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Tosser no 3
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I have been commuting 15 miles round trip for 3 years or so now and have had my fair share of doors opened and cars pull out into my path. This afternoon coming home the 'long' was as the sun was shining (13 miles as opposed to 7.5) there was a ford flatbed 3 tonner waiting to pull out of a junction to pull onto the main drag i was on. I noticed there were 2 youths as passengers with their shirts off (looking 'cool' no doubt). As they passed me (going in the same direction) i got hit by an egg in the face (bloody hurt too). I must admit i have never encountered this type of rage before, totally unprovoked. Is it common? In my shock and removing my sunglasses (splattered with egg) all i got of the reg plate was a P reg (white flatbed loaded with pallets), although i don't suppose plod would have done anything anyway. Gary -- visit our website at www.justjents.co.uk |
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"geepeetee" wrote:
As they passed me (going in the same direction) i got hit by an egg in the face (bloody hurt too). Ouch! I must admit that I sometimes worry about someone throwing something at me from an *oncoming* vehicle, but I would have thought that for someone to chuck something from a "same direction" vehicle there would likely be telltale warning signs like them trying to match your speed rather than overtaking or keeping behind, and generally I will tend to automatically adjust my speed to avoid being alongside a vehicle, as such a vehicle would present risk to a cyclist even if they were not up to any "tricks". |
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geepeetee wrote:
Hi I have been commuting 15 miles round trip for 3 years or so now and have had my fair share of doors opened and cars pull out into my path. This afternoon coming home the 'long' was as the sun was shining (13 miles as opposed to 7.5) there was a ford flatbed 3 tonner waiting to pull out of a junction to pull onto the main drag i was on. I noticed there were 2 youths as passengers with their shirts off (looking 'cool' no doubt). As they passed me (going in the same direction) i got hit by an egg in the face (bloody hurt too). I must admit i have never encountered this type of rage before, totally unprovoked. Is it common? Yes, very common. I've been hit by three eggs with the last 12 months or so. One from an oncoming car bounced off my chest leaving a bruise and smashed on the ground. One from an overtaking car with false number plates broke over my "lower back". More recently one from a car stopped just behind me at the lights which then bravely roared away at high speed. This was a really wimpy throw, the egg dropping off my arm (I thought it was balled up paper for a moment) and breaking on the ground. It's only a matter of time before a cyclist loses an eye or worse. -- Dave... Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. - H. G. Wells |
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"geepeetee" writes:
Hi I have been commuting 15 miles round trip for 3 years or so now and have had my fair share of doors opened and cars pull out into my path. This afternoon coming home the 'long' was as the sun was shining (13 miles as opposed to 7.5) there was a ford flatbed 3 tonner waiting to pull out of a junction to pull onto the main drag i was on. I noticed there were 2 youths as passengers with their shirts off (looking 'cool' no doubt). As they passed me (going in the same direction) i got hit by an egg in the face (bloody hurt too). The *******s! I must admit i have never encountered this type of rage before, totally unprovoked. Is it common? I had a water balloon thrown at me going past a school the other day. They were **** though and managed to miss a target this size. In my shock and removing my sunglasses (splattered with egg) all i got of the reg plate was a P reg (white flatbed loaded with pallets), although i don't suppose plod would have done anything anyway. Unlikely unfortunately. Chances are they bought the eggs just so they could throw them at people too. Chris -- Chris Eilbeck MARS Flight Crew http://www.mars.org.uk/ UKRA #1108 Level 2 UYB Tripoli UK Member #9527 LSMR |
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Adrian Boliston wrote:
"geepeetee" wrote: As they passed me (going in the same direction) i got hit by an egg in the face (bloody hurt too). Ouch! I must admit that I sometimes worry about someone throwing something at me from an *oncoming* vehicle, but I would have thought that for someone to chuck something from a "same direction" vehicle there would likely be telltale warning signs like them trying to match your speed rather than overtaking or keeping behind, and generally I will tend to automatically adjust my speed to avoid being alongside a vehicle, as such a vehicle would present risk to a cyclist even if they were not up to any "tricks". I have been hit by an egg thrown from an overtaking car, and I can tell you there is no warning whatsoever. The passenger leans out the window and lets fly as they overtake you. You feel the impact and hear the crash of the shell before you realise what's happening or where it's come from. When an egg hit my backside I initially thought they'd broken a beer bottle over me. The crash is that loud and the impact that hard. I very nearly caught up with that car as it got delayed in traffic at the top of the next hill. If I had got alongside it and the window had still been open I would have had the rear seat passenger's head out into the street with or without the rest of him still attached. I would, I expect, have got myself into trouble with the law. The car was showing a false number plate incidentally. Being hit in the face by a missile from an oncoming car could be extremely serious. You don't need to be a whiz at maths to work out what the closing speed of an egg and your eyeball could be. And you do not see the missile coming, especially at night. These days I nearly always wear tough eye protection while cycling. Much, much, much more important than a Martlehat in my view. -- Dave... Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. - H. G. Wells |
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"geepeetee" wrote in message ... Hi I have been commuting 15 miles round trip for 3 years or so now and have had my fair share of doors opened and cars pull out into my path. This afternoon coming home the 'long' was as the sun was shining (13 miles as opposed to 7.5) there was a ford flatbed 3 tonner waiting to pull out of a junction to pull onto the main drag i was on. I noticed there were 2 youths as passengers with their shirts off (looking 'cool' no doubt). As they passed me (going in the same direction) i got hit by an egg in the face (bloody hurt too). I must admit i have never encountered this type of rage before, totally unprovoked. Is it common? In my shock and removing my sunglasses (splattered with egg) all i got of the reg plate was a P reg (white flatbed loaded with pallets), although i don't suppose plod would have done anything anyway. Gary Had a empty Coke Bottle thrown at me once as a car passed. Glad they aren't glass anymore. Cliff |
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"geepeetee" wrote in message ... I must admit i have never encountered this type of rage before, totally unprovoked. Is it common? Touch wood I've only been sprayed with beer up to now IIRC. I must admit the alarm bells sounded on Thurs eve when a loaded Chavmobile passed me slowly on a country lane, I was half expecting it to be parked up further on with some mischief in store for me, but I think it was just knackered. (I was formulating a plan to take the initiative and do some serious damage to the first one I could get hold of if the better option of riding away was not open to me). Some years ago when riding my mtb through a rougher area a group of youths departed the pavement and made a bee-line for me, I noticed the ringleaders slag pulling his arm and they headed back to the pavement, I got the feeling they may have been about to relieve me of the bike. Pete |
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Peter B wrote:
Some years ago when riding my mtb through a rougher area a group of youths departed the pavement and made a bee-line for me, I noticed the ringleaders slag pulling his arm and they headed back to the pavement, I got the feeling they may have been about to relieve me of the bike. Over 30 years ago I used to regularly have bricks and stones thrown at me cycling through Moss Side in Manchester. So nothing new there. Tony |
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Tony Raven wrote:
Over 30 years ago I used to regularly have bricks and stones thrown at me cycling through Moss Side in Manchester. So nothing new there. There's currently a thread on the C+ forum entitled "Crappiest place you've ridden"...maybe you should add yours! |
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"geepeetee" wrote in message ... I must admit i have never encountered this type of rage before, totally unprovoked. Is it common? I've had a few cans and bottles thrown at me, usually as the car has passed. -- Simon Mason http://www.simonmason.karoo.net |
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