumbered it could well be a very different story.
Want that t-shirt too.
stevewhyte - Member
"TandemJeremy - Member
As a driver it annoys me when cyclists take up a complete lane (or even an entire country road) and wont move into single file to allow cars past...i'm of the viewpoint that the car driver has hopefully paid tax to be on the road so as a cyclist i do the polite thing and always give cars right of way."Im really surprised at you with that one.
He was quoting someone.
That's what the
QUOTE BOXmeans.
Nice try though.
@TomThumb (I think) no worries - I thought the driving up the verge bit may have been hyperbole, I stand corrected!
Well done for keeping calm
I have to say, that behaviour and I'd have reported him/them. I had a heated exchange of words with a driver last summer which ended with him getting out of his car and pushing me into a hedge. As my short temper had partially caused him to lose his, I'd have let that go, but after he'd got into his car and driven off he reversed back and got out for another rant, so I reported him and he got a warning for assault.
It helps if the chumps have a short and memorable personal number plate mind!
As a driver it annoys me when cyclists take up a complete lane (or even an entire country road) and wont move into single file to allow cars past...
The tired and incorrect "Road Tax" argument aside, what is the problem with the above? The wording in The Highway Code suggests that cyclists should:
ride in single file on narrow or busy roads.Rule 53.
I'm not trying to split hairs with the OP on this - indeed far from it - but the whole "I am king of the road" mentality that some of us attribute to drivers also applies to some of us. A little give and take on all sides makes for a much less stressful journey.
I'm just throwing that out there. If it provokes your ire then don't bother to reply, I'm only interested in reasoned debate.
coincidentally, i was just out on the bike and got aggressively cut up by a van driver who responded to my response by suggesting we stop to discuss it, which we did. I wasn't that pleasant but was at least reasonable logical... 
I was quoting a post that got deleted
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