Cyclists - do you get bike rage?

Ruth S · 12-13-2007, 02:28 PM

I get MAJOR bike rage.
Idiot motorists breaking lights, nearly knocking you off the bike, driving through bike lanes without looking, parking in bike lanes etc. then they have the cheek to shout/ beep/ gesture at you when they're in the wrong!
I could go on.
Any good bike rage stories?
I knew I'd get motorists having a go, but really if a motorist does something dangerous like swerving out in front of us, opening the door whilst we cycle past and possibly into the door (a colleague of mine tore ligaments in her shoulder from this) or other nonsense, who do you reckon comes off worse? We're in a much more vulnerable position on the road.

I just find it so irritating because I'm a really careful cyclist, I'm not hugely confident because I've only started again in the past few months so I take no chances.

That beer can story is awful, what a bunch of d*ckheads.
McG - Bikers' revenge, I love it! Insane story though, can't believe the driver took off!

onlyme Mr G · 12-13-2007, 02:30 PM

Ohhhh Yesss !!

And your quite right, they have the nerve to shout at us when they are clearly in the wrong?

On a number of occasions I have manged to catch up with them at a Traffic Light or Junction - Their Bravado certain changes when I am banging on their window asking "What the F@#K do they think they are playing at"?

A lot of car drivers think that they are invincible in their cars and even after you have had a go at them, once moving again they try pathetically to overtake and drive you into the kerb!

I caught up with one of these once, they could see me approaching from the rear with their mirror, he hastily changed lanes into the path of on-coming traffic and guess what? He still had the nerve to stick the 'Vees' at me !!

Nothing to be proud of but Yes ! - I do!

P.S. The 'Vees' is a British thing and goes back to Agincourt - Look it up!

EDIT: That comment from Kevin G just reminded me! - Yes there are irresponsible cyclists out there! I have had near misses with a number of them.

Particularly the Half-wits on BMX's who insist on riding blind or riding out from junctions without looking ! - These kids should be confined to pulling wheelies in the school playground!

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What the Heck · 12-13-2007, 02:35 PM

It has got to the point that cars should be on roads, cyclists on cycle paths and Pedestrians on pavements.

Roads are too full, bikes are now seen to be in the way.

Pavements are for people walking, bikes are seen to be in the way.

All roads should be reduced to single lane and the other lanes given to bikes and pedestrians.

Not seen any bike rage. Sorry