severely assaulted while ebiking

[dnmun]

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[deVries]

if there is a police report why can't he just post it up?

No one just gives you a copy of your police report. I think you have to go down to the county courthouse with the file/case # to maybe get a copy??? I don't even know if that police report is "public information" until a warrant is issued or some further step is taken in the process or investigation??? I wonder if he has access to the detailed report anytime soon???

the three days of ranting is just too much.

His 1st post was yesterday early AM, and he stopped posting less than 24-hrs later.

[Miles]

I think, in general, you're far more likely to be attacked by the car as the weapon, but I've seen a driver get out and rant like "a nutcase" just to harass & intimidate for no possible reason at all except your cycling on a bicycle. Passengers in the truck-bed attack too by throwing missiles like full coke cans.

I witnessed the driver of a double-decker bus, stopping his bus full of passengers in the middle of Picadilly Circus to chase a cyclist down the road. He caught up and kicked him off his bike, breaking his arm.......

[mdd0127]

I think, in general, you're far more likely to be attacked by the car as the weapon, but I've seen a driver get out and rant like "a nutcase" just to harass & intimidate for no possible reason at all except your cycling on a bicycle. Passengers in the truck-bed attack too by throwing missiles like full coke cans.

I witnessed the driver of a double-decker bus, stopping his bus full of passengers in the middle of Picadilly Circus to chase a cyclist down the road. He caught up and kicked him off his bike, breaking his arm.......

I hope you reported him to his boss and the authorities. I wouldn't have let him back on the bus at all. There are enough people in the world. There isn't room for people that assault other people that haven't caused harm to anyone......even if the cyclist pissed him off for good reason. If the cyclist had pulled a knife on him and came at him, by all means, the driver should have broken his arm.

[Miles]

I think, in general, you're far more likely to be attacked by the car as the weapon, but I've seen a driver get out and rant like "a nutcase" just to harass & intimidate for no possible reason at all except your cycling on a bicycle. Passengers in the truck-bed attack too by throwing missiles like full coke cans.

I witnessed the driver of a double-decker bus, stopping his bus full of passengers in the middle of Picadilly Circus to chase a cyclist down the road. He caught up and kicked him off his bike, breaking his arm.......

I hope you reported him to his boss and the authorities. I wouldn't have let him back on the bus at all. There are enough people in the world. There isn't room for people that assault other people that haven't caused harm to anyone......even if the cyclist pissed him off for good reason. If the cyclist had pulled a knife on him and came at him, by all means, the driver should have broken his arm.

I didn't see what started it. Most likely the cyclist just shouted at the bus driver for cutting him up. There were hundreds of witnesses - one took the keys of the bus so he couldn't drive off. This happened ten years ago.

More recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWeHNjKTpog

[Jeremy Harris]

I didn't see what started it. Most likely the cyclist just shouted at the bus driver for cutting him up. There were hundreds of witnesses - one took the keys of the bus so he couldn't drive off. This happened ten years ago.

More recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWeHNjKTpog

Happens all the time with buses, and lorries, in my experience. The drivers of these things seem to often forget to look in their near side mirror, or just don't care, and cut up cyclists when turning left (in the UK, where we drive on the left). Most cyclists are very aware of the problem, as it happens so frequently as to be almost normal behaviour. Bloody dangerous, being the filling in a bus sandwich, though...............

[Rodney64]

My experience with harassment has been mainly with cars where the person in the passengers seat yells out the window when they pass.

It still gives you a fright though.

If it physical or psychological this type of harassment still affects you and are always looking over your shoulder.

[John in CR]

Riding the same speed as traffic cures all these problems, and other than the bad practice of running red lights, drivers don't get enraged because the ecyclist doesn't slow them down. They're left with only the jealousy that we move so much more quickly through heavy traffic.

I've even found that once they see me around a new area that bus drivers are more courteous to me on my ebikes than they are to cars. I think that's because not only don't I impede their progress by going slow, but I also show courtesy to them by giving them wide birth which allows them to start claiming a new lane when they need to change lanes for an upcoming turn or bus stop.

