What would you do?

I was riding down the hill I live on today and some idiot in car decided to sit
2 inches off my back wheel. The road has a bike path and I was sitting in the
right of the lane and he started looking at overtaking me in the left of the
lane so I moved over to block the dickhead out. Got to the bottom of the hill
and stopped at a set of lights. He was 2 inches off my bumper so I sat there
when the light changed to green and waited it to go orange before setting off.
I was hoping he would get out of the car so I could see what happens when you
headbutt someone in the face with a helmet on but he wasn't keen on playing
that game.

 

There's no shortage of idiots. When being bullied by someone in a 1500 kg
vehicle whilst riding a motorcycle, it's best not to antagonise them
further. Move over and let them go.

Theo

 

Had something similar happen to me a few months ago; dropkick I thought to
be a teenager driving his mother's car (later discovered it was a guy in his
30s/40s), all windows open, music blaring, quite literally wanted to drive
over the top of me.

His attitude changed markedly when I threw a lit cigarette into his lap (one
of the benefits of open-face helmets); the surprise on his face though
indicated that he genuinely hadn't even see me. Now if a fat bastard on a
cruiser was hard for him to spot, imagine how he'd go about seeing someone
more demure on a café racer?

As Theo said though, you can't afford to risk the consequences of
intentionally getting in their way - if they're so blind or arrogant as to
endanger you when you're not intentionally irritating them, imagine what
they could do when coerced?

--
Bob Milutinovic
Cognicom - "Australia's Web Presence Specialists"
http://www.cognicom.net.au/
telephone (0417) 45-77-66
facsimile (02) 9824-2240

 

I'd get pretty shitty but I had that happen in the car last night .. so
I pulled over and waved them past after about 1km of it. I then pulled
back out and sat at the proper distance behind them with my high beam
on. I suspect I'd do the same on the bike .. whether it's wise or not is
purely academic, every situation is different

If they slowed to give me more shit then I'd just outrun them or change
roads ..

 

Getting out of the way is good

 

I thought school holidays were over.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

it isnt hard, you move over to left, let him go and live happily ever
after.

 

I think the letting them past advice that has been given is the best,
though I have been know once on a bad day to let them pass catch them at
the next set of lights lean in and take their keys then burn off. I could
still hear the courier screaming from a block away.

 

Big problem with letting him past was the road had a bunch of traffic islands
in the middle of it. The only way for him to get past would of been for him to
squeeze by. And I didn't trust the fuckhead to make it.

Fraser

 

You said that there was a bicycle lane, plus a car lane, so surely
there was room for you to move over. I don't understand why you
bother asking people for options, and then when almost 100% of
respondants give you the same answer, you remove that from your list
of acceptable options. Given your wishful bravado in your original
post, I'm surprised you didn't stop in the middle of the road, block
his path and go find out what happens when you headbutt someone with a
helmet on.... oh yeah.. that's right.. .he wasn't keen on playing that
game.. he must have been scared of you or something. Big scarey biker
doing the speed limit "oooohhh"...

 

Bike lane wasn't that wide. I could of pulled into it but it would of given
maybe a metre of room with him overtaking me.

Fraser

 

So there is no acceptable solution for you. At least next time you'll
know not to bother wasting your time posting your question here.

Nev..

 

could have.... would have...... or even could've, would've.... but NEVER
could OF, would OF...

I hate spelling/grammar flames, but sorry, that one's a pet peeve from my
English teacher days. Still puts my teeth on edge.

betty

 

shoulda ?

pikcha ?

 

slow down and let him past??

 

Gives me the willies too...

Current trends are mixing up 'to' and 'too' and often misspelling 'paid'
and 'laid' as 'payed' and 'layed'.

Don't even start me on pronunciation of British names such as Gloucester...

 

I hear you, and I've never been an English teacher.
This maths/science/IT teacher had a sharp edge put on his teeth today by
a principal who insisted on giving a PowerPoint presentation with three
references to "extra curricula" activities.

PowerPoint users should be licenced.

Moike

 

If by 'licenced' you mean 'killed', then yeah.

 

Could often, would often......

Personally I see it as a disability and the people who are unable to
control their need to point out such mistakes in public as similar to
children who laugh at the disabled.
I can read and write but if it wasn't for spellchecker………

Snip......
Maturity (psychological), a term used in psychology to indicate that a
person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate
manner; often this implies a response that is reasoned or learned rather
than impulsive.
End snip.

 

eye sea that's a personal opinion that ewe hold, sew eye can't argue
with it - butt eye certainly disagree.

Gee, eye hate spell chequers - their knot really accurate you no.

You mean those years of trying to educate the young to be literate
have made me psychologically immature? Well bugger me...

betty, proudly immature