So, I’m going down this hill, which has one of the shittest cycle paths – it appears and disappears as some pillock with a tin of red paint saw fit, but there’s always a queue of traffic down the hill. So at this point the nice lady in the black SLK wants to overtake me to get oh, much closer to the queue of traffic
I prefer her not to overtake, as she will only be another car in my way when the road narrows and the traffic slows (right turn junction causes the slow down) and there’s NO REASON for her to overtake!
So I establish my position. This goes on for a little while.
Then we reach the wide cycle/bus lane, so I turn and wave her past! But, no now she doesn’t want to get nice and snug with the back of the queue, now she wants to open her window and converse with me…
I say I can’t hear you, you unintelligent woman and there was no point in you trying to get in front of me. I can’t hear what she’s saying.
Then I get a few cars in front when the traffic queues again.
We go up a hill and at this point, when she overtakes, she throws something metal out the window at me (it misses).
What do you think, did I bring this on myself? Did I go looking for trouble cos I had a camera on my bars ( 🙄 ). Or should I report the silly cow?
Throwing metal things out of a window at you. Even if you were in the wrong (and I’m not saying you are!) it’s gotta be reported. Could have caused avery serious accident.
yup. I’ve had stuff flung at me in busy traffic and no recording device. Reporting her does more good than youtube, youtube just gets comments and arguments…
I think you brought this on yourself. You have audacity to ride your bike on a road which as I’m sure you know belongs only to drivers and then whine when someone try’s to injury you by hurling a metal projectile at your head.
Can I suggest you get a car like a grown up?
Oh hang on just sat down myself after daily commute. I’m on your side. Of bloody course i am. Report her. You’re doing every one of the lads and lasses on this forum a favour.
Was it a note with her phone number? You might be in there
She was rather physically attractive with a very short skirt on 😯
Problem is, I’m in such a good mood today, cos my bike all works ok and there were massive tailbacks on the route I go if I drive! I’m sure I would get annoyed normally, but I just found it funny.
Is there an online reporting thing, so I don’t have to make the effort of phoning?
Report it, I’ve had several things thrown at me whilst commuting but it’s always been at night and I wasn’t able to get their reg, one time two cars did it in convoy and actually turned their lights off! Had I obtained the reg I would have gone round myself, in uniform! Phone the non emergency police number to report it with the reg number of the car, at the very least an officer could go round and speak with her. I could check the reg here and now myself but not really appropriate!
I was once hit by a full bottle of orange juice (quite heavy) thrown at me from a car by a young lad in a car, who’s mate was driving aggressively towards me in traffic, whilst I was cycling. Thankfully, there were a number of witnesses, one of whom took the registration number. The perpetrator was found, taken to court and found guilty of assault.
Prolly a lipstick ?
Its because you dont pay road tax .
No pay = No say , obviously.
Very pretty lady though , maybe she was attracted to those sideburns?
And you ride agressively as you have a camera on your bars and are out looking for trouble , like Edward Woodwood off of the Equaliser series.
Shame really as it was a nice afternoon , sunshine and a tail wind home.
wee in her Jimmy choos , that will learn her
Pretty fast there , you is motoring too.
I woul dhave been in the entire lane from much earlier on as you are at the same speed as the other vehicles and she could not have got level with you
that said really WTF was she trying to do there was nowhere for her to go.
i like the way they take time out their fast paced life to tell you how little time they have and how you have held them up.
I always just laugh at this.
I woul dhave been in the entire lane from much earlier on as you are at the same speed as the other vehicles and she could not have got level with you
How can you say this?! I come out of a side road onto that bus lane, then join the traffic – immediately she’s trying to edge in front. Jeez its lime TJ all over again!
I am not trying to argue or annoy but if you pulled into the lane there was obviously space and you could have taken up the whole lane once in the road /not in the bus lane
to repeat that said really WTF was she trying to do there was nowhere for her to go.
I’m constantly having this situation and have resorted to getting in the way deliberately to avoid it. It seems to be a case of the drivers just not looking far enough ahead to realise the traffic has stopped or is going slowly.
I’m in two minds as to whether it’s really worth it, on the one hand it aggravates the driver behind (who by the way I never see again once the traffic does stop) but it gives them more evidence to be biker non friendly, maybe just let them get those extra few metres by catching the traffic and ride past regardless as I would have to do with all of the cars infront anyway..
Hovering next to me is the real issue, that never feels safe. When drivers just overtake and get it done I’m much happier.