Of course maybe they just like to let me pass so they can watch the fat gringo on a little bike accelerate away so quickly. There's 3 old guys that spend much of every day at shady spot near one of the red lights. They've seen it so many times that they start laughing and egging on every motorcycle or sporty looking car that pulls up next to me at the light. They just love to watch me slaughter each unsuspecting victim.

John

[dogman]

Gotta be nice to do your riding in paradise. I wouldn't ride in the center of a huge city myself. I commuted on very good routes, mostly bike paths or roads with generous bike lanes. Near the campus traffic, I sneak by on the back streets. They still try to kill you every time the bike path crosses a street though.

[Harold in CR]

In CR, there are so many motorcycles, I think the general car drivers are somewhat used to having them all around, which does make it easier for John to get and receive courtesy. There are still a few that think they should be first.

On my first visit down here, my buddy was driving his Land Cruiser. We went from his side street, out on the main drag, headed for Panama roughly. Came to a stop light. While waiting, a moron pulls out from a side street, and tries to wedge his car in behind ours. There was NEVER any space for him to go, so, he sits out in the oncoming lane, honking his horn. This was nearly a solid session on the horn. My buddy says, this guy is wanting to get educated.

After 30 seconds or more of this. Ken shuts off the engine, gets out, and walks back toward the guy. As he gets to the front of the car, he slams his fist down on the hood, as hard as he can, and continues this all the way to the drivers window, beating and pounding on the hood and roof, putting some serious dents in them. He gets to the drivers window, and is screaming at the guy to get out. The guy is laying over in the seat, scared shitless and Ken is beating up the roof.

I was wondering what I had gotten into. Finally, as traffic starts to move, Ken gets back in the Land Cruiser, and says, some guys just have to learn, as he starts up and we move along.

This is NO shit. I have more stories about this guy.

[Rodney64]

I'm from a small city.

At one time no lights in 24 km,s but now 4 sets of lights. how times change.

[HAROX]

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[The fingers]

LED streetlamps were installed in the area 6 months after one of my attempted muggings, but I have since moved and approach work from the opposite direction. IMHO, cities should be required to solicit input from bicycle riders and act upon it to improve conditions and safety if they wish to be designated "bike friendly". The current name is only political window dressing designed to keep the city from being sued for more money.

[dingoEsride]

I think that no matter where one comes from there will be a conflict with someone no matter how polite they had been prior, best thing is to be always on guard of potential thugs, never trust anyone you don't know always look over your shoulder in case of an oncoming assailant, Ive heard of some horrible stories of elderly opening doors to people wanting help only to get beaten to a pulp,
just be careful out there!

this happened about 3 streets from me, ive been looking out for possible assuilters

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western ... 6401266186

[chessir]

ethnic cleansing
give us back our 90%

[Chalo]

Racism.

Take it somewhere else.

[Beachcruzer]

Racism.

Take it somewhere else.

+1

[Kin]

Racism.

Take it somewhere else.

+1

+1. Except, maybe just drop it; don't take it anywhere.


I was going to comment, but I thought this was just some more trolling shit. And it is. Never the less, somethings still ought to be actively countered less the record stand otherwise (as Chalo did.)

[neptronix]

ethnic cleansing
give us back our 90%

Aaaaaahhhhh.. i knew this thread smelled like trollage. I just caught on late..

[amberwolf]

Racism.

Take it somewhere else.

Ditto.

Preferably not on this planet.

[Hillhater]

but yea still gotta stop at those lights.. .

.. Not in those areas ! ....Hang a right , or just go your own way if there is no traffic... but to stop when there are ugly types hanging around ???..no thanks, i will take my chances in the traffic instead !

[Hillhater]

I'm from a small city.

At one time no lights in 24 km,s but now 4 sets of lights. how times change.

I wish i could go just 1 km without a stop light !!

[John in CR]

I'm from a small city.

At one time no lights in 24 km,s but now 4 sets of lights. how times change.

I wish i could go just 1 km without a stop light !!

I love the 2 stop lights in our town. That's where I get to hand out lessons about the power potential of ebikes to unsuspecting motorcycle and sports car owners. No red lights would ruin my hunting.

[REdiculous]

"Caution; High Voltage -- don't make me taze you, bro."

...simple.

[The fingers]

Would a cattle prod connected by a coil cord to the battery terminals work? It could be mounted across the handle bars ready to use.