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How to best handle threatening behavior from the local teenagers?
Over the last half year, while cycling home at night the local kids
have been displaying threatening behavior on average about once a month. So far this has been: Wait until you are dead level, then quite suddenly jumping out into the road, shouting and waving at the top of their voices - presumably an attempt to make you fall off? Shouting abuse - you fat/flash? b*stard and other profanities - a reference to blinking cat-eyes? As above, but also throwing a well aimed bottle at your head. I think it's probably different kids in slightly different locations each time. So far I've kept a non-confrontational approach and just ignored it. Do other people get the same problem, should I react/fight back, report to police, or just continue to ignore? Maybe it would help to look less conspicuous - remove hi-viz, hats and turn off lights before the town centre? Many thanks, Duncan |
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How to best handle threatening behavior from the local teenagers?
"Duncan Smith" wrote in message ps.com... Over the last half year, while cycling home at night the local kids have been displaying threatening behavior on average about once a month. So far this has been: Wait until you are dead level, then quite suddenly jumping out into the road, shouting and waving at the top of their voices - presumably an attempt to make you fall off? Shouting abuse - you fat/flash? b*stard and other profanities - a reference to blinking cat-eyes? As above, but also throwing a well aimed bottle at your head. I think it's probably different kids in slightly different locations each time. So far I've kept a non-confrontational approach and just ignored it. Do other people get the same problem, should I react/fight back, report to police, or just continue to ignore? Maybe it would help to look less conspicuous - remove hi-viz, hats and turn off lights before the town centre? Many thanks, Duncan How annoying for you. |
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How to best handle threatening behavior from the local teenagers?
"Duncan Smith" wrote in message
ps.com Do other people get the same problem, should I react/fight back, report to police, or just continue to ignore? I had a little **** who used to try it on near me. One night, he jumped out in front of me, but early enough for me to take avoiding action. He didn't, however, spot the sly crotch kick with the left foot as I shaved just past him. I heard the 'oof!' looked back and saw him rolling. He's been a lot more respectful since. After all, I only put my leg out to steady myself. Tim -- Sent from Birmingham, UK... Check out www.nervouscyclist.org 'I find sometimes it's easy to be myself, but sometimes I find it's better to be somebody else.' - Dave Matthews 'So Much To Say' My 'reply to' address is valid, mail to the posting address is dumped |
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How to best handle threatening behavior from the local teenagers?
Duncan Smith wrote:
Over the last half year, while cycling home at night the local kids have been displaying threatening behavior on average about once a month. .... throwing a well aimed bottle at your head. They must be poorly aimed, I assume they have missed. I think it's probably different kids in slightly different locations each time. So far I've kept a non-confrontational approach and just ignored it. Do other people get the same problem, should I react/fight back, Under no circumstances. NO, NO, NO! Sorry to shout, but that is a fast route to escalating the situation. They are craving attention and if you give it them they will only do something worse. report to police, Yes. or just continue to ignore? Maybe it would help to look less conspicuous - remove hi-viz, hats and turn off lights before the town centre? Perhaps avoid the town centre if you can. -- Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks" |
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How to best handle threatening behavior from the localteenagers?
On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:02:42 +0000, Duncan Smith wrote:
Over the last half year, while cycling home at night the local kids have been displaying threatening behavior on average about once a month. So far this has been: Wait until you are dead level, then quite suddenly jumping out into the road, shouting and waving at the top of their voices - presumably an attempt to make you fall off? Shouting abuse - you fat/flash? b*stard and other profanities - a reference to blinking cat-eyes? I'm glad you're lucky enough to only get abuse once a month. I've had all the usual crap. Like me you'll probably notice that people will only do it if they're in a crowd they can hide behind or in a car which can be driven away quickly. |
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How to best handle threatening behavior from the local teenagers?
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Do other people get the same problem, should I react/fight back, report to police, or just continue to ignore? Maybe it would help to look less conspicuous - remove hi-viz, hats and turn off lights before the town centre? A quick blast on the AirZound works wonders. Stuns the blighter's for long enough to get past. -- Don Whybrow Sequi Bonum Non Time If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'. |
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How to best handle threatening behavior from the local teenagers?
On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:42:49 +0100, Don Whybrow
wrote: Duncan Smith wrote: Do other people get the same problem, should I react/fight back, report to police, or just continue to ignore? Maybe it would help to look less conspicuous - remove hi-viz, hats and turn off lights before the town centre? A quick blast on the AirZound works wonders. Stuns the blighter's for long enough to get past. I find them to be genuinely interested in my air zound. Many times I've had conversations with Lewisham lads about my air zound. During the ride to the central Freewheel ride a group of three Deptford lads joined us all the way to Tower Bridge. Two riding their bikes and one riding on the stunt pegs. "Better than lobbing bottles at passing cyclists," I thought to myself. |
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How to best handle threatening behavior from the local teenagers?
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Duncan Smith wrote: Do other people get the same problem, should I react/fight back, report to police, or just continue to ignore? We should report incidents like this; this behaviour is so unacceptable. Where will it end if we do/say nothing? It is abuse. -- Charles Brompton P6R-Plus; CarryFreedom -YL, in Motspur Park LCC; CTC. |
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How to best handle threatening behavior from the local teenagers?
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Duncan Smith tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us: Over the last half year, while cycling home at night the local kids have been displaying threatening behavior on average about once a month. So far this has been: Wait until you are dead level, then quite suddenly jumping out into the road, shouting and waving at the top of their voices - presumably an attempt to make you fall off? Shouting abuse - you fat/flash? b*stard and other profanities - a reference to blinking cat-eyes? As above, but also throwing a well aimed bottle at your head. I think it's probably different kids in slightly different locations each time. So far I've kept a non-confrontational approach and just ignored it. Do other people get the same problem, should I react/fight back, report to police, or just continue to ignore? Maybe it would help to look less conspicuous - remove hi-viz, hats and turn off lights before the town centre? Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. -- Dave Larrington http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk Flies are the work of Stan, and should be killed by all means available. |
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